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| Daniel S. Lamont of McGraw, N. Y. |
The Cortland Democrat, Friday, June 2,
1893.
Secretary Lamont and the Militia.
Secretary Lamont is said to have a good practical
knowledge of the conditions and needs of the National Guard, and is well equipped
for the work of directing matters connected with it. The season of State
encampments is about at hand, and the fact directs attention to the National Guard.
Governors of various States having regularly enrolled troops are already
sending to the war department requests for regulars to be associated with the
militia during the coming encampments. Wisconsin has asked that the entire
Third infantry, stationed at Fort Snelling, be permitted to join the State
troops at Camp Douglas next mouth. Governor Russell has requested that Major
Marcus P. Miller, Fifth artillery, be detailed for duty with the Massachusetts
troops. Requests of like tenor are expected from the executives of other States
within the next few days.
The disposition of Secretary Lamont is to grant
such requests whenever practical. He is said
to realize the importance of bringing the regulars and State troops into closer
and more friendly relations. Only a short time ago he took occasion to inform
his subordinates that he desired hearty cooperation between the army and
National Guard. It is said that the secretary's disposition in the matter is
cordially reciprocated by members of the National Guard who recognize the
advantage of combining with the army in practical field service. The only embarrassing
feature of joint encampment is the lack of money with which to pay the expenses
of transporting the regulars from one place to another. Where the state camps
are to be located reasonably near an army post the solution is simple, as the
movement can be made by marches which in themselves are beneficial as practice.
It has been suggested that to reverse the present system and have the National
Guard go to army garrisons would be better for all parties interested. The suggestion
is a practical one, and deserves the earnest consideration due to its
importance—New York Tribune.
Some time since, a few of the
friends and admirers of the late Dr. Frederick Hyde decided to procure a
monument to erect over his resting place in the cemetery, and the same is in
place. The following letter explains itself.
Mr. Benjamin L. Webb and others:
Lately I have seen the fitting
monument to my husband, Dr. Frederick Hyde, placed in Cortland Rural Cemetery,
"Erected by his friends."
It has been my privilege to
live seventy-five years in this community, never wanting for a good word or
deed. From many of you I have received kindnesses, which have smoothed what
might have been a rugged path. Not the least, is this united expression of appreciation
of one who for more than fifty years practiced a noble profession among you and
in other ways sought your welfare.
My family join in this
grateful remembrance, and wish you joy in prosperity and sympathy in trouble.
Very sincerely yours,
ELVIRA HYDE.
Maple Cottage, May, 1893.
The
Boycott on the Fair.
Since witches were burned at Salem and Quakers
and Baptists had to flee for their lives from a cruel persecution in the name of
religion, there has been no worse exhibition of bigotry and intolerance than
that furnished by the efforts to ruin the World's Fair because its gates are
probably to be open on Sunday to the thousands who crave and need the
educational advantages to be found there.
The attitude of the boycotters is not one of
reasonable protest. It is one of ignorant, arrogant, insolent dictation. They are
not content to urge their views upon the management and obey their own
consciences by staying away from the fair on Sunday. They inform the country
that if their views are not permitted to prevail and their consciences are not
made the rule of other people's lives they will enforce an already organized
boycott, and ruin the Fair itself, if possible.
The Rev. Secretary Knowles has declared to a
representative of the World that those whom he represents will urge
pastors everywhere to preach this boycott as a to religious obligation, and to
denounce any attendance upon the Fair as a sin. They have taken advantage of [confiding]
women and children and pledge a million of them—as they boast—not to go to the
Fair if there is any Sunday opening, thus depriving these innocents of what, to
the majority, is the one great educational opportunity of their lives.
This is the spirit of the sixteenth century
inspired by the ignorance of that unenlightened age. Fortunately in our times the
claws of bigotry are closely cut. The pulpit is full of broad-minded men and
the pews of liberal men and women who will take no part in such a crusade of intolerance;
and better still, the common schools and the newspapers have so far taught the
American people to think and act for themselves, that no attempt of priest or
pastor to dominate their consciences in such fashion as this will meet with anything
but resentment and failure.—N. Y. World.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
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During the year 1892 the sum
of nine million dollars was paid in bounties to the [raw] sugar producers of
this country. Nine million dollars taken from the people's pockets by a law
passed by the Harrison administration. The many are robbed for the benefit of
the few.
