The age-herald., 1902-04-06

have disappeared, and the new reign of justice Is having a good influence.
 am much pleased that the legislature has passed a law to control the speed of automobiles on country roads to twenty miles an hour Even this Is too fast It will be pretty difficult to determine whether these new juggernauts are trav- cling at twenty miles or thirty miles, and for that matter if they strike a farmers wagon it will make little difference. Four or five thousand pounds propelled at the rate of twenty miles an hour becomes projectile destructive to any point of impact. The fine fifty dollars is not at all prehibitive to our mllionaires.
 Assemblyman Weeks, representing an assembly district in this city, introduced an amendment to the primary law, which passed both houses. and is now before the governor. His object was commend able Unfortunately in this instance as it frequently happens with laws enacted to meet one condition, 1t remedies the evil aimed at. but creates evils in other directions Mr. Weeks very properly sought to make impossible re-occur- renee of the disgraceful primary fight be- tween Tammany Hall leaders, Diver and Foley. Under the management of Senator Tim Sullivan, the voting population of the Second Assembly district was in creased by an army of ''bums' who ac- uuired residence in the district and on primary day voted for Foley. The colon- ization was most fragrant and created great scandal.
 Mir Weeks desires to exclude from primary elections all voters who failed to enroll as party men on registration days in October. As the primary cleo tions take place in September, those who desire to vote for delegates to conven- tions or for district committees, must have declared their party affiliations eleven months prior thereto. This is man. ifestly unfair and wrong. In this city now undergoing great reconstruction peo- nle are forced to move from place to place and the upper portion of the city is receiving hundreds of these people every month By MT. Weeks bill many thous- ands of voters will be deprived of their right to participate with their party
 Voting under the primary law, to all intents and purposes. is new to voters. Only four primary elections have so far been held Prior to that time primary elections were held in crowded rooms, and were conducted with violence and disorder. Today they differ very little from regular elections, consequently a better class of citizens comes forward. This importance oi NVe rtt A.. is now being better understood. This is evident from the showing made by the enrolment list. Last year, however In the municipal election. party lines were lost and thousands of voters in the Dem ocratic party having detTmined to vote oaainst the local Democratic ticket fail aS to enroll as Democrats. MT. Weeks amendment to stop transfers and en- rollment by declaration will deprive the hattar class of Democrats who were .t,saanendentn last autumn to vote in contember. This will not only bar many of Sbeehan's followers, but those who are opposed to the present crew Of Tam many leaders.
 Molineux will again be placed on trial trial for his life in May. His former triai n,as annulled on the ground that irrele- vant testimony was admitted. During his