Cortland
Evening Standard, Saturday, August 8, 1896.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
Protection Not a Dead Issue.
Those who
think protection a dead issue and the currency question the only one of any
importance should ponder the following statement from one of the highest
economic authorities in the world:
"When Japan is fully equipped with industrial machinery it will, in
my opinion, be the most potent industrial force in the markets of the world."
That is
the deliberate judgment of so acute an observer and able a writer on the large
phases of industry as the Hon. Robert P. Porter, superintendent of the eleventh
United States census, who has lately returned from a long visit to the realm of
the Mikado. In the North American Review Mr. Porter, in a well considered
article, "Is Japanese Competition a Myth?" records the results of his
investigations. For himself, he answers his question emphatically in the
negative. He went to Japan fully prepared to find a vigorous and ambitious
people awakening to their full possibilities. He came away astonished at the
progress which they had achieved.
Mr.
Porter cites some figures which are significant. Since 1885 Japan's foreign
trade has increased from $77,300,000 to $296,000,000—a rate of gain without
precedent in the world's history. Ten years ago Japan exported only about half a
million dollars worth of textiles of all kinds; last year she sent $22,000,000
worth abroad. Her exports of raw silk have risen from $14,473,000 to $50,928,000;
of grain find provisions, from $4,514,000 to $12,723,000; of metals, from
$2,112,000 to $6,538,000; of watches, from $60,000 to $4,672,000. The returns
of 1895 show more than a million Japanese weavers. The new cotton and silk
mills are equipped with the best American and European machinery, and they
produced cloth in 1895 of a total value of $71,000,000. "Should Japan take
up the manufacture of woolen and worsted goods," says Mr. Porter, "her
weavers could give Europe and America some surprises."
Japanese
labor is both amazingly skillful and amazingly cheap. Children work in the
factories for from one to three cents a day. Adults are paid about ten cents.
And with their modern machinery they will produce as much as well as
Caucasians. Mr. Porter thus sums up his conclusions:
"Japan has an industrial army that has gone into the conflict of
nations with whatever implement it had at hand. It has not waited until every
man was equipped with the latest modern appliances, but has begun making
excellent articles with the tools within reach. In Osaka, it is no exaggeration
to say, I saw the methods of a thousand years ago side by side with the latest
and most ingenious labor saving devices. The quotations from the Rice Exchange
were being waved by flags from peak to peak, within a stones throw of the
postoffice building, where could be heard the click of the telegraph
instruments and the hello of the telephone girl in her kimono. In the
magnificently equipped cotton spinning and weaving factories, in paper mills,
in some of the large silk factories, in the clock and watch factories, in the
machine shops of Japan, I have seen the most modern English, German and
American machinery, and forces of men and women as thoroughly organized and as
fully equipped as any on earth.
"On
the other hand, within the shadow of these immense establishments in the Osaka
district, where tall chimneys remind one of Manchester, Philadelphia and
Chicago, thousands of human beings labor with tools so crude and implements so
antique that you are taken back to the cities of the ancient world."
A CONVENTION CALLED.
The Gold Standard Democrats Form a Party.
"NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY"
Indianapolis, Sept. 2, the Place and Time
For Holding the Convention to Place Their Ticket in the Field—Test of the Call.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8.— The provisional national committee of the gold
standard Democrats met at the committee room in the Commercial club.
Mr. Bynum
called the meeting to order. He announced that General Bragg and Senator Palmer
were delayed by washouts. The meeting was open "to visiting Democrats as
well as to the members of the committee and the assembly room was packed.
The
temporary organization was continued until the evening session. In the absence
of Mr. Robbins of Illinois, Mr. Ewing of Illinois was made temporary secretary.
A call of the states showed 35 states represented by committeemen present.
The
chairman then appointed the committee as follows:
James
Outhwaite of Ohio; Charles S. Tracey, New York; H. H. Falkner of Alabama; F. W.
M. Cutcheon of Minnesota and L. C. Krauthoff, Missouri.
The states
were called for the location of the convention.
Colonel
D. W. Lawler presented the claims of Minneapolis, followed by John L. Griffiths for Indianapolis.
H. M.
Davies presented the claims of Louisville. The strongest speech on the location
was made by S. O. Pickens, president of the Indiana Gold Standard Democratic
league. He said there were many Democrats in this pivotal state who would not
vote for Bryan or McKinley, and since it had been determined to have a third
ticket it would be a great help to the gold standard Democrats of Indiana and
do much to defeat the Chicago ticket and platform in this doubtful state if the
convention was held in Indianapolis.
