Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-23
TO FEED THE STARVING.
LABOR HERE EXTENDS A HEARTY,
OPEN HAND.
Federated Labor Unions Here VIII
Relieve the Evicted Miners of
CoaIgate, 1. T., and Propose to
Enlist the Entire City.

Labor here lent a ready ear last
night to the cry of distress of labor
in Coalgate, /. 7.
There was no foolishness or red tape
ism about It. Labor went straight to
the point.
Labor at Coalgate was represented
to be starving. Labor in Fort Worth
undertook to supply bread,
They took such steps that the en-
tire city of Fort Worth the local PRESS
and all the farmers Of tie surround
ing country Will be asked 10 enlist in
behalf of suffering Humanity before
today has well begun, and it is safe
to say that within swo days tie relief
will be sent. The meeting recognized
that when hunger stalked relief must
be swift.
In the Knights of Labor hall. No
lOi Houston street, the leaders of labor
people met last night to hear what
the committee from the starving
miners, composed of william Downs,
Frank Madelini and Louis De la Hart,
had to say. Their story has been pub
llshed in this paper. Downs Nas the
spokesman. In brief he represented
that the miners of Coalgl5e wera serfs,
with the Interior privilege OF cv!ctibn
and starvation. They Lell their very
homes by permission Ut tle coz ling
company for which they worked. The
company had so reduced wages that
the single man could tprely mike a
..
TO go hungry for the most part. Under
these circumstances the lauorars
struck. They did 80 only after they
mad tried every other means to Hing
about an agreement whereby for The
work they did they could receive living
compensation.
They struck because work did not
yield livelihood at the present rate
OF pay. Holding their homes fr-T the
company they were consa1uahtly tvct-
ed, loaded on trains AMI dumped with
in the Kansas border line, where they
We're left to starve Downs Is n Ia
borer, not n speaker lie InanaGed,
however. to tell his sto-y as plainly
as could an orator, ana his fellow
toilers listened.
At the conclusion If his talk a few
questions We're asked h.rl, aud a. w.
Hartman, Populist candidate ~ tcpre-
sentative, who had zen called upon
10 preside over the mass rirstlng. ask
ed for expressions from thoie present.
Mr.. S. j. Bronson, who Lao agitnted
the matter at the meeting II the apir-
itualists in the afternoon, ana made a
collection, was called COR.
Mr. Bronson talked on the text, "Sil-
yer ana Gold Have ! Not, but What
Have, Take" and he proceeded i'm
mediately to make a number of very
practical suggestions, on which the as
sembly acted.
He proposed in general, that COM
, mittees be appointed to solicit food and
clothing about the city Immediately,
and food and gardening truck among
the farmers. that car be Immediately
chartered. rates with the road be made
and food be dispatched to the miners
with the least possible delay.
II. S, p. Ashby, better known as
stump Ashby, chairman of the Peo-
| pies party and state lecturer of the
Alliance, was next called upon and
made brief address, but begged that
| he might not be permitted to prevent
the practical work OF the meeting from
going right on. Both he and Mr.. Bron-
son had some racy things to say about
| those who were responsible for the
| present condition of affairs, and the
| suffering to which labor is being sub
| jected.
The work done was as follows:
a collection Of S1055 was taken up,
which, added to the s6,75 subscribed
| by the Spirituallst meeting, was placed
/ In the hands Of Henry wehers, elected
| treasurer Of the fund to be raised
| The treasurer OF each OF the thirty
| local labor unions WIS appointed a
/ committee Of one to solicit subscrlp-
/ tons in his union and among It's
/ friends, to be added to the general
fund.
A committee composed Of Bon Dwic.
| gins, James McLester. o. A. Walling.
| Dan Hightower, c. V. Kllgore and
! Mesdames Henry Byrne and Evelyn
| Bartscher, who were observed to be
! present at the meeting. were appoint-
| ed committee to solicit in the city
for provisions, clothes and necessities.
| TO be sent to the sufferers at the earlf-
| est convenient date.
The Alliance store. corner OF Hous-
ION ana FIRST streets, was made the
] headquarters where contributions M
any nature Is TO be received, as well
/ wehers. Su' ei
on STUMP" Ashby's suggestion DR.
H. Gilbert an A. II. Curry Of Smith
neId We're appointed committee to
| solicit among the farmers OF the sur
rounding country for farm provisions
| and the chairman Is to inform them
| of the appointment
s. j. Bronson, Martin Irons. A w.
Hartman and r. A. Huebner We're np-
! I ot.ts.u tOHlIiHtlee 70 wait on the
management Of the KATY" and see
II the road would not enlist In the
| work OF humanity and convey what
was contributed free of charge or nj
special rates. and to wait on the Ca
Zette and Telegram and enlist their
| cooperation. e''
II is designed to send the car or
/ cars out in a day or two. The yyorl,
| Is to begin this morning.
The committee OF miners. seeking re-
lief for the 900 Of their distressed peo-
pie so from here to Dallas to enlist
that city's aid s''''s'