LOW, LYING HYPOCRITICAL TONE

The Cortland News, Friday, October 15, 1886.

CORTLAND AND VICINITY.

   The Cigar Makers Union, of this place, will hold their second annual ball at Taylor Hall, Nov. 24th.

   Mr. Twiss, agent tor the King Iron Bridge company is erecting a bridge over the Tioughnioga at Messengerville.

   The Hitchcock Mfg. Co. will sell for the next sixty days window weights at $1.00 per hundred.

   William Reed was arrested on Sunday by Under-Sheriff Miller for public intoxication. On Monday he was fined $11 or twenty days in jail. He paid the fine.

   A harvest festival will be held in the parlors of the M. E. Church, Friday, Oct.15, under the auspices of the Ladies and Pastors Aid Society. Supper will be served from five to nine. All are invited. Admission free.

   The water hydrants, for protection of our property from the fiery element, have all been locked during the past week. In case of a conflagration we must rely upon our steamer. No one blames the water company. [The Water Works Co. had a billing dispute with the village—CC editor.]

   At the races on the fairgrounds Saturday afternoon last, A. E. Perry's "Col. Taylor," won the named race in three straight heats, "Grasshopper," second, "Kittie Clough" third, "Drummer Boy" was distanced in the second heat for foul driving.

   The longest train of cars on record for Western Pennsylvania, was run from Carrollton to Bradford over the Erie railway on Monday last. The train was made up of 190 cars, two engines and a caboose. The conductor was Mr. Cooney and the train measured one and one-eight miles in length.—Elmira Gazette.

   The Cortland base ball club have gone to Binghamton to-day to cross bats with the Aftons. Both clubs have been remarkably successful this season. The Cortlands have not lost a game during the season and Afton has only been beaten by professional teams. A large number from here went with them.

   J. E. B.—The O'Neil arson case has not been dropped. Mr. O'Neil still remains out on bail, pending the appeal, which will be argued in January. The reason of so much time being "wasted" as you term it, is that the case makes over 1,200 printed pages and it has taken a long time to complete it, but no longer than was actually necessary.

   A committee of business men were yesterday circulating a paper to raise funds for the purpose of employing night watchmen during the winter months. Nearly every firm north of Court street was seen and with but few exceptions responded liberally, Those south of Court street will be asked to-day or to-morrow. [The village of Cortland terminated two night watchmen police earlier in the year—CC editor.]

   In speaking of Mr. Tisdale's connection with the electric light, the Monitor forgets to state that Mr. Tisdale put the plant in at his own expense, and that the proposition to sell it to the village was made by the trustees and not by Mr. Tisdale. It also forgot to state, we presume, that Mr. Tisdale is willing to pay his employees a fair salary for their services, and has never been heard to assert that “that mechanic doesn't live who can earn over ten shillings per day."

  

SOME INSIDE HISTORY.

A Few Facts for the Consideration of the Voters of Cortland County.

   An unwarranted attack on W. D. Tisdale appears this week in the Prohibition organ which is really edited, as far as politics is concerned, by a disappointed and disgruntled politician who cares not who he hits so long as he hits someone. We refer to Lewis S. Hayes.

   In order to show that this is so, it is necessary to go a little into details. The paper alluded to is published by the Monitor publishing company, composed of C. B. Hitchcock, Lewis S. Hayes and Charles W. Collins. The name of Wm. Reddy, a former minister of the Gospel, and no doubt at one time a very smart man, appears at the head of its columns as editor. The name of Lewis S. Hayes does not appear in its columns, for the simple reason that the other two members of the company have been able to keep it out, knowing that the people would lose entire confidence in it if his name were to appear. His effusions, however, are there, and are readily known by the low, lying, hypocritical tone used. He is really the political editor, and so long as he can say something mean and sneaking about others, it matters not to him whether there is a vestige of truth in what he writes. Because of the trust of Mr. Reddy, Hayes is enabled to impose upon him by running under his nose misstatements of all kinds.

   To enumerate:

   It is charged of Hayes that Mr. Tisdale, the Republican candidate for Member of Assembly is Mr. Clark's candidate. This is false, and was known to be false by the writer. However, for once in his life, Mr. Clark [publisher and editor of the Cortland Evening Standard--CC editor] has shown common sense in supporting the nominee of his party.

   Mr. Tisdale's name was presented to the convention by the delegates from Cortlandville, in opposition to Mr. W. H. Clark's candidate. It is charged by Hayes that Mr. Tisdale is trying to foist the electric light plant upon the village of Cortland. This statement also is false. Mr. Tisdale introduced the electric light into the village at the request of the Board of Trustees, and at a financial loss to himself. He has been running it without profit since its introduction, but he is a man who has the welfare and prosperity of the town at heart, and is willing to do anything to enhance its beauty. Moreover, he does not care to continue the lighting of the streets, and if the trustees do not wish the light, all they have to do is to say so. The public spirit of the man is shown, when last spring at the solicitation of the trustees, he consented to sell the plant at its actual cost, not desiring to make one cent off the town of which he is justly proud. Is there another man in the county who would do the same?

