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PAGE FOUR/EDITORIALS.
The
Cortland Standard was rather merry
last week over the result of the Democratic caucus held the Saturday evening previous.
It charged that there were 20 or 30 more ballots cast than there were persons in
the room at the time, but the Standard should remember, that there were
a half dozen republican politicians in the room at the time the vote was taken
and the only wonder is, that there was not an excess of four or five hundred
ballots. A party that can boast of having held a caucus for two districts in
Cortland village in 1882, that was able to cast more than twice as many ballots
as there were voters in both districts all told, should be silent on the question
of an excessive ballot. Democratic caucuses are never troubled with an excess
of ballots, except when they are favored with the presence of republican
politicians. Spring-bottomed hats and tissue ballots, or "jokers,"
have always ruled the roost in republican caucuses and conventions, and we have
never heard of their being used in Democratic assemblies by Democrats. They are
a republican invention and the inventors would undoubtedly prosecute all
infringers.
The
Cortland Standard attempts to bridge over the defeat of its candidate
for Police Justice, by publishing the following wholesale falsehoods, knowing
them to be such:
"The
entire Republican ticket was elected except police justice, where a large corruption
fund, wholesale begging for complimentary votes, and the united efforts of the
Democratic workers in this one direction, and in circulating the most false and
shameless slanders concerning the Republican candidate, combined with a free trading
off of anything for Mr. Bull's benefit to drag him through by a scant 15 majority.
The readiness of Republicans to be gulled by these ever-ready election lies is one of the mysteries of modern politics,
and the discovery of the lies of one campaign—after it is over—seems to have no
effect in arousing suspicion of the same kind of fiction set in circulation the
year following."
The
Democrats did not spend one dollar for votes, and no one knows this better than
the editor of the Standard. Some of Mr. Bull's most zealous friends
suggested to him that the expenditure of a small sum of money would insure his
election, but Mr. Bull absolutely refused to put a dollar of money in the
campaign to be used for such purposes. Can the Standard say as much for
its candidate? When will the additional $200, promised a certain republican heeler
in this village be paid? Can our neighbor tell?
Few
people look for "flashes of political wisdom" in the columns of the
Cortland Standard in these days and none find anything
of the kind if they do look. The nearest approach to that sort of goods that has
been discovered in that sheet for some time is the following:
"The
Democratic party cannot stand success in local politics any better than in National
or State politics. A victory makes the unterrified giddy, and they immediately
begin to blunder or "cut up rusty.'' A rare flash of political wisdom and
a combination of circumstances gave them the supervisor of this town, but the
glory was too much for them."
The rare
flashes of political wisdom seem to have come to the Democrats of Cortland and
it looks as though they had come to stay. Notwithstanding they elected a Democratic
supervisor less than a month since, on Tuesday last they "cut up
rusty" and elected a Police Justice for a term of three years. Of course
they were handicapped somewhat, from the fact that three of their candidates
declined to run after they were nominated, but the Democrats of Cortland at
once produced another "flash of political wisdom," repaired the rent
in their ramparts and went after the enemy tooth and nail and routed him horse,
foot and dragoons. If the candidates first nominated could have been prevailed
upon to accept the nominations tendered them, we should undoubtedly have
elected the entire ticket. "Flashes of political wisdom" are kept in
stock at the rooms of the Cortland Democratic Club, 67 Main street, Cortland, up
one flight, where all communications should be addressed.
Of Interest to Farmers.
In 1860,
after four years of revenue tariff, corn sold in the New York market
from 64 to 95 cents. In 1887, after twenty years of high Protection, corn in
the same market ranged from 35 to 65 cents. Oats brought 37 to 47 cents in 1860
and in 1887 only 30 to 39 cents. Wheat fetched $1.35 to $1.70 in 1860; in 1887
the lowest quotation was 78 cents and the highest 97 cents.
