The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17
THE ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED.
vu<r SHOULD BE THE ATTITUDE OF
THE STATE AND SOCIETY.

Gov. Flowers S.,.s u n.,,ss
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10 he TIL, Vim Ey.ainr the I..us.
CharN c.. t,,,ror accommodated
AI,ANY. sept. 10 - "a ar Tan,h NJ
BIZ members OF ms e''. aiu e $1,000.
talon as escort ie.' ~, 49,, CO. 81
this morning TO aNe.u 'ne s.aso i q.
SYRACUSE. Sent AZ. g. ,s,. NJ.
day and woman uay w tne o'"'o 81 10
Boole addresseu .ne 80. go.
morning. inc eA"'o,' a.. NH -
tables. &c, Is e Nceplion"ny nne 1,.
noon the troops "ero ioN.o" s 49,. -. 's,,
and the Governor auu, w.
at tho fair Erounun ~ sta,o ond soo,otv
should DO the at'it"ue Va 'no 80 oo'
towsru w" o., The Governor. after speak
ent emergency 'no w, ~" .,'l opean
ing Of the army Oh iii'" "n" "'"''A ' '" - O'
OF work, SAID d, .-,o,
what to 90 IN ,' ns insos nre.nIz"t,ons IN
question. FROM 'he '"oo. vi an .Sra...n
New York has come ah apne"' w ,'
stote. AMI Federal authorities to begin great
Iii, works, SO that the unemployed may
pu S somothine to do. Such q communication
came to me. but. unfortunately Tor Its prompt
Aaon,, n was addressed to mo at Water
town. remained unopened there week. while
I was in the Adrondacks. ana nna'ly was sent
=, n me at Albany. and was there answered
immediately 10 my su,p'.se h mnu wa. III, ,nv
committee of workinemen to whom my reply
was addressed have reported to ' ssas fellow
workers tha' w N.Y. 'e tna rrsat manhattan
the Issue While inc , Ersa q, pop Snaano
denied disaster. says inns repor, T., inc Gov
.,nSr II, Situation secondary to his inspection o,
oi Wv w,,,,o to,a ~ Thousands OF home "a ara
iars, -, nn Untold misery and many thousands
~ ,ble.b bodied. unemployed people are on the
Of 100000 s,arr,tion with this condition star.
,nr MS In the face and winter near our door. We
are told by the Chief Executive OF the State to
w",,
1T necessary, perhaps. and always will be.
that public officers shoulu DC suoleet 10 mis-
representation. but 1t was surprise to me
that men whom nave oeen proat ~ t"n NY ms
friends. and men whose EFFORTS to raise the
%y pn Of around
.sSs t. S 81 %sk
i pnbiic n or private fe am afraid to face and
s e soSa at
spe spec The letter which I received from Mr.:
6SHs tS E, H. sSSaa ns gas #
nsE merits As s ssSuss Tsa ess
oT IF a ths ssr EeM
reasons FOR this step. said Mr.. Gompers
IL his 1ut b mSfe &c ss you to
opuortunity Of meeting you in the city OF New
York SO that the ground upon which our re-
YOUR favorable confederation and action The
unmistakabls inference from this was that the
Soss nnti had heard their views and inas
much as my official engagements previously
i IN some time Suggested to them that they
com municate their Views byletter and assured
them that the communication would receive
IPseeEsd Do rep am s Without
formation Of the suggestions which It was
their Intention to submit But read in the
and 1eeisature Is to be forced by public
DEMONSTRATION Of workinemen.
mittee appointed to arrange for this public
meeting who knows whether the Governor OF
this State needs to have his attention forced
upon any matter that concerns the interest of
honest labor, It is something more than a
year ago that there was presented to me an
HRo had been NC convicted Of extortion under the
laws Of this State and whose conviction had
been sustained by the highest court l listened
friends told OF the crime. II such it could be
called, how as a condition Of the settlement Of
ers 500. For his own user No.
had been without work. heard the
pathetic story Of his unselHsh efforts |
among his fellow men, how at the sacrifice OF
his own health and lcomfort he carried food to
the hungry and medicine to the sick. how his |
deeds Of Kindness and words Of cheer bright
here is q hero, not a CRIMINAL Technically.
though believe ignorantIy, he was guilty OF |
q violation OF law: but m orally he deserved to |
Be enrolled among public benefactors and I |
thought the proudest thing / could do in NV
career as Govern or was to make Joseph Baron
dess o free man.
SRut this 10 not all Rafora Joaanh Raron
dess was pardoned. the WORK Of improvina the
condition Of his fellow men. in which he was
engaged won the RECOGNITION and sympatby Of |
State officers and the State LeRislature and |
one OF the most humane ncts Of The iawmakine
body was that which / had the pleasure Of
signing last year to abolish the 90 called
sweating system. Human slavery was not |
worse in its effects thai this barbarous method |
OF employment. in which Iii. 900 neonie in Nav |
York city found a meagre iivelihoodNm and
Ing poisonous atmosphere. and working at |
the peril Of their lives nj Ala ryation WAGES for
fifteen and twenty hours a day. No better law
was ever nut on The statuts hooks than that