Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
A TALK ABOUT CAR HOGS.
oONN piATT DISCUSSES THESE DIS
AGREEABLE ANIMALS.
How They Are Suppressed In Other Coun-
tries-A Purely American Product.
Special Cars for Tobacco Worms.
Encounters with Car Hog..

How 1hey Are Suppressed In other Coun
tries.A Purely American Product.
Special Cars for Tobacco Worms.
Encounter with Car Heg..
| Especial Courspondence.l
MAc-ocHEEK, O., Dec. 3O-We, the peo
pie Of the United States, are sneered at by
many, and wondered at by all from abroad
for what they call our cowardly submission
our rights as citizens
The American tourist In Europe Is struck
and somewhat amazed at the tender regard
given all in this respect, and be puzzles his
free brain to discover why there should b.
such difference
son for them, soon solves the mystery 1t is
not that we are more timid, tame. and there
fore submissive, to imprudent wrong doing.
The American 10 - quick to resent insult
and outrage - his brother across the ocean.
But the circumstances surrounding the two
are SO widely different that no comparison
can he made.
Under any government in Europe, be it
constitutional or despotic, the citizen is sur
rounded and protected by law. 1t is the very
atmosphere he breathes Any violation, in
an overt act, d not resented by the injured
party, but by the law. Almost unseen. but
all seeing, it Is quick to act and conclusive in
its action The sufferer Is looked upon
merely as . witness; the outraged law Is the
party complaining; the peace and dignity Of
the state have been infringed on and punish
msnt ID prompt and efective The result in
. sense Of security ID curious to an American
Handed at Londonderry, Ireland, for in
stance and asked an officer Of the steamer
TO accompany me to . bank that might be
identified and SO get draft cashed He told
me that was not necessary, that l had
merely to 60 to tie nearest bank and the
money would Be given me. I did 20 and
the money was promptly paid marvelsd
exceedingly at this, asking myself what pro-
lection could the cashier have. The answer
was the police. At home the cashier Is his
own police, and must guard himself accord
ingly.
Again, at London, / missed one piece of
my baggage II had been put in van with
tie others at Liverpool 1t should have
been given me at Eustace station, London
/ had no check, no evidence whatever Of my
possession. when I made complaint TO the
proper officer This impolite Official took
took the matter with quiet indifference that
was exasperating. He told me to call next
day. did not call, for the trunk was de-
livered to me from the railway station at my
hctel that night
laid to an Engiiah friend that could not
have carried my trunk ten miles at home in
that way without lo&, and explained the
process Of checking that insured me safety.
"Oh, he said, I'VE leave all that to the
and their poiice fyour box had
bssn sto,su tie company was responsible, and
they would have seen that the thief did not
get far with his plundsr"
With us tho company II poor recourse.
II not insolxsnt ID 10 Of money Is potent,
and after you Aavs paid lawyer more than
The los baesAgs y worth the laws delay"
viii, IN ths end, make yoa dssist
Twas dtting ih cafS ons night, At Paris.
With . few frisoda French and American
rhs Huh party drank more than was good
,or Il and in Consequence became rather
noisy. Ths room was well illsd, and no one
'eemed 10 n6tics our chsssful insbriety. At
asst . dispute developed, end ons Of my COM
patriots threw gia8 of wine in the face of
mother, and The insulted person drew Q 70
rolver from his hip pocket In an instant,
Utmost simultanec0 with the dash of the
vino and The nash o( the nickel-plated pistol.
he tvo wore ssised By the poica Where
hey came from appeared . mystery. They
eemei to start up from the very floor.
Then. for weeks No were striving to save our
riends from prison, The man insulted by thu
vine and the man threatened by the revol
'er joining in prayers for forgiveness Only
" the intervention Of the American minis
er, after the only diplomatic business be was
'ver called on to perform had been exhaust
d, did the two young men escape with .
,eavy Ans without imprisonment
might multiply examples without limit
This Jealous and sleeples guardianship Of
,rivass rights pervadss al classss at al
imes, and insures psace and comfort to the
by the sense Of power felt by the
sOuld-be criminal
OF course, crimss are - common to
europe as they are to the United States, but
hey arc not Of the cool, impudent, open
ort practiced upon our people And it is
vhen we compare convictions that the diff