These
figures are from the American Almanac for 1889, and are absolutely accurate. They
give a correct idea of the value to the farmer of the "home market" which
he is heavily taxed to obtain. What would the poor farmers do without the high
protective tariff? What is reducing the prices of his products from year to
year but the tariff? Pile on the tariff. Give the farmer the full benefit of
starvation prices in the "home market" and let him pay the freight.
But what
has become of the "home market?" Have Cortland county farmers been
able to find it the past year? With hundreds of pounds of good butter in their cellars,
tons of hay in the barn, bushels and bushels of oats and corn in their bins,
why don't they dispose of some of their products in the home market that are
being preserved for their special benefit by the grand old republican party?
HERE AND THERE.
The stove works expect to start up next Monday.
The [editor of the] Cincinnatus Register has
moved to Fair Haven, N. Y.
There were 517 present in the M. E. Sunday
school, last Sabbath.
Ask your Republican neighbor to subscribe for
the DEMOCRAT.
William Nash is putting a meat market in the
Stevenson block on Elm street.
Be sure and see the Sawtelle Comedy company
next week at the Opera House.
Rev. J. J. Brennan, of Binghamton, will deliver
his lecture on Ireland's Patron Saint in St. Mary’s church, on Monday evening,
March 17th.
The Presbyterian society will have a sociable
at the residence of Mr. T. H. Wickwire, on Church street, this Friday evening.
Supper will be served.
J. R. Birdlebough was elected 1st Lieutenant
of the 45th Separate company last week, Wednesday evening, to fill the vacancy caused
by the promotion of Lieut. Dunsmoor to be Captain.
Mr. Daniel Nye, who has been sexton in the
M. E. church for the past twenty years, has resigned. Mr. Nye is 80 years of
age, and feels that the care is too much for him. Mr. Eli Stafford will take
his place.
W. F. Chadbourne, the popular proprietor of
the Messenger House, will vacate the house June 1st, the date of the expiration
of his lease. He has kept a first-class house, and the citizens of Cortland, as
well as the traveling public, will miss him.
Miss Ormsby has secured for her Kindergarten
teacher Miss Mary R. Pollock, a popular and successful Kindergartner of several
years' experience, and daughter of Mrs. Louise Pollock, Principal of Kindergarten
Normal Institute, Washington, D. C.
The post-office in this place has been
supplied with a stock of the new penny and two-cent
stamps which will be sold to citizens at as low a figure as the same class of goods
can be purchased in Syracuse or New York. Postmaster Ballard is bound to
preserve the home market on postage stamps, let what will happen.
Orris Hose company have had their rooms in
the Moore block repainted and decorated, and now have about as slick quarters
as can be found anywhere. A handsome billiard table and a new piano have been
added to the rooms, and they present a very inviting appearance. The latch
string can be reached from the outside.
The lecture given last Friday evening, in
the Cortland Opera House, by Miss Oloff Krarer, the Esquimau lady, was very
interesting and instructive, and was richly enjoyed by the very large audience
in attendance. She is a very bright young lady, and her narrative of the
manners, customs and modes of life of her people was given in a very pleasant
and agreeable style. The ladies who had the entertainment in charge netted
about $100 for the church fund.
A Card.
To the
People of Cortland and Vicinity:
I would announce that I have
opened Dental Parlors in the Churchill Block, North Main street. Having availed myself of the opportunity of taking a
course in two of the best Dental Colleges, together with ten years practical
experience in the dental profession, I feel more competent than ever to perform
operations pertaining to dentistry in a satisfactory manner and shall endeavor
to please any who may entrust their work in my hands. Special attention will be
given to the preservation of the natural teeth. Artificial teeth will be inserted
on CAST ALUMINUM and rubber bases. Specimens of the former work may be seen at
my office. Having received special instruction in the work of the inventor, C.
C. Carroll, M. D., of New York City, I am prepared to point out its distinguishing
features. Thanking you for a liberal patronage in the past, I remain very respectfully,
GEO. A. TOMPKINS, D. D. S.
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