The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-21
Illinois Representative in Vigor-
Gus Speech Recalls Dark
Republican Days of 1907
THEY NOW HOWL CALAMITY
But They Cannot Bring About
Business Depression No
Matter How Hard They Try
For the Country Knows
What They Are After and is
Prosperous

0SHNI OuO
Washington, July 18.-Representa-
tive Rainey, the senior member Of the
Democratic delegation from Illinois. in
the House, has fired a broadSide at
the Republican calamity liars in the
House and put some facts up TO them
which no n has had the tenerity to
attempt TO answer. He charges them
With an effort TO create q feeling OF
business depression throughout III
country where none exists, purely for
political advantage. Incidentally. he
has taken occasion to call attention to
some events which happened during
the good old Republican times Of
1907, when hundreds Of banks We're
Obliged TO issue scrip" in lieu of
money, in violation of law, and when
a man with money in bank could rot
draw it out upon his own check.
In his ringing speech the Illinois
Representative said:
The Congressional Record at the
present time bristles every day with
unpatriotic prophecies of business dis
aster made by Republican members
OF this House, evidently willing and
anxious to profit politically at the ex-
pense Of the prosperity of this coun-
try; and these utterances are all wildly
~applauded by Republican and Pro-
S1CHolNcS ilh OH tHdl size OIL the
House. We are just recovering from
the Republican panic of 1907. and
throughout the Ian the evidence OF
revival is abundant. You gentlemen
can not bring about a period of bust
ness disaster, no matter how hare
you try.
LEST we forget let me tell the
gentlemen on that side some of the
things that happened in 1903, after
the bank panic Of 1907, for which
we can charge the Republican part,
with responsibility. There was moth
ing psychological about conditions il
1907 and 1908.
I'm Chicago, on February II, 1908
the paper announced that the tota
number of unemployed were estimated
by the Federation of Labor at 100, 900
and about that late a warning wa.
issued to craftsmen to keep away from
the city Of Chicago.
con April 8, 1908, 700 Bulgarian
in Chicago appealed to the city an,
county authorities for aid for depor
tation to their own country.
"In Buffalo, on the goth of January
1908, 500 men besieged the superin
: tendent Of the poor for food. Fou
F men were taken to the hospital SUI
, fering from starvation.
In Camden, N. j., on the 10th Q
: August, 1908, a riot followed the ap
, plication Of 1900 men for less tina.
= 400 jobs advertised by the Josep-
Campbell Co.
+ "In Denver. on the Goth of Marc
1908, mor than 200 Bulgarians peti
toned the government for employ
2 ment or aid to return to Bulgaria.
, "In Detroit, on January %, 1905
: more han 1900 men marched to tn
@ city hall to solicit work of the mayo
q I'm Granite City, Ill, on April q
= 4 60O N r,nn 1z1n1f 60fD~1 va rto,
churches pleading for work, and or
f man killed himself because he faile
to obtain work.
In New York school children nun
boring 5000 mobbed the r~estaurar
s Of Adolph Lorber to obtain the FIRE
b meals offered by Mr.. Lorber on Eel
ruary 10, 1908.
d "In New York, on March Is, 100.
s the city government was urged by ii
Central Federated Labor Union to Il
contracts for subWays to furnish Wor
for 10000 unemployed; n c
March %, 1908, there was a demon
stration in New York in favor
armed revolution lac by 10000 III
employed, singing the Marseillaise ar
is other melting songs as they marche
through the streets. A bomb W;
it thrown at the police by an anarchi
during this demonstration.
ID con February 10, 1908, in Philade
k, phia, q total of $4,000 idle men we.
reported by the labor unions in II
Kensington district; and on Februat
IS 20, 1908, in Philadelphia, a riot fo
lowed the march Of 1000 foreigner
at chiefly to the city hall to d
L. mand employment; 3 policemen we
at shot and IA unemployed were arres
is ed. Also at that~time a LOAF of s:
ID Oo0, 1000, to provide funds for publ
IS work, was asked by the city for L
l. unemployed, and a race riot follow
TX the demonstration Of unemployed d
manding work; Italians were attack
by men of other nations.
- ION Ian.or,- 90 1Q02 in Gan Era