Show te the tramp in california very much has been said and written about the tramp nuisance but very little has been done to remedy it the tramps have become uncomfortably nime numerous rouis rotis in this state we have been afflicted so severely in california this year w with I 1 tb these roaming characters that the question is a serious one what shall we do with them when the crusade of the tramps began they were looked upon as unfortunate men out of employment but they have lost this characteristic now and appear to be an organized fraternity moved by common impulse and acting upon a regular system of imposition and terrorism ln instances of this fact have come to our knowledge very recently which show the tramps in this state to be acting in cou con concert cert they have mapped out the best beat begging districts and allotted them by rotation to their straggling bands they study the habits of denizens of cities and towns and adapt their calls to the hours of absence from home of the masters of houses they have hieroglyphic plats pointing out the weal points of approach to various houtters hout tes and heart hearte where strategy force supplication 3 demand or entreaty is of most avail if these tramps are not to be treated as in an atti attitude tuda of antagonism to and as aj enemies enemies of labor then their classification is yet to be declared dec it is certain the evil is increasing it is one which propagates with marvelous rapidity the tramp ev rv day he remains such euch CUM the desire to contil continue lue as a amp and live without honest effort their raids are not confined to towns and and cities but extend to ai a rural districts where from the of police regulations they prey with more boldness and often become a terror to the people A disposition in some com communities to organize for resistance to these professional fess ional lonal gangs is manifesting itself and is one to be encouraged for the only argument for which the tramp has due respect is that born of bold resist resistance ance anee sacramento record union aug 24 |