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| William Jennings Bryan. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, July 25, 1902.
BRYAN FOR HARMONY.
Successful Meeting of New England Democratic League.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS SPEAK.
Meeting Held in Great Tent on the Lawn—Edward M. Shepard of New York and Senator Carmack of Tennessee Precede Mr. Bryan—Latter Enthusiastically Received.
Boston, July 25.—Nearly 4,000 Democrats gathered at the Nantasket yesterday and participated in the harmony meeting arranged by the New England Democratic League, the new political organization which is expected to develop its strength in the fall campaign.
Mayor P. A. Collins of this city acted as moderator, as he expressed it, and presented in order Edward M. Shepard of New York; Senator Edward Carmack of Tennessee and Hon. W. J. Bryan of Nebraska.
Colonel W. A. Gaston and Charles S. Hamlin, rival candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Massachusetts were present, while Lewis Nixon of New York and Congressman Wilson of that state and John E. Thayer of Massachusetts were among the guests.
A reception by Mr. Bryan, Mr. Shepard and Mr. Carmack was held at noon and afterwards there was a banquet. At the conclusion of the dinner the crowd repaired to the great tent on the lawn in front of the hotel in a few minutes every seat was taken and the canvas at the sides was removed in order that hundreds who were unable to get in might see and hear.
George E. Hughes of Bath, Me., president of the league, called Mayor Collins to the chair. Mr. Collins introduced Edward M. Shepard of New York, who made a lengthy speech.
Senator Carmack followed and for nearly an hour and a half held the attention of his hearers.
The presentation of Mr. Bryan developed great enthusiasm. Cheers greeted him as he stepped to the front of the platform and he was several times interrupted by demonstrations of approval. He said in part:
"I always come to New England with pleasure, because I recognize, as Senator Carmack has said he does, how much fidelity it requires to plead for democracy in New England. Here in New England a man may be a Democrat with great credit. I have come here several times and I confess that my missionary work has not been crowned with the success I thought it deserved.
"But we have to go on preaching righteousness; assured of the fact that evil will at last overtake those who refuse to listen or to follow the truth. I am glad it is my privilege to come here to join with you in the beginning of your campaign of 1902. I am glad to see a representative of the state of New York, a representative of the Democracy of that state. When he tells you what he believes to be the dangers of the country I am glad as I am sure you are to listen to the man who gives honest expression to an honest fear of danger. When he gives advice I am willing to listen, for I know that in 1900 he was willing to throw aside the objections he had to some parts of the Democratic platform and pleaded for the election of the ticket that stood on that platform. He has shown his willingness to overlook those things which he thought important in order to secure victory, for those policies which he considered paramount. However much I may differ with him regarding the relative importance of questions, regarding the precedence of issues, I am willing to listen to the opinion of any Democrat who proves by his vote that he is a Democrat.
"I am glad your committee called from the South a representative of Southern Democracy, and as delighted as you have been to listen to his unanswerable argument, on what I believe to be the greatest issue this nation has ever had to meet in all its history. I believe we are fortunate in that we have men scattered all over this nation as competent as those gentlemen to defend the issues which they have presented.
"I thought I might be of some service here in aiding those who desire harmony in the Democratic party. I think there is no Democrat between the oceans that desires harmony more than I, for no one has suffered more than I from lack of it."
MINES TO RESUME.
Notices Posted in Kanawha and New River Fields for July 28.
Charleston, W. Va., July 2.1—The coal operators have posted notices in the Kanawha and New River fields that all the mines will resume operations July 28 and that employees not reporting for duty may consider themselves discharged; also that eviction proceedings will be taken against all striking miners occupying the company houses. The mines which are attempting to run are receiving increased forces daily and the number of marchers who are attempting to keep the miners out is decreasing. There has been no disorder and none is expected.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Old Age Pensions In Oceania.
