Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-06
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South CLEVELAND O.,
August 9th, 1876.
Dear CouierS-It Is Z .. m, of =
beautiful Sabbath morning, and
have just returned from an hours
walk over the farm which little less
than a quarter ola century ago,
used to cultivate with my own hands,
but which is now compactly built
over, and forms part of the Iron
ward Of the city of Cleveland. As q
farm it lay six miles from the heart
of Cleveland, and now the city 10
solidly built up miles further ont.
Leaving Ottumwa at noon Of the
23d inst, we had expected to reach
here at 2 40 P. NJ, the next day, but q
badly wrecked train on the route 90
blocked our way as to make us eight
hours late. We came by the way Of
the X. & D. M. to Kcokuk, and then
by the T. w. W., to Toledo and the
Lake Shore to this city. The route
is direct and excellent in every res
pect. The Toledo Wabash and Wes-
tern road passes through some of the
very best cities Of nlin1A and In
diana. 1t is kept in excellent condi-
ton, and must eventually be one of
the best paying and most popular
routes from the great West to the
East, though Its projectors and build
ers have met with the fate Of many
others in similar enterprises viz: that
of seeing the work Of their hands pass
under the control of q receiver.
Arriving In this city late in the eve-
ming of the 24tK we were just in time
to witness the closing part of the
great meeting held here, opening the
campaign in Ohio by the Republicans.
1t was great meeting, q catering
omen of victory. Two thousand
torches carried by the young and
enthusiastic republicans Of Cleveland,
lit up the city in every direction.
Yesterday afternoon dropped In
upon the democratic county conven-
ton. 1t was q characteristic demo-
cratic assemblage, noisy Babel, with
the rabble lobby crowding close upon
the delegates,an it Is certain that the
former has quite as much to do in
making the nominations as the latter.
Henry B. Payne absolutely declines
denomination to Congress. Judge
Ranney was put forward. Viewer
especially Disguised to see in this con-
vention as delegate Rufus P. Spauld-
ing four years q member Of Congress
from this district as republican soon
after the war, and also Robert F.
Paine once Judge of the SQUIRT here
elected as republican and now ask
ing q nomination from the demo-
cratic convention. They were both
original democrats and have gone
back to their wallow, and that wal
low unspeakably intensified in nasti-
ness by treason. We certainly think
that such politicians as they, are mere
political gamblers. Everywhere here
Ohio is yielded to the republicans.
Her majority for Hayes and Wheeler
is generally set down at thirty thou
sand.
Iwrite sitting in the old homestead
built forty-three years ago. Around
about it are residences Of modern
architecture. Thus situated we have
in striking contrast the wonderful
revolution wrought in few years In
the kind of homes the American peo-
pie build, and the lesson is taught US
how foolish it is for one generation
to build houses for the next. One
generation might almost as well
fashion the garments the next gener.
alton shall wear.
| Cleveland has grown in ten years
past with most wonderful rapidity
They now claim for it 100000 people
In our Judgment this is at least twice
ten thousand too much. Three
fourths Of this growth springs from
the rapid increase of manufactures Of
all kinds here. It is now taking high
rank in the country as manufacture
ing city. To this alone is due tht
great strides this city has made in fff
teen years. In that time she hui
nearly doubled in population. Aside
IrOu tnc very lew COMMcICAet POiuS'
of the nation, whose commerce from
abroad, or as the granary of severa
!, States would give them prominence
it is manufactures, and these alone
that make cities. The people of an!
city in the land aspiring to wealth
and prosperity are wise or foolish
just as they cultivate or neglect theil
manufacturing interests.
Here at the home of my you'll
recollections of what was, and tn,
realities of the present, are mos
fertile field for letter writing, blu
spending few hours only with tn
relatives and friends here, / have no
time to spare in writing. leav
: here tomorrow for Washington ant
Philadelphia. H.