Cañon City record., 1904-11-03
THURSDAY. OCTOBER "a. 1904.
olsTREssFuL ZINES
HARoossspo THAT FOLLOWED
oeasOcRAcv's SUCCESS.
Lsssss chat sAesid Ne asia 4. Vivid
Rs0s0bsancs 20 that . Rspststioa
- xsasss<iss Disaster Nay Bs
Avsrtsd.


Avsrtsd.
Ths Inauguration of q Democratic
Hraideof in March, 1898. marked che be-
anning e< the most disressful times
ever known In this Country.
In the preceding November the major
fty Ut the nations working people had
seen 6t to try the experiment of better
ing their condision through intrnsting po-
nticai power 10 the Democratic party in
both the administrative and legislative
branches II the government In ex-
change for the confidence and power thus
given X. the Democratic party gave.
within six months. the working people
sf the country thc most frigistful dose of
general cniansity IL had ever experienced.
Within les than one year after the In
dustriai workers had decided. in Norcm-
Der OF 1877. not to let well enough alone.
prosperity had set like the sun, there
was . vast army of unemployed men.
and starvation and misery rcigned among
tens Of thousands of previously well 90
DO.
The Eiddenness and completene>s with
which this terrible change 10 1898 was
wrought in the fortunes of the American
people furnished fearfniiy bitter iesson.
But Il IN q lesson that IL Is better for
uz % bold In vivid remembrance at this
cline rathcr than learn Il all over again
By taking ancther dose of Deurocracy.
A search Through the files of almost
any leading newspaper IN the Unifel
otates during the four winters following
ehs Democratic sutnmers OF 1898. 1894.
1886 and ftS96 srouh show graphic nc
counts - the beartrendlnx snd awful
vnnt that followed the closing Of the
A. - q. H..
detrucfisn ef cvnhdeuce by the Demo
erssic party.
rsstsae~y fress U~toa Labor.
TAs fuilsviug resolution charging the
Dsmscxatc perty witA, direct responsible
NJ fos eAs fearful suffering of labor.
wss adsVted By the Uuio, Labor Club
II ChtcnBe. esd was printed Ia the news
Oapes Deccnber 10. lSsS:
Ive0 - asAse oe the most Prosperous
ssa sAae ~ prof,ie cf the Cniirsi states
s - 10 3 = sss ss.,s. .s q: s s.:ss .sSs-'l{ SUR
s.ass - ess.stice ssd cold. We srs not
paa n ssr fsir land cesa-s the wsii Of
wS - fssoing NE. and starving .onea
50 sss. rs srcss ssssr s ~ shs % hi..ssy ssy
GA esasll6ss e shs void for sui~i.s~nr~:
ssssnrs. = r-daes wsrr-. Fer ,hs.s cal.
anIiss tAssr = . rsu-~ 70 which wc -rr-
" sSs ssSs.sig iya u.sss.sssS sas,s and nd snpr %
eAsf. fAs suicidal peliry. Of frre trsde.
weicA 0ssver ci@s~isnd at its bead pro.
I'D V ueg saFrnder. Il no~ Thoroughly
enAssssssa ~ The working people. and nn.
ss~..ssslsa. % @ .ss.e E s sar.nlss. a and % .p,ns *
70 ske st~ssi extremity.
w. c. Psneroy. vice president Of the
ARsfScAn federation OF Labor, well
cDrnad The thirtcrnth annual convention
- he Ol4cago City Hall (Dcccmbcr l.:
l6ssD In ths following language:
Ia DE name OF the homeless wan
dsrrr. b shis dcscrt of stone and steel.
shst w~yfArer Whose woifish hunger
hcunds esim evcr onward. Whose sieeplcss
sycs Wildly Geek shelter and slomber.
Whose btsck despair grows darker aud
darker every hour. whose hear grows
faint for wsDt OF food, whose shivering.
shrunken form grows sick at the sirht
sf his swH sssrunktn shadow. whose soul
b dead. welcome you to the city. whose
notro Ia I will"
Terrr Hautc. lad. telegram Of De-
cemiscr II to the Associated Press said:
AZ . meeting OF the Citizvns' Relief
Commiskee this afternoon. the sabcomnslt-
tees appointed to make canvass OF the
wards, showing nearly i.5oo men oU Of
work.~
An Associated Press telegram from
BOSTON, Decunber IJ. said; "a circu-
lar was iasued to-day TO landlords by the
associations fer the unemployed. assert
lne that 10, 900 workmcu, having as many
persoas dcpcndent upon them. arc unable
% snA enp,cymcnt. and asking that no
REM be rcqLrcd Of such until they are
employed. Another appeal. addressed TO
shc cstiscns ef Boston. asks them to see
ehst tho city provides work. A move
meat b on foct for a proccssion OF the
ing In FAncuii Hall next Tuesday"
Sleeping In the City Hall.
(Chicago Iutcr Ocean. Dec. 13, 1903)
That contingent of ''rhe army of the
unemployed" which has found shelter for
q few nights In tho corridors OF the City
Hall rctnrned to It's old quarters again
hast might. bringing along mnny recruits.
Tue tnsh before, forty or more OF the
)odscrv thenEht IN rcxalc themselves with
sand witches, but wore set upon by their
leSa fortuante aud fainished comrades.
and "bfcsd riot" was prccipitated
~tidh called forth police ofiiccrs to qucil
=. Notwithstanding shis ruction, the
chilled and starving applicant was NOT
refIAsesl lodging room last night. He
came up to police headquarters dubiously,
btr was Admitted.
AZ 10 o'clock the long 6rst-ncor cor
ridoe freu Washington q Randolph
street was covered with men and boys.
fast asleep on the cold. damp pave
msut Men were half reclining on the
etsirwnys. and clsc poor wrctchcs on the
door had others standing over and about
chem. cnvioua OF thc place upon which
they lay. cramped. drawn up. and crowd
abls bed.