New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-24
FOR HIGHWAY PROTECTION
jail Suggested for Automobiles
Who abuse Privileges.

Trenton y. j., Oct. % (SpeciaD.-The organization
by the farmers I'm several of the northern counties
of the State of associations for protection against
those automobilists who violate the law and make
life miserable times to them and their families
| has assumed Importance which Is attracting
somc attention
The farmers are so greatly in earnest in their
crusade against the offending Automobiles that
they arc in some instances asking candidates Of
ootH parties Who have beer nominated for the
legislature whether they will ror such amend
ments 70 the present law will afford the pro
lection which they they entitled to. In
the case of failure the part of candidate TO
respond to the request Of the farmers. it IS de-
clared that any such candidate win Disseminated
against. no matter to what political party he may
belong.
Leacning that number of the most prominent
automobilists of New-Jersey In sympathy with
the farmers who organizing. The Tribune CORE
spondent called Winthrop f. Scarrett Karl G.
Roebling and Rudolph Kuser. of this city, and a
number of others. who at the last session OF the
legislature favored the passage Of the present law
One of these automo5ilists speaking for the others
and all those who in favor of Legitimate auto
MODELLING. spoke follows:
The demand for protection against reckless driv-
Ing on the highway of the high power speed cars
wives and daughters. but from automobiles who
likewise the highway
New-Jersey that the proposition heretofore laid
down was a sound one. to Wit: That the legitimate
combine against the illegitmate users OF the hlgh-
way that the legitimate users of the highway
should include not only the man who drives q
horse, but the who wheels a WheelbarrOW
automobile: that the illegitmate users of the high
way are those who the highway to the detr'-
ment of the conservative public, whether they ne
automobiles motor-cyclists. horseman or any one
else.
The great question before the legitimate users o.
the highway is how stop these abuses A resident
of New-JerSey. whose name # mentioned, Woul1
be recognized of the foremost automobllists,
said within the week that not only did he synpa,
thize with the farmers, who were afraid 10 Senu
their wives and daughters out upon the road our
that he himself was afraid to send his wlte ana
daughters out the road in automob&. More
over. that at night he recognized the fact that
when he saw of these high power machines
coming on the road, and at the same time covering
the road to the exclusion of everybody else he
his knowledge of aUtomobilng. that he in his
machine was in danger.
A license bill which would require an examina-
ton for a license would be q measure which the
chauffeur class would welcome because they. ABOVE
ali men. would pass the examination easily, but
thcy are the people who are making the trouoie
to-day.
SOME legitimate users OF the highway who are
Automobiles think that the sureSt Way TO pre-
vent great disaster ia 10 make the steps leading
needs is not amendments its present automobile
law but amendments to its penal laws so ti:tt
the man who drives recklessly, the man VINO
ca uses an accident is subjected TO nne even
up to 500 or 10 a suit for damages but IS hable
TO get a certain number of days in jail
among the legitimate Of the highway. both /
automobilists and horsemcn, that this kind OF
treatment will make the best impression upon the
minds Of the chauffeur and the reckless owner