The Cortland Democrat, Friday, November 2, 1900.
THE REPUBLICAN BLOWOUT.
Large Parade in the Evening—Roosevelt's Speech Not Satisfactory.
The hero (?) of San Juan hill has come, has gone, but has not conquered. In some respects the Republican mass meeting in Cortland on Monday was a success, thanks to the beautiful weather and the thoughtfulness of the county committee in securing low rates over all railroad lines leading to Cortland. Every McKinley Republican within a radius of twenty miles of this city took advantage of these favorable conditions to have an outing, and many Bryan Republicans and Bryan Democrats joined the procession, bringing their wives and children along. The crowd that listened to Gov. Roosevelt was not as large as Col. William J. Bryan's audience, but it was a very respectable gathering.
Roosevelt arrived on a special train shortly after 1 o'clock, and his approach was heralded by the blowing of a locomotive whistle. When the train reached the Lehigh Valley crossing at Main-st. via the new Wickwire switch from the junction, Roosevelt was bundled into a carriage and escorted by Cortland's brave bodyguard of Rough Riders, was taken to the old rink, now owned by Peck Bros., and used as a salesroom. This rink lacked considerable of being full, but the colonel was just as gratified with his reception as though he had been greeted by thousands.
Many ladies on the route, and some of them Republican ladies at that, accuse Mr. Roosevelt of a lack of gallantry, and if their story be true the accusation is well applied. Several of these ladies saluted the governor of the state by the waving of handkerchiefs, but although he apparently saw the courteous act he made no acknowledgment by lifting his hat or even responding with a bow. It is safe to say that had these ladies the right of suffrage Mr. Roosevelt would not get their votes.
Mr. Roosevelt was introduced to the audience in the rink by N. L. Miller, who is a capital introducer. His sweet, melodious voice acts like a narcotic upon an audience and when he reached "Fellow citizens" a pin could have been heard if dropped upon the floor. The introduction was brief, and Mr. Roosevelt proceeded to deliver his threadbare argument in favor of the election of ME and McKinley [sic]. During his speech, as reported in the Cortland Standard, he said: "I used to live out West in the cow country.'' That assertion is not doubted by any one who has ever seen the governor or read his speeches. He looks it and acts it and talks it.
Mr. Roosevelt was later escorted to Athletic field, where he made the startling assertion, (and the Standard is again our authority) that ''we do claim that there is an alliance between the Republicans and Providence.'' To the common Sunday school scholar such a statement seems sacrilegious, but we suppose it must be proper as coming from Roosevelt.
Ever since his visit to Cortland two years ago a large number of Republicans have not possessed a very exalted opinion of Mr. Roosevelt, and judging from comments made on the street Monday afternoon the number of his admirers has grown beautifully less since his two speeches that day. The arguments presented by Hon. Jas. S. Whipple and Hon. John Laughlin were much more courteous and dignified than Gov. Roosevelt's and they left a much better impression with their hearers.
A well-informed gentleman asserted Monday evening that Roosevelt's speech in Cortland made fifty Bryan votes. It is our candid opinion that his estimate is too high by at least ten.
During the afternoon the crowd of country people enjoyed themselves as best they could, and for the most part the visitors were orderly, though two or three fights are reported.
The parade in the evening was a large one, delegations from every town being in line, and three bands with a drum corps furnishing music in abundance. The street was lined with people, the beautiful weather tending to bring out all the city folks, irrespective of party. R. R. Davis, the genial postmaster at Tully and editor of the Times, marshaled himself and a companion behind the famous Indian band from Onondaga, and the entire aggregation was an interesting feature of the parade. Brother Chas. Danes of the Homer Republican was drum major and marshal of the host from our neighboring village. Brother Clark of the Standard did not emulate the example of his brethren of the press.
The entire blow-out in the evening was a very creditable one.
CONDUCTOR KILLED.
WILLIS HAMMOND RUN OVER BY A FREIGHT TRAIN IN CORTLAND.
Loses His Life in an Attempt to Uncouple Moving Cars—Lives But a Short Time After the Accident—Unfortunate Man Was Well Known Along the Line—Was Formerly From McGrawville.
A most distressing accident occurred on the Lackawanna railroad in Cortland Tuesday noon, by which Willis Hammond, conductor of the local freight train, was killed.
