, 1877-08-07
WHO WILL JOIN ME7

10 tAe EANuF " &hs AftUHH&t
CHICAGO, Aug. G.-uarlty week has passed
since Chicago a,,l tho whole country has Wit
messed one OF tho most extensive strikes ever
known In the history Of tho world. Many wcro
the appruhcns'ons during The few days Of terror
In our city, ant. many 'scrc thu suggestions 10
prevent another outbr!ak. What sanll we do
with our iltr nboscrsl said une, mud What can be
dono with tilema safd another. This was IN
cvtrybot1y's mouth during The strike. and cycn
few tlnys after. hut now oil fecrn 10 haze
for1Dttc,i that there has been strike. and
erass 'd'f cIti.en q " wa, ~ astoai.hcd thas tho
moi was 80 easily. aMbtlnc1. thanks 70
our heroic police. who actually have fought
like tigers wherever they wcrc sent, all
BY our City Government; anl tho people ron.
Erutulate themselves tlIat We have force AMI
nlatcr!al enough u our midst to quell any dis.
turbaucc, no tlattcr ho's larpc the inob element
whIct, might nuke thctr appearance agalh on
| our streets. ], too. mn glnu4 to know that VIC
gat, sope with them III = hanA-to.hana light. :.
but would It not be better for " to see II
there ure not other remedies at hand SO that VT
would not 10 obliged to rc.ort to the pistol and
! tho club do not write thls because ! asn
afralf, hut because VIC must ALSO b. Just to those
who sfe depending or us for their daily bread,
up something by their labor. We must aud
I ought to help tlicm bridge over these harl
tiulcs. In fact, We ought to cscatc some
work Tor thffIl. II tuefc - El0tsc II pfE1ent.
now low $1,000, ,ooo in our treasury. With the *.
peetancy Of another million during the next
nenih. Now, Why Is It Tint We Do not 60 on
such ~ sewerage. repairing streets, ctc.f Fall
IL now pcar at haud, aud IL 1sw weeks winter
will be upon US; Jrt, with, thIs niot,e,y; In our
Treasury, Unr laboring people arc actually SUI
wu pay taxes for, II they pse not Tor the tsu-
pruvcnlcnt Of our cityt III conversation yesteE-
day VIII Mr. Wilson. sureriateudcnt 1t our
Public Works, ] wa told TINT W. have ftty
miles Of streets. which. with small OUTLAY.
co,,lh now he nlade sGrsi:caalg TOR
s sspsrcd this ia11, Tier Sll b. i,npas.abs next
s'nD men on cur strects for sky Or ninety
days. Is long a. tho weather will permit, and
lrt them carn . few dollars, 80 tha. they may
llavn something To lire on during TILT coming
winter, rather Than be compelled 70 cal! out u
tnnc 1t special police or our militia again
Within lew nlonths to ahoot Of club them
tlownl ltor ono believe It would DO decidedly
better and more hltnanu::
mostly beys. and the worst element IN osr city.
In for plumber. with but q small sprinkihg q
our laborlng. classes. But the next one xtll
laborcrs, who will not sec their w!re.
vii .1cnatsd brca,l. TO those who may think
that an oyesa,wsn thIs picture. r. w ,nndyy pnnly
of four months Ihayc predicted this very out
break, aud said 80 to number Of my frtcnds,
only cxpcrtcl II next winter, instead Of tho
tntdate OF te summer, anu haG u not ncen tnr
would hare remained quiet until next winter.
afy reason for believing this was simply bc-
callsc hayc hatl tlaiiy from ten 10 h1ts men
%ent ~ II al%ost Af any p1ec rice anj tts in lne
when every man who Is willing TO work onght
10 be aulu u llnd eHlpgoymcnt, and
by :Sf 9s 9e'aws x0 md sos s !sa,et9
or what aro e,n.monIy called tran1ps. ! hear
tho satno story wh.eeScr J 60 Yesterday, y
conversation yh ~ I;' whits, Superintendent ssntE.
"a gentleman of cxpcrcner In such matters, Al
he hns witnessed more than dozcn strikes IL
! England, scotland. aud Wales,-he told 'nc that
tls present strkc was uut at m EMU yet, ana ttla
l,s feared for Tie wurSt &he couli,lg Mlutct, kh
, ! nIy betat.su nuMtArs apply tlally to him Il
work for whatever they csn get, without his BE-
! INK ahlo to give tho!n employment knw, know
i should withhold Ibis from the public. and gfy.
, the warlitug in time. The next winter will b
, tho tins for which We must provide 90 that nt
ono will 20 hungry ai.t! cold. aud hops thu
| our icxt Congress will tosc sotna action u re
y'yc our industries by settlIug our financial pol
| !ry, and other measures whirh arc tetcAsaEy u
a.:atn restore contldcaec throughout our lcmoF
surplus laborrrs land, aud assistance to cult
. | yate tho salle fur the tlrst years
but these Questions leavu To abler sud wise
men, which viz certainly have amongst uk, i
| each nlher when they facet III Washington, an
du what thsF ary sent f0r-naniely: to sec t.
tue wanta aud thc prosperity Of our country. 1
have read ilfty suggcstona wt,hln thH ase xSek !,
all well euough III theory. hut nnthlnC whct
will gtvs our lahosera in,tuceliate Telluf. Now
will make sugersttoa which hopa will GUN
. nleud ltaelf to every matt III tho eoIlIinuuitY 1
s be has any feeling for our nce4Y labofsrs.. Le
tho Council do All 1t cAn II give xs murh ~,
pioyn,eAt fur the ne1t thsee months ~ posstbie
: stop ths foultu. with tlle building Ut the Court
lluass aud ~ on with 1t. aud keep at It TIL i'm
4 lslctI, for | think those who hal 1t ln ban!
). ought to layu arranged everything In sncl
way That they would not lose any
thing by 1t. Al uue tsac | though
0 the oll Board of Public WorkA Was the Obstacle
but this u out Vi tbs way uuw, ard hase eyr1
Il forgotten who baked us continually 1t tl!l