The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-09-27
Congressman. Sixth District
PAGE NORRIS of Duluth.
REMEMBER 'o3.

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The public has not retentlve
memory in matters of detail, We
recall the hard times of 1893, at the
close of a democratic admlniStra-
ton, IN a sort of general way-but
it requires more than mental
operator to bring back to US all the
horrors of that period-that terri
Bile social nightmare, when strong
men begged from door to door for
bread, and fell in their tracks from
sheer exhaustion, weeping and
moaning for their dear ones who
were undergoing worse suffering
ar home. Here are few extracts
from the daily papers of that time
clippings from the columns of the
newspapers: ..
from theDaily Inter Ocean, Saturday
morning December 9, 1898. ,.
That contingent of ''the army of the
unemployed" which has found shelter
for few nights in the corridors OF the
CITY Hall returned to it's old quarters
again last night, bringing along many
recruits
The night before forty or more of the
dodgers thought to regale themselves
with sandwiches, but were set upon by
their less fortunate and furnishing
comrades, and la 'bread riot was
precipitated which called forth police
officers to quell it. Notwithstanding
this ruction, the chilled and starving
applicant was not refused lodging
room last night. He came up to po-
lice headquarters obviously, but was
admitted.
At 10 o'clock the long frst-foor
corridor from Washington to Ran
dolph street was covered with men
and boys, fast asleep on the cold,
damp pavement. Men were half re-
clining on the stairways, and the poor
wretches on the floor had others stand
ing over and about them, envious Of
the placeupon which they lay cramped,
drawn up, and crowded by others who
shared their miserable bed.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 13.-A circular
was issued to-day to landlords by the
associations for the unemployed, as
sorting that $4,000 workmen having as
many persons dependent upon them,
are unable to find employment and
asking that no rent be required of
such until they are employed. An
other appeal, addressed to the citizens
of Boston, asks them to see that the
city provides work. A movement is
on foot for procession of the unem-
pIoyed on the common, and meeting
in Faneuil Hall next Tuesday.
New York DC. 1S.-Rev. Father
Mahoney, pastor of the Church of Our
Lady of Good Counsel, Brooklyn,
caused decided sensation at all the
masses held there today by his start
ling reference to the cases of almost
starvation at present existing in that
city. Never in all my experience,
he said, s'has Brooklyn been in such a
condition as at present. Hundreds OF
families are and unless relief comes
and that quickly,-the result will be APP
palling to contemplate. have seen
strong men, steady and Industrious,
actually begging for bread to feed
their starving children. For months
they have been out of employment.
This is the first time in my career, as
a Catholic priest, that | have been
compelled to use such language. =
These are specimens taken at ran
dom. In the midst of such con-
dition, Mr.. Bryan and his followers
declared that free coinage of silver
offered the sole and only escape.
He averred that the gold standard
was responsible for the condition,
and its continuance meant not
merely continuance of those con-
ditions, but an aggravation of them.
The Republicans promised relief
in re-established confidence and
the application of a judicious tariff
law. Which party, in view of the
present condition as contrasted
with the one existing, and the
promises made by both, is best en-.
titled to confidence. and support
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