| Show THE cominb TRAMPS this city and state abate bave bare had their share bare ol of grampa trampa to support the past pact few months in addition to the poor who reside here and from present pre flent indications the visitation of the former clean li in not likely to grow leu ion for some ome time yet jet that portion of the tramp fraternity now on the he coast has hai been given to understand that abat utah la Is lu in much more prosperous than states further farther west at least in having people freer from debt and more inclined to be hospitable on that bat account than comma t aties otherwise situated the fraternity also alao has an impression Impress iou probably based on actual facts facto that thai public officials are much more gener bushere here than elsewhere elee where to those who apply for food clothing and lodgings lodging therefore an influx of at tramps trampe from the west la in being inaugurated while tor or similar reasons there ther is stream about opening up rom the now ow it is quita right for citizens to be kind to the unfortunate anu and hungry it will not do to deny the appeal of the starving and suffering Buffan ng nu no doubt there are many worthy persons whose misfortunes have placed the she 11 in a situation to beg for food and these cat not be turned away even if feeding them assures also the feeding of some woo are professional mendicants mendi cants but for self defense public officials aud private citizens oi ought to inaugurate he plan of inci sting on compensation la in labor for hospitality bestowed bea towed it jig i oot not good for a community that even tramps trampe should bould oat eat we the bread of idle non geee yet this policy has been allowed to a great extent the past winter public of officers floare as aa well veil as private individuals have supplied mendi mendicant cants abundantly able but hardly willing to so work without requiring anything lo in return it would no be a vast improvement on thlu method if only the sweeping of a street crossing were required in return for a meal given to an able bodied man to preserve prea erve this part of the country from a most moat undesirable claw class of at population especially in view of the pioneer celebration there should hould be a more vigorous rou attitude toward va grants granto not only in the city but in the country districts also alao they should be required to 10 give in labor lull full value for the me contributions they receive no honest honed man will object to that in fact the honest unfortunate would be glad to earn what he needs rather than be a subject of commiseration and pity as a were mere beggar gar then the th benefit would come in removing remo Ting the encouragement which the genus tramps now has bag to come this thie wayford way food andl clothing without working for chent but it if it must be work as it should be b the wort worthless bless tramp will look for other fields while people who bestow chanty will have the satisfaction of knowing that its recipients are at least sufficiently worthy to be willing to pay tor for what they revolve with the th only currency they have bave the ability to work honestly for what they get gel |
