New-York tribune., 1886-01-23

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by legislation showing as il does what oftclai ac-
tion has been taken on the subject in the various
| States The exhibit is remarkable ono. DURING
1855 the number of States requiring instruction as
TO the effects of strong drink 10 be given In aii
public schools was increased to hfteeh III ohe
State the constitutionaty of prohibition alreaoy
enacted was affirmed, in another partially pro-
hibtory law was passed. two more state Leglsia'-
ures voted to submit prohibition measures 10 the
people. and five by narrow majorities decided not
to do so. One State adopted and thrre IeJecteo
bigh-bcense svsfens. two enacted local option
laws and one passed measure making local optioh
practically imperative, aud one adopted IN aht'-
treating law Thus seventeen States took some
decided action on the subeet. 1t is an interesting
and instructive record.
The truth of history does not require that Grant
should be defended. nor Hacck assailed Both
have their proper place i'll the estimation OF the
world.
The announcement that David Davis is Writing
book prompts The Houston Post to Suggest thae
it's title ougit to be What Know About the Top
Rail-" We'll, if that proves to be its ttie thcn win
signal propriety it might be dedicated to the mem
bers of the Democratic conventions who lurDisn
the tariff planks for their party platforms.
The annua sugar circular of The Shipping ana
Commercial List shows that the total receipts OF
foreign sugar IN 1885 were 1,O95,o6O tons, anu
the stock at all ports decreased 80. 43o tons during
the year This is exclusive of sugar from thessand-
wich Islands, brought in under the reciprocity
treaty and other sugar imported az San FRANCISCO
nor does the statement of stocks at different periods
include raw sugar held by refners. nor rehned
sugar in the hands of dealers or rohners In
addition the circular states the home pTodu"tloh OF
sugar in lSsl-'85 at 100 $40 tons, makng.he total
consumption of sugar of these qualities l,094,4io
tons. or 1o.4O2 tons less than in 1885 The
exports Of refined sugar have been 123 $50 tons'
and the enormous increase ls attributed rather TO
lower freights. cheapcr material and improvements
in refining than to the drawback. which, however,
the Treasury Department is said to be revising. In
the home production there great decrease
from l3J,443 tons in 1SS3-'G4. To the supply thns
reckoned the circular adds 179,414,332 pounds
received at San Francisco from various points
There is also added ~ 2J9 tons OF sugar made from
molasses; % 300 tons Of maple sugar and 2,oOo
tons of domestic sugar from beet root and sorghum
giving total :uppy of l.245574 tons, decrease
of l55 per cent from the previous year. The
average price was about J.19 cents at Now-l ork
against 5.29 in the previous year. 679 III 1883
and 729 in 1892. The average price OF crushed
sugar was O.SJ cents, t8dliIob ''fo III A'''
The Christian Recordcr for this week contains an
article on The Press q Necessary Adjunct to sue
cessful Missionary Work. 1t might be well to
send "A copy of the paper with a blue pencil halo
around this article 10 the Rev. DIR. Paxton.
Ira Shafor is infuriatod at the Press. In the
Stanley case yesterday he denounced newspaper
men with all the resources OF his vocabulary, and
nd -frelZied
wrath was extremely entertaining Mr.. Shater
long ago obtained some little reputation ior his
cvcentioual inability 10 control his temper in any
time or any place. But ho has been neglected by
the Press for years ami his name rarely appears IN
ptint in these days Hence his burning tears.
The attitude of the SILVER men Is too much hk'
that of n defiant small boy with chip on his
shoulder.
The Brooklyn Ctilens' Leagne, whose bills
making the Register aud County CLERK salaried
officers were vetoed 10y Governor Hill last year,
uo,y PROPOSE that tho County Clerk, Sheriff and
Register shall be required by law to make sworn
statements of their business SO that the people can
know lust how much money they are rakIng INTO
thar rapacions pockets. This it is Ultimately
intended to follow mp with enactmeuts giving tLese
officers salaries instead of fees. Perhaps 1t may be
well enough to proceed one step at time; but are
not Governor HilPs obligations to &" Boss"
Mclaughlin 50 great that he will not approve any
measures Affecting Brooklyn unless the " BOSS
conscntsi The ncumbents OF all three Offices are
now Mclaughlin men, aud tits not likely that they
will appeal to him in VAIN.
There are some property owners IN tins town VINO
oppose everything which Is an excellent way TO
lose their influence in tho presence of real danger
TO the taxpayer
An article on Roohester's Democratic Club
winch we ind IN Ihe Union of that clty. conveys
the information that the pcrsonalism OF the mem
bers is TO be merged in the whole body ms would
be satisfactory If the pubic only knew whether
the whole boly' wa rcereuce To the BODY Ot the
e,teemed Edl or OF The Union or to the body Ot Mr
Ranes 81 and my wife are one" SAID the colored
brother in the story but she insists upon beng
the one"
In demanding the Presidents reasons for re-
novos ''for cause the Senate is not in an attitude
of obstruction. 1t SIMPLY wants TO know why ke-
! pnbllcan Office holders were pe!ted with mud a;
well as pitched out. They were ready enough to
20. but what was the reason for giving them bad
! character among their ncighbOrsi The Senate Is
maintaining II freemans simplest rght and II
should be well maintained
Lives OF great men all remind us we can make our
| lives sublime. That was the poet Longtollow
view OF the matter. Now here comes ihe O'Hahd
Heydlf with tho assertion that " President CleVe-
| land has evidenced his convictions upon the lead
ing issues OF the day i'll manner that affords Con-
press "A sublime example" by all means Let every
| Congressman - including Tim Campbell - follow
Cloyelanl's "sublimo" example. True, no other
papcr except The herald has the news that Cieve-
land has been setting that remarkable brand OF
| example but of course our contemporary would not
| make such IL statement unless it knew it to be
Trustworthy. If Congress will make the most Of its
ovportunity, who knows but that by the end OF the