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The Tribune and other papers in
New York have been making a great hubbub about the alleged secrecy of
Cleveland's action in restoring Edwin S. Stokes to citizenship, Dec. 1, 1884,
several years after he had served the full term of his sentence for the
manslaughter of James Fisk. There was no secrecy about the matter, for it was
duly recorded in the office of the secretary of state, and was duly noted on
page 181 of the secretary's report transmitted to the legislature Jan.
16, 1885.— Kingston Argus.
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Some of the Syracuse clergymen
who appeared before Governor Flower and asked to have Sheriff Hoxsie removed
from his office for not preventing the Dunfee-Donovan fight at Maple Bay, which
resulted so disastrously to the latter [Donovan was killed in a prize fight--CC editor,] are denouncing the Governor because he
did not remove the sheriff as requested. The ministers who appeared before him
did not present a, particle of sworn testimony to prove their charges, and if
the Governor had impeached the Sheriff or removed him, he would have been
guilty of trampling upon every precedent that has been established since the
constitution was adopted.
The clergymen ought to know
that a regular legal form is necessary to accomplish the object which they
sought, and that any other rule would be dangerous to the public. The
fact that the parties who presented the charges, unsupported by a particle of
evidence were clergymen, does not change the situation in any respect. The
sworn testimony of a reputable eye witness to any transaction is far more
trustworthy than the second-handed statement of the most respectable clergyman
in the land. Neither of the clergymen who presented the case to the Governor
was present at the fight, and whatever statement he may have made could only
have been obtained from hearsay, a sort of evidence that never has been and
never ought to be admitted in any court of justice.
There was a proper method of
proceeding in the matter, which the Ministerial Association could and ought to
have observed, and if they had adopted it, the result would undoubtedly have
been different. Even in their own ecclesiastical courts, for the trial of
offenders, they require an indictment, backed by the sworn testimony of witnesses
before they will pronounce on the guilt or innocence of the party charged. What
right have they to demand of the Governor the removal of an officer, upon less
proof than they require in their own courts, and without a formal indictment supported
by the testimony of sworn witnesses? The fact that they were clergymen counts
for nothing. A committee consisting of reputable citizens of any other calling
would be entitled to as much consideration, but they would not be so silly as
to suppose for a moment, that the Governor would remove a man from office
simply because they had heard rumors that he had failed in some particular instance
to do his duty. The Syracuse clergymen are evidently troubled with the big head,
and the sooner they become aware of the fact and take prompt measures for
relief the better they will appear before the public. If the sheriff neglected his
duty in the premises he should have been promptly punished, but the only way to
effect [sic] the result desired, was to go about it legally and in the manner
established by law.
The Blue Laws.
Perhaps some of our readers
would like to read over the old "Blue Laws" of Connecticut, which
were in force many years ago. Here are some of them:
No one shall be a freeman or
have a vote, unless he is converted and a member of one of the churches allowed
in the Dominion.
No dissenter from the
essential worship of this Dominion shall be allowed to give a vote for electing
magistrates or any officer.
No food or lodging shall be
offered to a heretic.
No one shall cross the river
on the Sabbath, but an authorized clergyman.
No one shall travel, cook
victuals, make beds, sweep houses, cut hair or shave on the Sabbath day.
No one shall kiss his or her
children on the Sabbath or feasting days.
The Sabbath day shall begin at
sunset Saturday.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed
with gold, silver, or bone lace above one shilling a yard, shall be presented
by the grand jurors, and the selectmen shall tax the estate £300.
Whoever brings cards or dice
into the Dominion shall be fined £5.
No one shall eat mince pies,
dance, play cards, or play any instrument of music except the drum, trumpet, or
jewsharp.
No man shall court a maid in
person or by letter, without obtaining the consent of her parents; £5 penalty
for the first offence, £10 for the second, and for the third, imprisonment
during the pleasure of the court.
China will Retaliate.
WASHINGTON, May 28.—"When
is the new Chinese Minister expected to arrive in this city?" was asked
today of Mr. J. Hubley Ashton, one of the counsel for the Chinese government in
the recent test case before the Supreme Court as to the constitutionality of
the Geary law.
"In about a month,"
was the reply.
"Is the statement correct
that he is delaying his departure in order to bring an ultimatum from the
Chinese government as to the Geary law and its violation of treaty
obligations?"
"Oh, I think not," was the reply. "The Chinese government has already informed the
state department that if anything is done under the Geary law, all relations
with China, diplomatic, commercial and otherwise, may be considered as
terminated. The Americans now in China will be ordered to withdraw, and what trade we
have with China will be stopped. Mr. Gresham has already been 'noticed' of this,
as the diplomatic phrase goes. There is nothing farther to be said on the part
of the Chinese government."
