Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday,
October 23, 1894.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
A Just Apportionment.
The new apportionment provides for fifty
senators and 150 assemblymen, an increase certainly warranted by the growth of
the state in population and material interests needing legislative attention.
It also provides that "no county shall have more than one-third of all the
senators; and no two counties or the territories thereof as now organized,
which are adjoining counties, or which are separated only by public waters,
shall have more than one half of all the senators." This is intended to
prevent the great cities of New York and Brooklyn from "holding up"
the remainder of the state by securing control of the senate, and it is a wise
and just restriction.
There is no partisanship in it. Thousands of
earnest Democrats recognize the danger of having the balance of power in the
legislature wielded by the cities, with their great masses of ignorant and
venal voters, and hence so often the fountains of political corruption, By the
plan adopted by the convention all risk that the state would be left at the
mercy of these hordes of vice and political degradation will be obviated.
Again, there is no partisanship in the
proposition, because like principles have been embodied in the constitutions of
other states, some of them strongly Democratic, and others closely divided
between the two great parties. Pennsylvania limits the representation in the
senate of Philadelphia, with its large Republican majority, to one-sixth; Maryland,
a Democratic state, fixes a similar limit on Baltimore, a Democratic city. The same thing is true of the state of Ohio
and the cities of Cincinnati and Cleveland; of Missouri and the city of St.
Louis; of Rhode Island and the city of Providence, of Florida and other states
with important cities.
The Buffalo Express says:
"The apportionment is as nearly exact
as it could be made. The seven city counties—New York, Kings, Erie, Monroe,
Albany, Onondaga and Oneida—have twenty-seven senators, which is fifty-four per
cent of the whole number. The population of these seven counties is just 55.2 per cent of the entire population
of the state. New York and Kings together have nineteen senators, which is 38
per cent of the whole. The population of New York and Kings counties is 39.6
per cent of the whole. New York alone has twenty-four per cent of the whole
senate, and New York's population is 24.6 per cent of the whole state. Kings
alone has fourteen per cent of the senators, and the population of Kings is 14.9 per cent of the state. If an additional senator had been given to New York,
it would have had twenty-six of the whole, making an over-representation twice
as great as the under-representation authorized. If an extra senator had been
given to Kings, it would have had sixteen per cent of the whole, also, an
over-representation greater than the authorized under-representation. Clearly,
neither New York nor Kings has any right in justice to ask for greater representation
until those cities have a greater population, and the new constitution makes
provision for giving it to them then."
The plain truth is that the new
apportionment is framed on principles of the truest equity, and the people will
serve their interests by giving it their support. It would be intolerable to
have New York City, with its fearful aggravate of dangerous classes, become the
Czar power, the dictator through iniquitous Tammany for the whole state and its
legislation. Because this is interdicted by the apportionment provision that no
two counties shall have more than half the state senators, we have the
presentation of intense Democratic partisanship, instigated largely by Senator
Hill, arrayed against this just measure of constitutional reform. This fact
ought to lead every Republican, every honest voter of all parties in fact, to
heartily support the apportionment amendment.
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| General William Booth. |
A HEARTY WELCOME.
GENERAL
BOOTH'S RECEPTION BY THE SALVATION ARMY.
The
Venerable Founder and Head of the Army Made Welcome In New York. Addresses a
Big Crowd on the Aim and Objects of the Organization—Many Prominent Persons
Present at the Functions.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—The members of the
Salvation Army gathered in Union Square and after greeting the venerable General
Booth dispersed to reassemble in Carnegie Music hall, where the event of the
day took place.
An audience of 5,000 greeted General Booth
at Carnegie Music hall at 8 o'clock. The boxes were filled with fashionable men
and women who are interested in the auxiliary league of the army.
Commander Booth led in prayer, and then Rev.
Dr. Emery Bradford of Mont Clair, N. J., read an address of welcome to General
Booth.
Commander Booth then presented his father,
the general, with a handsomely framed testimonial from the staff officers. General Booth arose to make his acknowledgments and a mighty wave of applause
swept over the house. The general made a speech in which he briefly told the
history of the army:
"Why did I undertake this work?"
he asked." Because in one part of the east end of London the population
had never been inside a church. I drew the painted women of the street and the
drunkards around me and preached the gospel of Jesus to them. Before then
Christianity was a byword of reproach on their lips.
