Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-12
TURNED TO POLITICS.
ResoIutions Adopted at An Open Meeting on the Green This Afternoon.

on the Green Thus Afternoon.
 Promptly at 9 o'clock this afternoon the committee appointed at the mass meeting the other day, accompanied by Attorney c. Baldwin of Naugatuck. took seats on the band stand in the green. J. s. Carroll. representing the labor unions, was also seated on the stand. o. c. Commerford presented the report to the committee and the answer received from Mayor Kill duff. The report was, ill brief, that they had visited tue mayor and stated the demand of the unemployed that contractors upon city work employ only home labor. The mayor had enthusiastically endorsed the committee's action and would do all in his power to see that contractors fulfilled their obligations.
 MT Commerford then read the following preamble and resolutions. About 500 men were congregated around the stand, and the resolutions were adopted:
 ''Whereas, the presidential the United States did on the thirtieth day of June last, now nearly one year ago, issue procla- nation calling the members of the fifty third congress together for tho purpose Of repeating certain laws which were con- sidered perilous to the financial and busi- ness interests of the country; and whereas said laws after lengthy discussion and de-  yet our people are not relieved through legislation, from the impending dangers and distress then existing, but are still a4ietsd Yith industrial and commercial depCession throughout the length and breadth ef the land, the like of which this country has never seen. Our merchants are still crippled, our wheels of industry either stopped or limited to short time and our workingmen put upon re- duced wages or on no wages at all; with distress and privation in almost every sec- ton of our land and that, too, with full and abundance ot everything that civ ilized people could desire, and it is there fore that we. the creators of all thls wealth. cannot understand why it is that our homes are made desolate, our children hungry and our fellow laborers without work or the common necessaries of life. In time of peace we are the producers of all wealth and prosperity. In time of war we are the nations bulwarks and breast works, its champions and defenders. In tune of distress and disaster we are its greatest sufferers. We ask no charity, we are not beggars but men, believing that in the sweat of our brow we have a right to eat bread; then why is it we ask, that in a land claiming to be the richest in the world; one whose.accumulated wealth is es- timated at nearly sixty odd thousand dol lars, yet distress, poverty, hunger and thousands of unemployed men crying for work ln order to protect themselves and families from want and starvation. In almost every city in our land and from almost every manufacturing center the cry of the laborer is heard asking for work, work, work. Now therefore be it
 "Resolved. that we, the working men of !, pY1fo of in mass meeting assembled, demand that our representatives in con- gress, particularly the senate, take immediate action upon the taiff bill so that our manufacturers and business men may be-enabled to adjust their affairs to some recognized, fixed star lard of value, so that uncertainty and douOt may be re- moved from commercial and manufactur- ing center. And it is further resolved that as all taxes are paid by the toiler and out of his labor we therefore denounce the income tax as incousistan with and out of place in a tariff bill, we do not recognize it as a desirable feature of tariff reform, no1 as a source of revenue for its enactments will only be an additional burden upon the laborers, who, beyond question, pays all, and it is further
 Resolved that as the present distress is 
 extraordinary instance of national misfor- tupe demanding prompt aid and relief, we therefore call upon congress for the ap- propriation of public money for the con- structCn of government buildings or other public works for the employment of our needy and deserving unemployed. We also ask our muDicik al and town au- thorities for the employment of such of our worthy and destitute fellow townsmen as are needy, upon our streets and high ways until a revival of the ordinary and customary industries by which we have heretofore been employed and have prospered. and it is further
 Resolved, that at this time when want of employment and need of bread for our selves and our families is so apparent we do not believe it is to be either wise or ju- dicious to let by contract the public work required by our municipality and we there fore enter our most earnest protest against it, and it is further
 Resolved that we appreciate most fully the liberty of our citizens and tax pay CTS in coming to the aid of unemploye ed during the past winter, and trust that the time is not far distant when appropria- tions be for such purpose will be unnec- essary and it it's further.
 Resolved, that it ia the belief of this meeting that the time has arrived for the president to relieve one Richard Olney of his position at the national capitol, and appoint in his stead as attorney general one who will represent the people, and not powerful combines and trusts. Wo there fore demand his retirement, and it is fur ther
 ''Resolved, that wa have unbounded con- fdence and faith in our form of govern ment and believe that it is within the ability and power of the people and their representatives, in all departments of our national, state aud municipal governments to relieve distress and restore prosperity to our whole people and we therefore in sist that our representatives in every de- partment take immediate steps in the direc- ton and to that end and 1t is further
 ''Rt solved that the individual living peti- ton now at the doors of congress have the same respectful consideration as that ac- corded to the representatives of combines and trusts. As few shots at Lexington on the memorable 18th of April, 1775, brought on a revolution, and an-insane raid at Harpers' Ferry in 1859 involved us in civil war, the burdens of which still oppress our people, we desire no such scenes of violence or bloodshed, but peaceful settlement of the difficulties by which we are surrounded and lawful and speedy adjustment of the economic questions now under consideration at our national capitol"
 At press hour Henry c. Baldwin of Nau- gatuck was addressing the crowd in his usual fiery style.
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