, 1873-12-23

tho year makes public w0rkH Impossible Tho
city itself Ia bcggar poorer than tho poorest working
Every ono knows this, and IL is to bo expected that
consderation re1ecs thoso who WISH 10 lend item
aud his associates will bo thoroughly ashamcd Of
what they did yesterday.
Cincinnati Worl1ingnacn's Demon-
strntton.
specia. Dispateh 10 73Ie Chfcago 1ribu,...
CINCINNATI, O., Doc. 22.-At o'clock this
morning, about
oxE THOUSAND UNEMPLOYED MEN
assembled around tho fountain esplanade, whoro
they woro addressed by tho Hon. Samuel T.
Curry. Gen. Cary said: It is natural that you
should bo excited. Many Of you who are able
dependent families suffering for tle common
necosBiticB OF life.
THE REDUCTION OF Youn wAaEs
to 81 as per day, when your former pay would
barely sustain life, leaves sou in doplorabo con-
tlition but you must romombor that nil the man-
ufaoturers and business mon arc iii similar CIR
oulnstances. business mon must curtail their
oxpouBcs, and reduce thoir hands, because
they have no money to moot tho demands
upon them; Ny conviction is that, II
enough to save them from want. II economy is
Indispensable, lot 1t not be exercised In reducing
the wages OF tho worltingmon.
ALL THE SERVANTS OF THE PUBLIC
Hlould Dc WllInE 70 mAko corresponding aacfl.
fees. confess myself at fault iu not boing able
to propose remedy for immediate relief. It IL
certain TINT no extreme measures can afford re-
lief. I would earnestly caution you against
rosorting to any acts Of yiolonce.
DE CALM, DE CONSIDERABLE,
maintain your manhood. Tho evils Of which you
complain aro not confined to Cincinnati, but thay
oxiBt ovorywhore III our country, and tile remedy
is not immediate. It can only bo effected by tho
Government Of tho unitod statos. The cause
qt s this dis disttess ,, is & the want Of money.
$40 per head Of money in tho
United statos. Litt1o, finished Ene!and has
917 per head, and france has 9a7 por houd.
The result is wllat VIC SEQ today, and the bottom
financial policy Of the Government. You my
;" This all nay bo true, but this docs not avail
anything now.
WE WANT DREAD
for ourselves and families. aud arc ready aud
willing to work for it, hope that present re-
lief may bo found, and that those who employ
labor will bo induced to pay you wages enough
to keep you and your families from Btarv-
ing, aud I know that Sl.25 n day will
temporary until q change is mado by Congress-" )"
Gen. Cary extended his rcu1aris ut Bomo longth,
and concluded by warning the excited crowd not
to Disgrace themselves by any violent demon
Btrati0nH+
THE nALLor-Dox
was tho place at Which to begin reform in
earnest, aud that. too ut tho first election III tho
coming spring. Two or three emissarie8 Of
THE INTERNATIONAL. SOCIETY,
followed Gen. Cary. Ono of Them, !apcakinng IN
laboring people being soon called upon to tnko
up armB for their rights. Tho Commercial WIS
denounced for its opposition to them, and called
Inconsistent hecausc 1t has spoken we'll Of
BradlnngL. Tho procoHeion then formed and
marched along Main, Third, Vino, Race, and olhor
streets. Tho leaders took paius to hat in front
Of tho Commercial office for u few gronns. It
wnH moi na lurgo procession AZ that Of tile frat
demonstration, and did not attract hear 30 much
Intention as the irst. When It reached the city
buildings, tho agitator, lInllor, started out to
make speech, surposing TINT
TIE MAYOR
would show himself, ,us OIL tho previous occasion.
The Superintendent Of polico informed HaIler
that tho Mayor would receive any committee
they might choose to send: HalleT took the
Aiut, reinarking that tlloy had called mainly to
return thanks to Mayor Johnston for Ills
course i'll tho mattor Of pay Of tho city
laborers. Tho procession thon moved on. It
WIS headed by q band, tho pay Of which for the
OCCASION would Layo bought meal for many
Il poor family.
were unique. rndoiy lottored expressions on
white muslin. One read: "Our Gratitude
to Mayer Johnston, Corbitt and Bowman; !" md
Bickncll," both referring to tho members Of tho
noard Of improvements, which,. by the vote Of
tho four last-namca, haa ordered the reduction
to $1.26 per day.
was discussed in the Board of City Improve
monta to-day. upon tho introduction
laborors. notifying tho Board that
If hoy did not got more than 31.a5 por day, they
would not work. The Street Commissioners
Afnf ~ mn fr1lt i'm 1F1fy
plenty OF men to work. There. were
5000 out Of employment, aud all they
asked for was work to keep thcir families from
starving. His house was surrounded eyory ovon-
work, and the question with him nj n,omber Of
the Board waB not an Increase Of wages from rs
per day, hut whether it WIS not bottor to hiro
100 mon at TO cents a day, or fifty mon at 81 u
day. It also apneaEcd from other officers Of tho
Board that the city ls aotually employing moro
than can DO worked with advantage to tho city.
CINCINNATI Dec. 2a.-A procsasion Of 500 to
1000 laborlng mon, mostly Germans, made
demonstration to-day by marching through tho
aud sent for Con. Samuel p, Carey, who nd.
dressod thcn1. counselng moderation, reminding
them that capitalists aud employers, Ps
vol aB they, wero suffering. from the times;
Tho procession went to tue Mayors office. antl
representative OF tho Mayor. Tho apoochoa
made there were only an exchange Of compl-
1ncnta. Tho representative Of Tho procession
thanlo1 tho Mayor, md denounced tho other
members Of tue Board Of improvements for low
oring their daily wagos.
st. Louis Worikin.nen Potltion for
Aid.
suectal Dispateh to 49te Chtcaao Tribune.
ST. LOUIS Doc. 23.-Ths labor agitation has
,aas,y people out of employment and destitute.
hut thu benevolent uasoclatiotla llnyo provided
for them 80 fur, and thoso aaa not hcol. much