The herald., 1894-12-02
NRAMPS! TRAMPS!
LOGIC ABOUT TRAMPS.

EDITOR HERALD:-If there Is ything
most disgusting. most damaging in the
| discussion Of this question, it is the soph-
lem OF those pharasaical wiseacrss
who assume that q tramp, professional
or otherwise, is something different
from the rest of mankind. Contrast the
small ridicule OF the Times with Shakes.
peare's "Thon you and l and all OF us
| fell down."
The law OF life is knowledge, love,
faith, hope, will, work. reward. Reward
| is the result OF work, and work is the
result of will, and will is the result oil
love, faith and hope, and these are the
result acknowledge. All these elements
are wanting in the imprisoned tramp.
Thompson, who Gays, Il have neither
education. nor trade, nor money. nor
friends, nor work"
There is no darker hell, and like
Cleopatra, Cato. Pompey and all the
rest OF us. when faith, hope and love are
dead he 10 ready for the grave.
He did not ask to be born; his par
ents abused him j; society neglected him !;
tho church told him he could reach
heaven by simple faith, as did the thief
without work or merit; the state decided
away his right to land; capitalized ma
chinery took his work the best families
(?) kicked him out the poorest ones { p
took him in. He is the product of so-
ciety. and Los Angeles, By crushing out
any remnant OF humanity is completing
the ruin begun by New York. He owes
US nothing but bitter curses.
When falsely accused and wrongly
imprisoned, St. Paul could appeal to
Rome, but what avails it that the crime.
less man in the chain-HaDg is q citizen
OF the United States?
True, labor produces five aud gets but
one. True, tramps are thick and money
less and cannot bond themselves, but
the government is monevless too, and
rapidly bonding them. True, cotton is
cents, wheat 35 and California fruit
below cost; mills are closed and wages
cut, bu. bsstiles did not cave France,
nor will we'll fed policemen, constables
and justices. extended jails and chain
gangs save this country, though IS
different district judges give 65 different
opinions, usurp power and imprison
hundreds OF men for contempt OF court;
though Judge Jenkins compel railroad
men to serve corporations and Justice
Harlan pronounces such service "invol-
untary servitude." These but beget
contempt for all law and glorify the
victims OF injustice.
Neither does it do any good to raise
the fool cry that the unemployed will
not work. A few months ago this was
the cry Of the A. R. u, but when they
struck, to their sorrow, they soon learned
the festive hobos would work, and the
"scab" is now great Collis' right bower.
Say, Mr.. Editor, can you or any other
man tell tramp or poor mans con
what to do to make life success? Car
tsinly you would not advise him to 60
to setting type.
In 1890 We had no unemployed. To-
day there are 100000 and it is est-
mated the new electric discovery will
soon send out $500. 900 more of us. Then
We will have 8 900. 900 police to catch
100000 hobos and watch 20,000.000
boys and girls wanting places.
There is no more ''go west" and the
tramp nuisance will never be abated
until every man ia restored to his divine
right to make himself living without
let or hin6rapce from any other man
Then lot the idle starve. Till then let
the municipalities register the unem-
ployed and give them public work in
order and according to their needs, re-
gsrdless of contractors, political pulls or
bonuses paid to the city dads for the
privilege of working, and by all means
let them not fail to aid the unemployed
to engage In some 90 operative work like
gardening. whereby they can support
themselves. N. V. RooK.