The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-05-17
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House Of Uncle Sam p Congressional aid
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the House Of Representatives. =" The beat.
ty Of the bay toindow. dc.
Out OF work is the wall of distress borne by
winds Of warning from the Notth;South, East;
and West-a cry more terrifying than the
howlings of the accomplishments. The reps
resentative body Of the Forty.sxth Congress
have declared themselves determined TO meet
this crisis and divert the threatening food Of
despair into placid waters OF employment.
plenty and peace. The handwriting is already
on the wall, and the philosopher who decph.
ers its meaning and DEVICES meastireS to avert
impending caldmities will reap rewards Of
gratitude from an appreclative people. The
astute statistlcan tells US that to-day there
are no less than five million men and women
In the United States absolutely idfe; though
they are the bread-wlnners for themselves and
families, with nothing but the lai OF of their
! hrnds between starvation and helpless ones
dc! endent upon them for subsistence. 1t ID
| hard to underst nd the reason for such state
OF affairs In q Land OF Promise like this And
arguments pro and con, however sage, do not
alleviate il is action Quick sharp, and deciss
! tvei that is needed, and this a portion of our
national legisla' ion declares themselves about
to engage in. From b st informed sources IL
is ascertained that in this city alone are over
ten thousand needy people new unemployed.
VI this uth6er about seven Thousand are col.
ored. 1t Is estimated that not less than one
thousand white mon, young and old, camS
| here within the past six weeks seeking posi-.
ttons of some sort at the Capital. Altogether
there can not be more than five hundrsd teo.
| pie employed there, and at least three hun=
dred otthese remain under the House. Many
oil these seekers will return to their homes II
they nave any-spcnt In spirit as we'll as in
purse while others of the disappointed re-
! main to swell the ranks of the UNEMPLOYED in
our midst. The oft told story OF how the az.
pirant came as a candidate for Secretary ofthe
| Senate, but swiftly sill down the descending
grade till he reached his level as assistant in
the folding roomi tand, like the boy who went
barefooti was "glad to come off so, ~ is repeat.
ed with the Gus omary additions, variations;
aud illustrations. Every member, whether
hailing from SwampOoIle or the Metropolis,
whether he reckons his ''influenee" as unlim-
lted or is as srecn in political pastures ma the
| verdure OF spring. is beslcged by begging let
ters and billet doux, male and female, in all
stages of distress, audaclty, and chirography,
| appealing for place or employment OF any
sort. "Why is this % is the unive sal query.
The fruits are as inexhaustibie, fields IT corn
ard wheat larger by millions Of acres, tho
grass ns green and the hay as good, ''the cat
tie on a thousand hills" land beeves and sheep
on the plains ami in the ranches, countless In
numbers, the waters oil The continent teeminv
with the finest fish-io' in the world all Of
which shows no indication of famine or hint Of
a myth bearing that name. But the banker
and the monoy-de tler abroa in the land, like
lecchcs have fIttencd upon 1t blood and have
absorbed the moving wealth Of the country
that is to tise the money, the circulating riediI
uti that represents the wealth of the people
and they hold so tight TO this boarded curse
that enterprises ofgreat concern"-as Shake.
speare puts it-are paralyLed, and industry is
unable to cope with the cent per cent of tho
Shylocks Labo unemp oy ed, and want with
last approaching despair is drifting us toward
chaos The remedy rests in great measure
! with Congress and some OF its savants propose
to secure ii, though it must be earned by tho
sweat Of their brOws in this sweltering city all
summer.
| The hubbub that is being raised over John
Chamberlalns appointment as keeper of the
House restaurant reminds me orthe time when
| John Morrlssey was here as a member Of Con.
gress. John Chamberlain has abandoned
| gambling. He made fortune anu lost IL in
keeping gambling -hOuse, aud then he stops
ped But John MOrrissey kept right on. lie
| was Interested in gambling house in this city
/ while he was member of Congress- aud he
| got most Of his meals there He was four
years member here, and yet nobody went
/ into spasmS thereat. Subsequently when hs
was candidate for Senator In New York,
Hamilton Fish, William cullen Bryant and
hlty other gentlemen Of equal respectabllity
4 went to the polls and voted for the gambler
and prize-tigher, MOrrissey. Now sou4e Of
the members and some Of tho newspapers are
I going into fits because a former gambler is to
serve MP the Congressional grub
General benjamin L. Batter is the latest
beauty ofthe bay window'at the Riggs House,
/ his predecessors, having abIioated. ueneral
Butler sits there daily adorned always with a
fresh bOuiOnRiere and OCCASIONALLY relays OF
fresh punches Of flowers are laid upon his
shrine during m al times He walks to his
seat proudly as the conscious beneficiary Of
more gratuitous advertising than any other
man can bnast.
The city is thronged with strangers and the
hotels are nearly as full as Ia, Inid-wln nter.
There must have been most successful sea-
son enjoyed by keepers of the hotels at :he
winter resrts Of tho South, judging from The
crowds that have passed througn Washing
ton THIS spring en- route from those places 10
their Northern homes. Most Of these travel
ers pause here few days at least to see the
city.
We have had some cypress lively warm days
this week, SO warm as to make winter clothes
unDeaIabe, and the ladies Of Congressional
families who came here In the winter with
only such clothing as would be necessary pri.
or 10 March 4, are making many complaints
about the extra session being brought about
50 Unexpectedly. but some of these have
graver grounds for grumbllng since they left
their children In distant homes expecting to
return 10 them in a few weeks. August,
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A choice Of two evils /; Mamma-"Now,
Arthur be a good boy, and take your rnedi-