The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-31
You may also be aware that Mr.. Gage is a

VKRMONTER;
having come to this city from Bellows
Falls, about fifteen years ego, in company
with his brother George. 1t Is stated that
the Island House at the Falls was built by
the Gage Bros and run by them the first
year or two after it was opened. They
are certainly great hotel men, and are now
conducting the Pacific very successfully.
THE woRKiNeMEN OF CHICAGO
assembled en- masse on Sunday evening at
the West 18th street Turner Hail. to de-
clare their poverty and idleness, and TO
present and adopt resolutions, demanding
work or aid from the city. They also re-
solved TO visit the city hall on Monday
evening" to present their grievances TO the
mayor and common council Most of these
resolvers and petitioners were foreigners.
speaking the Scandinavian, German and
Polish languages. Speeches were delivered
Of highly inhammatory character, in
which the expressions, "The boated aris-
tocracy," "Thc iron heel of capital,
"Nenal and corrupt press" etc, were free
ly used. The general drift Of all the
speeches was, however, to the effect that
there are at the present time in this city a
larger number of workmen and their fami-
lies who are actually suffering for the ne
ccssarcs of life, and some of them in eX-
IRENE conditions, through the scarcity of
labor and money and that the city and
the wealthy citizens were bound to take
care of them. On Monday night, IN pur-
sulncc Of the resolutions Of Sunday even
Ing large procession formed on the cor
ner of Union and Washington streets and
marched 10 the city hall, where more
speeches were made, and the committed
previously appointed waited upon the
mayor, who promised to do all that lie
could TO alleviate their suifcrings.
What the result Of this excitement will
be il is difficult to tell. The demands Of tho
workmcn are inconsistent and unsuitcd tc
our form Of government. 1t is and has
been the custom Of some of the oppressive
monarchies of the East to spend large Sums
Of money in keeping the masses employed
upon public works in order to prevent then
from becoming disconnected. The Louvre
the Tullerics, the magnificent Boulevardc:
OF Paris were built on this principle. Bu
in this republic such "A policy would be dis
astrous to Our institutions This govern
mcnt gives every person an opportunity IL
make all the money he can, and to acquir,
to himself all the results Of his industry
and then demands that he take care of him
self. In this country the functions OF Til,
state are not to take care OF the citizens
but to give them liberty TO take care of them
selves. Society owes the duty of assisting
the poor in Tie way Of charity, but owes NJ
duty Of giving work and wages when thcr,
is none. 70 ASSUME any other position
than this is to be a communist, socialist, al
InternaiiCnalist, and everything that is hos
tile 10 the government, intended to be per
petuated by our ancestors. The fatal ten
denotes Of these workiDgmcn's meetings
WHICH arc now being held by the |oborns
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States cannot be overlooked by those con
cerncd il the success Of the Republic. Tit
material Of the meeting is composed of tina
low foreign element, which have emigratcC
in most unparalleled and increasing quaint
ties during several years past, and which
has grown powerful as II constituent par
of our politics, long before it has become
educated to the essence, purpose ant
spirit of our institutions In one sense tn,
American Republic is still on trial, anC
the conflict with the foreign classes, whC
thus seek to force upon us the socialist,
doctrines and principles, may be on,
crucial test. 1t is not impossible that thi
may be the not far remote political contes
of the future in which event the fore,
of a patriotic press and of intelligent, cdu
Gated Americans, might and might not b,
victorious. SlGMAp.