This
settled the location. The ballot resulted: Indianapolis, 19, Minneapolis 6, Louisville 3.
The five
members of the subcommittee were out preparing their report and three others did not vote.
A recess
was then taken.
It was
8:40 p. m. when the committee reassembled.
General Charles
Tracey stated that they had taken measures to perpetuate the greatest of all
parties and needed the foremost of leaders. He nominated General John M. Palmer
of Illinois for chairman of the national committee. Mr. Palmer was elected
unanimously.
John H.
Wilson of Indiana was elected secretary and John P. Felenzell was elected treasurer.
Hon. Joseph Outhwaite of Ohio, as chairman of the committee on a call for the national
convention and plan of organization, reported the following, which was adopted
unanimously:
"To
the Democrats of the United States:
A
political party has always been defined to be an association of voters to
promote the success of political principles held in common. The Democratic
party during its whole history has been pledged to promote the liberty of the
individual, the security of private rights and property and the supremacy of
the law. It has always insisted upon a safe and stable money for the people's
use. It has insisted upon the maintenance of the financial honor of the nation,
as well as upon the preservation inviolate of the institutions established by
the constitution. These, its principles, were abandoned by the supposed
representatives of the party at a national convention recently assembled at
Chicago. The Democratic party will therefore cease to exist unless it be preferred
by the voluntary action of such of its members as still adhere to the fundamental
principles. No majority of the members of that convention, however large, had
any right or power to surrender these principles. When they undertook to do so,
that assemblage ceased to be a Democratic convention.
"The
action taken, the irregular proceedings and the platform enunciated by that
body were, and are so utterly and indefensibly revolutionary and constitute such
radical departures from the principles of true Democracy, which should characterize
a sound and patriotic administration of our country's affairs that its results
are not entitled to the confidence or support of true Democrats.
"For
the first time since national parties were formed there is not before the American people a platform declaring the
principles of the Democratic party as recognized and most courageously and
consistently administered by Jefferson, Jackson and Cleveland, nor are their
nominees for the office of president and vice president of the United States
pledged to carry those principles into practical effect. The faithful and true
Democrats of the United States are determined that there principles shall not
be ruthlessly sundered, nor the people deprived of an opportunity to vote for
candidates in accord therewith.
"Therefore,
the National Democratic party of the United States, through its regularly
constituted committee, hereby calls a national convention of that party for the
announcement of its platform and nomination of candidates for the offices of
president and vice president of the United States and the transaction of such
business as is incidental thereto, to be held at Indianapolis, Wednesday, Sept.
3, at 12 o'clock noon, and hereby requests that the members of the party in the
several states who believe in sound money and the preservation of law and
order, and who are unalterably opposed to the platform adopted and candidates
nominated at Chicago, will select in such manner as to them shall seem best a
number of delegates to this same, equal to twice the number of electoral votes
to which such States are respectively entitled.
"Such
delegates shall be duly accredited, according to the usages of the Democratic
party. Their credentials shall be forwarded or delivered to the secretary of
this committee with all convenient speed and this committee will make up and announce
the role of the delegates entitled to participate in the preliminary organization
of the convention."
The name
of the party organized by the gold standard Democrats is the "National Democratic
party." Its organizers call those supporting the Chicago platform and
ticket the Populist Democratic party.
The
national convention of the National Democratic party will be held at Indianapolis
the first week in September.
There was
unanimity in the conference on the selection of the name of the National
Democratic party and also in determining to distinguish the two parties by referring to those supporting the Chicago platform
as the Populist Democratic party.
A
telegram from President Cleveland was regarded by all as indicating his sympathy
with the movement. Every mention of the president's name was loudly cheered.
His portrait was the centerpiece in the assembly room.
Ex-Congressman
Outhwaite, who made the motion for a convention to nominate candidates for
president and vice president, holds a permanent appointment under President Cleveland. General Bragg, ex-Congressman
Bynum and all the leaders are considered strong administration men.
BARNUM
IS COMING.
Greatest
Show on Earth to Reach Cortland September 5.
