New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-03

trlbutlng its share OF fatal casualties Happily
it can be exploded only by detonator.
There are no satisfactory Laws regulating
the manufacture, sale and use of these articles,
such as have been found judicious in respect
to steam and guDpowder. The United States
Revised Statutes do indeed, describe the man
ner of packing and labelling for carrying them
from one State to another, and punish any fail
ure to comply, even though no harm results,
by heavy fine. But this does not and cannot
constitutiOnally, affect carriage within the
limits of State New-York laws on the SUBJ
jeot seem meaSre. Is there not as much reason
for restricting the places and quantity in which
compounds of nitro glycerine may be made or
stored as with respect to POWDER Yet this
does not seem to have been done. Carrying
these things is dangerous and when either of
these compounds is delivered for transporta-
ton, the carrier has a strong interest to know
it. But is there any law restricting such
transportation within the State or any which
Furnishes imposing upon a carrier by packing
and labelling such an article in a way to con-
ceal the dangerY The mechanics who were
named a few weeks ago as having been
employed to make the dynamite machine
Struggled into England considered that there
were not any State laws to punish their part
ID
person is killed by malicious or careless use of
nitro glycerine, the crime is murder or man
slaughter the same as if any other means were
used. But suppose no serious harm is done.
Suppose opponents of an elevated railway scat
ter explosives on the track merely to alarm
the passengers and render the road unpopular.
Suppose an enemy of blacksmith smears
nitro lycerine on the hammer, but the smith
escapes the death designed. Suppose quarry
men on strike drop minute quantities of dy-
Mantle in unfinished drill-holes. Suppose a
thOughtless person sends box Of cartridges
by mail, or carries them packed in his trunk.
Our present laws seem, so far at least as any
ordinary examination discloses, silent on such
misconduct. The new Penal Code contains
one or two provisions; no one will say that
they fairly cover the ground. The subject well
deserves careful attention from the Legislature.
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This is not good time to start an anti-Garfeld
Republican party.
Ohio is said to be crowded with lukewarm Demo-
erats. They should be warmed mp with hard cider
from the Prohibition candidates temperance press
The National Republican League of PENNSYLVANIA
has issued an address in support of the Independent
Republican for State Treasurer. Mr.. Davies who
the Cameron faction say must not be nominated.
They put the main issue of the contest in this vigor-
Gus fashion: Back of the question of n candidate
lies the question whether the party is to enter the
campaign wheeled INTO line beside the wounded
PRESIDENT OF the United States or beside the late
Senator from New-fork and his adherents." That
Is a momentous question. Let US be thankful that
there is no necessity for raising it in this State.
fair-minded Democratic newspaper in Phiadel-
pha, The Chronicle Herald upbraidsTHE TRIBUNE
for charging the Democrats with scheme for steal
ing control of the Senate, and adds If THE TRIB-
UNE could only step ont of the shadow of it's partisan
moonshine it would give credit to Senator Beck and
other honest Democrats who do not propose that
their party shall give responsibility to Republican
crimes in the past by initiating them now" THE
TRIBUNE has given Mr.. Beck full credit for his
honest and manly course. and it win do the same
thing for all ''other honest Democrats" who take
view. Thus far Mr. Beck has had 10 stand alone
while all the rest of bis party abuses him for his
understood that il stands with hint Ii So we shall
record the fact with great pleasure.
II looks moro and more each day as if Ohio
would " go Republican usual this year.
We so rarely find word of truth coming from a
Democratic committee that we take pleasure in
noting that the Democratic Executive Committee of
Mississippi has issued address to the people the
chief point of which that the triumph Of the
Grcenback- Republican PARTY means the triumph of
Repubhcanism pure and simple. We accent this
statement being in the main true and we hone IL
may comfort some of our nervous Republicans who
are agitated by the Ant-Bourbon movements In
Virginia and Mississippi The GreenbaCa craze is
over and only the harmless and foolish name exists:
and as TO reputation, II is impossible except i'm
States controlled by Democrats.
The Reorganizers still continue 10 curse John
Kelly and Tammany if they believed cursng
would work annihilaton. The same experiment.
has been made many times before. but has never
succeeded.
II the President RECEIVERS, there now seems tn
be good reason to believe will be the case there can
be no Republican disagreement in the coming Stoto
Convention. The whole party will be solid for
Garfield. and il there he any man i'm the Conven
ton foolharly enough TO get in the way of the nre
vailing sentiment he will be very likely to he sorry
for it afterward. AS
1t is remarked by the cider and wne-p ress mann
facturer who is running for Governor of Ohio rs n
Prohibitonist that his presses are mot intended
for the making of Intoxicating drinks They can be
used in that way but he really hopes1hey never are
temperance agtator once remarked to Artemus
Ward as the latter about to take n drink
LOOK not upon he wine when it is red i'm the cun
mat amt wine," said Artcmns THAT'S old
rye" 1t biteth like a serpent and stingetb lila
don't. retorted Artemus, " if you put plenty of
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