The Republican journal., 1876-12-28


Herald of the 2lst--
| me IDLE Worklngmen again crowded into the
| Department Of Charities and Correction yes
| terday morning looking for help. These men
must not have been the same that attended
there the previous morning. for the latter well
Understood that there was no use in applying,
as there We're no funds in the dcpar tment.
| There must have been loo of Them and of
course all Of them We're hungry and homeless.
| A few Of the mechanics who had been to see
| Mr.. kclOck were spoken to by the reporter
and asked to state how it was they were able
| to live at all, situated rs they We're. The fol-
| lowing "a one of the conversations that oc-
| curred:-
| THE BAKROoM STOVE A REFUGE.
If. as you say, you have neither home nor
money, how do YOU propose 10 get food to-
! dav;''
Il may have to live on a few crackers I'll eat
| in a barroom [ used once in awhile to go to-"
| ''Are you allowed TO hang round there is
| long as you wish;'
| Yes, there are eight or ten Of US, all out of
! work, who would have been fami>hed by this
| time were we not allowed to make that liquor
| store sort of headquarters. ANYHOW, the
| boss might as well have Us there as have no.
body, for there is but little business doing in
some Of the liquor stores, guess
Have you been often 80 hard pressed lor
| food that you had only + few crackers TO live
on for daVt
Yes | have been often As hard up as that
| have been 50 hard up that have not eaten
bit of food if two days, and walked the streets
after the Ii uor store was closed until morning
| did not walk alone, though; | have lots of
comrade,.'
"What trade are NOu :"
I'm Il plumber, but might as we'll be moth
ing. | did not get Il day work IN nlne weeks.
"Do You propose TO live ON IN this way for
the Wmtcr:r
'''T's hard 10 tell. will not 90 to thework
house. anyhow. Iii no place for n dnrprt nan
to hn va,,+ Il, VIM i. tIlr anJ WILLING +, ,yorE
Ther4'. no .ayin,r but we miobt hive Lettrr
times before long. Won see | am strong and
hardy. and able TO rol. OH If Vet awhile
E, (mnnu the ,upu ,oI Luoyv how Io Won find
tho nnrd iimr, >"
..WrIl. 7 know a dozen of families. 9nd |
have heard of scores OF them that are in want
of even "a meal a dav. Nobody ever hears of
th.sn rnouIa nvcrnt those who 1r. tl,or nni,rh
bors and from whom their povcrty cannot he
concealed. How these upouip coufriye to live.
vou night well muuirc. 4 single man may
tHmblc around anywhere. but when there are
women and children in the case il i very dif-
fcreut | have met with mechanics WHO left
their homes almost distracted. unable to bear
longer the sight of their wives and children sui
fering from want Of food. They lid not, they
said. care about themselves, but the hunger Of
the children WA, something unbcarable. What
ever help we got at alI was made out ly the Wo-
men, who coulriyed to beg or raise AS much
money is kept the children from starvation.
With rent. cold and hunger. and not a dollar
coming in, the WOrknemcu'S families are in n
sorry blight"
,,rrrp.s s11,r,t1 ,p,f-r rur nr.rp,..
>,,1,I'l,' ,,,l.,,,,,;. an l,.ni,a',. ,,,t
the cll~, who called on Nh Kellock was spok-
en with.--
'lioW % YOU hha 'h' prospect;
mere no Pro7I'p' '' 'u!' @
DO you remember as hard time Is this is
Tor me WorhinSmen;
"Nol even III pane l'mcS was II eyer a o"d
IL
radtI before tAe pubiIc ;N LOOKING Ter charIty'
hut VIII ltIi yo" ;AlN' Una my Wlie tht ian-
NY nave hrth more man once MUIR WlHlhi ihe
past MONTH may e 1lfSe tHHl[th' wv" @nis
ana II D"N ana naNr peeh ppHSCu 10 Keep
them nome rom scHooi som day>' tearing lhat
lhtN M5h- Eel SIGN ul weak or knew not
Wh5t.
Nv ou.u YOU mlni s'atihS now II Is you nave
managed 10 IlNe 4ler your money was gone:
Wv Ell. we Nolu l'N uil2N 'uii tdWhcu
anything we ilau thal was worm having.
belleIe my WHt Sot some Ii''ir money iof GoAl
from some oi me fGh@l0uN IhSuIuttoh>' ahd ~
4 General way III mas ot'h mara i"IIHs dH
along.
But now DO NoH propose L" get u1nS ior tIIc
resi- ol lhe winter.
Now Eou ask me too mGcL' N" liAe I
GfpWhlAG lhau, irlih Z my tH"uSH'N tal'h az
anything that has the stmblalce ot hope.
argue this way NomCtlmea 10 my sell, mat some
lhln@ must ue Gone i7r the men GHt OF work
ahd SUPPOSE J. can Hu4lrf "h as Ngti a~ tue RESI-
Vi s''n l' ~ ''l, ''i,' ,,l HIN 't''l
rhrm. Who !, .oil.s 10 do it. Tln.t.r, llon't
know. Zee t!Ipt there /, lcry lIttl. chance of
the CIV .oy,lnll4cut doing anything, and 50 l;r
| hlyf moi -. n lliIt tn wealthy classes have
,ti,,,i .i1,thng worth spcaking Of To- the men
in distress. so emit understand where the
holn !. fn come. u.on,''
'An. i,,,...,,, ~~.,.. d. q 1.'r5! ,uonol, "
"Aa Tor WORN III tAr ofditldi\ course lhAt +
out OF the question. ~ 10 how We shall lIFe