Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday,
October 13, 1894.
BATAVIA'S BIG DAY.
DEDICATION
OF THE OLD HOLLAND LAND OFFICE.
Many
Distinguished Guests Present—Secretary Carlisle Delivers an Address. Five Other
Members of the Cabinet Present—Imposing and Patriotic Ceremonies—The City Gaily
Decorated and Great Crowds Present.
BATAVIA, N. Y., Oct. 13.—The ceremonies of
the dedication of the old Holland land office took place here today in the presence
of many distinguished persons and the greatest crowd of people ever assembled in
the city.
Among the distinguished guests were Hon.
John G. Carlisle, secretary of the treasury; Secretary of State Gresham, Secretary
of War Lamont, Secretary of the Navy Herbert, Postmaster General Bissell and
Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith, besides many other national and state
officials.
The ceremonies were preceded by a large parade
composed of military, civic, industrial and benevolent organizations, etc., including
Company I, Sixty-fifth regiment of Buffalo, with their famous band, Grand Army
and Sons of Veterans posts, cadets, Tonawanda Indians, a manufacturers' and
trades display, firemen, school children, pioneers of this section and others.
The parade was reviewed by the distinguished
guests at the land office.
The city is tastefully and appropriately decorated
and the most complete arrangements for the affair had been made.
While the parade was in progress, the imposing
ceremonies of dedicating the historical structure to the memory of Robert Morris,
were being performed at the land office.
The ceremonies consisted of unveiling of the
tablet in memory of the patriotic financier, a dedication prayer by Right Rev.
Steven V. Ryan, bishop of Buffalo, music, etc.
The most interesting ceremonies, however, were
held at the state park, where the parade terminated.
The services were opened by a selection by
the Sixty-fifth regiment band, followed by a prayer by Right Rev. Arthur C. Coxe,
bishop of Western New York.
Music by a chorus of 100 voices then
entertained the vast crowd assembled, after which the dedication poem was read
by its author, John H. Yates. More music followed and then Dr. J. W. Le Seur,
chairman of the committee of arrangements, arose and in a few well chosen
remarks introduced Secretary Carlisle.
The secretary was warmly applauded by the
assembled crowds. When the noise had somewhat subsided, the secretary, bowing
in recognition of this hearty greeting, proceeded to address the gathering in a
speech appropriate to the occasion.
The secretary's address was listened to throughout
the hour he occupied with the most profound attention and many times was
interrupted by hearty applause. He reviewed the history of the Holland
purchase, dwelt feelingly upon the stirring times through which the edifice had
passed and paid a high tribute to his distinguished predecessor, Robert Morris,
at the mention of whose name a storm of applause was given.
The secretary's remarks were earnest and patriotic
throughout, and when he had concluded, after alluding in terms of warmest
praise to the patriotic spirit which had prompted the work exemplified here
today, he was again heartily cheered.
The ceremonies concluded with a musical selection
and a closing prayer and benediction by Rev. Philos G. Cook, the oldest
clergyman on the Holland purchase.
Presbyterians
Celebrate.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—"1644-1894"
heads an invitation to the "250th anniversary of the establishment of the
First Presbyterian church in America," which will be held In Hempstead, L.
I., tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday. Rev. Frank Melville Kerr is the pastor of the
historic congregation.
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| David B. Hill. |
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Hill on
the Stump.
David B. Hill's recent speeches at Syracuse
and Binghamton are marked principally by falsehood, apology and brazen
assertion. The first and last named peculiarities are chronic with him. The
second is a tribute to the severe exigencies of the campaign. No politician has
a more sensitive touch upon the popular pulse than this experienced and
accomplished trickster, and he has not traveled many miles in the state without
discovering that he has undertaken a contract this year which no living or dead
Democrat could carry out. If Thomas Jefferson himself could rise from the grave
and lead the New York Democracy he would be buried deeper than ever under the
landslide of the Republican ballots in November. He would have to bear the sins
of his party in New York City, in the state and in the nation, and no human
back was ever built broad enough for the task.
In illustration of Senator Hill's brazen falsehood
and utter recklessness, it is only necessary to compare what he says now
concerning the Wilson-Gorman perfidy-and-dishonor tariff bill with what he
said, and what his vote said, of it in the senate. Now he has only honeyed
words for it. "It is," he says, "a vast improvement over the
McKinley law, and will clearly demonstrate its superiority as time rolls on and
the business interests of the country shall adjust themselves to its
provisions." "If the new bill errs at all it is in the direction of
safety and moderation." Why, if all this is so, did he say in the senate: "This
is not a Democratic bill. It is a rag-bag production, it is a crazy-quilt combination,
it is a splendid nothing." And why did he say later: "The bill, as it
passed the senate, has been discredited by the Democracy of the country."
Why did he vote against this great public blessing, as he now declares it to
be—this redemption of Democratic pledges? He does it because he sees that his
party in the state is going to pieces under the assaults which are being made
on this infamous tariff law, and he must do something to stay the tide.