Another advertising car of Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth
reached Cortland to-day over the D., L. & W. R. R. and bill
posters have been decorating the boards in this village and vicinity with
advertising matter, naming the date of the exhibition in Cortland as September
5. On that day the greatest crowd of the season may be expected to visit
Cortland. The show is said to be larger than ever before and more
attractive in every respect.
THE GLENWOOD EXCURSION.
Presbyterian Sunday-school Spend a Day on
Cayuga Lake.
The Presbyterian Sunday-school
excursion to Glenwood on Cayuga lake yesterday proved to be one of the most
enjoyable outings of the season. Certainly no one could complain of a lack of
variety on the trip. There was the railroad ride to Ithaca, the trip across the
city by streetcar and a delightful boat ride down the lake to Glenwood. There
were a little over two hundred tickets sold and the entire trip was made
without the slightest accident.
A large majority of the
excursionists took their dinner with them, and those who did not secured dinner
at Hotel Evans, the new summer hotel at Glenwood. A delay in the dinner
arrangements, caused by a failure to properly deliver a telegram sent from
Freeville after the train started notifying the hotel people of the number
expecting to get their dinners, only sharpened the appetites of the
excursionists and caused them to enjoy the excellent dinner even more when it
was served.
A number came back to Ithaca
early in the afternoon and spent the remainder of the day on the campus, others
took a short trip down the lake, while the remainder enjoyed themselves in
various ways at Glenwood until 4 o'clock when the last boat left for Renwick.
The return train arrived at Cortland at 6:30, enabling all to reach home before
dark.
 |
| Cortland Park. |
BAND CONCERTS.
To-night. To-morrow and all Next Week at the
Park.
The management of the park and
the Traction company are determined to furnish an inducement to the people to seek
the cool breezes of the park forest and also to furnish entertainment for them
when they arrive at their destination.
To-night the usual concert
will be given by the Cortland City band. There will be dancing in the pavilion
with music by McDermott's full orchestra. A large display of fireworks will be
set off on the hillside near the grove during the course of the evening.
To-morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock the usual concert will be held, and concerts
will be given every evening next week by the City band.
Cars will run every twenty
minutes and furnish abundant transportation.
BREVITIES.
—New advertisements to-day
are—G. J. Mager & Co., Apothegms, page 6; A. Mahan, The One Thing Needful,
page 4.
—Fred Johnson of Homer, who was
on trial before Justice Dowd yesterday on the charge of larceny, was
discharged.
—Some iron posts and a
connecting wire are the latest means and a good one too to keep people off the
grass around the Soldiers' monument.
—Mr. Daniel Burt of Blodgett
Mills lost a fine three-year-old colt a few days since from spinal meningitis.
Last night he lost another valuable horse from the same disease.
—The friends of Fred Lampman
are to-day inquiring of him how he enjoyed the sudden bath he took in Little
York lake last night where he was tipped from his boat while fishing.
—The Ithaca Journal of Friday
contained a fine two-column cut of Mr. P. Conway, leader of the Ithaca band
which was victorious in the band contest at Waterloo Thursday.
—L. H. Tucker made a mile on
the race track at the driving park yesterday afternoon, paced by Chas. Wickwire
and Fred Pierce on a tandem in 2:10 1-5 and a half mile in 1:00 3-4. This
is the fastest time ever made on this track.
—The fifty dollars won by the
Excelsior Hook and Ladder company at
Waterloo Thursday in the 150-yard race in 30 seconds is on exhibition
in the south window of Glann & Clark's shoe store. It consists of two
20-dollar gold pieces and one 10-dollar piece.
—The colored people are making
preparations for a grand concert to consist of singing and dancing in Cortland
Opera House Wednesday evening, Aug. 12, for the benefit of the A. M. E. church,
colored. Nine colored ladies from the South are billed to appear in a splendid
lot of plantation songs.
—The sharper is still in
existence and so is the man who is willing to be fooled. The latest comes from
Yates county where it is said that a farmer sent a dollar to a New York
sharper, who advertised a receipt to prevent the army worm from destroying
crops. He received a card with the advice, "Don't sow anything."
—Truant Officer I. W. Brown
says he expects that the public schools will open in September with a larger
attendance than ever before. Last year he devoted his energies chiefly to
keeping in constant attendance those who had registered. That matter seems now
to be pretty generally understood, and next year he will have an opportunity to
see to it that those children of school age who do not register and who
do not attempt to enter school are compelled to do so and thus comply with the
law.
No comments:
Post a Comment