Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-02-28

| heavens nave DeOD open pretty muC
all tho time, giving to us great gusts o
rain, chilling one to tho marrow, o
hugo storms of snow, blockading ou
streets aud barricading our doors. Col,
winds have whistled through our streets
making it almost impossible for tn
best furnished houses TO give cOmfor
and warmth to their occupants, an,
the Lord alone knows what sufferin.
and what bitter experiences have helt
sway in the homes of the humble.
is no easy task for poor mon 10 liv,
under aoy circumstances. Their shoe
wear out, holes come in their clothes
the billings of the blast affect thei
fingers, and hunger knocks at the door
of their stomachs. Want holds man,
single man in his grasp this winter
What then must be the daily prayer o
men with families, sick, famished poo
and distressed, for food, for raiment
for warmth, and often for shelter itself
Wages are not high, salaries are no
high, many of our corporations utilize
their forces but half the time, and il
many instances, vote of trustees ha:
reduced the pay from 5, to 10, to 10, tC
20 por cent. below the standard Of {
year ago. Hard enough it is for the
''common people," with steady work
and regular pay, to make both ends
meet this winter. What, then, must il
be when there is no work, and, con.
sequently, no payP / am told that
railroad men are rarely good emplOye;
in other lines of work. There is Ger.
to, Il ~f g iDo Il NI
social unrestraint, of individual action
about railroad work which finds illus.
tration in no other branch of employ.
ment; consequently, when, as now and
then must be the case, reductions come
or discharges, the men chang around
and watt hoping for better time.
There is u certain kind OF nOblesse
obige about railroad management
which insures reinstatement 30 old
hands when opportunity offers, and
the same high principle conduces to the
retention of old employees just as long
as it is the proper thing to do.
Mr.. Vanderbilt, as q representa-.
two OF the Central railway, stands to
day III 4 two-fold position before the
community. First, he has said that
tho road was never doing so we'll rs il
Il now, and second, he has discharged
without apparent necessity, one thous
and of the best men in his employ
Those thousand men are scattered along
tho line from New York to Lake Erie
ln vast majority of instances they
have large families depending upor
them. Some of them belong TO asso
Citations, from which they will receive
some benefit, but very many Of then
have nothing saved and nothing in
Wow. 1t is useless to hide from our.
selves rs public economists the exist
ence of a fire branding element, in
this and all great cities. That element
is rabid, unjust, thoughtless, and in.
tlammable. We had taste Of it dur.
ING the riots of 1868, when it burst like
a bombshell in this city, destroyed
thousands of lives and burned millions
of property, paralyzng every industry
and TIN owing q blot of infamy upon
New York's fair name which can never
be erased. To day it would appear as
If certain men and corporations were
doing their best to drive this unscrupu
Ions restiess, 3;3;;;i * s.tt:ig element
into the very soul of the common peo,
ple," where it will fire the heart stored
with every evil passion, and so fill that
excitable reservoir as to burst it, anC
then flow forth upon this great metrop
oils like avolume OF burning lava whicl
will destroy everything within it's reach
Technically Told.
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