Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Street Privileges.

Mir. Editor: Street speaking and public assemblage were denied in New London for some time past as in our city, but all bans there have been removed and priv ileges there restored to anyone who wishes to use them. At Nit Vernon. N. r, under similar circumstances, several persons there were arrested for street speaking and Supreme Court Judge Keough declared the ordinance unconstl- tutional and ordered the release of those arrested. Those two reversals simply prove that people of other towns who have thought more seriously than A Citi- zen have changed their minds and want to rectify matters.
 The Rotary club sent a band on the street last week and collected a crowd on Ferry street. The human fly" climbed the walls of the Wauregan hotel and caused a crowd to gather. The republl- can town committee sent a band on the street and gathered a crowd that blocked the street the same night Mir. Boardman was arrested; yet no one was arrested. 1 criticized or even blamed for the ob- struction of the highways which seems l to be the cloak under which he was ar rested.
 l The parking privilegeS of Mir Board man are the same as those granted any citizen and he has tbe legal right to use those privileges. Ferry street Is a puLlic parking place, without time limit l after p. m Why did he not have a right there? Mir. Boardman was not l billed or advertised to speak on Ferry street Tuesday night. so there was no reason for his arrest whatever. He was simply on the street and he was not wanted there. fit is illegal for a crowd to gather on the street why did the police allow them to gather? Why didn't the police make a single move to disperse the
 crowd at Ferry street long before MT Boardman arrived there?
 Why was no one arrested for the gath ering in front of the Wauregan hotel the same night? Both the hand leader and
 the chairman of the republic town con- l mittee were on the job and neither one
 was arrested or reprimanded, which goes
 to show that the law. is only intended
 for a certain case and person.
 Citizen says if Mir Boardmsn had a
 theory to reach the moon he would hay, no right to demonstrate 1t here. Tn,
 citizens of Norwich would turn the towr
 loose to him if he had & practical theor.
 of this magnitude and A Citizen and tn,
 mayor would be very unpopular opposi tionists if that was their stand.
 , Some of the highest ofYicials of our na
 ton were defed and impeachedl avs hay
 been placed under restraint by injunction
 even Tn our own City recently Dy JudE ] Hinman Judge Keough denied and defie the authority of the mayor of Mt Vernon
 W. r, this week. The people of Bosto :, defed with violence the king of Engian l in what is known as the Boston Te Party, which defe resulted in the Revc lutionary war and our independence an
 the constitution of the United States C v America, and since then no one dare Q question their rights. Hence defiance q not wrong when the deiers are legalI h right. There is no one who respects tn
 rights of the mayor more than I woult 1 there is no one who would respect tn
 orders of a police officer in rightful pel ,- l formance of his duty; but I do thin . they should both live within their righ, = and neither should make laws nor issu A orders that are beyond their rights. an
 if so defiance Is justiiabie.
 Mir Boardman was arrested and fine
 policeman to move his automobile from L- place where he had every right to par # it by the laws of our city. k If A Citizen would give this one matte e a simple thought, there should be no re, 6 son for further barley on whether tf
 arrest was right or wrong
 If A Citizen would only give this ma ter one fair, square, hooeet uRbiass d thought, he cannot as a sane person ul d hold such action on the part of the od s cials.
 .s Acknowledged legal wise men ma ie soon tell us Nhe .Was rtEht st.a .bte. q