"What the country needs now," according
to Mr. Hill, is "industrial peace. Any attempt to repeal the existing law and
to substitute the McKinley law in its place, will disturb the business interests
of the country and will restore the recent hard times, and should be frowned
down by every business man in the country. Besides it would be an ill-advised and
idle effort, because it cannot succeed. Even if a Republican house of representatives
should be chosen, supplemented by a Republican senate, no law could be passed
without the approval of a Democratic president."
What the country needs now, more than anything
and everything else is a return to power of the party which is friendly to American
industries and American labor—and the people know it. If the restoration of the
McKinley law "will restore the recent hard times"— they are very
recent, we are enjoying them now—why did not its original passage make hard
times? Why did it start new factories, create new demands for labor, and give
the country the most brilliant prosperity in all its history? Every one knows
as well as Mr. Hill that a Republican house and senate cannot give us back
McKinley prosperity at once, but it can assure the country that there
will be no more assaults on protected industries for two years at least, and
until the voters get a chance to cast a "deadly blight" on Cleveland
and Democracy. It may be hard to wait two years for a chance to make things
right, but the people will wait as patiently as Jacob did for Rachel—and they
are not going to be fooled out of the girl they want, either.
Senator Hill declines "to belittle the
important questions which divide the two great parties by entering upon the discussion
of the abuses pertaining to the police department of a single city." He is
wise. That end of the poker is white hot—fairly sizzling in fact—and anything but
inviting. The police revelations before the Lexow committee derive their chief
value from being an illustration of the rottenness which pervades Tammany hall
and the machine Democracy of the state of New York, David B. Hill's special
friends and supporters. And the people will so regard them.
BREVITIES.
—Governor McKinley will speak at the
Alhambra in Syracuse on Friday, Oct. 26.
—The boys' meeting at 3 o'clock at the Y. M.
C. A. rooms will be omitted to-morrow.
—Judge Green, the humorist, at Normal hall
to-night. He is always bright and entertaining.
—Dr. Sheldon Hinman will lead the prayer-meeting
in Good Templars' hall Sunday at 3 o'clock P. M.
—The only arrest made last night was a
sponge rack, which bad been left by one of Charles Brown's clerks in front of his
main store. It was carried back this morning.
—The Messenger House has made several improvements,
which add greatly to its appearance in putting down a neat new body Brussels
carpet in the reading room and covering the desk in the office with fine
leather.
—The Democratic county committee went into
executive session at 2 o'clock this afternoon. It adjourned at 2:30 o'clock
without any business for publication being transacted. The committee will
reassemble later in the day.
—The afternoon is such an improvement over
the rainy morning, that a large number of people are taking advantage of the
invitation of the local board and faculty of the Normal school to inspect the
building.
—The foxhunters in this section have almost
turned green with envy at the thought of Dell Barber of the ice fraternity
bringing in the first fox of the season yesterday. The skin has been promised
to Justice Bull's museum in police headquarters.
—The contract was signed today between the
trustees of the Universalist church and Morey & Barnes of Utica for the new
organ for the Universalist church. It will be a two manual organ of twenty
stops, and 723 pipes. It will be completed and set up by Feb. 1, 1895.
—Reports are that the fruit crop such as
apples and pears is enormous along the D. & H. road from Oneonta to Albany.
The trees were loaded with fruit of the finest quality and in Albany one can
buy at almost his own price. From Oneonta to Binghamton scarcely any fruit can be
seen.
—The railroad commissioners of the town of
Cortlandville have just received from the state comptroller the sum of $50,000,
for which they have issued the bond of the town at three and one-half per cent
and with the proceeds of which they will retire an equal amount of the five per
cent railroad bonds of the town. The bonds will be immediately called by number
and will be redeemed Dec. 1 next.
—Morrison's "Faust" was well
received at the Opera House last night. This is the third time within about a year
that this company has visited Cortland, and it seems to be as popular as ever.
Some of the scenic effects were improved over previous presentations and there
have been some other changes for the better. The company is a strong one and
the entertainment last night was most excellent.
—George Hopkins of West Hill raised 1,000
bushels of potatoes on five acres of land this year. The product is of fine quality
and sells readily in the local market at 50 cents a bushel. Mr. Hopkins is an
enthusiastic farmer and it is his opinion that no avocation at the present time
affords better inducement to the young man seeking a life pursuit than farming.
His own success in agriculture gives weight to his opinion.—Ithaca Journal.
—The Syracuse pulpits without regard to denomination
will almost all be occupied to-morrow by Methodist ministers who are attending
conference. Among the appointments are Rev. L. H. Pearce, D. D., of the First
M. E. church of Cortland, to preach at the First Presbyterian church tomorrow
evening; Rev. C. E. Hamilton of the Homer-ave. M. E. church of Cortland at the
Delaware-st. M. E. church; and Rev. S. F. Sanford of the M. E. church of Homer
at the Westminster Presbyterian church.
A Second
Mammoth Cave.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 13.—A party of
explorers from the Guayamaca mountains, say that while there they discovered a
cave which rivals the Mammoth cave of Kentucky.
