The Republican journal., 1877-11-22
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| The following answers have been given to us by
some individual readers of the Christian Union
| who prefer to remain anonymous; but who write
for thr information Of our readers at our request
Each OF the letters throws light from different
point Of view on the tramp question though they
all agree III confirming the same general truth that
charity should give labor not uneaned food cloth.
ing or money to beggars
Our own county lin Maryland suffers as much
from this evil as probably any inland county.
Some eight years since building was erected for
& county aims house at an expense of over one
hundred thousand dollars This building occupies
commanding position about two miles west OF
Frederick. and received the name Of Montevue
Hospital. The tramp soon discovered it, and find
ing that he could procure a permit to enter its
walls AMI to secure food and lodging at first for
twenty tour hours and then secure an extension
of time on plea o: exhaustion, sickness bad
weather. etc. for two three davs he enc0UIo1afi
1t 10 the great increase Of the cost of its mainte
| nance. Between the lst of October 1876 and the
lst OF March 1877, eight thousand Of his friends
are reported having been fed and lodged at this
institution The people who are taxed for these
amateur boarders began to ttter long protracted
eXclamatlunS OF indignation, and the trustees some
time in May were induced TO refuse permits to the
wanderers. How long they persist IN this re
tuSa one cannot predict. although it ID to be fore
seen that humanity will require discrimination.
If such be possible between the Traveller and the
worthless vagabOnd even if both be suffering from
- K ~ ~ .
- " ,ii'r Wv. - en'e VI ouI Naf{iana counties
some others have suffered in the same way r. H.
Cecil ted four thousand during the past winter and
1 4oi q "' H'pf' aHu "heIs GoHiH ven "
tiii'" ato! Nh'utc'l"l l.''PPl o 1 1oHc Aaf
l.ig9 tould'HS Net! gooa attlcie on the SUBJECT,
t a.iu IooAs Iopel"lI olNdlu 20 tho comPieuon OF
t-le Stdte mousse ol cpItctloA us likely To dHOru
S'Liie leAei;
n D'IIuS lHe session y iNpn we h.u IL OH III the
o tne suHleti u.t rec yea II oeca use
~ N 'l,li"'o 9"'l'eN L't "Hid Noia'll against 'hr
!I' pu' U''i i ''li'le Po"i WHO were natives OF
'i' 9t"t' ilic HuDjtct II IoW octl pNIuS Tue lt-
.eHlI'I OF some oi our pest llhdS "h are STRIVING
10 emoody "n"eNohle actloh III the fprln {" q state
S'I,
Ni ''''lu p"il't > recent aI'lt4e Il tile SupJetl
lem there must be work provided for the wan
H. t'tllS t.at n"t' i all ne wants Whether
tllI9 Nloi'i pe enforced some may doubt hut d"
~. = \" acI presented the iaie Legislature OF
w" OH, /" PioNlc 10Y iHe HS'odE anu tt
l"i ulIl"iH iitdthe1t"l agFdhlN "a copy oi which
may he round IN the fltfh Annual Report Of the
7l"'P l-['i'l'S ~ -Aa>o'ldl"h pages -ul seems
tV me I" nave ntti PioP"SeApN one no mas Siuultu
we Ia Ptooitlh win great car ana SOUND Judgment
II 'ile 'tdit lAuSt support FaSrahtS she can afford
=" suHef lnetn 10 swan thfough the rural districts
pringlng Tear ana terror TO every ones door, ana
GaltNatlng Il thorough feckieSsnesN as regards the
ldMH ol Nnl on man. olr must uppIy tIc UlI9Ilai
sweat OF AnS brow, To them, and enforce 1t under
the machinery OF public warehouses; where also
justice Will see mat all they earn over and above
lhe sum required for their support Shall IHure for
Their benefit Such labor should be Sevcrer tAan
ihat Whlch Woulu he required WHEN voluntarily
undertaken to secure the amount charged To them
lor daily support
MY experience III regard to their desire for work
Is altogether opposed TO the existence OF any SIN
ceMiI III thcIr statements ON one occasion felt
considerable sympathy tor bright Young fellow
VIII" offered t" work So that he cou.d obtain money
60 carry nm I" his mother IN Pltt>hurg. and paid
hlm for clearing some snow from before my door:
bat | found afterwards thdt the money was used
To get MN lnGlprouSly drunk before night. and
concluded that ms IIttsburg mother vas All un-
substantial myth. In tact tramplng Is adopted
because II furnishes lazy mode ut supporting life
without any Semhlanee OF responsibility. once
haYin& lAld aside that pndc which tortdS beg
gug the! feel no humiliation i'll living by timer
amt pleading from door A door and. when courage
enough Is possessed in reSortng to crimes of