New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-20

1.-THE sole significance of the Maine election"
observes 1.-THE World is in the demonstration
il affords that the voters not frightened by the
tariff scare nor the British bugaboo.' Democratic
newspapers from Maine to Oregon have steadily ar
gucd since the appearance of President Clevelands
frec-trade message of last December that it uttered
a great popular demand They search the Maine
election returns for proof of the truth Of their as
sertion, and search in vain. Consequently they
| proceed to sing small They beg their readers to
observe not that Maine indorses the message or
| even condones the message, but simply that she
is not frightened by" the message We sub
| nit to The World that the comfort which it
extracts from the Maine election is pretty cold.
| Governor Hills heelers hung around that labor
| convention at Troy TO purpose. The conven-
| ton, although earnestly solicited to do So de-
clined to indorse the Governors denomination.
| 1t may occur to Mr. Hill some of these days that
a vaulting demagogy sometimes overleaps itself.
The hcerse law in New-Jersey Is producing an
effect which its opponents have not expected. The
uuor dealers themselves begin to see that the
law is calculated TO shut out the competition of
great number of concerns which, because of char
acter or insufficient business cannot secure IL
censes. Accordingly they are beginning to use
the law, with prospect of important results, for
the extinction Of the unlicensed establishments
The following extract is taken from charge de-
livcred by Supreme Court Judge Jonathan Dixon
to the Grand Jury of Bergen County at Haclen-
sack, Tuesday, September IL:
have lying on the desk before me a communl-
cation quito unique In charactcr-a communication
coming from the liquorsellers of the county, the
licensed liquorselers Of the county, these who
are carrying a legitimate business, and who
are paying unusual taxes to the community for
IA. pltflr al al hltein
which Is committed TO them alone. They COM
mInicate to tho Court In way IN which | say Is
places where the liquor laws OF the State are VIC,
propose to lay those cases before you. They
Joining hands now-and perhaps they have been
doing f. less publicly, hcictoiore,-but they now
are publicly Joining hands with all those who are
engaged In, and who are DESTROYS of suppression
they say they arc ready TO lay before your body
evidence which will Indicate whore these ITO places
In the county are, who the offenders against law
are. II those matters alone were laid before you
It would indicate very large amount of business TO
ton. aad your fearless prosccuon-not unfair, not
prciudiccd not vndcve but fearless simple, straight
forward.
The Voice" actually argues that the liquor
sellers are In favor Of hgh-lcense measure.
That's the way it undertakes TO discredt the work
for reform which accomplished by the Re
publican majority In the last Legislature. II The
Voice desires to have the impression become gen.
eral that il is Prohibitonist for revenue only,
il will continue to indulge itself in such silly, dis
honest talk.
Here Is an interesting extract from u private
letter recently received from American gentle
man passing the summer in Europe, which we
commend TO the careful attention OF all who think
we arc badly of and ought to change our tariff