"People have questioned our mode of
operations. They decry the noise and the banners, but I claim the end has
justified the means.
"We have planted our banners on the
walls of St. Petersburg and in distant India and will push our fight to every
corner of the earth. We will probably in time establish an international
headquarters in America."
Commander Booth then asked that $1,600
should be collected. The baskets were passed around, but the amount collected
was not made public.
WESTON'S
GREAT WALK.
He is
Followed by Reporters With Horse and Wagon.
KINGSTON, Oct. 23.—Edward Payson Weston, the
pedestrian who is on a 500-mile ramble, arrived quietly at the Eagle hotel last
night at 10:15 o'clock, and immediately retired to his room where he partook of
a supper of crackers and milk. He got up this morning at 3 o'clock and after
eating a breakfast of oatmeal and milk, started at 4:30 o'clock for Saugerties,
He arrived there at 7:25, and immediately retired to bed at the Palmer House.
He left word to be awakened at 8:45 o'clock. James A. Sackett and Gustavus
Myers, said to be newspaper men, follow Weston with a horse and wagon.
MOTOR
CAR RUNS A WAY.
Descends
Ithaca Hill at Full Speed—A Collision Results.
About noon yesterday a trolley car on the
electric road at Ithaca became unmanageable and started down the long hill at
terrific speed. The motorman applied the brakes and used sand, and then tried
reversing the motor, but the car had gained such headway it could not be
stopped. Fortunately there was a straight track ahead and the bottom of the
hill was near. Just at the foot of the hill it came in contact with the baggage
car which was ascending the hill. The platforms of the two cars were reduced to
splinters. The collision stopped the runaway car, but the baggage car was
driven backward about 300 feet.
There were four passengers on the car
besides the motorman—a young lady and three men. Two of the men jumped and were
badly bruised. The other two stayed in the car and were badly shaken up. The
motorman stuck to his post and kept the gong sounding to warn people away. He
suffered a double fracture of the left leg below the knee, which is of a
serious nature, and was cut about his face and head. The motorman of the
baggage car got out of the way when he
saw the runaway approaching.
There are various theories, says the Ithaca Journal, as to the cause of the car
becoming unmanageable, one of which is that the tracks were coated with wet
leaves, which prevented friction and allowed the wheels to slip even after the
brakes were set.
HOMER
DEPARTMENT.
Gleanings
of News From Our Twin Village.
Chas. Richardson was arrested Saturday. He
was brought before Justice Kingsbury and charged with petit larceny. Friday
night the house belonging to Mrs. Nellie Raney on Bartlett-ave., occupied by
Samuel Lombard, was broken into and a number of articles were missing.
Richardson is charged with the theft. The examination was set down for
yesterday at 9 o'clock, but the justice extended the time until this morning at
the same time when he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the county jail for
thirty days.
Hawkey Pratt was arrested yesterday for
maliciously and unlawfully entering a building and maliciously injuring
property. It is charged that Pratt was associated with Richardson in the
burglary at the Lombard house. When brought before Justice Kingsbury he plead
not guilty and gave $300 bail to appear before the grand jury.
Mr. James H. Starin has returned from New
York.
Messrs. L. P. Merrill and F, V. Bennett
returned from their hunting trip Sunday evening. They had very good luck.
E. L. Stone, Esq., has returned from
Skaneateles lake where he was the guest of Mr. Chas. Carpenter.
Mr. Benj. Starr returned from Ithaca last
evening bringing with him his brother Frank, who has been ill for nearly a
month, but is now much improved.
Rev. and Mrs. Edward Guy of Hartford, Conn.,
are the guests of their niece, Mrs. P. C. Kingsbury, on Main-st.
Judge Yates left on the afternoon train for
Marathon, where he will speak tonight.
The body of Owen Westcott, who died at Tully,
was brought here for burial yesterday afternoon.
A number of Homer people are attending the
State Baptist Missionary convention at Rochester, among them being Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Watson, Miss Estelle Van Hoesen, Mr. Orrie Blanshan.
Mr. E. D. Kenfield has accepted a place in
the Brunswick.
BREVITIES.
—Remember the harvest supper and concert at
the Universalist church, Friday night.
—The C. M. B. A. will hold a meeting this
evening to make arrangements for a sociable to be held in the near future.
