The Seattle Republican., 1909-11-05

of the world and all because the is black and the
other white and the prejudice the part of the whites
throughout the United States against the blacks
measuring with them in any capacity is so very
intense No where in all the world the races of the
human family bitterly arrayed against each other as
in the United States and where in all the world is
there to be found such congomerated mass of the
genus homo in the United States. Just how broad
minded educated Christian people can have the heart
to beat down weaker among them, which race
their ancestors by main force and violence brought
among them is most puzzling. If Jack Johnson was
black Engshman, Frenchman, German any other
European nationality regrets would be expressed by
his fellow countrymen because he fairly won the cham
Ipionship honor of any contest from white brother,
but in the United States the feeling intense against
him bearing the title which he does that If he whips
Jeeres personal violence to him may be resorted to by
some enthusiastic fellow troubled with colorphoba.
Oh the shame of.
Can the tramp evil or disease be remedied or cured
being extensively discussed in many of the communities
of the eastern states just now New York state is to
the front with proposition to have her legislature
Establish farm colony for tramps, on which they will
be compelled to reside and for themselves an
honest and comfortable maintenance. No it is not
actly farm prison. but it is dangerously nearit Why
not Mr. Knickerbocker pass law making it crime to
be tramp and on conviction send the unfortunate
to the farm factory or mine and there compel him
work until he gives evidence of being cured of his
malady and pay him when discharged reasonable
allowance for his time and talent or let him draw it
from time to time and invest the same in farm
suburban city home If the tramp gives evidence of
being cured Of the oathesome disease parole him and
send him to his investment to continue his good work
If he returns to his old tricks then ncarcerate him
again. He would not become burden to the taxpayers
because he would be forced to be self sustaining. If
every state would adopt such plan is barely possible
that there would be fewer tramps each state 1t is
estimated that there are 900 tramps in the United
Stated who absolutely refuse to work at any price
Are not the members of congress just deeply in
erested in the deveopement of the United States from
center to circumference the delegates to the late deep
water way convention If you yes and you
can not consistently otherwise, then what will
be the use of 500 lobbyists going to Washington City
to urge congress pass bill to improve the country
Are not the members of congress with but few excep
tions men of common sense If they are will they
not act on their own votion we'll the demands
of obby All over the United States the professional
lobbyist has been roundy denounced and branded as
almost criminal. A lobbyist is lobbyist and it
matters mot for what he is lobbying That 500 COM
mittee should not be looked upon in any different light
than the hired individual lobbying for private enter
prise If congressman do not act for the best interest
of the country then do not reeect them. But by all
means let them be the architects of their fortunes
An era of good times seems to have put in it's appear
ance throughout the eastern section Of the United
States according bulletin recently issued by the
department of labor and commerce The volume of
business done in September vastly greater than
that done in September 1908 Plenty of money is avail
able to move the business and that too at very low
rate of interest The mines mills and manufactures
are all moving and hum of prosperity is heard all
the country Despite the good times in the East the
Northwest seems to be still in the grip of general hard
times at least the Puget Sound cities and towns. How
ever in talking to H. E. Gham of the board of control
he sad the farmers of eastern Washington never
so prosperous never had as much money to there
credit in the banks know there seems to be streak
of hard times in the Puget Sound country, but
there are no such thing hard times in eastern Wash
ington and especially among the farmers"