The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-20
CALL AN INDIGNATION MEETING

To THE EDITOR or TIKI HERALD
The time has come when the people Of this city
should band together and with their mighty will hurl
the naughty car owners to the wall That few bloaied
monoposis should BIO able TO thwart the Of tho
great majority Of citizens blot upon the fame
OF the metropolis TAKE, for example, the action OF
the Ninth Avenue Railroad Company In obtaining an
injunction against the Elevated Railway For seven
teen years this miserable onehorsa road has pre-.
existence with the single announced purpose
OF preventing opposition to the Eighth Avenue Rail-
road owned by the same man. During that period it
mas maintained from to twelve dilapIdated vo
hices running at intervals OF srom minutes ono
and one-halt hours. 1t has made profession to nc
commodatc the public in any particular, and now
Ike the cur in the maDgcr u is striving 10 pre-
vent the establishment Of railroad that viii I
am apoogist for the Elevated Railway IL is crude
embodiment OF crude idea and susceptible Of many
improvements, but this road carries moro passengers
in month Than the Ninth avenue road docs il
year. and II should be sustained and encouraged II Tor
no other reason. Besides this the Elevated road has
caused favorable change IN every horse road this
city, all our citizens will attest Moro rum
better time Is made aud greater civty shown than
The Governor flied his Message with "can,l re-
form ~ the Mayor covered much ground the sub
ject OF city bonds To the people of this city rapid
transit is far more portant measure than both CON-
bncd, and yet our useless Common Council meet aud
adjourn from week week either cowardIy
too corrupt to touch the heightened owners OF the
city railroads
No language too apply TO the officials who
are owned body and SOU by the Railroad Rag. Ia
functions aud OPINIONS favorable 10 horse propric.
TO be had Tor the asking and this city Ito
mercy OF an INSCRIPTIONS gang of cormorants, who
having just finished the purchase ot cheap Legislature
ready with more money to buy up more OF tho
peoples servants
IL is useless to nince words with these fellows any
longer They have been robbing the pubic years.
have invaded our streets with impuniy have ignored
the rights OF properly owners have violated the
and city laws day after day, ana now, that the tables
are beginning to tnrn against thea, they hN their
hands In holy horror at the thought OF other rail-
roads doing, IN modified way what they have been
for twelve years The S4 600 600" fund to pre-
vent rapid transit Is formidable II is true; but II
easily be overcome by united action among the citi-
zens- An indignation meeting OF representative men
should be called, and at once, protest against any
further DELAYS in the progress OF rapd transit
mand Tor all new companies tho same fairness aud
liberality which have been shown the horse car
owners, TO make II PLAIN TO these autocratc public
enemies that the people are in no mood for tring
and finally 10 administer rcbuke to those at
torneys and officials who quick to answer when
ever the men owning tho horse cry out tor heip
Let the people net with a purpose and they
will the horse propreors whcrc onco
MAY is, 1915 ANrIMoNoPoIY.