The Washington herald., 1914-05-20
CDXEY'S ARMY
IS in OUR MIDST!
General, :" with Eight Pri-
Yates, Arrives at Capitals
Threshold.
JACOBS ASS IS TIcKLISH
Kids Find This Out as Refomer
Makes Address-Marchers Take
W in the Movies.

Gen" Jacob S. Coxey. fighter for
principle and general reformer. who has
almost reached the Capitol, the goal OF
his march to Washington stood up
last night in his old phaeton. anchored
at Thirty-second and NJ streets, and told
the people of the three demands for re-
lief he has marched 40 miles to place
before Congress. Jacobs ass" as he
styles his lanky mule, was present. and
smaller edition. the little donkey, rid
den on the march by Master David
Coxey, stood patiently through the
speech. The army. dwindled to eight
privates, went TO the movies.
A crowd of Georgetown's citizens
blocked the streets for some distance
around the general" and waxed enthu-
siastic over some of his remarks. A
smoky lantern gave just enough light
for the crowd to see what the speaker
looked ike and TO follow his emphatic
gestures. .--s-,z---r --1--z=
The powers have kept you separated
into four political parties, he told his
listeners "and while you fight among
yourselves they take away the bone
with the meat on u. Say. you kids back
there keep quiet. will you3 tell you.
gentlemen. thar the white and black
than the black people ever were. Slave
holders were compelled to elothe, feed,
and keep their slaves. but the men who
control the American people today have
no obligations" The crowd applauded.
Little donkey rfcklish.
Some of Georgetown's seven-year-olds
discovered at this point that the little
donkey did not like to be tickled in the
ribs, and they proceeded to tickle the
beast. One of the army who had re-
manned for the long speech dispersed
the children. '
MY three demands that / have come
to make of Congress are the three things
that are needed to make the United
States a wonderful country. 1 will go to
the Capital tomorrow or Thursday and
ask for three laws, one providing bank
ing system that will loan money to work.
ingmen and farmers. another to adopt my
noninterest bond plan and third to
provide for the purchase by the govern
ment of the railroads and telephone
services which shall then be furnished
to the people for the cost OF operation
HeyI 1t seems to me there is a lot OF
talking back there. Less noise, please"
The general continued for nearly an
hour to state his views and theories while |
the crowd listened and at times applaud |
ed some especially bitter attack on the /
The address ended with an appeal
Il am going to the Capital steps on
Thursday morning If I get permission"
cried the reformer hoarseiy, land / want
you men of Georgetown to back me up,
fan IN line and give me your moral sup
port As we go over into Washington Il
want as big a crowd as We can get and
want you to join us" 4
The meeting broke up and a half hun
ired small boys escorted the mule, the
iunkey, and the general to the livery
table. where the mule and the donkey
ire staying. As the equipage that has
raveIed nearly 500 miles in thirty three
Avs, came out into the light great
,lacard on the side of the mule was
discovered which read:
"JacoI,'s ASS" Jobless.
Jacobs ass says, 1 am jobless and
nortgaged. Ny owner pays s per cent i
interest every sixty days. In advance
Jncle Sam; also interest on securities
deposited for issuance. I'm pulling my
wner to Washington to ask the same
or him., ~ II
The general says ii has been a long |
lard trip for the men. walking from
wenty to thirty miles a day and sleeping (
t night wherever they can find place, 1
n haymows and barns. There have been |
many deserters. but now and then there
vas a convert to join the army. The
eneral was very particular as to what Z
len could join. II
Instead of registering at the New
Willard sas he usually does when here, q
'oxey took lodgings at a cheap rooming- q
ouse in NJ street in Georgetown. When q
e comes over into Washington at the !.
cad of his troops tomorrow ne will U
ut up with his family and his army at | I
house in Pennsylvania avenue, near I
nineteenth street. which has been Of e
cred to him by some unknown WASH
lgtonian. III
On arriving at the District line, yester-
ay Mr.. Coxey was met by Capt. | T
chneider of the Seventh precinct, who a
ad been ordered by Mai Sylvester, 9
Of police, to see that the t
rmy was not molested. At the meeting U
n the street corner last night several c
olicemen mingled with the crowd, but c
he sentiment seemed to be with the a
general instead of against him. Mf.
oxey remarked that his reception here II
as vastly different from the one twenty Y
ears ago when he and his men spent II
venty days in Jail. e,