Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-10-11
An E1-sky- Blue ON yari ous Topics.

An Ex-sky Blue on Various Topics.
TO the Chronicle:
AS supporter OF ''the late Mr..
Fussell," as the Democrat called
him in IL hast Issue, I llav..o! t.u,lr,
opposed all steps looking toward
the Republication of obligations all
measures fCi.,li4.g toward tho co.,
troll Of the property Of others or of
an application of 1t for public use,
without n just compensation to the
owners; not opposed 10 it howev-
er because WAS the supporter of
any man, but because OF that in
stinct implanted in the breast of
some lnen which makes them res
pect the rights OF which
makes them give TO Others the same
treatment they would desire if their
positions were reversed. But, Mr..
Editor, have been constant read
er of that only true and pure expo
nent OF Democracy that organ
which for two long years has so
inanfully breasted the storm and
fought for the rights nv of the dear
(?) people; that organ which, since
the date of its birth two years and
two months ago, has not had one
selfish or one ambitious thought,
but has in its simplicity of heart |
and spirit of martyrdom mounted |
the sacrificial altar and given up its
life-blood to the dear people. And |
from reading its insinuating articles |
on those subjects above mentioned,
it has gradually ledNtne to believe
that perhaps the dear people might
be served and benefited by a few
stringent measures against those
who are not SO dear.
/ have no doubt but that the
railroads will soon be put under
subsection to the dear people, who
like the starving man when once
he gets a taste of blood, yearns all
the more for it, or like the youth
who when once he steps over the
line that leads him to crime, plum
ges with all his might into its very
depths, and so we, us dear people,
having once tasted the sweets of
power and control, will doubtless
look into all the little matters that
need our attention, and begin TO
our rights, throw off the
shackles that fetter us, and rise as
free men once more, even as in the
cycles of the past when men only
owned what they held their foot
upon, and could not transmit to
their posterity their i'll gotten gains. :
History repeats itself is true say
ing, and why may we not see that
good olden time when all men were ,
free and equal. But this brings me
to the object of this communities ,
ton. 1t is to call attention to the
ecessity for some concerted action ,
in regard to freeing the pikes-who
owns them, anyway? Bloated
| dare say, and do you
suppose they, sitting up in their
offices drawing their
big dividends on their turnpike ]
stock (Which has been 10 per cent.
Of 0 for the last twenty years., care
a farthing for the cost one OF US is
put to in replacing the tire on our
wheel, or the wheel that is broken
On their Internal stones that cover
their pike. They know nothing OF |
our trouble in having our horses
shoes knocked off, their feet made !.
ame on their hard roads, and then ,
we have to pay toll for it besides, \
have to stop and pay out hard earn !
ngs every few miles on this public /,
Mind you it is not pri- r
vate highway, it is just like rail- G
,oad, it is for the public use, laws G
ire already made to govern the '
price of travel, it Is public neces-
'ity and therefore subject to regula-
ion, so lets free 'em, lets have our
lights, anyway let's regulate 'em.
rhe tolls are too high, the gates are @
90 near together, the dear people {
10 not require such high rates, lets
Town 'em. Pm for a commission,
Ind bear in mind we dear people
intend to agitate this thing until Ii
hese monopolies are forced to az $,
our rights. n
s-.- Yours, &c, 2