New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-24
THE DEMONSTRATIONS BLOT Al AMERI-
CAN " ORhIAGMEN
J,.,m m, chl5tey Irnnl Hmes.

When the Democratic Administration began
It's persecution OF John Roach AMI cndci It by driving
MIN 10 the wall. blow struck to large number
Of workuen bloS from which II viii take many weeks
to recover Quit number 9L mqn G,po , sI a. "aSn
from their earnings ana Investing II IN tho houses
In which they rOnr nave their properties pal for
bu many nave not get raised tue mortgage A. long
they had employment Interest was phl on tho money
bnrToWni wne the principal steadily decreased; but
with closing OF tc urkh the source OF revenue wuh
Weeks have passed and still the yard IA closed The
family must be provided for. and with TINS Is the
knowledge that Obligations on the home are coming due
and be met Ihr Is causing loss of sleep To many "a
man IN city. for there l. the constant fear that The
property had 80 iOndy hoped to own may be swept
away by foreclosure ana Hc helpless To overt the as
aster These realize that times are not good with
many others and hence II viii BE- very ncht to borrow
sufficient money on second mortSaG1 20 meet t9' cal
as by a forced sale poo? figure would be secured
Some of these workmcn aro IN better shape financially
do not owe 80 much on uheIr properties 80 thht
loan first mortgage could be secured aul IN IT homes
saved but the question il causing uncasness In many
families In the majority OF cases an to money hhS'd was
nut into payments on the hrurc, ana now store bills are
hing contracted, with but distant prosper Of paying
them. some workncn have been unable TO get crcdlt
any logger and positive want Harcs lhch ia the 9co
They are too IrOud to make their WAITS known, yet
relief committees from various church sOciru"H nave
tOuud sad Of dcsttutlon among honest people.
An tho goods they could SPARE coil ing furniture dhd
other things had been sold for food ani nothing was
left whcrewith 10 purchase snstenance Tor tho family.
prs of the Ladies' Aid societies OF the various churches.
Many of these cut to tho hedr by the dc,titutOn
in thor cheerful homes, have mtdo loug aud
uatru search for work, only TO receive the same dis
hcartening answer That tncre were more men thal
y
on the steamer Brandy wine she landed at the Market
ST wharf In this city. After leaving the wharf and 4st
~ he turned do wn FrOntst an acquaintance met him
and asked what ho had hhd Ia his quest FOR en-
plOymcnt . -
voice the Old story. jim, I'll mai II this tIng
lasts much longer eau scarcely face my wife ana little
ones and tell them have 10 work.
the men stood wringng each others hands for few
minutes and tHcn separated after fcw CHEEKY words
had berrn spoken by thp addressed rs jim"
many families have been affected by the long cessa
tnu frp work its counter nfcncs IA being felt upon tue
churches IN t.e South ward majority OF the married
male members we're employed at the shityard and the
revenue ia therefore seriously Dterfored with. Tue
working people arc In the main the most liberal, and
hence the churches experiencing no little oil culty In
raising sufficient money meet current expenses Tue
problem is a grave for financial boards
and there going be considerable embarrassment IN
making up suIricnt funds IN some OF tue south ward
churches this year
There arc other effects Of Secretary Whitney's coup
detat for the blow aimed at Mr. Roach struck many
rcnple Every week large amount o: money was PAID
out at Roachs shipyard nearly all O which found It's
way hands OF the Chester the shOemak
the tailor the merchant Invested In houses, or In
other ways went enrich the poaplc OF the city. and
al led 10y and comfort 10 hundreds OF happy homes.
Now this golden OF prosperity Is cut Oh and In s
place has come debt, fOrecOsrd mortgages, want,
poverty distress and all tho train Of evils tLat ideness
This is tho Democratic policy OF whitnoy and Ms
colleagues.
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