The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-21
WARRANTS.

Among our Territorial exchange
which have discussed the question
as to what shall be done with tn
Migrants who are flocking to Mon
tana in droves. the Helena HeraA
Is the most outspoken. with tn
railroad" it says, 1.-THE tramp j
with US, but we trust not to stay,
and adds: 1T should be our earl,
care to see that this climate prove
unhealthy to this human food-trash
Men in such q country as this VIII
will refuse to work and prefer to stea
or beg deserve to starve. Montana i
anxious for settlers but we prefer t.
remain aterrltory forever rather thai
be filled up with tramps."
It recites the fact that our leglsla
tors have had but little practica
knowledge of tramps and hav'
poorly provided remedies by which
society can protect itself against them
and then says: "But we think there
is need for organizations outside Of
law to meet this difficulty as it should
be. This tramping must be stopped,
cost what 1t may. Even jail room
and bread and water are too expen-
sive luxuries for professional va
grants, and if we could drive them
out of our cities it would only make
the matter worse to have them roam
ing the country and visiting lone
farm houses. It would be giving
them a field for crime and pillage and
escape that cannot be thought Of"
There is considerable force in what
the Herald says. They certain
ly can be driven out of the
cities by stringent municipal laws
and an active, vigilant police. A
month ago Butte was overrun with
tramps but at the present time little
complaint is being made in regard to
their presence. Through the ener-
getic action of Sheriff Irwin and the
police force over one hundred of
them have shaken the dust of Butte
from their feet. There is no doubt
their places will be filed with others
in time and then the same means to
rid the city of them must be resorled
to. But in doing this. the cities
merely unload them upon the coun-
try to beg and steal from ranchmen
and their families.
It is in view of this contingency
the Herald adds: "Can they be
cured short of hanging? This is a
serious practical question that our
people are called upon to decide. 1t
does not belong to those who earn
heir living by hard and honest work
% be called on to support a lot oflazy
who are just rs we'll able to
'arn their own living. Nor is it to be
that men who are away from
lome at work shall be constantly dis
urbed by tho dread that their fami.
les are exposed to fright, insult and
from these Migrants. We
ave heretofore felt tolerably secure
midnight providers intent on
obbery or destruction, and unless
he people of Montana have sadly de-
enerated they will find a remedy for
his new mischief that will be efica.
ious. It is time for organization and
.
1t is not possible to suggest a
emedy for the nuisance in palmer
'ords. The MINER has intimated
lat it might be necessary to aid the
Ulcers of the law to protect our
against the presence of J
amps, but it would hesitate to sug-
EST the heroic remedy pointed out !
= u capital contemporary. Yet a
'ndition of things may exist, such j
the banding together of tramps ! !
I'D petty thieves for the purpose of !!
towns, or committing /
lrglaries OF murders, which would !
|stlfy the remedy limited at by the !
We agree with that journal j
lat Montana should be made an un-
place for professional tramps.
he altitude and telegraph poles are '
o high in this country for a lot OF /
tramps, vags and petty
ieves to draw an unrestricted
cath in. b