The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-03
THE PRESENT DIsTREss


To TIE EDrT5R OF TIE s-y-Sr: The
Chairman o. the East Side Relief Work Com
mittee cent Jou a Communicable TIE other
day which OPENS upa Fed o! profitable argn-
ment and fact. Recognizing a. enc Of the ~
known workers among the poor OF the east
side. that the various charitable soeieties are
doing noble work s;iI feel mTse.i con-
strained to interpose . word Of rem onstrsnss
against the scheme PROPOSED b. the report Of
the sub-eou nlttee 10 the llns Of uhlte1asbing.
Admitting the honest purr.sss O. The con-
mittee. freely give M mite o! c1nEratulation
on the worn they have ALREADY done 10 making
many OF our own PEOPLE hopeiul and grateful
] must at the same time express mT contempt
for those who shouli 10 the rb.tepashing.
but who In this present derlqratle crIsis sniis
and smile. but are villains s.ill.
1.-THE experience o. our clergy could ts ex-
pressed you would .ee faint at heart 70 read
It's dailJ chronicle. Work IL the great desire.
hut more Pressing is the whole souled wish to
pay the rent Sincerely working IN The name
OF Him who said that we would AluaTs have
the poor, one can esteem the high motives q
Mrs. Lowell Ia her anxiety to keep them
above the work - dependence an ] loss % sel!-
respect Admitting tha: the-e are many ia
tue ranks OF the .owy vac are worthless ices
sacEers o. New York humanity are the orners
OF our city'e tene0ents against them the
We heard the tale when from rsrsobsiin vest..
cation. starvation was in the home that our
handsome landlord wantel his TenttvilJ-
n!l.y, and this. not from transient tenants,
there IL any wnitewashing 70 be done In the
underground holes % New York tensmen.s
WHY cannot the Board OF Health compel the
autocrats to he clean. as We ! asthe poor tenant
who, In the msin. considering his environ
ment Is more clean every way than the owner
who seeks his ten per centum a; the cost o.
one must Oh! ect g. tile whitewashing scheme.
The noble who know Christ. may often be m -
lead bJ zeal that Is not practical. or which IL
disease. Have we heard anything worth men
tiortng. except 10 very few Instances. OF AnT
ready relic from the iaadlor1s o. the tone
from what We nigh; call the Oh ;enemen;s u
New York city are often In advance % the eI-
pected 10 per cent on the Investment. The
eed ali thsir faSits' the truth is sESt they
pour in their honest money to people who Gaze
not for their distress. WhiieWaSh then. the
owner and let MT a passing eIpediencJ be
never reap the comfort Of good road. The
existing depression will. no doubt. rass away;
but in its passing We should score big marx
and which even to- day. insist N pay day with
out cheering word OF encouragement much
less Of relief to those who ray the taxes after
and. furthermore. know how to vote. Your
editorial headed The People are Ready for
Them. - is but the weak cry. o. tie distressed.
lere will fnd that 7 OF only the poor are always
with US but that their true sympathiZers and
HELPERS indeed will have their say and be very
common sense consistently displayed in Jour
journal. An 4 the light which IL throws on the
interests which should most interest decent
people believe me. as an old reader OF THE
Az EAST SIDE CATHOLIC CITRATE.