The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

| men can examine the books and learn the
truth. q II
new set of mem are now likely in the
near future to get a Ichance to see the
source of private fortunes and campaign
FUNDS, hence the proposal to destroy the
evidence. II nj
Washington correspondent sends us:
Senator Sherman is oftthe opinion that a
mistake was madet when the gold reserve
was allowed to fall below 800, 900 900 mark y
would 1t not be ca good plan for some
astute statesman to inform us what that
$l0O.OOOOOO gold reserve is for anyhow il it
IS not to be used? Is it for the sole and
only purpose of making citizens
pay out of their labor $40 900 per annum
lot the benefit of foreign bondholders and
their agents in Wall street?
Meeting of Unemployed.
There was gathering Of the unemployed
on the old Haymarket in this city last
saturday morning, numbering in the neigh
borhood of 5000. The meeting was address
ed by S. M. Owen. S. w. Sample, Mr..
Pierce. of the Labor Problem" and Thos
H. Lucas The gathering was orderly and
composed of honest, hard working men,
eager to formulate some plan by which
they might be permitted to earn their
bread
Shortly after 9 a. m. the presiding Of
ncer, Arthur Keep, of the K Of L., mount
ed the wagon seat and shouted: LAS many
men who are unemployed and want work,
raise their hands,
Almost every hand in the crowd went up
IKE Hash, and as the unusual sight made
us impression on all present Mr.. Keep
stated there was about $50 900 in the city
funds that could be used for making i'm
provements, employing a portion of the
labor now going to waste
.. NJ owen then, among many good
Things that were frequently applauded,
said: 1.-THE times were radical If the
country were threatened with an invasion
something would be done quickly. Cur
rency would be provided by means of let
tiers of credit, with Uncle Sans signature
to back them, and plenty of money would
be the result Why not provide for the in
Vasion OF hunger In the same way?
(Cheers) Let the ward funds be used to
employ the masses. Let the matter be
brought 80 forcibly to the city council that
1t would be forced to lister.
The next speaker was G.. H. Pierce, of
the Labor Problem. He sarcastically asked
the crowd If they were there to have their
ears tickled with ante-election fattery He
said:
Just before election you are the honest,
intelligent and Industrious working classes
and at all other times you are 'hoboes'r'
IhlS caught the crowd and whoops of ap-
prevail went up. MI. Pierce intimated that
there was no government for, of and by
the people, because the people had allowed
themselves to be jolied up by aspiring
politicians. The permanent remedy could
only come when the power and the sword
of authority could be legally wrenched
from treacherous hands at the next cleo
ton. I'm the meantime said Mr.. Pierce
organize constantly and completely. Make
the city council feel the weight of the
moral force of the movement. Work fast
and keep everlastingy at it,
Rev. S. w. Sample delivered an address,
full of meaty ideas and food for deep
thought. DR. Sample said God was in the
midst of this meeting. HE was always in
the midst of a gathering which was peace
full earnest, and in the cause of right The
speaker recommended as a legislative i'm
provement that the minprities be respected,
that there be the initiative referendum
and proportional representa- ton. Single tax
was also recommended.
Remove all private and corporate monop-
olieS which only another name for
special privileges and injustice. Mr.. Sam
pie said: Let the municipality, county,
state or nation own, manage and control
all monopolies such as privileges in the
streets and highways, railways, wharfs, the
privilege of issuing money. Destroy all
monopolies in money, land and Transporter
ton, and you will peacefully open TO the
people the enjoyment of equal rights and
the abolition of industrial slavery and in
voluntary poverty.
At the close of Dr.Sample's speech the fol-
lowing resolutions were read and adopted
with a yell of approval:
Whereas 1t being a well known fact that
the laboring men of this city must
enough in the summer months to sustain
them during the winter; and.
Whereas The people of this city have just
come through a severe winter in which
work was scarce and wages low, thereby
causing much want and misery and,
Whereas, Said severe circumstances have
in most cases lead to the spending of the
savings of the people and in other cases to
their running in debt; and
Whereas There at present many men
out of employment and there seems no
hope of employment for them in the future
unless means be provided to furnish them
work, therefore. be it
Resolved, That we, citizens of Mime
apolis in mass meeting assembled, do urge
and req: /. the mayor to send a communi-
cation to the city council recommending
that measures be passed for as many pub
lie improvements as possible, and be it
further
Resolved, That all work which may be
ordered in pursuance Of these resolutions
shall be done without the intervention of
contractors, but by the city direct, and be
it further
Resolved, That a committee be appointed
to present these resolutions to the mayor.
The committee was then appointed con-
sisting of Rev. S. W. Sample, DR.. E. f.
Clarke, Sumner Ladd, Arthur Keep. E. L.
Vert and ]. II. Pierce, O. T. Erickson,
S. A. Stockwell and w. A. Hampton.
A rousing speech by T. Lucas then fol-
lowed in which he recommended the or
ganization of the unemployed in the differ
ent wards His suggestion that this or
ganization should begin Immediately upon
the ground greeted with CHEERS and
the work began as soon as he had finished
speaking.
Monday, May q, the committee appointed
at the Haymarket meeting for the unem-
Dloved met at the Office of the Labor Union
to formulate some plan of organization. 1t
was determined to maintain registers In
every ward in which the names of all unem-
ployed might be written, together with their
residence occupation, number In family,
how long out of employment, whether in
debt and remarks. committee was ap-
pointed to solicit funds to furnish the books,
but were fortunate enough to receive the
entire set as a gift from the Palace Cloth
ing House.
A meeting will be called in each ward
early this week for the purpose of regis
tering the names and establishing perma-
nent ward organization and appointing
permanent recording secretary in each
ward.
Thirty years of Republican experience as
protectionists, sharpened by the panic last
ing from 1873 to 1879, developed Reciprocity
and McKinleyism, which has proved so
potent a factor in natitnal greatness that
after remaining in fufl operation during
two years of Democratic inactivity has left
the business of the country paralyzed and
our roads filled with idle people vanly
looking for work. why not try little
financial reform as an antidote to this i'm
becility in the conduct of our national af-
fairs?
From 1861 to 1855, tramp, tramp, tramp,