The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-06
NO SEATING MONEY

0oIui Oas OF TlduC City Tor Idmpa, |
but was unable to secure a seat be-
cause OF the crowd already aboard. !
Mr.. Irvine refused to pay fare, declar-
ing that the law expressly provides
that no fare shall be demanded when
a seat cannot be supplied. The con
ductOr was insistent for payment of
the fare, which the gentleman finally
paid, under protest. taking a receipt
for it, declaring that he would carry
the matter into the courts"
The above item, taken from the
Live Oak Democrat, is not all politics, |
by any means, Mr. Irvine is thorough
ly familiar with the railroad laws of
Florida respecting both passengers
and freight, and as a travelling sales
man he has always insisted on his
rights. This matter will not be his
first appearance as a complainant be-
fore the courts or the State railroad
commission. He will make a "hot'
member Of the commission, for the
reason that he will stand for the en-
sorcement Of law.-Palatka News.
This item taken from the Democrat
was not intended as politics." but as
news. We think Mr. Irvine's conten-
ton for the enforcement Of law.
however, is correct. Any law that is
hot worth enforcing, or is found to
be be Unjust in its enforcement, ought
to be taken off the statute books. and
not allowed to stand as a dead letter.
Live Oak Democrat.
How different from the Golden
times!"
When the Concord stages were in |
operation, capable of carrying twelve
or fifteen passengers. which we
thought represented a dazzling sight |
Of progress and rapid transit. and
which We thought placed the United |
States ahead of all other nations of the
world, passengers were forced to en- |
gage their seats far in advance. and |
if for any reason one failed to take |
this necessary precautiOn, sometimes |
be would be detained at some little !
country inn for a whole week or more. |
and he did not do half as much kick |
ing as the passenger who now has to |
stand up for q few miles on account |
of some extraordinary occasion or oc- |
currence. perhaps it may be for a /
picnic or a funeral
In the "Olden times" if a passenger
more than one seat he paid |
for as many as he occupied. and he |
lid so willingly.
There was very little kicking done |
IN those days and men it seems were
possessed with more patience They |
took life easier and were just as hap
Dy.
We remember that on one occasion
Mr.. Anderson Mayo, a gentleman who |
tipped the scales at 300 pounds. was
A passenger from Palatka TO Ocala.
He was going to his home in Herman
10 county He could not squeeze him
self into one seat, or if he had done
so it would have been quite uncom-
Portable for himself and his fellow
passenger, so he was forced to pay
or two seats, the price being $50
Thirty dollars for fifty miles,
madam, H., |
enth of that sum to travel the same
distance, he would raise a howl that
would be heard from Pensacola to
Scy West.
In the 'olden times" too. it took all
lay to make the trip from Palatka to
)cala. Now it takes only a few hours
We cannot account for so much
licking nowadays unless it is because
We are pampered too much
We have seen trains pass and re-
,ass our city time and again. with
learly every seat unoccupied, but If for
ome extraordinary cause some one
ime the coach should happen to be
and one or more passengers
'e forced to stand for a greater or
esser distance, we do not think that
he railroad company should be COM
'elled to put on an extra car for their :
Express accommodation. i
This sort OF management would {
freak any company on earth.
Men should be reasonable and SEN {
ible. They ought never to insist up {
n the impossible and be unreasonable
q their demands.
The above item from the Live Oak
Democrat, which is attributed to Mr..
rvine, is so at variance with the
Jews voiced in his announcement for
abroad commissioner, that we are
orced to believe that there must be
ONE mistake about it.
In his announcement he expressed
Jews that were most pleasing to the
opular ear because of the vein Of