New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-11
POLITICS AND TIE MAINE LAW.

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POLITICS AND TIE MAINE LAW.
The necesrity for some prompt, energetic, decisive
action by the community with regard 10 toe LOCALIZED
Liquor Traffic is papable 10 urgent and so geoer
ally coDceded tba, as enemies dare not boldly coo
front and deny IT, They dodge behind this cavi aud that
party banDer and manifest their consciousness that
public sentiment is against them by IaOoriDg aud
bcbemDe avoid ANY decisive &C ion in the premises.
If the object Of Chir real Concern were the safety aud
integrity Of this or that party Organization they would
Bnte in ssy ing, Let settle this Maine Law cues
tOn once by referring 10 the People and agreeing
to abide then decision This wa-latey done in N;hi
pan and the People al Special Election decided, by
1900 majority, or about tso 10 one, that NJ more
Intoxicating Beverages should be- sold IN the STATE.
less in defiance of Law aud in full prospect of penalty
Thus no party lines broken aud The People 90
Oh dlsputine aud dividing about Nat ona Politics nth
sIto if they perceive adequate res.on for dong
Temperance certs My will prevent hem, aud In.
temperance will have TO bring the question uto politics
if shall be brought there. SO long the minority
Iepec the express decision Of the People aud d. nor
seize upon the machinery of one or the other Parry
whereby TO smu. De IN Legislature that Slll def the
POPULAR yerdet and repeal the Name Law there need
Dol bt "A ripple " lthlpei7bCc hBtuiinu dttpss tue
regular trade Wud. OF P0iiucs
Theu why don't The Cincinnati EnquiTtrs aud other
journals which manifest e. tender an suxe that the
Name Law agitation ,hl pjufe the Democratic par'y
Just unte in taxing he Temperance question Of
Politics by agreeing TO submit The question Of Maine
Law or Ne Maue Law q a direct vote OF the snole
people Of their respective s'aes' If by Dem 'eracy
they neon something else lhan Rum, VII! should they
demuT TO ibIs
We are by turns accused Of labornC TO destroy the
Wing ana the Democratic parry. Possibly We have
less for these organizations than some If
their most ardent admirers and beneicares may chez
sh yes il is glarpgI untrue that We advocate tbe
Maine Law with any sinister inten, Whatever. We
certainly do cherish che hope that wsen ali ct-
zens shall have become babitualIy temperate the
County viii be ruiz, d aud guided sith far iatel
eence virrue up ighuess aud irugaiV than t uos is
If tins should prove pr,judiria 10 either party, thon
that parry ought to be r,adiced; If It should upset
both parties then the time has arrived when bo,h
parties ought 10 be upset but our galdDg iDguse Is
tbe overthrow OF this or that parcl but the sap
prtssn OF Iufempefance through the passage and ELI
f,rcen eDt OF the Maine Law.
Let % he clesrl, und-fso od then tba he aIrersl-
rcs # the Maine Lar haze hitherto had (aii poer to
taks that subject cat Il politics tui hare steadily refused
10 do So They have been challenged aad reated 70
uut il submitting ia. question distinctly TO sue pc ,e
40 special election. aud Implicitly abiding their de-
csion. This hes been done SIMPLY because they
would let it be doue In the Leg slstures Of New
Norb New Jersey. ConDec icut and Ohio they have
defeated bIs providing foI Submission which sere sup
ported and pressed by the Temperance men in solid
coiuun. Nor rh,! vii be very isey, IA view Of the
opular tide in favor u M License, OIL % con-
promise on submission. Perhaps the friends Of Tempe.
laloe, So loue d,fco traed win, viii then
ttat hof WY house but We do not believe IT, There
D, 70 niger need Of subm sson soce every Que knows
hat the result Soud be. This sac woaId ratdy
any Veldrasn aci based upon the principles If toe
Name Law, by maj"rly ranging from 5000 %
lOoOCO accoIdos 70 he veh-mence Of he canvass and
tte iulucs oftt vote. Sabms. on amounts 20 n,te-
ipg bur delay, aid oe'sy IS dea'h to thousapds Be-
SIDES. We wait mtu IN oar Leg slatares nov to be
chosen Who vii Dot merely vote t'r some sorI Of
hant Law bur wt1 have Jl- sbhy aad dis posi- ion
give Us cuc 9th, very best sort II, herto oar acrs
o,e been framed utae absence ofpfacca experience.
AID have tboT,io.e ben very faaly TIE meshes .
are 20 atge taat tht cunning eade and tue
geuy glide through tbem We can Do grea- .
cta botrtr IN The acts hereafter 10 be- passed, If ~
ave u.tn in be Legislature who combine the abhr'
eith The disposition. TO dfa0 bulls CORRECTLY E'3ecis
r the peualty iM Run selling IN VIOLATION q the lsF
uabt t. De $50 90 600 for each o,oce, instead of
eeruipg with some 50 $50 which iae deslefs laugh
t TIE, can make on their liquor three tuies over
.et~ecn arrest and trial Friends Of Temperance. .
,ct Legislators Of whichever parry YOU prefer. oa be
suse thar they VIII support she Maine Law a. every
Dra and Ihaf their hearts are IN fhs work.