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| Elihu Root. |
The Cortland Democrat, Friday, October 14, 1898.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
Things Root Did Not Explain.
We do not, of course, set our logic against that of the eloquent and learned Elihu Root but here are a few cold facts which that gentleman did not by any means elucidate: Theodore Roosevelt told the Oyster Bay assessors that they could not assess him for personal property as he paid his taxes and resided in New York. When assessed in New York he made an affidavit saying that "I had no residence in New York city and did not vote and could not vote there at the last election. I have been and am now a resident of Washington."
Then Platt wanted Roosevelt for governor of the state in which he had repudiated his resilience, so Platt proceeds to administer political soft soap to the delegates at the state convention something after this fashion: Roosevelt did not mean that he was no longer a "citizen" of New York; that while his "residence" was in Washington his "domicile" was in New York; that while he swore his residence was not in New York city he did not swear that it was not at Oyster Bay and that really he was so busy when he made the affidavit that he had not time to think and realize exactly what he was swearing to. It would have been all the same to the menials at the nominating convention if Platt had told them Roosevelt never made the affidavit bearing his signature. Platt wanted the man for candidate and he must be nominated.
Even if the candidate was busy with the affairs of the nation at the time he made the affidavit, he was not so busy but that he could find time to make every effort necessary to dodge his just taxes and if the tax had been unjust he could easily have avoided paying them without denying that he resided in New York.
Now the question is, when did Mr. Roosevelt tell the truth—when he said he resided in Washington or when, in order to be eligible as Governor of New York, he said it was all a mistake and he has resided in New York all the time. If the latter is correct then he swore to a lie when he said he resided in Washington and he confesses that he lied in order to avoid paying taxes. Again, if as Mr. Root says the Colonel's residence has not been Washington, why did he begin legal proceedings to have his assessment vacated and why, last week, was he just as anxious to compel a suspension of those proceedings?
The effort of Mr. Root and the will the Boss succeeded in nominating Roosevelt but the taxpayers are the ones who do the electing and they have not been hoodwinked. They will vote for Van Wyck, a man about whose eligibility there is no question and one who is not under obligations to any boss.
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| Col. Theodore Roosevelt. |
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 10.—Lawyers for the defense seldom bring out any testimony against the accused. The members of the McKinley war investigation commission—"The Alger Relief Commission" is what a local paper calls it—who have put the questions to the witnesses and have so far testified may not consider themselves Secretary Alger's lawyers, but if they were their questions could not, in the opinion of many unprejudiced persons, have been move carefully prepared to prevent the giving of undesired evidence. One witness—Col. Lee, who started to tell about some of the War Department's management, in the matter of transportation, without being questioned upon subject, was at once called down and informed that the Commission was not ready to enter that branch of the investigation. He took the hint and thereafter only answered such questions as were asked. Gen. E. V. Boynton reiterated his theory that flies were responsible for so much sickness at Camp Thomas, and another witness—a brigade surgeon—indorsed it. Instead of trying to find out, the Commission appears to be trying not to find out anything derogatory to Secretary Alger's management of the War Department. It appears to desire only evidence that will be complimentary to the Department.
There is much sympathy expressed for Mrs. McKinley, who left Washington for Canton, Ohio, Saturday night, to attend the funeral of her brother, who was killed supposedly by a jealous woman Friday evening. She was to have started to the Omaha Exposition to-day, with Mr. McKinley and a party of officials and their wives. The party went and will be joined at Canton by Mr. McKinley, but Mrs. McKinley will probably not go.
The arrest of Senator Quay for conspiracy in connection with the failure of a Philadelphia bank, has been much talked about in Washington. Opinion is not unanimous as to whether Senator Quay is innocent or guilty of this particular charge, but aside from a few men who are under personal obligations to him, the letters from Quay to the cashier of the bank, who committed suicide after the bank closed its doors, have added to the opinion held by most persons who know his business habits that Quay is utterly unfitted to hold a seat in the U. S. Senate. Quay is, and has been for years, a regular stock-gambler, and has never hesitated to make use of knowledge obtained in his official capacity to gamble in stocks for his own profit. He was one of the most prominent of the senatorial sugar speculators, whose operations shocked the country and brought about alleged investigation while the tariff was under consideration by the senate Finance committee. At the investigation Quay adopted bluffing methods, told the committee that he speculated in sugar or anything else, whenever he wished to, and in effect asked what the committee was going to do about it. No real patriot will deny that the country would be better off if all such men as Quay were driven out of the Senate and kept out.
