New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
,.pr PLAYED BY wHEELMEN IN SECURING
COOPER 1EGIsLArroN-Goop ADVICE TO

20 ho,u I'M ~ is mainly upon that line that would
say word 10 you ms sor GOOD eSs Nor In
~ first experience nNe years ago WIN me t!eiP %
TIE J.. he active and able leadership OF ex-Pres.
&C. , 11Snn and when the League had less than haI
;isP rgI5b be made our bill for National HIGHWAY
eommisson was pushed through the Senate OF riie
soH.af states almost entirely by the wheelInen
"a and only failed in the House OF Representatives
Sroggh the determination OF one man VINO nau W.
IN his power 10 put his loot upon H. anu ne W. he md
nno came from bad-roads district wnere ne a,u
,csrcey wheeman Tor a9 aerniors Of the
sna1e we're startled by the enthusiasm OF se f teI
slliueh'ss nS columns Of editorials, all Of which.
tsnpeuea 10 know. were inspired by our tIishwsv
ihs w, ,sson we Organized National League for
com ds and whom this organization nSo De ,fs
carried o. i orssnize5 the United States Read In
onry We ready through ma VI nod roads are
fac;s arJ h5v they can be built and how they are
nsinc built in many parts OF ms row At YOUR SER
vice rns
r-tFr,r,MFS AND THE FARMERS
d. ,,s,rc these and al. other weapons
..or,s beg YOU TO remember that you arc n7I1'.e
ard working not for glory or soaps uu' 10
- results in the line OF good esls"1uoh anu So
- vour endeavor should be TO concinate inc
.,ars while you keep the cities right LOT re-
=. Va, don't want 10 lose friends or 10 MAKE
.ro,,ies You might succeed in passing good roao
.oy,s 10, spte OF the farmers, oui you "ouu nave
% danen6 upon the farmers al last ior 'he eNcou
zion ~ those laws. You must rememueI' ii0'e
over that while you have been the active asi
,a,ors for road improvement. and have swayeu
49, ,e-tir1ent in this direction. the Farmers
have in some cases taken up the praCIIoaI ~
Of Too40as s 4F ho farmers farmer who originated ih
s,ate AID law OF New-Jersey and VINO laNe od,,i
Il INTO execution with its vastly oeenciai - ny
not onv In that STATE. but as an eNampe 70 'n n,E
other states And Il was the farmers M NM own own
the Canandalgua roads in this state al ihe[ a oT W.
COS fv direct taxation. and VINO peuticned, Ins
LEGISLATURE FOR me right TO increase me es@ he nm %
teen tie farmers with YOU. or, II possible pu'
fhm in the lead and yourselves IN tiis1r @jon
a. eNorr IS being now successfully made IN Sevefas
quarters q The United sJates, Gniy wbeeTnen and
ago Mr. Potter. on behalf OF the "neT IN enerr
M Harrison and mysef on behal1 OF ne t ~
meni Of Agriculture me- she noet asreeabe
tie NewYork State Grange IN Ios nh sc and
end satisfactory conference upon me sHuJeGt aar-
Wherever | have reported the result OF ms con- con-
ference il has been received Win enthusiasm oo'''
BY the farmers and by the wheef.nen. and their
-arresenfatiVes you can bring 10 bear this power
=! argument. That it is time TO do away with me
the small fraction Of the property in the STATE t
which they mold the entire burden OF building nlgn-
To-l his burden is borne by one-foureenth Of the
property OF the State. and every measure M,Cl ~
-he vince men are advocating Is in the dMectlon OF
actually lifting this burden of the farmers shoul
der instead OF sadang hsaVIer ON iciries and
-ou-~s Won can show that of the burden OF the oau
.o"S' 80 which is Infinitely greater than the
70 bodybuilding and repair. not ess, IN fact, Dy
e,nsens,ls Of many estimates. than $500 100000 an;
ruay he cities and towns are bearing Their f fo
She. that in fact IL would be imposslbIe l15
tn farmers 20 bear this burden. since II Wociu
and thai they throw IL over upon their customers
50 far as possible, by increasing the PRICE OF ther
commodities II you can impress these Iacts upur
The people Of the cities and towns. and make them
anxious 10 unload their share or the paa roaos taA
hem OF an Unjust road-buildng tax. you ought
and must by thiS means Ts,aoSn me
Of The country And when the wheelmens league
ana al s1T IN his direction working
onv for Justice and the public welfare mere Is no
INN ns ,n7 acc"mpiish Prosperity 10 the whole
country viii date from me hour when mat oene-
acal combination is established
GOOD ROADS BRING GOOD TIMES"
Thai good roads will bring prosperity is no idle
dream Through all the panic ard depression Of
the last three years the farmers in the few good
roads districts Of the country have gone on making
money and irnrroy.ng their farms. and they have
not troubled themselves much about politics or
finance
Il il enforced ldeness that makes farmers poor.
