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

mistake was made when the gold reserve
was allowed to fall below 800, 900 900 mark. f"
would 1t not be "a good plan for some
astute statesman to inform us what that
500, 100000 gold reserve is for anyhow if it
Is not to be used? Is lit for the sole and
only purpose of makings,industrious citizens
pay out of their labor 100000 per annum
for the benefit of foreign bondholders and
their agents in Wall street?
Meeting of Unemployed.
There was a gathering of the unemployed
on the old Haymarket in this city last
Saturday morning, numbering in the neigh
porhood 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 a. m. the presiding of
nicer, Arthur Keep, of the X. Of L.. mount
ed the wagon seat and shouted: "As many
men who are unemployed and want work.
raise their hands,
Almost every hand in the crowd went up
like flash, and as the unusual sight made
it's impression on all present, Mr.. Keep
stated there was about $4,000 in the city
funds that could be used for making i'm
provements, employing a portion of the
labor now going to waste.
s. M. owen then, among many good
things that were frequently applauded
sald 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
ters 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
it 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' -
This 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 jollied 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 everlastingly 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 always in
| the midst of a gathering which 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 nitiative referendum
| and proportional representation. Single tax
| was also recommended
Remove all private and corporate monop-
another
| special privileges and Injustice. Mr.. Sam
| pie said: Let the municipality, county,
| state or nation own, manage and control
! all monopolies such privileges in the
streets and highways, railways, wharfs, the
| privilege of issuing money. Destroy all
| monopolies in money, land and transporta-
| 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 laborng men of this city must earn
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 OIL 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 reQu / 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 1t
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 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, b.. l..
| VERT and J. 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
| SANITATION should begin Immediately upon
| the ground was 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-
Dloyed 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 A committee was ap-
| pointed to solicit funds to furnish the books,
| but were fortunate enough to receive the
| entire set as gift from the Palace Cloth
| ing House.
| x meeting will be called in each ward
| early this week for the purpose of regis
| tering the names and establishing a perma-
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 national greatness that
after remaining in fun operation during
| two years of Democratic inactivity has left
| the business of the country paralyzed, and
our roads filled with idle people vainly
| looking for work. why not try a little
financial reform as an antldote to this i'm
| becility in the conduct of our national af-
fairs? S
From 1861 to 1855 tramp, tramp, tramp,
| the boys are marching. That was glory.
| In 1894, tramp. tramp tramp. the boys that
| fought during 1861 ITO 1855 to defend the
| grass around the capitol grounds are now