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| Mahan's Music Store, Court Street, Cortland, N. Y.. |
HERE AND THERE.
Mahan's 19th Music Festival begins next Monday evening, June 5th.
The Chautauqua Circle will
meet with Mrs. O. V. Eldridge, South Main-st., Monday evening, June 5th.
"Are the Dead Soldiers in
Hell?" will be Rev. H. W. Carr's subject at the Universalist church Sunday
evening.
The sale of tickets for
Mahan's Music Festival will begin on next Monday morning, at Mahan's Music
store, 11 Court-st.
A regular meeting of the Board
of Managers of the Hospital Association will be held at the hospital, at 8 P.
M. on Monday next, June 5.
The regular meeting of the
Willard Y. W. C. T. U. will be held at the home of Mr. Fred D. L. Squires, 44
Tompkins-st., Saturday at 7:30 P. M.
Letter boxes in the east part
of the village have been tampered with recently. Penalty if caught $1,000 fine or three years imprisonment or both.
There will be a young people's
entertainment at Chicago Grange Friday evening, June 9. They will be assisted
by musicians from Cortland. All are invited.
George B. Brown and son Fred
of Pitcher have taken the Pitcher and Cortland stage route for $400, and the
Pitcher and Georgetown for $348.—Chenango Union.
Mr. W. B. Rood has moved his
billiard tables from rooms on second floor of the DEMOCRAT building to rooms on
first floor of the new Miller block. Mr. A. Bosworth has purchased an interest
in same.
The Seventh-Day Adventists
will hold their annual camp meeting for this state, on the same grounds
occupied by them last year on north side of Barber-ave., in this village, commencing
June 15 and lasting ten days.
Last Thursday night burglars
entered the school house in the Antisdale district three miles west of this
village, and carried off the clock and the schoolmam's penknife. Miss Margaret
S. Wright, daughter of B. T. Wright, Esq., is the teacher. The burglars entered
through a window.
Canton Cortland open Floral
Trout Park on Saturday June 10, and the following picnics will follow: June 22,
County Farmers' picnic; June 28, 185th Regiment Reunion; June 24, Field Day by
Excelsior Hook & Ladder Co., No. 8, of Cortland; July 4, Seventh Annual
Temperance picnic to which every temperance order and person is earnestly
invited.
The handicap bicycle road race
last week, to Little York and return, was won by Ralph Wright. There were six
starters and handicaps allowed at the finish. E. B. Richardson was the only
scratch man and Wright finished only three seconds behind him, having dogged
him the whole distance. Wright's time without handicap was 59 1/2 minutes.
Three riders met with accidents on the road.
The Standard copied
what we published last week in reference to a rumor that the Lehigh Valley
railroad company were thinking of extending their road through Cortland to
Syracuse, and in commenting on the same says, "whatever the future may
hold for Cortland in this direction is not likely to come very soon." If
everybody talked as discouragingly of every enterprise as the Standard does,
improvements would be few. The DEMOCRAT prefers to encourage every enterprise
likely to be of benefit to the town.
New School Law.
The following law relative to
the public schools of the state was enacted by the last legislature. It will be
found of special interest to trustees and school officers—
CHAPTER 500, amends
Consolidated School Act of 1864, as follows:
1. Power to Superintendent to
withhold public money from district for willfully disobeying order, decision,
etc.
2. After current school year,
school year shall be 160 days of school, inclusive of all legal holidays
that may occur during the term of school and institute week, and exclusive of
Saturdays, no Saturday to count as part of 160 days and no school shall begin
session on a legal holiday.
3. Annual school meetings to
be held on fourth Tuesday of August.
4. District school officers to
be elected by ballot.
5. Upon all propositions
arising at district meetings involving expenditure of money or levy of tax, the
vote thereon must be by ballot or ascertained by taking and recording the ayes
and noes.
6. Defines more fully
conditions by which temporary or branch schools may be established in school
districts.
7. Trustees to make reports to
school commissioners this year, between July twenty-fifth and August first,
dated July twenty-sixth; in each year thereafter to make such reports on August
first; such reports to cover the month of August of the preceding year.
8. Annual meeting of Board of
Education of every union free school district shall be held on the first
Tuesday of September in each year.
9. In union free school
districts other than those whose limits correspond with any city or incorporated
village, special meetings to be called in the manner provided in section 10 of
title 9 of the Consolidated School Act of 1864.
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