The Westminster (England) Gazette has an interesting review of the system of pensioning the aged and infirm which now prevails in New Zealand, Victoria and New South Wales. This experiment in radical legislation was begun by New Zealand about four years ago. Victoria followed suit about a year since and New South Wales about six months ago. At the present time the schemes thus instituted are in full working order in all three colonies and apparently working to the satisfaction of all concerned.
There are, however, some differences in the provisions of the laws in the different colonies. For example, the maximum New Zealand pension is fixed at $90 a year, while both Victoria and New South Wales adopted a rate of 10 shillings a week, or $130 a year. The latter colony maintains this rate, but the actual allotments in Victoria for a full pension have been reduced to 8 shillings a week. In general, however, we may illustrate the details of the system by reference to the New Zealand law. The beneficiaries must be over sixty-five years old and must satisfy certain requirements as to residence and character. No one who has property of the value of $1,350 or an income of $260 is entitled to draw a pension, and there is a provision also for a deduction from the full rate in proportion to such property or incomes as the pensioner may have.
It appears that during the first year, of which only five months remained after the passage of the act in New Zealand, 7,487 pensions were granted. The next year the number was increased by 4,699, the next by 2,227, and in the fourth the premier provides for an additional thousand, notwithstanding the calculation that the deaths will number nearly a thousand in this last year. The expenditure is thus $1,075,000, and the writer for the Gazette believes that the pension roll will soon reach 18,000 and necessitate an annual expenditure of $1,500,000. The total population of New Zealand is about 750,000.
So far at least neither New Zealand nor the other colonies seem to have suffered any serious financial troubles from the maintenance of this pension system.
THE CIRCUS IN TOWN.
Late in Arriving, But the Crowd is Here and Everything Doing.
Today is circus day and the great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers circus is in town. The weather overhead is all that could be desired and that is more than could be said for the places where the circus has exhibited for several days past. At Auburn yesterday the big tent was not put up at all and all of the exhibition was given in the smaller menagerie tent which was filled to its capacity, the cages being stationed in the open air. Rain fell at intervals all day and a terrific storm with wind, thunder and lightning descended on the city last night. The circus had a terrible time getting away from Auburn. The ground was soft and many of the heavy wagons got mired and the elephants had to be brought out to push to help them out of the difficulty. It was 3:30 last night before the show was all loaded and it was 7 o'clock this morning before the first of the three sections reached Cortland. Ten minutes after the train stopped the first wagon was on the ground with a team hitched to it.
Crowds began to go to the Lehigh Valley station at 3:30 this morning to see the circus unload, but it was long after that before there was anything doing. Until 11 o'clock the heavy teams were going up Main-st. to the fair grounds. Everything was soft at the grounds and the elephants had to help when the big wagons struck the soft turf, though the majority of the wagons were drawn by ten horses. There are 300 horses and 800 men with the show.
All the tents were put up in Cortland because of the fine weather. It was not till after 12 o'clock that the parade started and then the line of march was a short one, but the parade was a fine one. In addition to camels, elephants, cages, there where equestrians galore of both sexes with their gorgeous trappings and costumes, and four bands of music. An interesting feature was the portrayal of soldiers in the uniforms worn during the different wars of this country, beginning with 1776.
All the trains coming into the city today were crowded to their capacity, though the roads were so bad that less than usual came in by team. Still a circus is a singular attraction. People who could not get to town under any other circumstances will get there in some way to attend a circus. And the people were here.
There was a great crowd at the fair grounds [sic] this afternoon and all were rewarded for the effort. The menagerie interested many. The representation from the animal kingdom is very complete, and many rare specimens are to be found. Among others there are the royal African lion, Bengal tigers, hippopotamus, gnu, Abyssinian warthog, bears from all climes, pumas, jaguars, tapir, eland, zebra, llama, zebu, antelopes, yak, emu, monkeys, ostriches, parrots, camels, dromedaries and elephants.
