The morning times., 1897-01-03

There is, perhaps, no capital in Europe
which has had as much money spent upon
it as tins. A comparison OF the current
European budgets win show this. The
cities of Paris, Berlin, Vienna, st. Peters
burg and Madrid do not annually get the
sums for improvements and other things
that Washington Goes. The trade, mand
factories and industries of these cities
owe very little to the fact of their being
at tile capital. The volume of business
and commerce is on such sure basis
| that il would stand firm evenif the seats Of
government were moved else where. In
other words, The people 90 not rely on the
government for business, trade and cni-
ploymcnt to any very great extent.
afford exceptional advantages to work
ingmen and their families as a place
of residence. The admirable system
Of public schools affords the means Of
thorough English education. The univer-
sites are available to those seeking tie
professions. The libraries, public inSti-
tutions and museums offer opportunities
OF reading and research. To these must
be added broad, well-lighted, wcll-payed
streets, best modern system OF drainage
and sewerage, beautiful parks and reser-
vations and the best street car service
in the country. When the demand is
created there will be established schools
OF the mechanical and electrical arts like
the Boston School OF Technology, where
engineering and everything relating TO
can even now be acquired in the univer-
sites here.
a demand is already on for small houses
suitable for workingmen, at a moderate
rent. With an increase in the number en-
ployed in the various industries. there
would be a corresponding increase in the
need OF such homes which might he sup
piled by building syudicates or assccia-
tions, so that in time, each man, 10y easy
payments, might hope to own his home, a
is now the general rule in Philadelphia.
Depending upon possible but uncertain
public Improvements does not pay. Only
certain number of hard-laboring men
can hope for employment, and that not al
ways constant, upon public works Tie
great body OF workingmen and mechanics
Il r.-l.,
Of additional industries which will keep
them employed the year round, and pre-
vent them and their families from ever
becoming objects of charity. The bencv-
olent associations among them have just
as much as they can 10 now to look after
the sick, the destitute, ara employed OF
their own kSd during the winter and
duh times. In addition to this burden and
demand upon them, there are always a
number of wandering waits tranping the
country. preying upon the more thrifty and
industrious of laboring men TO whose APP
peal they can not turn an entirely deaf
ear.
| The workngmen Of Washington have one
advantage over those of elsewhere There
being no elections or suffrage in the District.
they are not liable to be inundated.
threatened with loss of place or bulldozed in
! any way by political bosses. Their bread
depends upon the way in which they do
their work, rather than upon their poIit-
! ical principles. In other cities they are not
so fortunate in a red-hot campaign, where
their votes are wanted by both parties
The Times. under its new management,
VIII endeayOr at all seasons to aid the
| workkingmen in all lawful and laudahle
! efforts to better their condition by any
| individual or concerted action having for
its object their welfare Realizing that
upon their broad shoulders must ever rest,
as upon a rock, the foundation upon which
alone can be reared prosperous commu-
nifty, The Times is with them heart and soul
in their struggles for homes and work and
part Of the body polite, consistent with
law, justice and equity. The wor kers
as an important and valuable integral
part of a community are in no sense, how
ever, a privileged class, and 1T is to be said
to the credit Of the workingmen of Wash
ing6on that they want nothing but what
they are entitled to and have no disposition
to encroach upon the rights of other people
| The future Of Washington depends largely
upon all Of its citizens acting in harmony,
with an eye single to its advancement, and
not by arraying classes against masses.