Show AN OLD TIMERS VIEWS SALT LAKE CITY jan 18 1896 in your issue of priday jh iday the be 16 15 b dinst net I 1 noticed an n editorial headed an AD office mania lo in tile tiie second paragraph you say eay an office seeking mauia mania Is in spreading over the tb state and the old rule long practiced to in utah Is in being abolished a d men go about in droves seeking places tor for every vacancy there to ie a clamoring crowd I 1 w will III here say may for one clu class of PIP vs an a clamoring crowd to ie shut abut eft only one olasa clan have been conn derso dereu capable of filling such places 1 mean office work lo in general lod and that la is expected by those that mat have bave had the better belter chance of schooling and the hard working man need not apply when ii utah and bait lake in particular the office sought the mao man it was generally this class that was sought soughs unless it was an office where only glory wap wa the pay and then the class you call the clamoring crowd was awarded the ibe place with very little trouble Y u make direct reference to county commissioner and suggest they give the cl clamoring amori ng crowd the go by now mr editor who are seeking places at the hands bands of our county cow corn missioners ners at the present tibt wbk wh as an a general rule a hungry crowd 0 of f poor men at least the must most of them some gome that do not no know where the next flour I 1 is s coming frona from or where to got get a pair 0 shoes to auver the test leet of their little ones or a little coal to keep them warm too proud to beg and too honest to sterl steal ISM I 1 am one that has made application for a place in the be brodni brigade a gift of the commissioners 0 bat lake county and think I 1 aboulos not be considered out of place mr for so joing thirty seven years ag I 1 maut mae my advent into this ibis city with all I 1 iad lu in a two twe ive wet k l I 1 weary travel my first night here I 1 made my bed bd just bout about a where I 1 BID am asking to help keep clean I 1 find it 11 tue lue many that bad employment in the city and county building and grounds have not livel long enough before they got places to know the name came or number 0 aie street it was located on the only reason I 1 can assign that so ec many are clamoring tor pieces ai present is that there are so many out butoi of employment and not because they want to teed feed out of the public crib I 1 like mari many others that have long resided here that have been on hanu bano by nl ni ht or by day to do anything in 10 public way corthe lor the public booi gooi goo am only aski g to exist still a little longer where they bave spent their best boye and have been unfortunate in not having t a chance to lay by for a time use time these we are ace passing lot liet we me arkyou ask you in conclusion to cast the mantle of charity around we be clamoring crowd 11 and hope tibe the time may soon come that thai times may change changa and that tor for the better that anat the idle and hungry crowd oi 01 men mea may have a chance to got get the opportunity of working tor for sia an honest living and that peace and plenty may I 1 abound that thai the heart of the masses may be raleen to lo praise and rejoicing that a bappe chatine has hai come to her bet and her and that we may be able to put lato into and aad and not want to I 1 eed out of the be public crib and abea that bat welcome time does come it may result in the city or county officer hunting instead of the noring crowd most moot respectfully respectful lF ax AN OLD |