The evening times., 1895-11-30

Audacious as was the plan OF the organ
izers OF the Industrial army to march ACROSS
the continent and rendezvous at the Ma
tional Capital more than 10000 unen-
ploycd, able-bodied voters, 1t was small
undertaking compared with that which the
leaders OF the same army are now plan
ming.
1t is learned here that "Gen." Charles
T. Kelley, whose, exciting trip over the
Union Pacific during the summer of 1894
frightened the people Of Iowa into the be-
lief that he was second Sherman, is now
In Minneapolis.
Gen. Kelley and his wife and children
have but recently returned from an over
land trip across the western half of the con-
tinent, during which rfIe propaganda or the
industrials was made thoroughly familiar
in a large section OF the mining country,
where the problem of the unemployed Is
even more startling than In agricultural or
even manufacturing regions.
In about a week Gen. Kelley will again
go into the field, and It Is likely that the
Industgiaiists Will establish a Dationalbea
quarters In Chicago, which will be his first
objective point on O trip south.
The Immediate purpose OF the Industrial
army is nothing more nor less than the
securing OF petition to the National Con
gress, which shall bear the names OF q
majority OF the voting population. AS the
number OF males OF voting age, at the time
OF the last national census, was IL, 900 900,
the magnitude Of this task is apparent.
FURNISHING OF EMPLOYMENT.
1t means the most thorough organization
OF the movement In every State and Ter
ritory, In every nook and Granny OF this
country, and the securing OF over half
the voters Of every city, town, village,
hamlet or rural district to uniform Pc
titioD to be presented to the National
Congress, and for what?
The furnishing Of employment tn those
who are unable to obtain II under exist
ing conditions.
1t is platform 81 simple that child
might master It,. and. yet one n4e widely
misunderstood and misrepresented, per-
haps, than any other. The Popnlists, aud
especially Gen. j. u. Weaver, lowa's c"los-
sal greenbacker AMI professional third
partyist, tried to make the Industrial army
a tail for the Populist kite, and. while he
did not gain his point. Coxey and his con-
tingent led the public to believe that that
was about all there was tu 1t.
1--WE had absolutely nothing to do with
CoSey and his vagares," says Gen. Kelley.
1--WE have but one purpose-to secure work.
Coxey and his fellow agitators added to
aDOT ugbtdtb'B Rpou IDstus, peace oH cuftu
and all sorts of hodge.podge, and made
meuntebani,s of themselves.
1--WE had $4,000 men enrolled on our
lists, and g, eco were fn camp. These meu-
are Qill In the Organization, and al of
them are east OF r4is- Mississippi River.
where they will be easily marshalcd when
the time comes for the fulifillment of the
original purpose ot,ths movement.
IN CAMP HERE.
"Tbis was to array In a solid camp dur
ing the coming Presidential campaign the
vast number of unemployed men in the
country. We propest tofalfili that purpose
next summer, and We have tract OF COO
acres a short distance from Washington
which Ia under lease. We will congregate
there next year inst as last, except that
there will be no stealing OF trains.
I'VE seek the adoption OF legislation;
We cannot go as lawbreakers. We be-
lievc that such q forcible presentation of
the condition of labor I'm this country cannot
fail To Impress Itself upon the political situ-
alton. We want the political parties to-,
recognize the seriousness of the situation,
not one Of them, but all OF them. 1t1s lot
a party question. -.
= THE people are here, and they are nablc
to obtain employment. Something must be
done. What it shall be is for Congress To de-
termine.
FINALLY will come our petition. II we
succeed in securing a petition OF q major
ity of the voting population-and j seeyao
Nason why we should not. great as the un-
dertaking fs--it viii be The first time n the
history of legislative bodies when such a
document has been presented, and its voice
cannot be ignored.
"If 1t should be. then our republican form
of government is but a mockery and thema-
jority rules in name only. A petition OF