The train was bound north and was about two hours late into this city. After leaving the junction Mr. Hammond ran forward from the caboose to uncouple some cars, the train running quite slowly at the time. Just how he fell under the wheels is unknown, as he was between the cars at the time, away from the observation of the brakemen on the train. One of the latter heard a scream, and realizing that something serious had occurred he signaled the engineer and the train was stopped.
Mr. Hammond was found under a car, one wheel of which had passed over the right leg near the body, and nearly disemboweled him. He had evidently reached the ground from the top of the car, and in attempting to operate the coupling device, now in use on all cars, slipped on the wet rails and fell.
Beard & Peck's ambulance was sent for, and Drs. Reese, Sornberger and Didama were quickly on the scene but nothing could be done for the injured man and he died within a half hour after the accident.
The remains were taken to the undertaking rooms of Messrs. Beard & Peck, and were conveyed to his late home in Syracuse on the evening train.
Coroner Moore was notified, and after learning the facts in the case decided that an inquest was unnecessary.
Mr. Hammond was about 36 years old, and had been connected with the Lackawanna company in the capacity of brakeman and freight conductor for sixteen years. His brother, David Hammond, is brakeman on the noon express train, his train arriving here within a few moments after the accident. He was informed of the sad affair, and left his train to care for the remains of his brother. The deceased leaves a wife but no children.
Mr. Hammond was formerly from McGrawville and was well known in this locality.
Will Make Automobiles.
Arrangements are nearly completed whereby Messrs. Kennedy Brothers of the Railroad-st. cyclery will sell their business to Frank S. Blivin of Homer. This gentleman is a former employee of the Kennedys and a thorough machinist. The Kennedy Brothers then expect to devote their entire time to the manufacture of automobiles on the lines of the one they have built and are now running. We understand that New York capital will be interested in the enterprise and Cortland will then have its long talked of automobile factory.
A New Title for Brakemen.
Some of the railroads are considering the advisability of abandoning the time-honored title of brakeman on passenger trains and calling him assistant conductor. The brakes on passenger trains are no longer worked by hand, but by air, and therefore, it is argued that the old title is a misnomer. "The name brakeman,'' said a railroad man, ''has been a misnomer ever since brakemen ceased to be brakemen—that is, when air brakes came into use. A brakeman nowadays has nothing to do with the brakes. He simply attends to signals, calls names of stations, and otherwise assists in conducting the trains. The change to 'assistant conductor' is logical because these men are frequently promoted to conductors. Besides, it would tend to raise the standing of the calling.'' This question of a change of title will probably be taken up at the next meeting of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainman, which is made up principally of brakemen, and all the roads will be asked to adopt the change.
HERE & THERE.
It is predicted that thermometers will be lower some time this month.
The time for euchre and pedro parties will be due after next Tuesday.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cortland Wagon Company will be held Nov. 14 at 2 o'clock.
Messrs. Montague & Barnes have opened a lunch counter at the bowling alley, conducted by Chas L. Griffith.
Bert Jennings will hereafter conduct the ice business at Homer. He has been with the Little York Ice company in Cortland for several years.
Canton Cortland, I. O. O. F., gave a banquet and exhibition drill to members and a large number of invited guests last Thursday night.
Lincoln lodge, I. O. G. T., celebrated its thirty-fourth anniversary last Wednesday evening. An interesting literary program was given.
John O. Reid, formerly of Cortland but now of Moravia, was overturned in a carriage last Friday, breaking two ribs and otherwise injuring himself internally.
Apropos of the beautiful weather of the past month, it is suggested that any one with surplus bouquets could do no better than throw them at the weather man.
A civil service examination to fill a position under the state board of regents, paying a salary of $2,400 per year, will be held in the cities of the state on December 1st. The position is inspector in the high school and college department. The applicants must have a college education or its equivalent and an experience as a principal of a secondary school.
Whatever else you do, vote for B. F. Taylor for mayor, and for C. V. Coon for city judge, and for Edwin Dnffey for district attorney, and for Francis M. Hazard for sheriff, and for Dr Benj. Kinyon for member of assembly, and for Watts S. Freer for superintendent of the poor, and for Stanchfield for governor, and for Bryan for president, and the remainder of the Democratic ticket.
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
Interesting News Gathered From Our Exchanges.
Sewing is taught the girls in the Cazenovia public schools by a practical instructor.
The milk dealers of Syracuse met Friday last and decided to put the price of milk at six cents after Nov 1.
Seneca county farmers are holding their hay with the expectation that the price will reach $25 a ton before spring.
