Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1879-12-03

For the Palladium.

There Is a subject of much import
anee 20 the people OF this county which
I Wish To present Tor the confederation
Of your readers. aud that Is turnpike.
AZ 10 the tuxsgikes. We look UPON them
% Indispensable: hut the the objec-
ffoaable parsis theeDA sstee. I akfug
Wayne county as sample, we will en-
desver to argue the case. as we under
stand the toll gate system TO operate
In IL. As TO the stoc khclders OF this
county. 2 We are personally &C.
Qnainted With number Of them.
sadl eknoEZ than 10 he = hos
.orabls. zsaterprisins. good citizens,
Who are entitled to proper conside-
ration in this matter. II. then. we
should die psnse with ths tosl gate aye.
tenn, how axs@we to MN ae 70 do JUS
tice to those stockholders? The only
method see Is for the turnpike stock
to be appfaised, and fmoHey raised by
taxation to pay the stockh otders. But
this ,alibel all 9th az rotor q atoms in So
ciety, will have Its opposers. among
whom will be such Of the stockholders
'AstAinh their estecksa paying sinsest-
ment, and regard no ones interest but
their own.
Another oless of ebjectors will be
such as hardly vef g from houfe.
only on foot, on account OF the toll
gates, and when they do go with con-
yeyance, always go roune all the gates
Ie tbs Col I1gAke sy stem were ab. Afe b ed.
this class might be made much better
-cfrfzers, for; instead Of being iockcd up
Ike snails In their shells. thay might,
when the terrors OF the toll gates were
removed ont or the way. be induced to
come ont and miHgie with the basf-
nese of she world. (. g4sa 4ss@a ,
But there Ia still another class. some
OF which will object to thls, and that Is
tcofrposed OF those hesvy tax payers
who seareety ever travel the roads. and
stA4nk 1t unjust for them To pay for
faadsi for other people e, TO travel. But
when We properly consider the matter
we find this country to be comIpssd OF
different classes, each having interests
peculiar to themselves, but ali forming
our common country. We hnve the
rich, the poor, and those In nodeFate
circumsta nces, all necessary for thu
prosperity of our commonwealth. ~
re outres Tor this commonwealth a the
various institutions OF the country.
snck as courts, schools. deafand dumb,
bind and Insane neylurns, poor houses
and roads, without amy OF which our
country would not be complete. and all
having to be supported by taxation:
It will not do for one to cay he will
OF pay any thing to support siunatic
asylum, as he has nobody to sepd TO
one. Neither will 1t do for another to
say that he viii not pay any thing TO
1tf.t nc. ha a = q a
for one.s Neither will II do for another
to say he Will not pay aDy thing for
roads, as he scarcely ever travels them.
I Every kind Of property In this country
is enhanced in Vatce by good roads
I n we had all good free pixies going Into
Richmond it would largely fnerease the
trade OF every trading house in the
city. Hence IL Is to the interest OF ev-
cry business man In the city, and tn ALI
other cities, to have all free pixies run
ming into their cities. even though they
[ may have to be taxed according TO
| their several abilities to pay for those
roads. But come win ask. Why not
| continue to run those roads as they
are-to- wit, with toll gates?. Because
| the people are tired OF toll-gates.
I. The low mutter!ngs OF discomfort. on
| account OF the ceaseiess oppression OF
| those toll-gates are heard In all parts
'
! people IN nearly all conditions Of life
| that are In this1 county, Fands have
| found but very few who were not IN
| favor OF abol,shing toll gates.
| One reason why toll-gates should be
abolished Ia that there IA too much TO
be. paid out which does nobody any
| good but the gate-ksepers- l suppose
| there are at least fifty tolI-gates il
| Wayne county. These must cost or
han average 5000 for each gate, as
family must have that much year II
house-reDt, garden truck and wages
This In the Aggregate amounts to thu
|surn Of $4,000, which the people o
Wayne; county n ave to pay annnaliyt'
9et families to sit along the pixies apt
watch them and make them pay toll
Another item Or great interest To tn'
people Ia doing go much extra travel
|. iua 1tfiu4 afound gates to avoid payinl
toiL Ithink lam perfectly safe IN yes
timating that the people of Wayn
county do i've hundred thousand mile.
OF extra travelling annually goinl
, around gates to save toll. This, a
two cents per mile, will amount Z
: $40. 600 mora which the people Q
81 Wayne county work out annually t
save toll Sometimes man VIII d
ten cents worth OF extra travelling {
> save two cents OF tofi, Tor he has no
2 the two cents with him, and had rattle
{ do this extra travelling than receive
. brow beating from an overbearin
, gate-keeper. s-...#5 -.
, But there Is another insuperable OF
4 ! lection to toll gates, and that Is, the
D are Injurious to the morals OF any con
munity In which they exist. The
| even charge people for going to churcl
4 This Is manifestly q hindrance to tn
Q propagation OF the best in fluence N,
Q can be exerted on the morals, to- wi
. Chrisfianity. Ton gates are also
1 temptation to the travelling public
!. lie, and to gate Keepers to steal. Pee
s pie may say they wouldn't lie to say
A i the five cents charged at one gate. BIZ
:. we find by actual observation tha a
most every body Will lie to save toll, ,
= 40 evidence OF which we find the gat,
!; Keepers have confidence in scarce
anybody's word, which proves TIL
: nearly every body lies to them a
= not sure but old David was keepir
!. toll gate when he made that memor'
Z Bile declaration that An men are liars
J True, the old man said it in his hast
{ but II he had been keepiu
In this county now, thin
he might have said It after mature d.
Liberation and not have been far asfra
a / There was time. when, I suppos
h David might have been keeping tol
. gate. and that was when oAbsalom col
!, Guided to play King awhile, and turne
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