   Hayes charges that Mr. Tisdale is in favor of "Clark's Charter," another falsehood. Mr. Tisdale is opposed to the charter as introduced at the solicitation of Mr. Clark last year. He sees the necessity of a new charter, but believes that it should be compiled, and printed so that all may have a chance of reading it. That after that it should be submitted to a vote of the people, and then go to the Legislature. If Mr. Tisdale had been in favor of Clark's charter, would he have been supported by men on the Cortlandville delegation strongly opposed to it? We think not.

   If these things Mr. Hayes writes are false, "why then does he do so?" will be asked by all intelligent persons. The answer is easy. For years that writer tried hard to secure a nomination on the Democratic ticket, to which party he belonged, for any office in the gift of the people, but he was unsuccessful for the simple reason that his party was afraid to trust him. "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick," and Mr. Hayes slid over to the Prohibitionist. He was nominated for Member, but of course was defeated. What little milk of human kindness was in his breast was turned to buttermilk, and he has been sour ever since, and will probably continue to be to the end of time.

   Moreover, it has been said, and upon good authority, that within a year past Mr. Hayes has made his way into the presence of certain leading Democrats in this village and fawningly asserted that he was as good a Democrat as ever and was only booming the prohibition racket for the express purpose of killing the Republican party, for which he has a most cordial hatred.

   Because we had a little squib about him last week, Mr.: Hayes charged to some of our friends that that item was inspired by Wm. H. Clark. Any one who knows us takes no stock in that statement. We have as little love for Mr. Clark, as Mr. Hayes has. We fought his charter to the best of our ability, and we will fight any man, tooth and nail, who advocates it, for we believe it pernicious in the extreme and got up simply as a job to enhance the prospects of a few men who wish to use it as a medium to bring money to their own pockets.

   Mud slinging in a political campaign is something we do not believe in, and something we have never before indulged in, but when a man commences it for no other reason except to gratify a little personal spite, he must expect to receive a little of it in exchange and ought not to "kick" about it.

CORTLAND WAGON COMPANY.

They Had a Magnificent Display at the Big Fair.

   The Syracuse Sunday Times has the following in regard to Cortland's leading wagon company, who had an interesting exhibit at the Onondaga county fair last week:

   "The display of wagons and cutters made by the Cortland Wagon company was the finest on the grounds. For variety of style, excellence of workmanship and beautiful finish, their exhibit surpassed all competitors. The products of this company are made from seasoned and selected stock, by first-class workmen. That the public might see what kind of material is used in the manufacture of their vehicles, a platform spring wagon "in the white" was among the exhibits brought from the factory. The new Cortland spiral spring cart, which is an easy riding sulky, is the latest novelty and the best thing of the kind on the market. The Cortland Wagon company are the largest manufacturers of wagons in the United States. They make thirty-two different styles of platform spring wagons, carriages and phaetons. From their shops are turned out annually 18,000 vehicles, which are shipped to all parts of the world."

FIRE IN HOMER.

   Last Monday afternoon at about 3 o'clock an old barn on River street, situated near the corner of Pine and belonging to Mrs. Simmons, was discovered on fire and the alarm given. In four minutes the fire company had attached a line of hose to the hydrant near Mr. J. D. Heberd's house and were throwing water on the flames. The fire had made too great progress to admit of saving the building but the house of Mrs. Simmons, standing near the barn, was easily saved from even a scorching.

   Hose Co. No. 4 had the honor of getting first water on the fire. This is the second time the firemen have been called upon to put out a fire since the completion of the water works last November. Four sets of new bob-sleighs, belonging to Paddock & Brown, were stored in the barn and were burned with it. There was no insurance on them. The other burned property was insured in the London, Liverpool and Globe companies. — Homer Republican.

VILLAGE ORDINANCE.

   At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the village of Cortland, held Oct. 11th, 1886, there was unanimously adopted and ordered posted as provided by statute the following:

   Resolved, That the frequenting, congregating or assembling, except tor legitimate

business purposes upon any street or sidewalk, or at, within, or near, any railroad depot, church, hall, or other public place within the village of Cortland, or at, within, or near the entrance to any business building by any person, and all loafing, lounging, play or sport therein or thereat by any person is hereby prohibited.

   Any person convicted of violating the foregoing ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than five dollars, and may also be committed to the county jail of Cortland county not exceeding five days, or until such fine is paid.

By ORDER BOARD TRUSTEES.

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   On Saturday last the Democratic County Convention met at Fireman's Hall in this place and nominated W. W. Salisbury, of Homer, for Member of Assembly. Mr. Salisbury will be elected to stay at home by a large majority. He is a well educated man and a gentleman in every particular, but there is a man by the name of Tisdale in this county that stands between Mr. Salisbury and the Assembly.

   The Cortland Republicans have a first class candidate for the Assembly in Wayland D. Tisdale of Cortland Village. He was not a seeker for the office, but it has sought him, and he will do it credit. Mr. Tisdale is about forty-five years old, a native of Cortland, and prominently identified with its industrial interests He has been president of the village of Cortland, and is secretary and treasurer of the Cortland wagon company, one of the leading manufacturing concerns of the locality. Mr. Tisdale will hold the full Republican vote, and draw considerably from the opposition.— Syracuse Journal, Oct. 9.