The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-24
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Whereas, All unemployed men and
others throughout the country VINO
may be in sympathy with the move
ment have been invited to assemble
in front of the National capitol on the
first day of May for the purpose of
compelling favorable action by Con-
gress by mere force of numbers and
physical presence; and,
Whereas, The constitutional right
of petition does not justify methods
dangerous to peace and good order
which threaten the national capital,
which are contrary to the law and op-
posed to the ordinary means OF oo-
tanning legislative relief under our
system of government; and,
Whereas, It is declared to be the
intention of this body of unemployed
and destitute people, not only to gather
together for the purpose aforesaid at
the City of Washington, but there TO
remain until their mission shall nave
been accomplished; and
T Whereas. The national capital is
chiefly devoted to public business and
is the center of federal legislation and
as a result of its lack of ordinary
means of affording employment, is now
taxed to it's utmost capacity in char
liable efforts to care for its own poor
and unemployed;
Now. Therefore, the commissioners Of
the District of Columbia, who are
charged with the duty Of maintaining
peace and good order, and with en-
forcing the laws in said district, beng
sensible of the gravity of the sltua-
+ ton. and fully approaching the hard
ship which must come upon many in
Inocent, but misguided, people If this
ill-considered movement should be con-
tinued, do hereby appeal, in the inter-
est of humanity, and in furtheranee or
the peace and good order which are
enjoined by the laws in force in said
district, to the good sense and patriot
ism of all those engaged in or who con-
template taking any part in the pro-
posed demonstration, and urge them
to reconsider their intention to come
into the District of Columbia for that
purpose; no possible good can come OF
such a gathering, and with no proper
preparation or means of subsistence,
suffering and ultimate disorder will
certainly ensue. No wrong can be
righted, no condition of labor anchor
ated, no remedy for existing evils re-
allied by the contemplated deJnonstra-
ton of physical force. Every desirable
end can be more certainly and effect
lively accomplished by ordinary and
lawful methods. The commissioners
while in entire sympathy with all peo-
pie out of employment, and having
no desire or purpose to deal harsh
ly with all honest men who seek relief
by reasonable and lawful means, are
in duty bound to give notice to those
: who are tempted under any pretext
to swell the number of unemployed
persons already here, that there is
neither work for them nor means fol
4 their maintenance in the district; that
the law does not permit the soliciting
of aims in our streets and forbids pa
rades, assemblages or orations in the
capitol grounds, and the obstruction OF
any public grounds, streets, highway
or avenues, and the approaches to pub
lie or private buildings.
1.-THE commissioners give notice also
, that the criminals and evil-doers, who
under cover of a crowd of unemployed
, men in our streets, may come for the
purpose of crime and disorder, will bt
apprehended and summary dealt with
! 'And, finally, they give notice to al
/, that come here against their advice
and protest that the laws in force IL
: the District of Columbia are adequate
for every emergency and will be rigid
] ly enforced.
(SigneO JOHN w. ROSS,
r GEO. TRUESDELL,