—The adjourned meeting of the Young Men's
Republican club will be held at the Republican league rooms tonight at 8
o'clock.
—C. S. Wheat of Franklin recently lost two Southdown
lambs, which got their horns locked together in the field and were found
dead.—Walton Reporter.
—Manager Rood says that "My
Partner," which plays in Cortland tomorrow night is one of the best
entertainments he has booked during the entire winter season.
—Quite a number of Republicans have
signified their intention of attending the mass meeting at Marathon to-night.
If enough go the freight and accommodation will be held so that they can return
on that train.
—A New England supper will be served at the
Baptist chapel on Tompkins-st., on Wednesday evening, Oct. 24, from 5:30 to 9
o'clock. Supper, ten cents. All are invited. Lovers of pumpkin pie please
remember this.
—On Thursday evening of this week, Oct. 25,
the Union Veteran legion will hold a public memorial service at G. A. R. hall
for James D. Wilmarth, a deceased comrade of the legion. All veterans are
requested to be present.
—The mother of Senator O'Connor of
Binghamton died at her home in Little Falls, N. Y., yesterday morning. She was
81 years of age, and had been ill but a short time. The senator was present at
his mother's bedside, as was also his brother William, who is deputy clerk of
the senate.
—William Wilson, of Sterling, is in jail in
Auburn for killing an eagle. Last fall he saw the bird in a tree and shot it
and broke its wing. He took the eagle to a taxidermist in Owego, who killed it
with a club and mounted it for Wilson. Very few people know that it is against
the law to kill an eagle, but it is, and Game Constable Barr had Wilson
arrested. Being unable to give $250 bonds for his appearance he was committed
to jail to await examination.
The
Sufferings of the Poor.
The King's Daughters report many calls from
the poor people of our village for assistance and they are in need of provisions.
The Sunday-school of the Universalist church has instituted a plan whereby it
is hoped some help may be secured. They propose to decorate their church for
their harvest concert on Friday evening with harvest fruits of all kinds:
apples, potatoes, pumpkins, squashes, cabbages, corn, etc., and after the
concert give these things to the King's Daughters for distribution. Will not
the people assist in this matter? It is feared that there will not be near as
large an amount secured as might be desired, and there certainly will not be too
much. If all interested in charity would contribute something, a generous quantity
might be secured. Any of the harvest fruits or vegetables will be thankfully
received, even in the smallest quantities. They may be left at the church any
time on Thursday or Friday. Will you not help a little towards this worthy
purpose?
An
Overland Trip.
About 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon two large
wagons covered with canvas, presenting the appearance of "gypsy wagons,"
drove into town, says the Ithaca Morning
Herald. The party consisted of two Nebraska farmers and their families who
were, to use their own expression, "dried out" last summer. That is
to say, that the crops failed on account of the excessively dry weather. They
started on August 1, and have traveled at the rate of twenty or thirty miles a
day. They have been in Nebraska seven years. It was said by a man of the party
that the expense of traveling in this manner is less than that of the ordinary
way, and for one wagon and a small family would be about sixty-five dollars for
the distance between Nebraska and "York state."
Hunting
Bee Trees in the Eastern Part of the Town.
Since the green corn dance, and the close of
the coon season, the members of the club have been anxiously looking for other
seasonable amusement. An old sportsman suggested bee hunting and it was hailed
with joy by some of the younger members, and the early part of the week the old
sport inveigled four of them to go, and after a long tramp through the woods in
the eastern part of the township two bee trees were located.
The amateurs could not wait till dark, but
had to cut the tree at once, and while they were busy cutting the tree the old
sport quickly took strings from his pockets, and tied them around his trousers,
as near the bottom as possible.
Soon the tree fell, and the fun began. It
being a bright sunny day, the bees were very lively, and the way the boys danced
around when the bees recovered from the shock, was enough to make one think
they were practicing the skirt dance. They then found out what the strings were
for on the old sport's trousers. One got stung upon the end of his nose, and by
the looks of his proboscis it might be thought that he had polypus. The others
were stung on the other extremities mostly. They got 75 pounds of honey out of
the tree, and decided that they would wait till dark before they cut the other.
They secured about the same quantity from this without a sting, driving home at
10 P. M., tired, sticky and sweet.
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