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| Theodore Roosevelt (2nd from left) and Gov. Brodie (3rd from left) at Grand Canyon. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, May 7, 1903.
AT THE GRAND CANYON.
Arizona's Warm Welcome to President Roosevelt.
MET MEMBERS OF HIS REGIMENT.
Special Train and Wagons Brought a Large Crowd—Benefits to Be Derived From the Irrigation Law. President Spoke to Indians and Presented Diplomas to Graduates.
Grand Canyon, Ariz., May 7.—Arizona welcomed President Roosevelt here and the welcome it gave him was a warm one. A special train from Flagstaff brought a large crowd and people also came in from the surrounding country on horseback and in wagons. The train arrived here at 9 o'clock in the morning and until it left at 6 o'clock in the evening the president was constantly on the go. Horses were in waiting at the station as the train pulled in and after the president had greeted a number of members of his old regiment he mounted and took a 12 mile ride. Then he returned to the hotel, where he made a brief address to the people and presented diplomas to the graduates of the Flagstaff school.
"It was from Arizona," said the president in opening his address, "that so many gallant men came into the regiment that I had the honor to command. Arizona sent men who won glory on hard fought fields and men to whom came a glorious and an honorable death, fighting for the flag of their country. As long as I live, it will be to me an inspiration to have served with Bucky O'Neil." The president also paid a compliment to Governor Brodie, who was a member of his regiment and who introduced him to the audience.
"Arizona," continued the president, "is one of the regions for which I anticipate the most benefit from the wise action of congress in passing the irrigation law. I look forward to the effects of irrigation, partly as applied by the government and still more as applied by individuals, profiting by the experience of the government and possibly with help from it, as being of greater consequence to this region of the country in the next 50 years than any other material movement whatsoever."
Speaking of the Grand Canyon the president said he believed it was absolutely unparalleled in the world.
"I want to ask you to do one thing in connection with it," said he. "In your own interest and the interest of all the country, keep this great wonder of nature as it now is. I hope you won't have a building of any kind to mar the wonderful grandeur and sublimity of the canyon."
The president also extended a word of greeting to the Indians, a number of whom were in the crowd.
"Some of them were in my regiment," he said. "They were good enough to fight and die, and they are good enough for me to treat as squarely as any white man. There are a great many problems in connection with them. You have got to save them. You have got to save them from corruption, from brutality and I regret to say, at times we have to save them from certain Eastern philanthropists."
At the conclusion of his remarks the president presented the diplomas, shook hands with those whom he had addressed and then with Governor Brodie, President Butler of Columbia and Dr. Rixey he rode to a miners' camp, where he had luncheon. He spent the remainder of the afternoon in inspecting the canyon and at 6:30 o'clock received the members of his old regiment in his car.
At 6 o'clock his train left for California. The first stopping place was Barstow, where he arrived at 8:20 o'clock this morning.
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| Jose Mauel Marroquin. |
Opposition to Canal Treaty.
Colon, Colombia, May 7.—It is rumored that the congress of Colombia is not likely to meet at Bogota, the capital, before July 20, the date for the opening of the regular session. Positive information on the subject, however, is lacking. The general opinion prevails that there will be strong opposition to the ratification of the Panama canal treaty in congress, which explains President Marroquin's hesitancy to call a special session. The treaty continues to cause much discussion, for and against it, throughout the country.
To Attack General Matos.
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. May 7.—The report from Caracas that the vice president of Venezuela, General Gomez, had landed 2,000 Venezuelan government troops at Tucacas (25 miles from Puerto Cabello) is correct. The troops will go to Barquisimeto, where General Matos, the revolutionary leader, is supposed to be, and attempt to destroy the nucleus of the revolution in the west and open the railroad to traffic.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
England's Peace Budget.
For the first time in four years there has been presented to the British parliament what may be termed a peace budget. In presenting it the chancellor of the exchequer, Mr. Ritchie, remarked that, whereas his predecessors had been compelled to increase tax burdens, it was his privilege to reduce them.
