Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-02

A number of New Workers who consider them
selves able to keep up snowy turneuts of horses
and carriages. and who are either too proud or
TOO lazy TO ride on bicycle have lately re-
newed the raid made some time ago on the lat
Ter vehicle. and are using all means in their
power TO hayeit banished from the streets and
roads in their city and vicinity. and particularly
from Central Park. One bowling swell who be
longs to four-n-laud coaching club and con-
siders that connection the chief end of life, tes
titled before the referee to whom test case had
been sent that he has Frequently seen horses
show fear at the approach of BICYCLES" Out of
thirty horses belonging to his club. he said. .'at
least ten evince fear
This may be true; very likely it is: but what
OF it? The manner in which four-in-hand
coaches are filled and driven often frightens the
horses in Othervehicles: but dOthe young bloods
who drive and ride on these fancy affairs pro-
pose To abandon their sport on that account
They would boot at the idea. Locomotives.
too, frghten horses occasionally; so do Oddly
laden furniture vans and machinery carts; but
is their use ever prohibited for that reason? To
ask such thing would be the height of folly
Why. then. this constant warfare on the bicycle?
Why is it of ali things to be made an outlaw and
ruled off the road?
The fact is, that the claim implied if not actu-
ally made in many words that people who
drive or ride horses are entitled to the sole use
OF the public highways. or have superior rights
thereon, is in the highest degree a surt and
cannot be maintained at law. The sooner this
is understood the better all around. The streets
and roadways of this country are dedicated to
the use of all the people. They are laid out and
kept up for that purpose. The person whordes
bicycle has as much right to their use as the
one who rides or drives horse. and-let this
point not be overlooked or forgotten. gentle
men.-the humblest foot-passenger has rights
there equal if not superior to either of them
"
To say that Bismarck has gone or is going to
CanOssa. which, he rather p0mpOusly announced
some time ago. was the very thing ne proposed
not to do. is perhaps putting it too strong; but
that he mas relaxed somewhat his opposition to
the Catholic church is beyond question. 1t is
apparent that the great chancellor is now in
friendly negotiation with the Vatican. and it is
more than likely that that section of the eccles-
aSticai laws OF the German empire which requires
priests and bishops OF the Catholic church to
take an oath OF allegiance to the state will be at
least so far modified in practice if not in form as
to allow DR.. koruin, the newly appointed bishop
OF Treyes-and doubtless Others coming after
him-to exercise his functions without sub
serihing the obnoxious oath. Whether this re-
Taxation. is due to the fact that the stern old
warrior4<plomat is losing his grip on affairs and
does noticare to keep up the bitter fight in his
Closing years; whether he adopts it is measure
OF policy, to conciliate the church and keep it
from being formally arrayed against him in the
event OF a general war in Europe, which many
persons, believe to be impending, or whether
there is set some other reason for it. of course
can only be surmised. And surmises are plenty
enough. From all that is known of Bismarck
and his methods it is safe to assume. however
that the second suppOstion is to say the least
not an unreasonable one.