, 1877-09-07
T'1,AMPS.
Who They Are, and What Should
Be Done with Them.
A Paper by Prof. Francis Way
land, OF Yalo College,
Read at the Saratoga Meeting Of the
American Social-aGence
Association,

Read at the Saratoga Meeting OF the |
American Social-8cience
Association,
Sept. O, 1877, Before tho Conference OF
State Charities.
I'nupcrs or thnae who arc nnablc or unwilling to
provide fnf their own support, may % dlsidea'
broadly, into
THREE CLASSES:
Ffrtt-Thosc vim have been reduced TO poTeFy
by physical inGrmty, or mental tmnccllttY. Of
pnsittyr insanity anl wllosu condition scntcrs It
practically curtain that they will hc permanent
.paurctr. .....
ytcoad-Pcr-on. fairly entitled to what II called
.tnut- -door relief" Fcrhapa no better eldeslaca'
tim Of these can be given than fs furnished In .
paper In tho E,.hst Annual Report Of tho Hoard or
htatr Chatltcb prepared hy President AhaefsoHs OF
lsocbester Universally:
a. ta.rs Of pe*ttlence. faftnrc Of crops producing
temporary fnnIlnc. Hcc"Irnt. sudden e1nmercm!
revolutions, ut "r tho maintenance Of families Of
y: Where The progress of tcense and . tho nrt,
wors sn sSaEs' c II 4so". Il sa
life nsc unable to aljust tfirmeclses.-as IN thc
en*c u Tho hand loom weaver n Eaeand ,! O. O.:
or wien the raw material Of any kind OF mann.
iac,urc fail..at md .lr Gallon tnrply n our ate M
AAIs Hf IFGlk III utct"1' 'H'
tcn,an fur eertain goods, throwing latsr n.itrtet.
out uf rmnloynlcnl in thosc hanAicsnHs in which
avn: !, "a t,aps. whcso tho hcna If family IL re-.
moved BY death or pr.srntsd by sickness, anu
where aIese IL reasonable prospect o. ti1c notSr
bc,n. ab1c +, keep her family together anu alti-
n,ntcy maintain them. -....-.a.
II. Eases where neod and inhsm persons are
ttcpenrn. upon rrlat.res who arc able to care ot
1lli,u, hui unablo 10 meet tho whole expense OF
!. tate. Of thc ..ck poor who nrc TOO TT to bo
nrrrAf m = aims h0nfN fhf H1tDtk11sT VI
1t will Lc observed t1lht the recipients Of this
farm OF charity ase supposcl to hnvc hur,cs In
wh,cl. the relief may l'c administered, and thai
tic circumstances calling for nn juss!fying assist
aucu nro temporary In thutE nature.
7Aird-Ahe. bodied pcraons without homes and
without rrrnlar occupation, who arc clthcr unable
10 tnt ump!oynlcnt or nsc unwilling IN labor.
The rcc4nl tuldlytsion Of this third ctass. tho
abr. .boicd pnupcss who arc unwllinEtu labor, are
unfortunately too we'll known to % all unlcf tho
familiar dc9lgnation Of
s.TRAMrs."
And, rs VIC utter tho word Tramp. there nrfaea
etraighway before s the spkctacte Of lazy. shift
les, raun,erng, or swaggc3nr, tt.conditioned,
tsrcc1atmahlc, incorrtgtbse, cowardly, utterly s-t.
pravcd payavc. Ho fcara not God neither regards
1a. Indeed, he seenA 10 have wholly lost Ill Tic
better instincts a1li attributes OF manhood. lie
wii1 uutsnso an unprotected female, or rob 4
dcfcusclc.s child, o. BUN an lsoaatcd barn. or
Eirde fruit. trees nr wreck fafiway tralu. 0. set
iro to railway .bElIgr, Or mMsder criprse, y
pitsr an umbrella, with equal indiIereMce, II
1nrli scl,4c hu knows M 9rulatians IN crime. l!e
trcass detection ansl rnnlsamSnt ana nc aFssts .t.,.
% hss Grsads md viii tu followed BY n,urior or i INIT
1ercd curec, depends solely on his chance Of sats
retreat. ...... .,,. :.
,snr with snclety and all social Institutions. LID
acknowledges M allegiance; be uaks no protection,
liz feels M Erasitnhc. liz has only ona aim. I'D
m stpnortcd in tIt ness. He l,ns only Onn tcar,