The South African war, together with the short campaign in China, Mr. Ritchie reported, had cost nearly $1,100,000,000, of which less than a third had been paid out of current revenues, and less than a fifth could be recovered from the Transvaal and China. A full half of this vast sum, therefore, or $550,000,000, was added to the permanent debt of the country. The interest upon this new debt, however, forms the smaller part of the increase in the nation's expenditures. The increased army estimates Mr. Ritchie regarded with great concern and hoped soon to effect reductions in this field, but the increase in the naval estimates he regarded as inevitable and unalterable unless Great Britain's neighbors called a halt to their armaments. If this were done, however, he added, "Great Britain is fully ready to follow suit." The chancellor stated that there were hopeful indications of a movement for lessened armaments, but unfortunately Italy is the only continental country where this movement is strong outside of the ranks of the socialists.
The net result of the increased expenditures is that the peace budget this year calls for appropriations aggregating $719,000,000 as against $515,000,000 six years ago, Heavy as the war taxes had become, it was only possible for the chancellor to propose a reduction of $50,000,000 a year because of the return of peace.
TO PRESERVE THE SHEETS
So as to Keep the Greater New York Democracy on the Ballot.
A supreme court order bas been served by Sheriff Overton on County Clerk Patrick to show cause why the tally sheets of the last state election now in the county clerk's office, should not be preserved. The order was granted by Justice W. J. Gaynor of New York and is the result of the Greater New York Democracy's efforts to keep its place on the state ticket by showing that the party polled 10,000 votes in the state at the last election. The tally sheets might be destroyed after June 4, which would be six months after the election, but the party desires to keep these sheets pending the investigation of the number of votes that were polled.
The Greater New York Democracy vote in this county was only nine, and these were reported to the secretary of state separately. Thirty-one counties in the state, however, made the mistake of counting the candidates upon this ticket in with others since the names were the same. These will all need to be kept separately if the party continues to have a place on the ballot.
The motion of the party to have the sheets preserved will be argued before Justice Gaynor on May 11.
The Cortland county clerk's office enjoys the distinction of not having had an error on its returns at least through the last twelve years, and this last year its returns were the first to be received at Albany from any portion of the state.
Meeting of the Police Board.
The [Cortland] police board held its regular monthly meeting in the city clerk's office last evening. All the members were present: chairman G. S. Van Hoesen, F. B. Nourse, and D. E. Stanford.
Nothing but routine business was transacted. The following bills were audited and ordered paid:
Payroll for April, $28.00
Cortland Home Telephone Co., $6.00
John Miller, $3.00
Ering E. Barnes, $7.80
D. F. Waters, $1.15
Thomas H. Dowd, $25.00
W. H. Brown, $3.15
On motion of Mr. Stanford, the board adjourned.
Check From W. G. Hibbard.
A few days ago Mrs. W. H. Crane of Homer, one of the board of managers of the Cortland hospital, enclosed to W. G. Hibbard of Chicago the recent editorial in The Standard in regard to financial aid for the hospital. This morning Mrs. Crane received from Mr. Hibbard a check for $100 with a very cordial letter of good wishes for the institution. Mr. Hibbard is always generous and never forgets the public institutions of his old county.
Death of a Physician.
Dr. Alice Potter of Ithaca died Saturday morning of typhoid fever, aged 33 years. She was born in the town of Ithaca, and was one of the most successful of the young physicians in the city.
Purchased the Hotel.
Thomas Walsh, who has conducted the hotel near the Lehigh Valley round house on Owego-st. during the past year, has purchased the property from C. M. Smith and will continue the business.
BREVITIES.
—H. D. Keyser has moved his family to Cortland.—Dryden Herald.
—E. M. Yager has just disposed of three fine horses to a New York firm.
—The Presbyterian church of Dryden is to be quite extensively repaired.
—The new display advertisement today is—G. H. Wiltsie, Dry goods, page 6.
—Rev. W. J. Howell is expected to conduct the prayer meeting at the First Baptist church tonight.
—Cortlandville Grange, No. 461, will hold a regular meeting Friday evening, May 8. Eight candidates are to be initiated.
—The Woman's Home Missionary society of the First M. E. church will meet with Mrs. S. K. Jones, Charles-st., Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
—Cortland Commandery, No. 50, Knights Templar, will confer the orders of Temple and Malta at its regular conclave Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
—There was another death from typhoid fever at Ithaca yesterday. Leslie Starr Atwater, a senior in Cornell, passed away after an illness of three weeks.
—The Ladies' Literary club at its meeting yesterday did not take up the scheduled program, but devoted the entire session to business. The next place of meeting was not decided upon.
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