New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-26

There is something remarkable in the almost uni
formly exasperating effect OF the Salvation Army
upon the popular mind in all parts of the world.
From Grccuand'S icy mountains to lndia's coral
strand this fact is noticeable In peaceful and
orderly Geneva. the home of Protestant theology
and general liberation, the pOpulace have Just been
moved 10 roling through the strange influence of
the IIalcluiah men and women. and have dcied the
police and wrecked the headquarters of the SALIVA
ton Army In England In France. in the United
states IN lIndostan, II fact wherever they have
gone. similar disturbances have arisen. Whether
the hostile sentiment of the masses is due to inisap-
prchcuslon of the Armys purposes or dislike OF lts
methods is not rs yet clear. hut there is som"
ground for suspccting that the common people
regard the Army as a sort # burlcsluc upon relg-
ion. ami resent what they think pr'tane or mali
cious For it is difficult to b, 80 that even the
grotosquc ways of the Salyptionsts would provoke
80 much and So general hostility if they were given
credit fog hc reverence and sincerity which they
certainly profess.
Nobody has accused Geueral Butler of foolish.
noes when ho warned the Democratic National
Convention that lts ticket would bc beaten wlpss
IA distinctly favored protection, hr knew the
iru.i.rof thr w,rliiuuncn. Ne srl he aurrrs
uf tho ,nnrlien. in nv opinion, hrlolr trl drp nds
ou thil question tu.uirht. - he settled hrtH aud
npn" tha Convention lhwnirun voted him dutn,
81 % vote 81 about srttu 80 ono. nui resolved fot
niiHptiou toe ruhha ruipusta rttiuffrh" Aa
lmtir said. tiui m,tuah" th.iu iui i,Ntuuu only
Ihr uuHhc. nj earnest and conscientious rohib
tuuuatr m tl, country IT, quite iIlo bat nine
tutlsot tltu NIll iclute ~ waste tlrr VOTES ths
yrni ou % ticket which cannot 10. elected Tho con.
,,lucucr viii bee that the moral force of the udyo-
ctr oi prohibition viii hr to that ct tent weakened,
a.. II lm, been many time, through the Tricks of tho
Democratic politicians, who desire to usc the Pro.
Cleveland
Dr Baron. French writer. In recent work on
"Taumrsm and Poverty shows that tle most
potent cause of indulgence In France g. drink and
that la fact 1t produces moro pauprri'u than all
other causes put together To those who have re-
gardcd France ~ % temperate country, TINS state
mcut may br surprising hut Dr. Baron furnishes
stitsti,al ~ Of of Il, trath Taking the Republic
AT large, there ~ one cabaret OF public house, Tor
every 100 people: while th,ro /, one savings bank
for every ~. 900 and ono benefit society for every
BLOOD It !, estimated that the average expenditure
of A superior French workman IN drink and gam
bling and mainly in drink, annually Is SAD,
though Dr. Baron thinks thus an cNagWratlon. IL
is interesting to note that he combits the notion
that want leads t. Drunkenness. llo holds that
Improyidence aud slhshness are the prlnclpa
cau,e, of the drinking habit. Crime follows closely
on the heel. of drunkenness. as shown ~ the STA
I, tics, and both are directly and Enthusiastically re-
lated TO the number OF public houses. Dr. Baron
objects to "a. pnilic hospitals OF France, rs en-