New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-05
SOME TOPICS OF THE HOUR.
PROMINENT MEN IN SARATOGA AND WHAT
THEY TALK ABOUT.
PROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE rRrBusE-l

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sitting on a warm after noon in roni OF the uhed ~
hotel Ia picture OF contentnent and prosperity He
n OF the large chairs to Its fullest extent an"
he leans back shows a capscious white wais'eoa~
Senator Miller has been camping out IN tue A"r"h"
his children. They gone home TO Herki-
while he il spending fex days her, lie mas noe"
taking with the politicians who are hkey 10 nave
hand in the Senatorial contest especially with tho
members the Senate who hold over. and with former
| members OF the Assembly who are likely u 20 re-
elected sat down by him to-day and inquired ABOUT
political drifts. He told me chat he has no doubt what
that will attend the Republicans III tho
election Of members the next Assembly and declares
that he believes that tho majority will be larger any
thing in last Legislature. Like other Repnb-
cans whom have met here. he thinks that the reveia
lions iu York City with reference To the Democratic
Ofclals will have large effect upon the voters OF the
State in favor Republican nominees and that these
re violations are only in their inception This idea Is
the principle that when roeues fall out honest
men get their dues. find Senator Miller seriously O.
tempating Prohibition question demanding atse"
ton the Republican leaders He said 10 inc ir'Ay
that he does not believe that Prohibition will ever pre-
vail I'm tho state of NewYork for the reason that the
great anti Prohibition vote in cit rs ike New-iorH'
Brooklyn Buffalo ami Albany would al Ways ho'u 'ne
balance Of power and command the situation i"sHeo
him what remedy might be for the present stat" "t
things and he repliel: my own impression is that we
| shall come to something like tho Georgia law when
peim the people In any county to vote drcty upon
the question OF license or no license AT the present.
| time We have In this state Excise Commissioners 10
| each town to whom this question Is referred Inc
question IL 80 mixed up with other matters that IL IL
tcult 10 secure an open issue. Tnen, too the bound-
aries m 80 small that where town prohibits ana
anc licenses the eject Is not felt upon the genera
community. The division by counties Il arge enough
| GEOGRAPHICALLY that II county decides upon ho
| license the law be enforced with elect
Jlscussed somewhat with Senator Miller the question
OF the practical effect OF the Oleom argarDe bill ana
called his attention the fact that Philip Armour las
decided TO double IN capacity his oeomarg"r'he ito
RES. The Senator SAID Ii was not expected tiaI INC
oleomargarlne lii would itself Roach all the evils OF
the competition between bogus butter anu the eehhue
product, look TO see the original legiSi oh amohu
ed perfected and strengthened that eventually oeo-
Margarine Will be orcei to stand sGuaroly on us own
merits which the main object to be attained Inc
Senator called my attention to the fact that the ih'erh
Revenue laws ont but at first very I'M
perfect the fact that they were tile result OF many
pieces legislation He considers 1t ood thing ioi the
butter and dairy that the provisions Of the
bill To be carried out oy the ihternh
Revenue Department, which he declares Is conducted
upon strictly basis without fear or iavor as 10
politics. In speaking Of this matter he SAID ladShinen'
Ihe mOOnsnlners III the SOuCh have been very much
perpexed at the discovery that the Internal Revenue
laws rigidly enforced under tue Democratic Al
minstration they were under Republican President
They soeho had the idea that Democratic President
|
TAe Internal Revenue department Is one Of tho Most
perecty oreauiLed i'll the GLyuTnneu anu IL Is Certain
that up supe vision tue oloomargarne tax Will oe
duy collected the p Oduct constantly stamped
should be. 1t Will now no onrer DO possible ioi
,lers oleomargarine shipped to them marked
creamery butter, as II snow. In Large cities shops
Will spring up which Will sell nothing but oeOmargarine.
uecsuse the people will not he inclined TO buy butter
the same OleOmargarine sold lest tue deal
err should mix them IN selling Then, too, expect to
see the states tho oeomargarine matter and
LAWS requrng retail dealers to take out licenses, which
would be an check tho product The Oeo
margarine b is De considered anything but the
| initial step toward this consuiumation."
Colonel r. q. IngersOll, IN discussing me temperance
question, turned the talk into personal chnhei Soy
ing among other things do not like liquor Ii docs
not agree with and do not agree with i I'll TOO
heating and rarely touch It, prefer beer Trainer
enjoy glass Of beer occasionally" said Beer makes
me stuIid" end tue Coloneis quick retor was. DO 1t
! does me; but had rather 10 stupid than CRAZY"
happened to say something ABOUT Vermont politics,
when ihe Of her veteran Senator, justin .. Mor'
Was mentioned Colonel IngersOll laughed quiet little
| lauvu ~ he said never think OF Morrill, but what
am reminded OF the with WHOM he permitted
Vermont industry to 80 untaxed during the periou
when We taxing everything 10 secure war row
| euue He was at the head OF the Finance Committee,
YOU know and prepared all the schedules by which our
tax system was built He taxed .everythn from pin
| to q gold mine excepting maple sugar ana syrup The
maple product is Of the big Industries OF vermont
They live I'D there tckwnest cakes, sugar and sJe
| pork"
Picking up a paper happened 10 discover statement
of the provisions OF tue w OF the late ex-senator David
DAVIS, OF Illinois, by which he left his wire only smai
mart of MS large The arrangement conforms To
an agreement between them at tho time Of iher mar.
riage some four years ago. Colonel lheersoH
commenting upon this Will, said IL Is curious Phase
OF human nature that people can do thiDg ike
| Of I naVe 10 4 a
was untitled tpher third DOVER all that the la gave
her. but as his also entitled to more II size
| WAS his wife indeed. Love can stint nothing Love
| gives all"
Coouel Ingerso thinks that great progress has been
made IN music In tubs cOuntry, and declares that
Americans coming TO an era III music WHICH appears
to the Intellect In talking about the drama 10 deciaoo
nj. adm,ration for men OF intellect to lead hm first OF
all tc pay homage Shakespeare whom lie regards as
the most wonderful delineior OF human ASSIGNS tho
| world has ever known. speaking OF music no said;
The fret form music is tnat which appeals TO the
heels 1t Is merely regularity OF sound AS lower
or higher In tone OF quicker or raster In movement
rhythm and appeals the in greater or less de-
gree Then there II mt sic OF associatVn Persons learn
to associate National air with their feelings OF patriot
ism man may like tune because his mother sang 1t
or because heard 1t in the old homo days. Boz there
ia h CHER music all this which appeals TO the great
force men, by which they od to fo get
and all the surroundings and are carried
away to realms thought from which they would Do glad
neysr to return This is the highest music OF ALI aud 10
Oh. ,,usc in which We are making progress in this
try rapidly any country On the face OF the
| globe"
Roswell p Flowes back to Saratoga to enjoy
the cool breezes and the waters He Is constantly called
uuon nv friends to discuss tho New York subway con-
tract In its various aspects LheaId him to-day explain
ing TO friend the why the work OF the subway
Commission ia opposed by tho Western Union Telegraph
Comnsny Said hs: Under our arrangements tho sub
WAYS will be open any company to lay It's wireA This
ia lust what tho Western Union does notwant II they
could have monopoly Of tue suoways they would not
opposs It, The placing Of the wires In eonduts such