But it was the circus proper that most of the crowd wanted to see, and here they were not disappointed. The exhibition was most interesting. There were, in addition to the acrobatic, aerial and equestrian feats, several features that are not often seen under canvass. So much was offered that in trying to view it all of the crowd lost much of interest in every individual performance.
As is the case with all exhibitions of this character, it cannot be accurately described. Every feature was good, and those which had been advertised as of special merit came up to expectations.
The tumbling was good, the aerial performance was worthy of mention, the slack wire feats were excellent and the horsemanship was above the average. Clowns furnished no end of amusement. Some thoroughbred horses that cakewalked, and some elephants that executed a square dance showed to what a high degree some animals may be educated.
Captain Tarble and his Zouaves, who have earned the title, it is said, of the best drilled company in the world, executed some very difficult movements with accuracy and precision, and the much heralded Potter family did some extraordinary feats in mid air. In the cycle line several exhibitions were offered. The Jackson family did fancy and trick riding on the stage and the cycle whirl. Minting, styled the world's greatest unicyclist, ascended and descended a high spiral track of the single wheel. It is stated that no one except himself has been successful in attempting this feat.
The most startling and hair-raising exhibition was reserved for the last, Diavolo, the much-advertised, looping the loop on a bicycle. This point had not been reached in the program when The Standard went to press, but it was on the program and was promised. From a dizzy height the rider descends with ever increasing speed until a very high velocity is attained when, in a fraction of a second, he executes a complete revolution in the circular loop prepared for this purpose. The exhibition is spectacular in the extreme, and the spectators are impressed with the danger connected with it by the care that it taken in testing the mechanism before the descent is begun.
The exhibition in all its completeness will be repeated tonight at 8 o'clock, and then the circus loads upon the Lackawanna tracks and goes to Binghamton for tomorrow. Monday it is in Ithaca.
ONLY ONE DIAVOLO
And He Loops the Loop Both Afternoon and Evening.
The report has been circulated during the past few days to the effect that one of the two bicycle riders who performs the loop-the-loop act with the Forepaugh & Sells Bros.' circus has recently been injured and is now at his home near Richford recovering from his injuries. Mr. R. B. Vandervoort, who is known as Diavolo, the only man who has ever successfully performed this act before the public, was seen by a Standard man today and stated that the person referred to in the report is in no way connected with his specialty and never performed the act in public. Mr. Vandevoort also states that he is the only person connected with the circus who attempts the difficult feat and gives his act at both afternoon and evening performances himself.
He says that the person referred to whose name is given as Harry Polley, is in no way connected with the act in the circus nor has he ever been, and Mr. Vandervoort makes this statement in order that the public may not be deceived by false reports. Others have tried the act unsuccessfully but there is only one Diavolo and he performs his unparalled feat without assistance.
On account of the condition of the grounds at Auburn yesterday it was impossible to raise the large canvass, consequently this had to be omitted as well as a number of other special features which could not be given under the smaller canvass.
An Acknowledgment.
There has been money collected at Wickwire shop [in Cortland] to the amount of $59.50 in favor of the man that was killed there about two weeks ago. The money will be devoted to getting him a monument which costs $50 and $6 will be given to the church and the remainder will be sent to his aged mother. The boys were all very kind to help us raise the money and are all thanked very kindly and we also thank very kindly those that helped outside of the shop. He was as much of a stranger to us as he was to all the rest of the boys, but we did our best for him.
By Patsy Christmas, and John Reitano.
BREVITIES.
I needed a vacation,
I thought that it was best;
I'm back from my vacation,
And now I need a rest.
Philadelphia Press.
—It is said that there are now less than one thousand tons of anthracite coal in Syracuse and the price has advanced to $7 per ton.
—New display advertisements today are—M. A. Case, Drygoods, page 6; F. C. Brogden, Beef, Iron and Wine, etc., page 4.
—There is a prospect that a bank may be established at Dryden, N. Y., in the near future. The residents of the place are much interested in the project.
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