The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-28
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS.
Going At the Fountain Heads-What Do the
Farmers Say What viii They 20:
A Sentimental Journey Through Otsego
and Adjacent Counties.


In order Judge correctly Of the constituents which
make up the current OF public opinion we must trace
to their the smah rvnets viii h help TO swell
the food We will, therefore, leave the main points
upon the principal streams Of political Information
and explore the districts, where public opin
ion is comparatively unnhuenced by the manipua-
tions OF professional politicians. Hence your CORE
spondent eisthe OF politics New York State
utica and dverged the pastoral regions of Otsego
county Nestled among the beautiful hills well por-
traycd by the pen of Fenimore Cooper lies the village
Of Richhed Springs The waters OF these springs
are sought by many who suffer from chronic and
Emphatic complaints The atmosphere is delightful
The demi monde have existence here. The society
is pure, and the charges at the hotels and private
boarding houses moderate in the extreme, when COM
pared with the prices at Newport Long Branch, Sara
tosa, Niagara Falls and other fashionable watering
places. family can hire cottage here for $50 the
season and board at the hotels the tables
good at any first class hotels IN tho country The
sulphur baths the principal attractions here for in
valds The principal hotels the Spring House
Kept by Mr Proctor, OF Baggs Hotel, Uca, capable of
accommodating 400 guests, 800 here; the Amcri-
House, KEEP. by Mrs. Johnson widow OF the pioneer
hotel keeper here great old character The Davenport
House, kept by James S. Davenport, lawyer politician
and who knows how to keep hotel; the Can
andarago House. kept by Mr.. Stanton; the Central
boarding houses constitute tho reception places OF
visitors
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY.
Were Lawrence Sterne to have taken seat with
your correspondent the vehicle that started from the
Spring House yesterday afternoon for flying journey
through Otsego Herkmer and adjacent counties, he
could not have been better pleased and interested with
the picturesque scenery and the novel people met with
tlo
from Albany, and relative of the numerous Mosher
family that locality the best known OF whom is the
scholarly Dr. Mosher who served acceptabv
Deputy Health Unlcer of the port of New York for
several years
After little conversation in regard to the crops the
drought the probabilities of rain and other Of
the kind, the question was buntIy put
"lIow you about Tilden ~
'About children? RAISE heaps"
The question was evidently misunderstood. But ns
Mr.. Mosher subsequently avowcd himself an old line
democrat there doubt about the way he is gong
in the Presidential canvass.
FARMER
Leaving Mosher and going along the road. your cor
respondent met salwart, sunbrowncd farmer named
Ewood who was driving skeleton horse to skeleton
wagon The appearance OF TINS horse afforded evidence
that Rozlnantc had some descendants In this locality
Mr.. Eiwooi, ike most farmers was rather reticent
wncn questioned in regard to the Presidential
vasS
.what do you think about Tilden ?"
Il don't know, and rather reckon its none OF your
damned business am "a democrat and going vote
please, ana everybody else about here viii do the
same.n
press OF immense power 10 squeeze opinion out of
Farmer Hwood your correspondent concluded 10 drive
In justice TO Mr.. Ewood we should not omit 10
state thai he admitted he bad served IN the l21st
regiment New YORK volunteers, under General Emory
Upton. late commandan at West Point, aud was SUBJ
siantial Tlden democrat.
FARMER FRENCH.
Riding along your correspondents eye fell upon the
form OF farmer standing iesurcy at the gateway of
his homestead The iaca! resemblance OF the farmer
to ex Governor Seymour struck your correspondent.
''Can ! get drink OF water ~ asked your corre-
spondenL
The question seemed to touch the aqueous element
| In the breast VI the farmer, who immediately
sponed by presenting the liquid and ayow.ng himself
an uncompromising total abstinence man. The tenn
perance question discussed ana Farmer French,
ascertained his name to be. gave his opinion
That iniempernnce, hike repubicansn, was on the de-
cline in that part of hcrkner county. We were
invited to alieht and tho financial question was
Introduced neighbor fMr. Bailey, republican,
remarked that GOLD was a very good currency silver
very good currency. but for himself grecnbacks
plenty OF them vas about as good n currency rs hc
wanted Farmer French is SOFT money republican
He says that he does not with the late Horace
Greeley that the to resume is resume but that
the proper way to resume is not TO resume
SEARCHING FOR siLAs WRIGHT.
your correspondent did know out hat he had found
him in the person OF Farmer French. of the of
Warren, HcrkImcr comfy Farmer French has fine
farm with an open acreage OF some two hundred acres
The shade trees, mostly naples were planted By his
own hand, and a oity elm formed conspicuous land
mark OF his place
Tl.DEv AND THE Sculptures
Entering the domicile your correspondent met the
lady Of the house, who was then IN company with some
lazy visitors among them charming young lady
from Coopers,own. With unusual assurance tho SUBJ
ict OF politics was preached by The HERALD repre-
sentative.
rllden for President" said the old lady ''why he is
mixed up with the Canal frauds How make
him Prcsdcnt?n
1t required the exercise of some native cloqucnce
assure The old lady mat she slightly Mistaken and
instead of fIden beng party the Canal frauds
ne was the most potential instrument in exposing
them. Taking up volume OF tic Holy Scriptures on
fnir ntinnf al IN
passage In Genesis, applicable TO the OCCASION
aud alter having read II with some ervor tue
old lady put The corner OF her apron to her eye,
aud SAID, We'll well Governor Tdon isn't such
bad man after all" The venerable dame retired but
In minute rcappeared with tray OF home grown har
vest apples the most select OF which she handed TO
the HERALD representative
that Lawrence Sternc found more exquisite persona
tiYn OF genuine feeling than was exhibited In the
words uttered by the good and matrony wife of Far
mcr French, of lcrkmer county, New York. IL Is as
tonshing what amount OF sentiment can be evoked
from The pure minded country people when passage
scripture apt to the SITUATION is read with apostolic
gusto.
FARMER PErRiE
Passing along the pleasant road, your correspond
cnt deserted nag suspended IRON hickory poles and
bearing this Insignia
! FOR President--sAMUEL j. liLDEN
! For Wee Presldcnt-TiiohAs A. HENDRICKS !
There must BIO an inn this neigb5orhooi,' re-
marked the HERALD man TO his companion
mo- SIR; this is a strictly rural and temperate
munity. You'll find no tavern nor any Sias Wright
aJolt here"
suppose we Sec There s porch and two chairs
which seem TO cheeriy invite the weary tray
eiiern
We drove up, and in the inquiry as this
pubic houscy' n response came from the lips Ola
brighi-cycd darnsc, oil sixteen ncrkimcr
mcrs 1T is, but papa is down at work on the farm"
IL took but lew minutes to summon tho iather,
and we found him to DC Farmer Peric of the best
known and most active democrats IN the county. In
few words Farmer Petrio expressed himself devoted
to the cause OF TIdcn and the of the demo-
cratic ticket
MERCHANT FOSTER
keeps country store at The OF the cross roads
known as Peck's Cross Roads. Mf Foster has been "a
republican,. He ~ nOn-commiiiai anu Will vote
for the bc.t Mrs Foster riIdcn TO the back
bone.s she exhibited her enthusiasm IA favor OF the
democratic candidate for President by presenting your
correspondent with a bouquet gathered by one OF
her pretty daughters from the garden near by.