Col. Phil. Thompson, once a member of the House from Kentucky, who spends much of his time in New York, has been telling his Washington friends about the campaign, He said: "I believe that Judge Van Wyck will beat Col. Roosevelt for Governor by a heavy majority. There is an element in the Republican party that doesn't like Roosevelt and will secretly rejoice in his downfall. He is cordially hated by the saloon keepers and their friends for his course while Police Commissioner and they will work like beavers to roll up the ballots for his opponent. Then, too, Judge Van Wyck is an amiable and upright man, with no blemish in his record, and conservative people think he will make a far better executive than the brilliant, but rather impracticable rough rider. The strongest card, however, for the Democrats is the bad record of the Republican state administration. The taxpayers are up in arms over the canal improvement fraud, and when they come to vote they are going to take a sure way of manifesting their displeasure with Black's regime."
Mr. McKinley is said to be very much disgusted at the position taken by Teddy Roosevelt, that his election to be governor of New York is necessary as an endorsement of the administration and the war, and it would not be surprising if he should take some way of letting it become known that he would not consider Roosevelt's defeat an affront to himself or his administration, although pressure is being brought to keep his mouth shut.
FROM EVERYWHERE.
Up to date there have been nearly 1,200 burials in the cemetery at the Bath Soldiers' Home, and more than 500 who have died at the home have been buried elsewhere.
There are now several hundred men at work on the new railway from Delhi to Bovonia and Andes, and the outlook is good for the road to be in operation before snow flies.
A pointer dog was taken from Elmira to South Carolina by a family who moved to that state. Six weeks afterward the dog reappeared in Elmira, footsore, weak, and hungry.
George E. Green, president of the Commercial Travelers' Home Association, has started an endless chain of letters for the purpose of raising money to complete the home at Binghamton.
Charles McDermott, who recently died in the Cayuga county almshouse, is found to have had a bank account of $1,000. His family have not known his whereabouts for six years.
Hon. Pliny T. Sexton of Palmyra is the richest man in Wayne county. He is one of the best of men. His bill for shoes, given to the poor children of his village, amounted to $300 last year.
Col. Andrew Cowan of Louisville has presented Colgate University at Hamilton, a bronze eagle and two silk flags, costing $600. Col. Cowan was a member of the class of '65, and the first man to enlist from the college.
The state Baptist convention will meet in Oneonta on October 25 and the gathering of clergymen will doubtless be a large one. The convention embraces the 43 associations in the state, and comprises 930 churches, 815 pastors and 150,406 members.
It is reported that a company capitalized for $100,000 is negotiating for the purchase of the Long Point Hotel property on Seneca Lake and that two or three large steel steamers are to be put on the lake, and a pleasure resort fitted up unequalled by any in the state.
The original Paige typesetting machine, of which only one was built at an expense of nearly $3,000,000, has been presented to Cornell University. It contains over 10,000 parts and besides being the costliest piece of machinery in the world is remarkably ingenious and in every detail remarkably perfect in its working. This is the machine on which Mark Twain sunk his fortune.
THE KIRMISS A SUCCESS.
Everybody Pleased—The Hospital Made Money.
Last Saturday night was the last of the Kirmess entertainments, and it was by far the best. To single out separate dances which were better than the others would be well nigh impossible. The hardest dances to perform well were the court dance and those of the Pages and Aces and these were all exceptionally well done. The dances participated in by the younger ones all came in for much praise. The grotesque make-up and perfect lines of the Klondykers on Saturday evening won very warm applause.
The game of duplicate whist was won by Cortland, they standing five points ahead at the end.
A source of considerable revenue was the voting contest. For 5 cents anyone was entitled to vote for their favorite dance. There was considerable rivalry among the leaders. The final vote stood Pages, 290; Court Dancers, 286; Aces, 151; Swedish, 84; Gypsy, 69; Harvest, 55; Even Cards, 18; Joker, 14; Cupid Minuette, 11; Fairies, 7; Klondite, 7; W. T. Yale, 3.
The four prizes for ticket selling went to Miss Helen Corwin, Hugh Duffey, Jr., Miss Harriet Shepard, and Miss Goldie Clark, in that order.
