The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-23


the help Of United States troops. 10
overawe the starving multitude anu
drive them back to their comtortlesS
novels. But the disease is breaking
out in a new form.
A correspondent writes from est
chester. Pa. to the Cincinnati Gdzefte:
The outrages committed by tramps III
all sections Of Pennsylvania are De
coming more frequent ana 1agfa'iI;
The minor offences OF pllfeTlllS aiiu
robbery have been supplanted by lht
crimes of murder. rape anu arSoll'allu
it is generally agreed that prompt anu
severe measures must be adopteu "
prevent the continuance OF tneoe
atrocities. AS the guardians OF law
are apparently powerless to arrest
and punish the offenders, the day IS
not far distant when the people OF the
infested districts will. in self-defence,
take the law into their own hands ana
mete out stern justice to those Vlllaln-
Gus nomads. Vigilance committees.
though not to be encouraged, nave
at different periods in the history Oh
the country certainly put down crlnn-
inals with strong hand, ana, 1or Il
time at least. etfectually suppressed
the reign of criminality. Lynch law
is a savage remedy at the best. but 1T
IS an open question among the cltlZeilS
of this (Chester) county, ana tle
neighboring shires OF Lancaster Dell-
ware, Montgomery. \ rk and Colunl-
bia. whether its administrator aI
times is not justified BY the condition
Of affairs.
In those districts where dwellings,
are isolated and where the marauullS
tramDS are to certain degree Tree
from that immediate arrest ana pun
ishment they would be certain TO re-
ceiye for their crimes III more pOpu-
lous places, the residents are the great
est sufferers. Justices of the peace
and constables do not move with the
celebrity of the metropolitan offlclals
and police, and the travelling humans,
fully aware of this, commit their
atrocious deeds, and too frequently
make good their escape. 1t IS at
mitted upon all sides that if the regu-
larly constituted authorities do not
take steps Immediately to protect the
outraged people. there will be I'M
Dromptu courts and hangingS without
aid from the sheriff. While the Of
lenses went no further than robbery.
the laW-abiding citizens were fam to
submit. but. when embOldened by I'M
mlmity from punishment, these out
laws have imbued their hands III
blood. DESTROYED valuable property.
and outraged women, fOrbearance has
ceased to be II virtue. The tramp
question has become the most serious
social problem of the agricultural re-
gions OF the 5state. and it has now
reached point where the law must
assert itself. or he overwhelmed by
the torrent Of popular indignation and
wrath. The people of the plagued
counties are organizing into assocla-
lions for their protection. and the
day is fast approaching when the
tramp will be hunted and not the
hunter.
Right here in St Paul large force
is organized to fight the tramps and
the police now drill with guns.
And IL. V. r.. hardmoney cores
pendent OF the Cincinnati Commercial
saws that this is nothing to what we
will have next wear. Hear him:
Next year will he a hard one. 1t
will be worse than this. as this is
worse than last. and last was worse
than the one before. We have not
reached bottom and. after we get
there those who look for an immediate
upward bound will be mistaken. We
shall remain at the bottom some time,
and become acquainted with depth
of business misery to which the past
two years have been only introduce
tory If this is not so. then there is
no punishment for waste extravaganza
and all the accumulated and heaped-up
financial sins of the past seventeen
wears. But we know that there is.
We know that 1.-THE law of compensa-
ton" is eXacting. and there must be
replacement Of the wealth destroyed
during the war, and a cessation of the
public and private extravaganza en-
gendered by the war period.
Isn't il horrible to read such bias
phemy
There must he "a cessation OF the
public and private extravaganza" etc
Who has been INDUCING in any eX
travagance in these United State;
since 1878! Ask the merchants how
much of the Injuries of life are now
consumed. People have come dowI
10 hard pan long ago.
There must he replacement of The
wealth destroyed during the war.
Does not this ass know that Their,
was twice as much wealth create,
during the period from 1868 to 1877
than was destroyed during the war
More farms We're opened in the ives
than were desolated in the south
more houses were built in our cite
than were burned by all the armies OF
both sides.
And now. with our nation disgracet