Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-01
TO ABOLISH TRAMPS.
The Chicago Herald of Sunday Last
Receives Few Letters in Re-
gard to This Subject.
Our Esteemed Friend John W. Baugh
er Enters the Arena, and Gives
His Version.

SA AAUCAS tuC f2lcud duu ElVGS
His Version.
For some time past the Chicago Her
aid has opened its columns for articles
in regard to the cause of men tramping
through the country looking for work,
and being compelled TO interview the
back door throughout the length and
breadth of America, begging for some
thing to eat. The letters published in
that journal regarding this growing
evil are numerous. 1t is a subject that
has great scope, and feasible answers to
the query are numerous. The Herald
says it is very easy matter TO get eX-
pressions of opinions upon this vexing
question, and that the republicans can
give remedy to deplete trampism in
the present and prevent it in the future
1t is also stated that the democrats, the
single tax theoriest, the prohibitionist
and even the Christian scientist. can
provide a way to do away with this
class OF citizens known as 'the rOunder.
So owing to the numerous remedies Of
fered We have decided to give our read.
ers an insight into some of the ideas ad-
vanced by those who are preparing the
way to solve the important problem.
James NJ. Clayton, of Chicago, be-
lieves he has got the whole business
down pat. He says this country is pro
ducing tramps through the workings cf
the democratic party. That the party
now in power legislate against the work
ing men, and until the masses Of the
tOIling millions learn that high protec-
ton is what this country needs, so long
Will we have a large surplus of this kind
of people. The higher the tariff the
better for the American workingman.
He also thinks it would be good policy
FOR the democratic party 10 take care OF
this class of people.
0. ID. Fellows, Of Wheaton. Illinois.
has his finger upon the exact cause of
all this trouble, and we are constrained
to say, he gives fOrcible argument. He
says the saloon lis the propagating
place, the breeding ground, the hot-bed
Of the tramp" While enjoying a lucra-
tive position, he will spend a few mo-
ments each evening in saloon, where
he hears it remarked that working for
living is neither necessary nor credit
able; that man who can get along
without work is better that the man
who works for it, He will continue
these associations until at last he will
begin to think he is imposed upon by
"the boss," and quit work. Then he
comes to need money, he can get no
work, people have lost confidence in him :;
and presently he not only finds himself
out of money and out of employment,
but out of the saloon. And becomes a
tramp.
Lem. A. Wood, of Burlington, Kans,
thinks the solution of this problem will
never be reached until the populist party
comes into power to enact laws, bene-
fetal for the country, give the people
sound currency, etc. Then factories
will be opened and every man out of en-
ployment can secure good wages and
live in home of his own and everything
will be chunky dorey."
Alice NJ. Cushman, of that beautiful
suburban town Englewood, says: The
extension of suffrage to women will en-
tirely do away with this bum element.
Just how, she fails to make clear. But
thinks if they were allowed to vote, they
would not be corrupted, and thus would
see that honest laws were passed.
Arthur Wagstaff, of Evanston, H.,
believes If We theoriZe upon the tramp
question until dooms day, we will not
succeed in obliterating the nuisance.
"And until the world recognizes the
Christian religion, the riddle will never
be solved"
From Hannibal, Mo-, comes the true
solution, who is known as "the tourist"
He is on the road, and is supposed to
know something about it. Among
other things he gives as a knock
out blow, is this assertion: "When
the so-called Christian people of
this country take q tumble to
themselves and pay more attention to