New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-26
S1VE THE QUARANTINE BILL.

Every dav increases the probability that Con-
cross will adjourn without the passage OF any
quarantine bill worth having. This lamentaoie
result. beyond all question deplored by vast
majority of the people of every state, wl'hou'
tbouoht of partisan interests, is directly due 10
tho nositive instructions forwarded from TAM
many to the New-York City Congressman re-
ou;rno them at all hazards to prevent 'he
massage of any bill cultaing the powers OF
nr Jenkins and his quarantine establishment.
Tho hoaltb of the Nation, which the ablest OF
our endemiologists have emphatlcally declared
in danger on account OF the ihehioie'"' VI
local quarantine, is of no importance to the
Tammany bosses when the proper care Vi
reduces one iota their opportunity OF patronage
and plunder 1t is no argument 10 the"i 'la'
the success of the Worlds Fair depends OH
imparting to intending visitors from aofoao
thorough confidence in our arrangements 'o'
their protection against disease. Tammany mas
had long years of experience IN mecuhg c'e''
nroofs and sound doctrines with contempt"ou'
s;,orco or frivolous excuse. It's leaders are not
Inconsistent when they attempt upon the coun.
wv a. large impositions which have done so we'll
-. hono hut il will be shameful if the attempt
succeeds. ,.u o,.1 ,he
As the Senate Quarantine bill reached ,he
House. while not abolishlng STATE 4','l'"n""
authority. it gave to the officers OF the Na''o"''
BOARD of Health the right to assert, upon eh'c'
cent occasions. supreme control over incoming
,oese,s their crews cargoes and passengers
This was by no means an ideal scheme. lam,
| ,,.rv,s had purDoses were we'll represeh'en
:, tho Sonote that to avoid dangerous con-
-. ,ho advocates of a sufficient National
moosnre were conciliatOry. Their ob]ect "a>
70 leave to Tammany and the Ne" VI"
State government the right TO make d. mug
State establishment as they saw II, ~ ,""s
as il was done at nobodys expense o"' '"e',
own. II was hoped that with this theE "o"'"
he content. Tammany. however mas no Nua'-
| ;tv so marked as that which fofDidS IL ~ 'o
content with less of anything II wants 'ha"
all. When the Tammany bosses snrchuen 70
nrh,;c sentiment. they are beaten, not moved
Nv aull amabitv. Their attack on the sen
| oto hill oncht TO be a lesson to legislators III
WASHINGTON who have at heart the pubic good
nc . nr;me consideration. In swiftness, con-
oon+r.tion and craft it was Tammany master
.,;ooo II dsplayed with graphic effect the
foct that the discipline maintained by Mr'
C,o,,cr over the ablest and most independeh'
of his Congressman is as perfect ana Dis SURF
~ results as that enforced upon the petties'
nolitician that hangs about the CHy Hail. i"e'
all como in when tho bell rings
To mass the bill as finally elnaScu'a'eu DS
rommanv will be to leave DR.. jenkins d.
notont for mischief as he was last summer III
riu be practically beyond the reach OF Federa
a;roct;on This is not the will OF the couh
trr and there ought to be some way, even al
80 Lotto -. dav as this. of making Democratic
~ orossmcn from the South and West under
st.nd that they must take orders from 'he'
constituents and not from the bosses OF lam
many Hall. The present situation Is pfeciseiN
what Tammany wishes NO legislation a' Ill
is probable and no legislation, from the posses
noint of view is just shade De'ter thatii .h'
measure they remodelled. In either event Dr
Jenkins is free and untrammellcd, but II NJ
hill PASSES he will have less law to constrh'
, and more excuse for spending money. Ever!
agency through which public opinion can as
se,+ itself should be active and earnest IN nrg
IN, the Senate to stand firm and the House u
occort the original Senate bill. Its assurance
; ~ safety are little enough, and the necessit.
of obtaining them is all the more pressing be
canse of the humiliating position in which IN
whole Nation would be placed by an ablec
surrender of Congress to Tammany INA
would be surrender of the highest publ
interests to demand for plumber. The peril
of<nestilcnce in its most dreaded form ana o
TIE ruin of an Exhibition in which the Na'ioh
honor and millions Of money are invested won
he actually invoked in order that Tamman
, mobt be left in undistnrbed possession OF th
J. spoils of the quarantine Office