Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-09
@. and NJ. T. MALONEY PUDIIsHxRs.
A SExIOUs NATTER.

The threatened uprising of unemployed
workingmen in Waterbury is a serious
matter. 1t is the elimination of feeling
| of dissatisfaction that has prevailed here
for nearly year. 1t is the effect of a
cause the responsibility for which is a
matter yet under discussion. But what
ever the cause, the fact remains that in
ability TO secure work has occasioned
much suffering in Waterbury and the I'M
employed men. SO long rs they conduct
themselves in All orderly manu-r are at
least ntItled to a hearing
Yes erday's gathering was An informal
afuir The men were without a recog
niLcd leader and perhaps many of them
gave expression tai sentiments that on ma
| ture reflection they are willing to recon-
| slider. W. hope so. They were not mis-
quoted by tue DLMoCRAT. In fact many
o: them used languAge of an even more in
cendiary nature than that published.
they were III AN angry frame of mind and
if II leader of annrchistie ideas happened
to rise the mischief would have been to
pay.
The mon should be given fair hearing
by the court of common council They
claim that the contractors upon the city
water W rks and upon the Traction Cos
lines have been bringing Italians here to
do the work On the other hand the
officers of the Traction Co and
John w. Gaffnoy. who las big
pipe line contract on hand, deny that they
have Disseminated against home labor.
The latter Is bound 10y the terms of his
contract to give employment to Waterbury
men and the Traction Co. although having
made no contract to that effect is morally
bound to give preference to home labor i'll
building it, lines. When the petition of
the company for permission to substitute
electricity for horses as motive power
was before the council one OF the strongest
argument, used was that several hundred
of the city's unemployed would be given
work if the franchise were granted.
While sympathiziug with the men to
whom fate has been cruel the DEMOCRAT
would advise moderation in all things.
Threats and violence will accomplish
nothing. On tue other hand the city Off
Gals cannot afford to ignore the living pro-
test of so MANY men and should investi-
gate at once these things about which CON-
plant Is made,
JOHN c. NEW announces, with en-
rba I Ioin of oufbOrif1, hot
Mr. HarriSon.s name will not go before the
next republican national convention
'shUrt of some great emergency or contin-
gency like that which induces the patriot
to take up arms for his country" AS the
exigencies of politics never fail to develop
such an emergency" and as Mr. Harri-
sons sensitive zeal for the national safety
rather incliues him to meet such emergen-
cies halt way. the inevitable deduction
from General News statement is that Gen
erai Harrison will be in the field, and as
near tie front as he may be able to get.
BANK directors cashiers and other bank
officials in Europe have evidently been
noting the number of embellishments III
this country. and though they are gen.
orally tArdy in matters of progress they
are making remarkable Roadway in looting
the institutions with which they are con-
nected. The last exploit of this kind oc-
CURED in Rome where the directors Of the
Btnc,t Komana have been detected in is
suing unauthorized notes In immense
,monnts They are on trial and as far as
tn" evidence against them has transpired
thy are likely to pay heavy penalty for
Il. ir dishonesty.