and M farmer need he idle a day account Of
bad weather or wet fields If only his roads are
good On good road there is always paying work
OF some kind and wet weather is just the time TO
e. on me road The French farmer never loses
good dav In his fields for he can 60 al his market
Ing ana hauling Of fertiizers m RAINY uhe9 country
Wnat prosperity wOuld Lufsl ui"n nm NeoeerooY
II every farmer and farmer bo!, i3ot d. So"% III
and every farmland team fouip cain -
GAYS wages every day in tAe Een. ie. ~ IN ne
When y0u ave convinced your hflShbofS lH ti.e
cities and especially those Of them who are candl-
oates tor public life. tndt the interests y. ~ ~
population demand that they shall COM 10 IN. r.
his assurance OF help and ask them 10 take INTO
careful consideration the pfaetlca n!easudde ny ~:
oiSy the measures FOR providing STATE ald ailg .Va
the Of convict labor. Il - only throuEh otd'e
help II YOU find the farmers clnging 10 the oid
veys. say 20 them That these ways are manly an
he r0fef her
which We brought away with US and failed TO shake
OF when the system was abandoned mere: aho tSs
20 aay ir Great BRIAN not only are the ROADS
Coverrren. loans are made for any specially
hsavy Improvements that are desired. TWO nun
Were kept up. 20 far as they we're Kept up at all
tusf as -bev are In this state to-day. by local tax
1ton. while they actually served the people OF the
Upon ,he cony-' labor question let them under,
stand thar thousand Idle men are being marcned
about IN Sing Sing Prison to-day for exercise
whose labor II properly directed, could provide the
material for thousands Of miles OF good Foa ,
every year and that ne honest industry OF the
country pays FOR maintaining these criminals IN
ideness These things would be incredipe II toI n
rfoach 10 our Republican institutions. And they
would add another argument. and most poWerfu
eminent cannot care for the economic interests OF
tne people as well as monarchy. IL wop i . De "a
fata Indictment against our institutions II X must
be truly SAID ihs free DseRe II he b 5sn Of
good roads
ROAD LEGISLATION IN THIS STATE
Although this occasion is National in its chsrac-
Ter probably the majority Of those present are clt
zens Of the Empire State. and l may De pardoned
Tor saying word upon legislation for good roads
IN NewYork The direct money loss by bad roads
IN this State &C. over $D0D0O 900 annually and this IS
NJ trcsswork but the result Of careful investiga-
uoh ana computation. This loss IS wholly charge
sD.s 70 BAD government and the remedy foi II
.-snt 10 De- he first concern OF tho laWmakers OF
NJ state No other interest Of the people. nor an
i's' material Interests that arc subjects Oh eSls
..a,.oh compare with 1t in magnitude or IN press
ing importance
ana ne remedy IS plain and easy; no further
G. 80! q ne subject is needed. and no experiment
o,,e9ufed IL il only necessary 70 follow In me
xbtes oi other States. II the State AID bili
,a.r 80" passed the Assembly by four 10 one. three
e. ego. mad become law. this State wouId
49, zen to-day IN the front rank Of road reform
So" ND1cct-lfs all the