The exact figures cannot be told at this writing but it is estimated that the hospital will clear about $261 by the Kirmess. The work expended should have netted more.
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| Cortland Opera House. |
Black Patti's Troubadours.
A genuine festival of mirth and melody will be offered by Black Patti's Troubadours at the Cortland Opera house next Tuesday evening. This organization has earned the reputation of being the best of its kind ever organized in this country, and is credited with giving a performance which embodies a beautiful blending of opera, comedy, burlesque, and vaudeville, embellished with magnificent costumes and appropriate scenery and stage settings. There are fifty people in the company, which includes Black Patti, who is unquestionably one of the greatest singers this generation ever heard.
The first hour and a half of the evening is devoted to the comedy and spectacular forces in which is introduced the most novel and merriest skit of the times, called "At Jolly Coney Island.'' In this skit, life at the Bowery of this famous resort is pictured true life. This affords a splendid vehicle for the comedians and specialty performers to disport their diversified talents. The skit is a medley of bright sayings, and up-to-date songs and dances are prominent features. The vaudeville olio which follows is made up of varied and startling acts, and this is followed by the sensational operatic kaleidoscope which has made a tremendous success wherever the company has appeared. It is in this part of the entertainment where the company gives evidence of its superiority. Such solo and ensemble operatic singing as rendered by Black Patti and her fifty troubadours has been rarely equaled by the most pretentious grand opera companies.
The operatic kaleidoscope lasts only about thirty minutes and during that time a glorious review of the best solo, quartette and choral members of "Faust," "Carmen," "Trovatore," "Grand Duchess," "Tar and Tartar," "Bohemian Girl," "Maritana," "Luccia and Rigolette."
The costumes worn by the company are said to be magnificent and costly, they were made by Herrman, the great London costumer formerly with Sir Henry Irving. Prices 35c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00. Sale at Rood & Co.'s, Saturday at 2:30 P. M.
HERE AND THERE.
Cortland defeated Cazenovia at Cazenovia at football last Saturday, 11 to 5.
We are now ready to receive about twenty cords of wood on subscriptions and allow market prices.
Registration days in this village Oct. 14 and 15 and 21 and 23. In the balance of the county Oct. 15 and 22.
Do not fail to read the letter from J. E. Phelan who is with the invading army in Porto Rico. It is on our third page. [The page is missing at our source—CC editor.]
The case of The People against Arthur O'Donnell, charged with cruelty to animals, will come up in Justice Dowd's court to-morrow morning.
G. T. Maxson & Co. are laying a new cement walk around the Cortland house to correspond with the new curb and grade. Mr. Bauder always has things in shipshape order.
Under the auspices of the Women's Auxiliary Miss Elizabeth Vernon will give a series of lectures on all kinds of cooking in the Y. M. C. A. rooms each afternoon next week from 3 to 4:30.
Rev. John T. Stone, pastor of the Presbyterian church, is wearing a most benign smile, and although we have not seen him passing around the cigars, he will certainly do more than common for his friends. It is a girl, born yesterday morning.
Alexander Steele was arrested last Saturday night by Sheriff Brainard on complaint of his wife. Steel resides on the Antisdel farm, and it is alleged that he was intoxicated and threatened bodily injury to his wife. Monday Justice E. C. Parker fined him $10 or ten days in jail. He took the latter.
Old soldiers who are receiving pensions will be interested in the recent decision of Commissioner Evans, who says that internal revenue stamps need not be placed on any pension papers; many pensioners have been affixing these stamps to their papers; but according to this decision it is unnecessary for them to do so.
The question of perpetual motion has been solved by an up-to-date philosopher:
Rags make paper.
Paper makes money.
Money makes banks.
Banks make loans.
Loans make poverty.
Poverty makes rags.
Rags make—well, you stop here and commence over again and keep on going until the cows come home.—Tully Times.
We have received the September number of the "Black Diamond Express," the handsome quarterly issued by the general passenger department of the Lehigh Valley railway system. It is a superb publication, containing much of interest aside from railroad matters. It is finely illustrated and does great credit to the company.
Some very interesting races were held at the [fairgrounds] driving park last Friday afternoon. Water Cress won in the 3:00 minute class and Black Bird in the 2:38, both owned by L. J. Fitzgerald. In the named race Chas. Rowe's Honest John won first place. The races were best two in three. A small crowd was present but the races were close and exciting.
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