New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
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date was and he closed his speech with this re-
mark:
II know-wc all know-what you will do on Eec-
ton Day. You will get up in the morning. so out
and look 10 see that Vromans Nose hasn't got
away and then do your fathers did before you
go and vote for General Jackson
Colonel Mix knew what lie was referring to.
Many years before that. when Uncle Billy Bouck.
having been elected Governor of New-York State.
h!tched up his old gray mare. loaded into MS
wagon the barrel OF homemade sauerkraut now
historic. and started from his island farm In the
town OF Fulton 10 drive TO Albany to take MS
place the Executive head OF the Commonwealth
he took a parting look at vromans Nose. invoked
blessing on the heads OF his fellow-citizens. and
prayed that long as the shadow OF Vromans
Nose fell and thereabout the spirit of Jack
son might continue TO hover over and inspire the
sons OF Old schoharie so tina, they might never
let Democratic majority get away from them
And that is why" said a veteran Democrat OF
tho town OF Fulton 10 me yesterday, "Od Scho-
harie stands by her traditions and votes the Demo-
cratic ticket"
CONCERNING THE SPIRIT OF JACKSON.
The spirit OF Jackson. eh?' said another old
timer with an unmistakable showing OF less VEN
Grafton for the Jacksonian shade than that OF his
compatriot from the town OF Fulton. The spirit
OF jackson lowering Ell? That may be. but II IL =
tho spirit OF Jackson that insures and perpetuates
Democratic majorities I'm sorry there doesn't seem
70 be enough OF 1t left to cover little more ground
And another thing: The spirit OF Jackson wants
10 watch GU, and hover little more over Old
schohare or the last foothod It appears TO have In
this glorious country VIII be gone. Is the shadow
OF Vromans Nose growing less? Why? III tell
you why. Republican was elected to office In Old
| schoharie las, tuesday, That's why! In Old
| schoharel The returns came in from the town OF
rfCl,s Thgy al Va o.
stay 10 listen 10 them I afraid would hear
| the bones 0. Uncle Billy Bouck rafting above the
sounds OF rejoicing Republican elected 10 Office n
old schoharie, ~ nfty majority. too. man named
| after ". H. Seward. at that-Seward. that UncIs
| Billy Bouck and Old Schoharie used 10 wipe tho
Chance, Elected School Commissioner In old scho-
harle where every office holder from ConstaDic 70
| Sheriff has been a Democra; for NIFTY years! spirit
| OF Jackson Ell? And all II could do was TO inspire
$50 majority for the Democratic candidate Tor Pres
ident IN old schoharie! And let Republican sep
bic. do they. that Schohare insists on being Demo
cratic? Nothing remarkable about II all to me.
The remarkable thing about 1t Is that It is Demo.
cratic by only go and you 20 tell the spirit OF
| But the town OF Fulton was all right, Perhaps
that was because vromans Nose let It's i snaeoW o le
| Is buried there. Bryan ran ahead OF MS ticket IN
| tho town OF Fulton.
A TYPICAL DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLD
This town OF Fulton" said the Editor OF The
| schoharie Union" rs the typical Democratic
4 str
| for getting election returns were so good as they
| are now we always had the result in the town OF
| Fulton even before knew how our own town OF
| Schoharie had gone. That was because OF q very
| simple method they had OF counting the vote Tho
| Democrats had longstanding claim on li2 ma
| jority. or something like that provided there was
that much OF a vote left after counting out eighteen
| votes for tho Republicans They never went to the
| trouble OF counting up and tallylng the ballots.
After the polls were closed the ballots were simply
| dumped out on n table. eighteen of them counted
out as a satisfactory and sufficient number 10 rep
| resent the Republican vote OF the town. and what
| remained were counted the Democratic vote, I'M
| less IL fell short OF 49, or the majority 1t was
| thought reasonable Fulton ought TO give that year.
In such case was assumed that Inc en, a M e
| enough ballots would be taken back from ina,
| for wears. and was entirely satisfactory to both
parties Republicans ran for Office In the county
| ton was always expected TO furnish Democratic
| majority OF at least AZ This year she gave Bryan
lG. two more than the vote Tor Porter TOT 1o'-
And yet there isn't better richer town in the
| county and everybody goes to church there In
| Fultonham there is one church. Sunday fore
noon a Methodist minister breaches Every man.
| In the afternoon minister OF the Reformed Church
occupies the ps lae dis m hs
| In the evening a Lutheran preacher. ana the set
is there 20 s0a time re come. round Fulton
ham votes the Democratic ticket almost 70 d n'a'
| and always has -, ,,, =,
| Hop-growing has been for years the leading In,
| dustry OF Schoharie County but the low prices or
| hons that have prevailed for several seasons mas
made the raising OF the crop Improbable. and IL Is
| being abandoned by the farmers IN large numbers.
The Generally accepted of the decline OF hop
| growing in Schoharie and other counties Is the
| fact that the crop can be raised so much more
| eccnomically In the Pacific Coast States But one
| hred bone Schoharie County Democrat Will
| not have IL that way
THE PENALTY OF BACKSLIDING.
/ "It.s because we have been falling away from tho
teachings of the fathers! he declares That's why
we.ve been ruined by hops. See when we used to
roll I'D our 100 or Democratic majorities. What
| d,d wa have then? Hops anywhere from 2o to 70
| ..r,s a Mound and sometimes more. We were just
| LAYING up money in stacks In Old Schoharie Ihen
| uSat9 For some reason the majorities began to
| I'll on Hons warned us BY going down and waver-
to Rut we wouldn't heed. Last year We back
| .ItJ nv letting our majority get down 10 600 what
| All hons do Warned us by dropping lower yet
| Woy u,c show the world that We can DO as bad as
,se rratority and here are hops way below the cost
| o. nroSuction. Pacific States be blamed! Boost
IA Schoharie back to LOO majority Tor the Demo-
cra,ic ticket and hops will be all right again! It's
| a Judgment against US, that wnat II is' ,., -.
| c.hnharie .'was settled nearly 200 years ago. and
| p Greater part OF It's Inhabitants to-day are lneai
doecendants OF original settlers bearing the same
| nannes and In many instances occupying me
ra IN The same famiys possession to tho seventh
| Generation. The fathers OF the county became
| hamorrats of the school OF JEFFERSON and jackson
! 80 their Democracy was bequeathed to their de-
| scendants with their estates; was ~ .iie tom.
| Of Fulton once, and saw farmer Wnom hne"
! oioughing a certain piece or ground -,
| 70. .{Vhat do you intend to SOW there! asked.
why barley, OF course; SAID ne. as .l II sur