New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-26


State Committee. Quite true And that's Just the
reason why people should vote against 1weeus
former partner in inqulty.
Here is another hit at Chicago beer. VI Do'-
mars of the National Society of microscopes III
the course of an investigation rs TO the cauSo y,
deatb of several people In Momence, ILL.,. who had
eaten it, made an analysis OF several huhure" oaus
pIes of meat from cattle slaughtered IN Chicago ID
q terror-stricken condition and found the meat ai-
fected by the renzied condition of the animals ii
medately preceding their death, wherefore people
are warned TO beware of eating beef from connheu
cattle. Strange If it shouid turn out that even
after death the cruelty slaughtered animals can
still exact some retributiOn OF their tormehtois'
If this idea takes hold, fastdous people VIII re-
quire butchers to certify that IN animal dleu
peacefully before they will eat OF It's meat.
Is Vlce-President Hendricks so luSewarm 10 the
cause of the Democracy and the interests OF his old
Tammany friends that he has failed TO respond to
the request of the Democratic State Committee u
come here and save tine Presidents Slater
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Secretary Whitney writes solemn letter TO
announce that there must be I" no politics III the
Navy Yard" Evidently lie wants politics confined
to the headquarters at Washington, as one may
Justly infer from his conduct in the Roach matter
IL seems proper enough 10 MIN 10 use Oho '"'' P'"
of the department to crush a Republican ship
builder even though in so doing tle interests Oh
the Government may suffer beyond repair But he
does not wish to have the subordnates of his de-
partment taking political steps their own NOTION
The study of the drink question in Switzerland
brings out some interesting facts. Ii is found that
alcohol Is most largely consumed in the cantons
where wages are lowest and the people are the
poorest That is to say, Overwork, exposure ana
insufficient food drive the reople to strong drink
There is nothing new in this. but temperance re-
formers in this country DO not usually bring 1t out
SO clearly as it Is brought out by the temperance
party in Switzerland. But it IL an aspect OF the
question that deserves the attention of all friends
of temperance. 1t is about time that something
was done to arrest the evil by reforming the
drinker. For until the drnker is reformed and
stops drinking nothing, humanity speaking, can pre-
vent the dlstiler from 9isllDg and the seller from
selling That Is the whole question III nutshell
The Sun deems he defence of Governor Hill in
the Tweed affair of sucn great importance that II
copies the same extract FROM The Etmva Gazette IN
two different places in IT'S issue Of yesterday This
is one way Of making a denial douby strong, but
there is no denial that can destroy the force OF
proven facts.
81 would as soon think OF horse refusing his
oats as for the Excise Commissioners to refuse 10
grant a license" said Dr. Howard Crosby in refer
ring to the reprehensIble actions of former
Board That comparison would not seem out OF
place Mt this time, in view of the testimony before
the Senate Committee both by the present Excise
officials and by of the applicants for licenses,
one of whom at least has sworn positively that he
paid several hundred dollars for Il specific purpose,
well understood by him and by the friend to
whom he gave the money aud in a few days lie got
his license.
ALa.n L. IN hn a nnllic dnhntn in this canYass