The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
MUST MOVE ON.
Tramps Must Get Out of Portland for
Good.


They Have Become Too NIuchTroublesome
Feed Them-What Tramp Thought of
the Order.
1t has been at last decided to make war
on the tramps and to drive them from
the city, the same thing as driving Thorn
from this section of the state. We've
got to do it.' said Deputy Sterling yes
terday. "They are getting to be too
much of a bother to the people,"
The tramps have of late shown dis
position to make trouble They have in
sisted on hanging about this city. They
have made their headquarters outside the
city limits. but have drawn their sup
plies from Portland. In some sections OF
the city they have become almost an IN
tolerable bother. They demand meat
and are mad if offered bread and butter
In addition they beg constantly for
drink money. The experience OF one man
yesterday will do as specimen. de was
walking down Commercial street when
tramp asked him for money.
You want to get drink I suppose,
he said.
''None of your business is it, what /
waut it forY' said the tramp viciously.
81 rather think it is. If you want food
/ will pay for your dinner. -
Nobody asked you to-" retorted the
IL -
he added. He didn't get the money.
Railroad men say that the tramps are
getting fewer along the lines simply be-
cause they are making Portland their
special hunting ground. Said railroad
man yesterday: 1T may be pad thing
for Portland this gathering of tho tramps
here, but its good thing for the country
people, who have felt the support OF the
tramps to be renl burden, and yet don t
often venture to refuse to give them
something"
The men captured by Officers Flynn
and Willard, will go before Judge Robin
son today. The arrest of the men seemed
to be perfectly we'll known to other
tramps yesterday. One man who talked
to PRESS reporter, admitted that he
knew they had been arrested, and he
anxiously asked how much they would
get.
He was rather good natured, and talked
without much urging. He said that OF
late a number of tramps have rather
made Portland their headquarters, and
for the reason as he frankly admitted
that drink money! can be begged in
the city, but not in the country. He said
they get better food as a rule in the
country, but that in the city they strike
more men VINO will stand a treat" or
who will respond to- the request for a
little assistance without much
erumbling.
This particular tramp, said that rather
than be locked up hs would move on,
and thought that the most of the tramps
would do the same. He thought that
tramps are not disposed to make trouble
unless they happen to be in drink. but
added, they get drunk when they can .
Ibid you ever know tramp who
wouldn't drink was asked and he re-
plei, Mary"
Haven't you home?' was asked,
and he replied, eyes, I've good home
but what's the use to go back there tt
get drunk ard disgrace my people?
may just as well get drunk here. ]"
There was no disputing the logic of hi
conclusion, because it seemed from hi
standpoint to be necessity to get diunl
anyway. He thought as an expert tina
there are about thirty tramps now in thl
section of the state. He said that some
times they go out on q train, but sool
come back again. He was disposed t.
think that the order to get out of thi
section was q little rough" but said j
would be obeyed.