The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-09
HAD A VARIED PROGRAMME.
Unemployed Meet and Pass SatiricaI
Resolutions.

The Inland Quartet, a company of col
ored young men, opened the meeting of the
unemployed last night. The quartet sang
Goodbye, Old Party, Goodbye" and
Marching on to Victory" The meeting
was well attended and several ladies were
present. Cummings presided, and suggest
ed that hereafter when people believe they
have been overcharged by the gas companies
they should tender the regular rate, and
in case the gas is cut off the sufferer has
the assurance that he has a remedy in the
law. d. F. Kennedy believed that thou
sands of dollars have been unlawfully COL
lected by the gas trust, and he is of the
opinion that much Of this money can be
recovered through the proper channels.
1t was decided to hold mass meeting
and invite all indianapolis citizens inter-
ested in the gas question to be present
The next meeting of the unemployed will
be devoted to the discussion of this mat
ter. The question of the employment of
foreign labor on the new Kentucky-avenpe
bridge was brought up, and the chairman
appointed William Brand at the head of a
committee to investigate the alleged abuse.
A man appointed at the last meeting to
investigate an aggravated case of eviction
at No. go Columbia avenue stated that the
family had been badly abused. a com
mittee was named with instructions to
further investigate the conduct of one of
the constables, and if the charges were
proven true to at once begin a vigorous
prosecution against the offenders
Cuthbert Vincent addressed the meeting
on the financial situation and the causes of
attributed the depression to the gathering
power of money through interest. He
thought that the custom of taking of inter-
est for money was unlawful, and compared
the money-loaning interests of to-day to
the usury of ancient times. John Croft an
indignant German residing on Ramsey ave
nue., announced that he had been instructed
by postal card from the Board of Public
Works to, report at the city stone yard,
where he would secure employment He
did as directed by the street commits
examination of the card received by Croft
disclosed the fact that his instructions were
TO report on March 3, 1895"
There was objection to the appointment
of committee to call the Board of
Public Works The meeting was in favor
of every man and his neighbor marching
to the boards office and making a perempt-
DRY demand that street improvements be
commenced Immediately. The board will
be visited this morning and the request
made.
1t was also decided that the delegation
meet at the courthouse at $40 o'clock this
morning, and before visiting the Board
of Public Works go to the Commercial
Club and secure the additional service of
the force of men which congregates at the
food market each morning.
The meeting, before it's adjournment, di-
verged into vein of grim humor. w. P
Smith desired to contribute a set of reSolu-
tions providing for the relief of the In
dianapols working through the
crowned heads of Europe. Mr.. Smith apol-
ogized for our forefathers because they
were indiscreet enough to sign the Declara-
ton of Independence and humbly petit
toned the Queen of England to speedily
grant the Congress Of the United States
and his Excelency Grover Cleveland, the
privilege OF enactinS such laws as in their
judgment seem good for the people of In
dianapois. Mr. Smiths satire was re-
ceived vOciferouSly.
Chairman Cummings read before the meet
ing a lengthy paper containing a resume
of the winters relief work and statement
Of the attitude of the city administration
toward the unemployed. The document was
presented a resolution. and was adopted.
G. ~ Johnson introduced a resolution
requesting the Commercial Club to make a
statement to the public as to when and
how il derived it's power to govern the
city Mr. Johnson's resolution insinuated
that the club is in the habit of assuming
functions of a dictatorial character.