New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-25
URGING NATIONAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT

HOW NEWSPAPERS AND PUBIC MEN HAVE
URGED CONGRESS TO TAKE THE NATTER UP.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR The outlook for National action In favor OF road
improvement is steadily Frightening. The bill for
q National Highway Commission. strenuousy advocatea
by The Tribune. was passed by the senate anu Id
vorably reported in the House. where IT VIII doubtless
mass In December Many members of Congress are
prepared to go much further In the same direction
More than score OF newspapers In all parts OF the
country have pronounced in favor OF National aid, and
II was the leading topic in OF the state road con-
yentlons held last week. The Boards OF Trade
throughout the country numbering l,3Oo WIN d
membership OF 100000 business men and firms, are
moving I'm the matter with leaning toward National
action The League OF American Wheelmen, With
nearly an equal number of supporters, are unring In
their devotion TO the good work. and II was to their
efforts almost entirely that the rapid progress OF the
Commission bill WIS due.
Our people have learned through the consular re-
ports on foreign roads, which have been eagerly
sought for and widely distributed, that all over the
world roads n prime concern OF National Govern
ments and the current Of public opinion Is setting
strongly toward a return here TO the ideas OF Clay
and Calhoun and the legislation OF that era, when 1t
was declared the duty Of the Government to bind the
Republic together with roads" and many National
roads begun
Much study Is being given to the possible methods
National aid, and the idea of cooperation by local
State and National authorities in general system Of
road construction is we'll received A leading mem
Der OF Congress. who has had a large experience In
its use of the joint credit 10 tighten the burden,
"a great discovery: another says he shall make a
leading feature in his campaign for reelection; still
another says that when It's advantages are KNOWN II
will sweep the country"
1t is proposed now 10 have something like con
tinual congress on the subject at the Worlds Fair
In connection with road annex containing every kind
OF road exhibit and object lesson aiainable and Is
believed that by Its close some definite scheme OF I'm
proyement will Be- developed that WIN Sommsnd the
attention and action OF the National authorities.
New-York, Aug. 20, 1892. ROY STONE.
1RELAND's WEIGHT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
To The Editor The Tribune.
Sir: In your Issue OF the 18th you say "The
Unlonists who talk about English majority against
Home Rule Separatsts without apparently being
aware of II. II Ii is United Kingdom an Irish
vote ought to have as much weight English
or a Scotch VOTE
Why, 1t would have been as reasonable TO say,
befo' de wah.' that the southern vote should have
rs much weight as the Northern Every one knows
that-owing to the fact that certain proportion OF
slaves were reckoned among the population-the
Southern States had a larger representation in the
House In proportion their voters than the Northern
The southern vote, therefore, never had the same
moral weight. At the present day Ireland has
twenty more seats In the House than she should
have were her members in the Same Proportion TO
her population as in the rest Of the United King
DOM consequently the Irish vote must have less
moral weight.
Were her members In the same proportion to her
population those Of England. Gladstone would
have but twenty majority and the speedy defeat
Of his government would be more than likely ,.o
have not yet been able TO comprehend why the
same Americans who lin America) called Home
Rule secession and Home Rulers rebels thirty years
ago. should consider Home Rulers patriots because
they Irish instead OF Southerners. ,
CAarlton, Aug. II.