New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

Commonwealth and stand to the perpetual credit OF
the d News 9opR hr Good
bill also pending in both branches OF ne s,a au
Gss,rars of state ntSv%s
pendure Of nearly half million dollars n In the
first year OF It's operation. II met with fierce OPP
position on the part Of the farmers. becoming the
subject Of private conference on me par, Q, w
whose instance was said finally to nars snd
held By the Finance Committee OF me senate anu
thus kept from the action % that body.
The bin was in all respects Tor most rtee5m eSeep
one and no reaaon eS'S T,r rTr notjcans TO- cater
to the ignorant prejudice. through fear OF me rc
suit Of an lspSran mt, v11 b sracve and legislative
branches OF the State Government VIII he agar,
selected by the voters OF ,hat yhenImen voters in
the State Of New-York careful ana consiue'a ~
attention TO such facts and hgurese ~ New
York as will IN due time be placed before mem.
In California the creation of aw sn hSs stimulated
in wonderful way the movement for better roans,
and the recent and gives Evidence OF
the vigor and ability with which the NJ" "ofN
our membership roll discloses the fact that we
draw most largely rem the popuious towns an, anu
from those localities where go9u rpaus oas ~ tho
dant and cycling popular The dement's CT t.,S
League in such localities most apparent ana
,s objects most effectively pursued. but these facts
may n the more easy for us to forget that thou
sands OF cyclists live In towns where gooo touus
are unkn9TI and where ea eyC yn1ne Conditions It
,e moreover evident that many cyclists thus SIT
uaed cannot expect general pS,h,n The limits
of an earthly lifetime. and their defhanus tp S
cycle paths must therefore be higbravs to
provide public road that shall be m for the ' pas
sage OF every vehicle that has lawful rlght 10
use it, and these commissioners can only atone Tor
their physical inability TO perform thIs , uuny
cooperating win the wheeimeh tn IN the exnh,sve
IN % some OF our States special laws have been
Gov ho
cycle paths and many hundreds OF , Nun of
been LAID out TO the Of en good eqS has
thus far been denied am wb hST w be ready
for delivery within few weeks. and In this boO o6
/ shall give this subject more extf ,n an IN
his connection that believe that no YORK OF tne
League is likely TO meet with geheia, er"c
III, ~ cvcin maths I'm those parts OF the country
where good roads are not to be touHo. Tho snort NJ
c,cie racing has been maintained by an efhclent
Tacing Roard' with a zeal and faithfulness which
CGpI no. wbich have not been visited upon any
Of their predecessors. The delegates from ,ne
sorhIv failing to secure the passage Of an amend.
ment providing for division option on 'nt m, he
termcd denial Of reasonable request r eturn1u
to their home and took part IN mos, anG de-
effort to undo the work of the LEAGUE it n't I'm m
stroy It's influence Encouraged by secu9ha ~
pahy which false statement naq weefcrn coast
set ND a separate organization and assumsd III IA 4
limited way a jurisdiction over toau - hrouDht
tick racing by local riders Action was pIouhn ,C
ocojs the North California Division in the courts
~ that state by some Of these cotsp,la'U, boy,
10 entire edition of division road BOOKS. NUM-
Inc Inc about / 100 copies. seized under Color qt
ine,i rrocess with the evident view OF 'uiHIs tnn'
rt,r'orrt,. INTO tho hands Of the new orglnNaloI.
Rv the prompt transmission OF tundS I ,r0 oa a.
ii,,,Soc,,ti,.c committee to Chief Consul SrohG -
- t.rarcisco this attempt thwartod ana inc
division property recovered. ,o,,r, tho history OF
7, is unnecessary here TO recount inc u'stu ,c,
c,cle racing on the Pacific Coast curing IHe ' re-
sasor or TO describe the present cohd T G Isnn
g,,or, IN that part OF the country Inc less ,
,aurh. bv these unhappy conditions canno. y. n,,a
taken The deliberate judgment OF We Inuep,
eso,,i,l,, must at all times prevail us colscl a.
ii,o sentiment may be forever depended u!on a To-
right wrongs to correct errors II error, DIN ali mer
ia 20 deol Justly I'm all things ana WIN an III,
snne Maioritics and minorites DO not gehera ~
ooree hui bv common consent N an Poput1,., -.
,bc ma ioritv prevails. Every amehuHleiit
70 our constitution or bylaws the neen on wiIi
shsII bo demonstrated by time ana NJ H. ,n,e
Sr,nni rs own adoption. and believe inc I'M II,
vlli never come when any action on t"r bPoliious
Nc National Assembly Will justify reoe''ouS
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