Niagara county claims that it will market two million barrels of apples this fall, and Orleans county promises nearly as well.
In Cayuga county the jail birds have been employed for several weeks past in making sign boards for the highways of the county.
The business men of Corning have an eye single to the glory of the town, several having subscribed $100,000 for the purpose of bringing new industries at the place.
Dr. F. W. Smith of Syracuse, one of the state commissioners of health, has reported to the state board that an epidemic of scarlet fever is prevalent at Palmyra, in all about forty cases.
The city of Buffalo received a check for $9,251.71 recently from the street railway companies, that being the city's share of the company's earnings for the year in exchange for the privilege of operating their lines.
While cooning west of Genoa last week Thursday night, C. M. Keeler of Moravia and R. M. Parker of Summer Hill captured the largest coon ever heard of being taken in that vicinity. It weighed 28 1/2 pounds.—Locke Times.
One and one-fourth acres of land of ''Pittsford Farms'' in Monroe county just yielded 12,127 pounds of Hubbard squash. This is the second crop that has been raised this season on the same land. The largest squash weighed 27 pounds.
An advance in the price of broom corn has placed it at $175 a ton, according to reports received by the Onondaga Whisk Broom Company of Syracuse, the greatest manufacturing concern of its kind in the country. This is from $60 to $100 more than the usual price of former years. If it continues as high all kinds of brooms and brushes made from the broom corn will increase materially in value.
The women of the town of Perinton, including the village of Fairport, Monroe county, are to be given an opportunity to record their preference for president and other officers, also whether they are for or against license. The polls which are now open, will be closed November 5. The vote will be counted by a committee of three composed of one man from the Republican, Democratic and Prohibition parties respectively.
The Onondaga salt springs have experienced a revival. For the first time in recent years the superintendent reports a paying year. The manufacture of salt has increased, the expense of State supervision is at a minimum, and a profit for the fiscal year is shown of about $3,000. There still is a market for Onondaga salt, some qualities of which are the best to be had and the manufacture, particularly of coarse salt, may be continued profitably. The quantity of salt made at the Onondaga salines [sic] in 1900 is about one-third the quantity made in the year of the industry's greatest prosperity.
PAGE FOUR—SHORT EDITORIALS.
◘ In looking over the columns of the Cortland Standard of August 17, 1897, and reading that one the many famous articles, we are impressed that high honors come in the Republican party only to those who do and dare dirty deeds. "It was a great day for Duell, Dowd and Dickinson." And so it was. Dickenson as chairman, Dowd as manager of the corrupt "and drunken caucus." Yet these violators of the caucus law are now in high honor. Dickinson as nominee for member of assembly; Dowd as nominee as district attorney. What of Duell? Why has he been left out? It is hardly fair for him to be left out this year, when he could get the Standard to give him a clean certificate. These were the wicked trio. When did they repent? At what time and place? Who were the witnesses? It cannot be that the Standard man has changed, or have they brought forth fruits meant for repentance? And when was that? Was it when Mr. Blodgett, junior editor of our esteemed contemporary, was made chairman of the last Republican county convention?
As we recollect it, "that caucus" was said by the Standard to "throw the spring-bottom hat caucus of years ago in the shade." And yet, as we are told, the Standard never forgave the Smith-Duell crowd that was responsible for that caucus of spring-bottom-hat fame. Has out neighbor become more charitable and forgiving? If so, we extend our congratulations. But it has come so sudden! Why were we not notified of the change a little in advance that we might have been better prepared for it?
◘ Our esteemed contemporary is greatly troubled over the expiration of the city contract with the water works company during the tenure of office of the next mayor, and is thrown into a state of holy fear that Mr. Taylor, if elected, would not be the proper person to represent the city inasmuch as he is in the employ of the Cortland Water Works company. The insinuation against the integrity of Mr. Taylor is as contemptible as it is unfair. But to quiet the nerves of our neighbor, let us kindly inform him that the present contract with the Water company does not expire till 1907, and it will be early enough to raise that question when Mr. Taylor is running to succeed himself as mayor for the third term. Wouldn't it be a good idea for the Standard to scrutinize "Nate's" fulminations a little more closely before publication?
◘ Governor Roosevelt, if he visited the state's prison at Auburn, found no canal thieves there. They are all at large, and enjoying a full dinner pail. Roosevelt's loud threat to put them in jail in 1898 was simply the cheap talk of a fakir. That was all.
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