New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-12
TIE D1IRY COMMISSIONER.
SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS ALLEGED ACTIVITIES.

sONr ACCOUNT OF HIS ALLEGED ACTIVITIES.
70 me EduOr Of The Trtbune
SIR: The remarks quoted in Sundays lRIB-
rSE regarding tho of two state Departments for
partisan purposes have attracted tho attention OF Al
b,nv and for she good Of this Commonwealth
now that neither theAppopration nor supply Dill mas
vet passed. you should say something more upon the
subject without delay. As respects the DAIRY
Commissioner resolution for Investigating
his conduct should be introduced. II he shall
he thus investigated by a committee having
power TO examine and to send for persons
aud papers, 1t VIII he shown, by record evidence which
cannot o the you report fail far short
OF facts that from the l4th day OF Nav 1881 wheh
he took the Office present moment. he has
worked his department for all 1t Is WORTH to defeat
tho Republican party-whch lost the Federal and State
largely through its instrnmentalitles that
ne desgnedly delayed proceedings for snppressihg
until after nomination and election OF
his Official creator, Grover Cleveland, thereby bringing
to his aid the powerful influence Of It's manu-
facturers; that many farmers voted for
Cleveland because he had approved Senator
Lows act Of April 1884, against artificial butter while
Dairy Commissioner secured the votes of its makers
by inducing them believe ne had design to inter
with their business; that during the whole tenure
OF his Office period Of nearly two years. involving an
expenditure by him OF than $4,000 OF the taxpaS
ers' m bney he has brought suit against only TWO
manufacturers OF bogus butter. namely. Marx ana
Ahrensberg one Of which suits he lost through
Encouragement the other being not yet decided Dy he
Brooklyn General Term that the manufacture OF oieo-
margarine has perccp;6ly decreased SIX hrms III
this city and Brooklyn masiug over 100000 pounds
weekly; that through Incompetence or couuson the
test cases made up AMI tried in such bunglinS
way that material portipns OF the lb0ry ac' Oh
April 1854 declared void, while those OF 1881
have been seriously questioned by me Su
preme Court General Term In this city In the
KERN decided the 9th OF this month ana that ny
NJ
the responsibility sucn disastrous results mas pee
lean tislatur: nat by MS advice ard procurement.
employees OF ms department proceedra TO ne
state Convention. held AT Saratoga last Sepenor'
there drafted had inserted IN its platform me l"o"
ing eleventh plank. for the obyllnS Purpose :"
voters and defeating the Republican ticket. namely:
EJcren'h The of the iepubi an Legislatures o.
1881 and losj having pIo,.d lnaotqna 10 m
gem chees the product Of the dairy We
ec The people by prohibiting such fraui aud deception
Now, tne S;D.Oop appropriasi e. tne DAIRY COM
missioner III April So ahi .ne HpV' ~ tanI rho
1850. have produced no appreciaDIe result oe! to
prosecution of few small dealers AMI poor it'
crnmenU does 1t not stand to re ,soh tn't unuer Vc
same officer further sum Of SlOJ,oOp isAr i"r Dy
hin-S11oOo IN inc Approprsoh anI 70 elect
Democratic AssemblymeD and Congressman next
Eacn amount % appropriation at issue should DC
stricken until the affairs and conduct OF the parry
thrrrnpon II deemed wise. Tie Legislature can make
suitable approprIation- with restrictions or the nroysy
Heilth or the Controller 10 enforce the dairy lt"
Where been the utility ~ the present Dil5 cohis
sionerl lie has stopped the sale o. batter suuoi
tues he has sustained the antoleo laws ID Slng
instance where test case wa tIIel ne as "o h ~ v
IRE IA legislation behalf OF dairy farmers ou ne nas
spent his time making stump speeches 10 IaI n
throughout inc oll.e te.tr- mem ill., as sone 9t
them are OeagiuOus.' ana WORKING WIN might "iu
there any men Of brains left the Republican senate OF
New-YOrk and possessed OF sufficient capariy 10 com
preheni the situation ? REPUBLICAN,
/ Nslg- York. March -, lS56.