The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-02
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
OPEN TO ALL.
RIGHTS ON HIGHWAYS.
Richmond. Ind. Aug. 2. Il

Editor Palladium
We must surely take issue with Ger
tain parties in western Wayne coun
ty, when they claim to have first right
10 any public highway in this broad
land of ours. They are respectfully
referred to Senate Bill No. s, Approved
March 6, 1905, and with few amend
ments passed in 1907, is still in force
This gives users of the highways
equal rights on the road, and as for
taxes, an owner of a motor car must
nay for State license. and in addi
ton must pay state, city and county
taxes on the same car. If the good
lady Overlook had happened on the
National Road, at the time of the Gid
den tour, she would have been inf
nitely safer than meeting an interur-
ban car, for nearly every one con-
nected with this tour were gentlemen,
and not a crowd of rowdies, even if
they were dirty and begrimed.
In addition to the competing clubs,
Buffalo, Pittsburg. New York, Cleve-
land. Chicago, Westchester, Automo-
bile Club of America and Detroit. were
Representatives Of the big dailies of
New York, Chicago and other large
for an accident or story, that they
would have permitted her horse to do
any fancy hurdles.
This section of country did not suf-
fer in allowing this tour to go
through, although Richmond, Indiana.
has received much advertising from
the affair. some of which is very I'M
pleasant, especially when the record
of Mr.. Johnson is hung up, as follows
Arrested at Richmond, Indiana, for
neutrality-suspicious. at Dayton, Ohio"
The object of this endurance con-
test is for the benefit of the buying
public, and while it makes us get
che sly, and feel for our pocket-books
to be called rich, it is a well-known
fact that 95 per cent. of the members
of the Wayne County Club are work
ing men, Their cars are used for bus
mess, as well as pleasure. and there
is no valid reason. why farmers should
not be owners of self-propelled vehi-
cles If they desire them, considering
the prices paid by city people for pro-
duce
Regarding the action of Marshal
Drischel. there has been no complaint
because of a few arrests of inconsfd-
crate motorists, who have driven
through Cambridge at reckless
speed Cbut how they can do so over
the execrable streets and bad cross
iugs. is past our comprehension and
his course was commended, when re-
Gently he arrested a couple or drivers
from indianapolis. who are we'll
known as terrors of the turnpikes. The
decent motorists in Richmond would
not concern themselves, IL these par
ties are arrested every time they drive
through. but in the Glidden tour, 1t
was vastly different. This event was
widely advertised. and the people
along the route were expecting 1T, as
was attested by the spectators and
picnic parties. which lined the Nation
al Road from Indianapolis to Colum- |
bus.
How many times day do the In
teruYbans violate the ordinance In
Cambridge? Any arrests? Did you ever
hear OF a horseman in Lackeytown
getting "pinched" by the doughty
Drfscnel for stepping 1T up bit? We
might go deeper in other violations
much more serious than eight miles
an hour. but we will be charitable and
draw the curtain. but II any one wish
es to play Sherlock Holmes in Cam
bridge. he probably would find a rea-
son why some people cannot afford
motor car.
III you own a car. drive over there.
and cruise around some of the back
streets. and see what is handed TO
you by the coming generation. which
looks up TO an officer for a shining ex-
ample. IL lady passengers are with
you, speed of more than eight miles
an hour is exacted to get out of hear
ing distance quickly, and if some mis-
sic is not hurled at you, it is probably
because they cannot be procured
handily-
The motor car is symbol of pro
gress and is here to stay, and the
next howl. will be because one is COM
PEELED to dodge ballast from an air
ship, that is now navigating the at
mosphere above us.
CARRTTRETOR