The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
SUFFERING OF THE PEOPLE.

| shouting theSelves hOarSe singing the
| praise of their slave-drivers, while
| death stood reckoning at their door.
Now they are getting dose of their
own medicine. Let them gulp it down
regardless of the OdOr, while their cor
poration masters kindly hold their
noses. Let them JOY In the thought
Of the ruin they have brought upon
| themselves, and families.
'Rah. for Mckinley.
Byrons lament over the degenerate
Greeks most aptly fits their case.
NO chains 81 gall as those the self-made
He lot scarcely owns TIL they eat,
Dee ply-ti II the live pains crawl
Throu "a the flesh Of him who caused him.
self 20 AL.
Great was Diana Of Ephesus.
Great was Bill Mckinley,
Great is the Republican party
But greater still is Mark Hanna Nc
knley"
1t makes my old blood Jingle with
glee tOsee you prod the traitors.
Stay and spare not"
The newspaper article referred to
by Mr.. Snow is as follows:
With still month to 90. and work.
ing under reduced appropriation,
y
show that within few hundred of
the total applications for relief of a
year ago have already been allowed
That December will bring to him
5000 or more families he has every
reason to believe. Without funds to
purchase the needed supplies the
| county board will be confronted with
| the necessity OF making another ap-
preparation to fill out the year or com
polling its relief bureau to 60 out Of
business until the appropriation for
| 1897 has been made.
1t is said that never in the history
Of the county agents Office, excepting
the year following the big fire, has
such demand been made on it for re-
| lief. Times were hard following the
close Of the Worlds Fair, and the fig
ures for that year show that SO, 800
families were looked after by the
county. A year ago the figures jump
ed to ~, 1873 families. Up to the close
of business yesterday 81, 4S3 families
had been provided with fuel and pro-
visions, and the hardest month Of the
year to tell it's story.
| The Offices of the county agent were
thronged yesterday. The record for
relief showed more than 800 families,
and today as many more are expected.
Fourteen persons were sent to the
county poor farm and fourteen had
preceded them Saturday.
Without any previous arrangement
the applicants yesterday diviued into
two distinct classes. The early morn
ing hours found men and women in
| the four or five lines who knew the
ropes" as County Agent Olson put it.
| In the afternoon the scene had
changed. Those who had made UP the
waiting crowds were trembling for
| fear that they would not be able to
| get the longed-tor sack Of flour, por-
tion Of coffee and other neccssaries Of
life. In the lines were big. able
bodied men down whose cheeks the
hot tears cOnrsed as they related their
stories Of sick wives, helpless children,
and the weary hours and days they
themselves had put in looking for
work.
| Mr.. Olson had inaugurated new
rule in the Office. 1t is now necessary
for the male member Of the household
to make the application for relief
when there is male member and he
| Is able to be out at all. Mr.. Olson
said often women and children would
apply for and get provisions and sell
| them before they got to their homes
! Two cases Of more than ordinary in
terest were reported at the Office yes
terday. The first was that Of woman
residing at 36 Chaplin street, who is
| sick in bed and who has six children
to care for. a basket of provis ions
had been taken to her week ago by
a friend, but it was said she had re.
ceived nothing since. The case was
reported by woman, who became
quite excited as she proceeded with
her narrative. and who said: "The
man killed himself year ago because
he could not support his family, and
the woman committed suicide a
month ago. only she was saved by the
! doctors"
Tie second case was that Of a young
married couple. All the while the
young woman sobbed as il her heart
would break 1t was the old story. A
happy wedding, followed Immediately
by discharge on account OF the hard
times. Weeks OF idleness had eaten
up the scant savings, and now they
were forced to ask assistance from the
| county.
DR.. Aver Of the central bureau Of
charities was busy all day competing
the plans which he desires to put into
execution for the winter. He is one
Of those who believe; with County
Agent Olson, that there is a hard win
ter ahead. DR.. Aver wants $1,000
INN ediately. and he expects to get it
and as much more If the future Shall
dem onstrate that 1t is needed.