The morning call., 1894-02-04

ana that he would DO ali be could Tor u,
and we left HIM feeling much encouraged
We called on most OF the ciergymen OF the
city and with Just Une eXcep Ion we were
kindly received, and they nave proven by
their noble and uutlTlng efforts ana me
ef-sacrlfcing sDirit they have shown that
hey are the friends OF be working man,
and we trust they will receive the reward
they so justly merit.
1t WAS thought best By the uDe employed
TO hold a public meeting and 10 invite ali
the ciergymen 80 attend, 50 we engaged a
nail and held meeting to which ali the
clergynen were invited. At tnis meeting.
which was held at Washington Hall,
large numO OeT Of clergymen were present.
IL WAS evident from the remarks they
made that they were greatly surprised not
only al the large number Of wOrkIngmen
present. but also al the Quet, orderly anG
conservative manner In which they pre-
Sente0 their case. At this meeting a cOm-
mlitee was appointed composed Of i've
members OF the unemployed and a la e
number OF elergymen TO devise ways aud
means o. properly bringing the matter TO
he nouce OF the city officials and
the business men. A sub-cOmmi-
Les was appointed to see MsyOr
Ebert and ascertain If a meeting could be
arranged Tor al which the unemp!o; cd
could present their case 10 himself aud
the Supervisors. The Mayor kindly ar
ranged Tor Ine meeting, which was held a
few days later. At The meeting which had
been arranged for The Supervisors stated
that while there was an abundance o1
work which the city should DC, aud whlit
IL was almost a necessity that II sHOuIi
De done, tnere was @ money on mana 20
pay for Il. Before TIE meeting ADJOURNED
the Supervisors passed d resolution eX-
pressing their sympathy Tor the unem-
stHn hot Ehr
raised they would desI gDate improvements
Of public character I r winch tie money
could be expended IN providing WoTk.
The next move was 10 open register
Tor the purpose OF aSctTtalnlng as near as
possible the Dumber Of uDem ployed, ano
to prevent others from coming TO the city
and Obtaining the Work which might be
provided. AT q meeting OF The executive
committee Of the cIeTgymen ana unem-
puyed it was decided TO hold meeting in
which only The registered plOyed
wOrkiDgmeu would be admitted, but the
clergymen ana all business men were N
Vlteu 10 attend. The writer saw MI.
Wood Of the Metropolitan Temple and
that gentleman very kindly consented 10
give Us the use of the hail free At this
meeting, though but few business men
were present, great progress was made.
The clergymen worked hard Tor us and the
press. To our surprise. gave Us ''DOOm. -
We take into consideration tBat some Of
the unemployed men upon the platform,
who gen iy but earnestly and eiOQuenIly
only asked tuat some kind Of work he
provided so tnat they would be d be 10 earn
al honest living, had eaten nothing since
tue day before, and some Of them had
hungry mothers, wives and sisters at the
place they called home. Al the close OF
the meeting committee Of twelve Of The
unemployed were appointed 10 go as dele
gates TO the meeting OF The business men
l. b be al the Chamber Of Commerce the
next day.
All this meeting of the business men the
cause OF ihe uuem DiOyed was elOQueDUy
presented by the eleTgymen. The chair
man the unemployed read the resOiu-
lion which was ADOPTED al the MetropOli-
tan Temple meeting aud made a few brief
remarks about the number OF unemployed
and their condition. Here we net with a
great surprise. We eXDvcled TO find bust
ness men al the meetlLg who would say II
We were wiling 10 WOTk something mig BIT
be done. They did nothing Of the kind.
1hey all SAID. every one Of them. these
are deserving men, they have come 10 US
IN manly way 70 ask Us 10 assist them
that they IL ight not starve. ttRt they
should be bic TO provide Tor their wives
and children, aud work must and shall be
provided, and we Will 90 right down int
IL to- the unempl0yed more tnaD q
month with the able and earnest assist
ance Of the clergymen 10 bring the matter
properly before the business men. II took
the business men less than a week TO raj Sc
money. appoint committees and put sew
erel hundred Of ps 10 work. No words Of
ours can express our thanks 10 those who
have done and are doing so much for us
". NJ. Bunker, chairman Of the business
mems committee, who is giving the larger
portion Of his time al well "a his money TO
assist Us, is certainly deserving of our
gratitude. and ! am sure We shall never
forget bis kindness. ROlia Y. Wat,
secretary Of the business mems CON-
mittee, by his patient and persistent
efforts, and MS ind, courteous and gentle
manly manner IN dealing wiki the uuem-
plOyed has eDdeared himself 10 the heart
OF every homes. labOTIng man IN tie city.
Would space permit It we should like TO
name every one Of our friends, and thank
each in turn, hut as We cannot d 0 this we
wish all cur friends, the clergymen, the
business men the school children-the dear
boys and grls-whO have been doing so
much for Us. the pm bic press, one and ali.
for their Kindness, sympathy and substau-
tiai assistance, ana We hope and pray you
may enjoy greater prosperity and bapDi-
ness for having so uObly come 20 our rs-
lief 7. NJ. DANIELS.
Chairman Unemployed"
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