Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-15

Fast Driving IN washingtoa.
Iehs Editor Of The Evsuins stas,
An NO city within my knowledge as0 horses
aven 30 rapidly a. in Washinston- The
Nsasos nom the north and east waits sghast It
street. Crossings watching the svsr-drivsu
norses' watches until astonishmsnt passes into
contempt, contempt for the drivers, aud.
sDovs AZ. Tor the owners Of the sufferiag aad
ns1p.ess animalI In the early morning the
cruel caa. last driving begins. The milk wagons
some ZINES initiate It A white OF colored
ing streets with q heavy and dificult roins
vehicle attached. to say nothing Of the milk
ana water cans and the man or men sittiur
comfortably behind all the misery. And the
meat ana market wagons! Certainly pc opls
must have breakfast and dinner to the minute.
But why this inhuman haste on the Dart of the
market men! Why not start their wagons in
time to do the driving decentlyS IN.
delivery wagons Of the stores rush around
all day; the horses are often and
indeed almost always ierked and pulled most
cruelty in stopping and starting, and they
are driven beyond belief. The name OF each
firm IL shamelessly affixed 10 the copyevnnce-
in prominent lettering, 80 that all NAV read and
ponder, and it not untrequently becomes, not
an advertisement Of business. but Of that par.
ticular firms cruelty to those tortured horses.
weii-dreHsed women, in every style OF fashion,
able equipage, fash past in the most crowded
streets. cooiiy endangering the lives OF loot
passen gers, at any or all crossings. their horses
foaming at the tortured lips. the head cruelty
drawn up and back by check. their eyes diIated
with agony and the woman sits at ease, a living
spectacle Of the blind cruelty OF ignorance, for
che does not, as rule, even suspect the pain
which her horses are enduring. In q city
which prides itself upon its politeness land in
many ways. most JUSTLY. It h passing strange
that the vulgarity OF rapid and endangering
oh al dad r. Ia v1ytA
sidersd by the occupants of many car
ringes But the vulgar haste 10 . minor
evil II is the horrible cruelty which arrests
the beholder's plying eyes as the silent aud
suffering steeds are ruthlessly driven on aud
on. Pain, pain, pain! l canuot look from my
window but see it. ! cannot walk a square
but it meets me. And 1t il 80 silent. II the
horse, like the dog, raised an outcry when in
pain. and il the outcry were In proportio to
his size. we would not be able to hear each
other converse in the street There il . Law
against fast driving. Why Is il not enforcedi
What are the police about? Where is the
Humane Society? When a fsr-betwcen effort
is made to arrest and punish persons for fast
driving, why in the name Of humanity do moi
all sensible men and women give the edofl
| their instant. cordial and outspoken APPROVAL
There ought to be 5000 persons arresteI daily
for fast driving in this city II the work were
thorough and the fines heavy and sure this
evil would quickly cease. E. WooDwoRTH.
The republican state executive committee Of
New Jersey has decided that the state conven
ton shall meet in Trenton April ~ and elect
delegates to the convention at Minneapolis.
The Hon. Wilfred Lurier has written to N
intimate friend that he will relipquish tho po
sition OF liberal leader in the Canadian house
OF commons at the end Of the present session
A large number OF members Of the Texas leg
islature, which convened at Austin yesterday
declare their intention to vote for Represents
tive Mills for United States Senator.
The most disastrous fire in the history o
Bedford. Ind, occurred there Sunday, When
half OF the south side Of the public square AND
three residences adjoining we're burned.