Show THE TRAMP QUESTION what Kc eulator has 10 say in o it EDITOR JUNCTION I have from time to time read in your valuable journal articles in relation to tb tramp evil and concur with you in the stand you have taken on this question heretofore I am not posed to be hard upon any but I certainly think that the tramp evil is assuming claiming proportions in our city the robbery and brutal attempt at murder by a compla of this class noticed in your paper ot yesterday is I am afraid but a small beginning of what we shall have to experience if some strict measures aro not soon adopted As I stated before I am not in favor of too harsh measures for a but unfortunate in divi dul hoppens along who is willing to work if work can be found but these nien are soon discovered by ih air fruits as they will invariably apply to th proper for the relief needed nor do I mr Editor wish to be nn der stood as being an advocate of judge lynch far from it th law be sustained and the officers thereof given all the assistance necea wry by the but this is not always th case for instance time ago somo of our policemen made a raid upon ft crowd camped just west of the town in jbf willows and brought them up to the jail two or three of the fellows were in a beastly state of and even under these your correspondent who stool on the east side of main street as they were beina brought up was somewhat disgusted at the expressions of some of the citizens of the town who openly expressed their hy for the fellows and passed some very uncomplimentary remarks upon the officers for the course aliey bail taken in disturbing the poor fellow at tho same lime the poor follows were the hardest looking set of ruffians that eyes ever lazed upon this is not right for a disposition on the part of an officer to prevent the possibility of outrages being committed of waiting until such then hunt the parties should be applauded by every citizen the method would suggest is the same n followed with sue cesa in many chies let a safety be appointed composed of well known and law abiding citi duty it shall be toco operate with tho police and at limes make raids upon barn outbuilding etc and gather up all tramps boand therein the to have no right to do aught else but to arrest the vagrants then would follow a short term for each man so the public works and when the term ex ii irei let the discharged individual be escorted outa ide the city and if found acain him a double term this may seem hash to some but to your correspondent it seems that we huld be more secure at nights and it i nothing but just hat all able wd men should for their livelihood t i nn old abid A true one that will find work or idle to do jieping I have not too much upon your valuable space I remain respectfully july 1880 |