The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-27

what l read the other day about a
similar meeting in Philadelphia. There
had been calm deliberatiOn, but somehow
the curtain had not been drawn on the
actual misery and suffering represented.
About The close Of the meeting a woman
walked slowly down the aisle. She had
on an old fashioned bonnet, a faded
shawl. She mounted the platform and in
her face was outlined the history that no
doubt could be reproduced here if we
could see everything. She threw back her
faded shawl. and with eyes that seemed to
flash new and strange light. ana with
those pale, hoylow cheeks. she told of her
sufferings AMI destitute home. and with
her heartfelt eloQuence stirred the audi
ence as 10 other speaker had. You have
not come TO ask for the esta blishment of
souphouses or to appeal for charity, but 10
ask The citizens 10 recognize your self
respecting and self-respected manhood
i can understand your forbearance in re-
gard TO the detail of your SufferinGs in
order 10 prove that you were men,
think the light is coming-nay. has come
L believe in the business men of San Fran
cisco, and feel safe in saying that just so
soon as they understand the condition of
affairs they will stand shoulder to shoulder
with you in this fight"
Rev. c. .. Brown said: 81 have been
trying to put myself in your place |
have bad personal experience so nearly
akin to yours that sympathy between You
and NE Is easily established. / offer reso-
luton as expressive of the sentiments of
this meeting IN the form of an appeal to
those in this community who have the
means 70 help. l am persuaded that the
appeal that arises from the IA ct that such
an assembage as this is possible in the la I.
decade in the nineteenth century in the
great city Of San Francisco will not go I'M
answered"
Dr Rrnwn than raad tba folloui,o 49,
luton:
We, the unemnloyed OF San Francisco. in
Metropolitan Hall mass-meeiing assembled
make our appeal to The citizens of san Fran
cisco, and particularly 10 the business men aud
capitalisuc class.
We are oct of employment through no fault
OF our own. but by reason of causes over which
We have no control We are willing 10 work
out foF weeks. aud many of Us FOR months, have
been out OF employment because we can fine
no wor.- 10 do. Many OF us are hungry and
many o. us have hungry wives and children,
Dut nave no means wherewith 10 buy bread for
Them. We are citizens OF this free county !;
most OF MS are citizens OF this city. Some OF us
feeling The degradation of II, have been com
PEELED 10 accent charity to keep ourselves alive
How long. we ask you. shall willing and strong
hands OF thousands OF men be stretched out to
TINS rich CITY, not for charity. but for the hon
orable Work that shall furnish the means
wherewilh we may buy bread? If you think
we VIII not work try US and see. We are open
for any work. from that which calls for pick
anu sbONcs 10 ucSh anu counter. we are
Wiling to do anything which Will help US 10
buy our bread.
We are constrained, therefore TO appeal to
You in The name of our common humanity to
devise something speedily which shall relieve
The present great necessity before this city
with ITS millions shall have upon IL the lasting
dlshonor OF permitting scores and hundreds 10
starve 10 death In tue midst of plenty and
Astounding luxury.
Our appeal TO yon is the pledge of our conf.
oence That you Will do what the circumstances
require.
The resolution was seconded by Rev.
George Montgomery and unani mously
carried.
Rev. Father Montgomery then said: "In
regard TO the press, it Is good thing for
US 10 understand one another. 1t is bad
Tor the wOrkingman to be msrepresented
by the press and just as bad for the press
10 be misrepresented 10 the workingman.
Some time age. with others OF the COM
mlttee, went around to the papers to
represent your case. We saw the pro-
prietors or their immediate representatives
and were assured that whatever it was
possible for the press to do" the press was
ready to do. 1t is the greatest power in
the land Tor the moving of public senti-
ment aud You should properly understand
rs position.
Another thing 1 would counsel is pa