<P> Some of the most militant Coxeyites were those who formed their own "armies" in Pacific Northwest centers such as Butte, Tacoma, Spokane, and Portland . Many of these protesters were unemployed railroad workers who blamed railroad companies, President Cleveland's monetary policies, and excessive freight rates for their plight . The climax of this movement was perhaps on April 21, 1894, when William Hogan and approximately 500 followers commandeered a Northern Pacific Railway train for their trek to Washington, D.C. They enjoyed support along the way, which enabled them to fight off the federal marshals attempting to stop them . Federal troops finally apprehended the Hoganites near Forsyth, Montana . While the protesters never made it to the capital, the military intervention they provoked proved to be a rehearsal for the federal force that broke the Pullman Strike later that year . </P> <P> A second march was organized in 1914 . A portion of the march reached Monessen, Pennsylvania, on April 30 . Another contingent from New York City merged with the march . When the march reached Washington D.C., Coxey addressed a crowd of supporters from the steps of the United States Capitol . </P> <P> Among the people observing the march was L. Frank Baum, before he gained fame . There are political interpretations of his book, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which have often been related to Coxey's Army . In the novel, Dorothy, the Scarecrow (the American farmer), Tin Woodman (the industrial worker), and Cowardly Lion (William Jennings Bryan), march on the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, the Capital (or Washington, D.C.), demanding relief from the Wizard, who is interpreted to be the President . Dorothy's shoes (made of silver in the book, not the familiar ruby that is depicted in the movie) are interpreted to symbolize using free silver instead of the gold standard (the road of yellow brick) because the shortage of gold precipitated the Panic of 1893 . In the film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, the silver shoes were turned into ruby for the cinematic effect of color, as Technicolor was still in its early years when the movie was produced . However, this theory was not advanced until many decades after the book was written . </P> <P> The phrase Coxey's Army has also come to refer to a ragtag band, possibly due to an incident during the second march in 1914 . </P>

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