The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-05
Pettis Co
MADE FIERY TALKS
Excited Meeting of Unemployed
i'm the Criminal Court Room.
John Dalton, Boiler Maker, Talked
of Demanding Work at the point
of the BayOnet."

Five hundred or more unemployed work
ingmen were gathered at the Criminal
Court room at 7:9O o'clock. last night. the
time appointed for a meeting of destitute
workingmen. No one appeared to know
by whom the meeting was called, nor
what was it's object A half hour was con-
sumed before any one would take the re-
sponsibility of calling the meeting to order.
After a conference, d. f. Kennedy agreed
TO act as temporary chairman He was
afterwards selected TO act permanently in
the same capacity. William Snow was
chosen as secretary. The chairman made
a short speech calling on those present
not TO be backward, but If they had any
ideas To put forward to stand up and give
them and tnat the ideas would be consid-
cred by the committee appointed at a
former meeting
Chairman w. II. H. Tuttle, of the relief
committee said he was not entirely salts
fed with the manner in which relief for
the unemploy ed was being administered
He thought il humiliating to have TO run
down to the Commercial Club to get some
thing TO eat He thought some arrange
ment should be be made to give the
work and pay them a reasonable compen-
sation for their hire. The ratons that are
furnished, he said, were all well enough,
but if a man has no fire TO cook it with,
and no money TO pay for fuel he is almost
as bad OFF as If he were without food. He
believed the men should be put TO work
that they could earn enough to pay for
bare necessities at least.
Chairman Kennedy reported the result of
the committees conference in regard to the
cut in the price of labor by the relief bu-
reau. From his statement 1T appeared
that the result of the conference was not
as satisfactory to the committee as was re-
ported by the Commercial Club officers.
He recommended that committee be sent
TO the Commercial Club to confer further
the wage question, and to ask that
work se furnished that would give the un
employed a chance to earn fuel and bread.
A number of others in the assemblage
spoke and the general sentiment expressed
was that work ought to be furnished and
wages paid.
The food market appeared to be unpopu-
lar, and the manner of dispensing food and
work by the Commercial Club found no
friends among the speakers. John Dalton,
q boiler maker, made a rabid speech on
the anarchistc order. He talked of work.
ingmen demanding work at the point of
the bayOnet" At this point he was inter-
rupted by the chairman, who advised mod
GRAFTON in the speeches made. Dalton re-
torted that they had been peaceable long
enough and suggested more aggressive
action. He worked the audience UP to a
high pitch of excitement which it was not
in the power of Chairman Kennedy to
allay. This speaker was followed hy 9TH
ers who talked in the same vein and at
one time the meeting was. apparently,
frenzied with excitement Finally a COM
mittee consisting OF Messrs. Kennedy, Dali
ton. Harrison, Tuttle and George was ap-
pointed to wait upon the Mayor, Board of
Works and the Commercial Club and de-
mand work and wages instead OF the ra-
tions provided by the Commercial Club.
The meeting adjourned to Monday night,
at which time this committee was directed
TO report.