New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-15
THE CAMPAIGN IN THIS STATE.

THE CAMPAIGN IN THIS SIAih.
The Republican State Committee meets TO-
dav 70 issue call for a State Convention. Inc
campaign upon which we are entering IS one
Of greater importance and interest than that
which usually follows Presidential canvass
II is already clear that the liquor question Is
TO be forced into greater prominence thah even
LAST wear not only by the determination Oh
Republicans that they will take no steps back
ward. but also by the aggressive attitude ol
tbe prohibtionists on the one hand and the
Eoior-dealers and Democrats on the DINER
The prohibtiOnists are sore over the 1act lndV
i1O. 600 of their votes went to Warner Miller
last fall. and they propose to make hdru pun
TO get them back The preparations 1or 'helr
State Convention at Syracuse on the 4lh anu
9Th of September indicate an effort 10 make
a. imposing demonstration as possible WIN
view to the effect upon the canvass ana TO
overcoming the Encouragement entalied ny
tbe overwhelming defeats Of Prohibition III
PENNSYLVANIA Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and New-IIampShire
The liouor- dealers and the Democrats give
signs Of being equally aggressive II not more
So. The time has come to recognize the an
mail gathering of the liquor-dealerS as one OF
the important political conventions 0l the
| state. 1t meets this year. by picturesque
coincidence at the same time with the PfO-
bibitionistS. but in different city-R0cheSter'
The indications are that il will be the largest
and most powerful gathering Of liquOl-dealerS
ovor seen in New York. The trade is now
iocauized for political purposes throughout the
! STATE. and never TO quote the words OF The
hna
" nresen, so strong and united a front as now"
The dealers have definite programme TO pre-
sent Notice having been already served ny
tbe Joint High License Committee that the
revised Excise Commission bill VIII be pre-
scented again to the next Legislature but so
altered a. to make it real high-llcenSe meas
ure. the HQuor-d dealers propose to take hand
in the work. Of revision themselves. 1he
paper lust quoted calls upon them to submit
a bill 10 the approaching convention as the
eypiesSion of their views. Another movement
! is on foot which has not attracted puDllc at
! tention to any large extent but which may
have a bearing in the same direction com
mission has been appointed by Governor Hill
i'm pursuance Of all act Of the Legislature TO
revise the law Of the State It is known that
the commission will draft an Excise law and
! il will not be Governor Hills fault, probably,
| if that law does not turn out tolefably salls-
factory to the liquor dealers. Proofs Of readi-
hess on the par, Of the Governor and his Dem
ocIatic followers to cooperate with the hq'iOf-
dealers are not needed. The alliance is an
old story by this time. When the platforms
of the two conventions come to be compared
they will probably be found to be quite as
much in harmony as last year.
| Under these circumstances, the duty OF the
! Republicans seems plain enough. They must
hold right on in the line already marked out
| by the last campaign. They have everything
to lose and nothing to gain by any other
course. There should be no retreat from the
position they have taken. in making up the
state ticket regard should be had 10 the al
| titude Of candidates on this question, and, ii
possible. some men should be selected to head
| il who could make speaking canvass, and
could give something of the same dignity and
weight to it as Mr.. Miller gave by his cOu-
Iageous and straightforward presentation of
! n moral issue All sections Of the opposition
the Prohbtionists, the liquor dealers and
the Democlats-are especially determined this
year. The Governor wants TO make clean
sweep if he can lie will not put up candi-
dates for the Senate and Assembly this year
! in the hope Of tempting Republicans into trad
ing votes for the State ticket. There is no
likelihood that he will succeed in lsS designs,
hut TO cany the State and the Legislature, the
Republicans must show vigilance and resolu-
ton and must guard every point Of the field
with care,