Origin of Coxey's Army.

Manawatu Herald, 28 April 1894, Page 3

Origin of Coxey's Army.

. Ope of the developments due to the hard times in the United States it the idea of forming into a solid body all the men out of work, and inarohipg on Washington, the aational capital, where the leaders •re to lay the oaie of their followers before the President and Congress, -Mtfd demand immediate relief at the hands of the General Government. The movement is said to be enoouraged by the Populists, a third political party which has lately •prung into existence, and they have donated money and provisions to aid it. The army is expected to rendezvous in Washington, on or near •-the Capitol steps on Ist May. It is also calculated that it will number 800.000, under the leadership of a man named J. B. Coxey, who is considered in Conservative quarters »,iort of American Jack Cade. The movement is certainly a wild and impracticable one. Coxey will demand on behalf of his followers the atgtt,bf 500,000,000 dollars in relief money, and the employment of the idle* by the Government making roads, including a great national highway connecting the Atlantic and pacific coasts. Nearly all the large cities are expected to contribute a .f*o*a of recruits to this army, and & is feared Washington will be •overran with bad characters, also that much hardship and suffering JwHt result. " Forward movements jSAvjb already been made from Ohio, "Texas, and California, and measures have been taken in the different States, through which the army passes. /If it threatens the peace, the respective Governors will unite * A^iiresting its progress.— Press Atfoeiation.