The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-12-10
CITY MATTERS.
CHICAGO, De-. 10, 1870.
OUT OF EMPLOYMENT.
WHO HAVE NOTHING TO DO.
PROFESSIONAL MEN. LAsoRINc N N, DEAD
BEATS, AND OTHERS.

Chicago ike most large cities, oycraows
with people who are out Of work Taose who
nave trades, those who have profession, and
those who have neither, swell the great army OF
Do-Nothings that must ia 10 ne way De pro-
vided for. Living from hand TO mouth, " as
q were, with no prospect alb al. they manage
TO exc out miserable existence Of ahii-less-
ness, which serves 20 show hat if The lame
and the lazy are provided for it is ia a man
ner that is very far from being desirable When
the vast amount Of work that is to be done is
considered, it seems incredible that any
ABLE-BoDIED MEN
should be found ameng the ranks Of oilers;
and yet Chicago il full Of such men-men whose
daughters 60 out to service. some Of them mers
children, at dollar week, ia order that they
may give this pittanee towards the support Of
an idle, drinking, shif,le-s father, whose intem
perate habits keep him three-fourths Of tie time
Out Of work men whose wives take il wash
or ewing, or any kind Of work that viii keep
of starvation.
After these come
YorNG MEN,
vino are out Of emp.n cut. Young meu from
the country, young Len from other cities, aud
young men thrown suddenly aud without previ.
Gus preparation upon their own resources TO
battle single handed against the opposing forces
Of Poverty, Misfortune, aud enforced Idleue s.
These deserve the warmest sympathy and the
most prompt assistance; since every man who
lifts his hand to give them employment is a
blessing to the community in which he lives, in
asmuch as be saves these lives from the service
OF crime, and enriches the community with good
citizens that might otherwise have become
worthless vaglbonds. His goOG deed reacts,
too, upon himself, since any impetus given to
Law and order must rebound to the interests Of
business men as well as property holders. To
encourage others to work aud 70 honor labor.
is to strengthen the bulwarks of society against
the oneoming tide Of enervatng i1xdry, gentee,
crime, plausible, treachcry ana destructive vice
Those who sneer at work Or cast tn. chilly
patronage Of thinly disguised con,empt upoa
persons engaged 10 honest labor, east their vote
against tie nations salvation Mofeog-r, they
heap up obstacles in the rugged path Of poverty
that, ten years from TO-DAY, their own children
may be treading. In proportion as they pride
themselves upon their immunity from labor, do
they deprive their children and thOse under
their influence OF the independence Of character
that would sustain them through suy tlr ning If
Fortunes wheel or treachery Of trusted trients
The great difficulty with business men, hoV-
ever, is not a contempt for those who work, bIt
an inability to find those who will WORK 70 sat
them. They can find young men enough wlo
are out of employment, but they cannot md
such a. they want. They can find enough
FAsrIDIous YOUNG HES,
who are afraid of soiiins their hands or perform.
ing mental serYice-yOung men who biect
being addressed in any but the most deIicae
and courtly manner, and insist always upon b.
ing "treated as a gentleman. Such persos
have no conception OF the rush ami press IF
business that must walk over delicate seRsibii-
ties and disregard drawi1s-room amenities, aid
otherwise shock and outrage the fastidias
Young mAn-who should have been a girl, vth
blue eyes and dimpIes in both cheeks and
manly brother as protector.
THE INCIDENT YOUNG MAN
is equally proftless 70 his employer slncehe
will on no account perform any service aot
specified and pressed upon him. Instead Zen
desvOring to make himself as useful as possible,
by doing everything that may be done, be does
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