The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-20
A TURK AS A MASCOT
professor" MOhammed Joins the
Local COxey Brigade.
A Large Meeting at the Criminal Court
RoOm-Army TO Be Recruit
ed To-Day.

There was a regular jam In the Criminal
Court room last night, where "Coxey''
meeting was held The intention was to
organize an industrial brigade for a march
to Washington John Medert was chosen
chairman, and then Colonel Aubrey, the
advance agitator Of General Frey, adj
dressed the meeting. He said he was there
simply to organize an army and for no
other purpose. He then dwelt on the rea-
sons for the formation OF the army.
There are three things" said he, (which
we are going TO demand Of those people at
Washington. First, that we be given work.
These foreigners that come here generally
are paupers. They get positions for wages
less than halt what the American laborer
has been accustomed To be paid. This i'm
migration question must be considered
The second thing that we are going TO de-
mand is that there shall be stop TO alien
landlordism. There are thousands OF acres
of land in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona
that are owned by foreigners. There are
but four quicksilver mines in the world,
three of which are in the United States,
and these are all owned by the Rothschilds.
The third thing desired is that the de-
mands for American unemployed be con-
sidered" Colonel Aubrey traced the suf-
called for questions. One OF them was:
What are the qualifications for joining
the army
Aubrey responded: There are to be no
boys in the army. Every member must be
a voting patriotic citizen. Men who are
too old to endure the hardships will not be
permitted TO join There are to be no drunk
ards, neither will there be allowed any
drinking OF intoxicating liquors in camp.
No colored people will be allowed 10 join
the army. Not that we consider them be
low u.s. for we are all flesh and blood.
but for the reason that we are always
looked upon with contempt when any col
ored men are in the ranks"
One member of the audience came very
near creating stampede by asking Col"
Aubrey why the army had not accepted
work at Los Angeles last March. "Col."
Aubrey explained satisfactorily that the
work offered simply in the line OF
criminal and jailbird employment If the
army had accepted that proposition the
the position of criminals I'VE are not
criminals, nor loaferS nor vagaDonds, noe
tramps. We are honest men out OF work.
and are on the road TO get il. We will
make those men that call themselves the
able-bodied House OF Representatives and
the Senate acknowledge our rights. That is
what We organized for, and We are going
to carry ii out" Aubrey stated that to-day
attempt would be made TO get a hall
or some place where an army OF nye hum
dred men can be organized. A resolution
adopted petitioning the Mayor and
Council on behalf Of the city TO donate
hall for the use Of the army wiI:se elr-~ting
an organization
While the audience was cheering Aubrey
man Of striking appearance introduced
himself TO the meeting Professor Mo-
harrned. The professor spoke fol-
lows: Il am Turk l am thirty-four
years old, and twenty-four years OF my
been i
what the people at large would call a
tramp. am proud of IT. The tramp. is
tramp. He is a man OF travels. He walks
to earn living. l walk when / don't ride.
and | get living: l have not been in this
ago L went to California and married the
| niece of the Governor. What do you think
over Christianity. one time while stranded
in desert l offered minister 81 for a
meal. He refused it. That was Christian
now, and am earning only from 81 TO S
a day; When .t there we're no bar hard times eo
worked in your city. l got $500 day.
kicked for more, was refused and quit.
That is the kind of a man 1 am. have
been all over the world. | have seen the
England - free-trade England = where a
mans one room is his parlor, sitting room,
demand your justice and rights. Tell them
of the curse of free trade There is Mr..
Cleveland, who gets his three and some
times four meals a day. Ask him TO sign
a bill where you and i can get one meal a
day."
d. F. Kennedy was greeted with rous-
ing cheers when he introduced. He
said: 1.-The formation of the army is the
result of the hard times There is fault
somewhere and that is at Washington
| heard in all questions. and when you de-
| mand work they cannot but listen to you.
For prosperity, land. labor and capital are
necessary. we all know that there is land;
there is labor and there is capital. There
must be some cause for the hard times.
| servants. as they love to call themselves,
loliing around on their cushions and riding
in their carriages. They, are the ones to
| remedy the matter. They brand a man
| starving and who attempts to get work as
criminal. Reforms have always come
| through a change of government. / say to
you that unless your demands are listened
to and if the authorities at Washington at
| tempt to drive you out by the bayonet and
| gun what else can come but a revolution"
| (Applause.)
ton would be taken. This caused half the
| audience TO depart number Of hats were
| passed around resulting in a collection OF
| s.. Socialistic speeches were then made by
| Philip Rappaport, Allen Jennings and
| others. Colonel" Aubrey then called for
persons. desiring to join the army TO step
| forward and sign their names. At a late
| hour twenty-five names were on the list.
| The following resolution was adopted unani-
| mousy:
ITO the honorable members of the Senate
| and House of Representatives, Washing
| ton, D. c., from the State Of Indiana:
| Resolved, That we shall scrupulously
! guard the constitutional right to petition
|. and demand that the men who have made
! the wilderness blossom like a rose, builded
| our magnificent cities and railroads. bore
| all the burdens of taxation, created all the
| millionaires and filled all the corporation
| Golfers TO OVERLOOKING shall receive the
| same tender treatment and consideration
| from your hands that the bankers and cor
| poration lobbies are constantly receiving
| from Congress-"
| \ meeting will be held Saturday night
| at any hall that can be secured.