The Press., 1891-06-18

The recent discussion in The Home by
 Erwin o. Dimock, of Holland, and Geo.
 w. Eaton, of Stafford, as to to the en- forcement of the law against the drink traffic in Holland county, seems to have come to an unsatisfactory close, so far as immediate results are concerned. Wheth- CT or not because of the lawful pressure''
 of which he is said to have spoken to MT.
 Dimock, and which certainly does exist
 in some quarters, MT. Eaton's explana-
 tion of the case against the Rockville
 House seems to show that it was prac- tically impossible for him to secure suffi-
 cient and satisfactory witnesses to con-
 vict Landlord Ryan, though the prevailing
 popular impression is that there ought to
 have been a conviction in that case. And.
 as to the general conditions of law enforce
 ment in the county, and especially in
 Stafford and Rockville, the evidence of
 all ou1 correspondents, and especially
 those from Stafford, has been sufficient to show that the law is practically nullified
 by the rum alliances of both the republi- can and democratic parties. The ma- ehinery of the latter party, as in power in
 Stafford and Rockville, is at the full ser
 vice of the rum power, as witness the
 Stafford "town agency" while leading
 officials of the republican party are boldly courting the favor of the rum interest by corrupt manipulation of the county con- missions, and by obstruction and handi- cap, if not actual control of the prosecut- ing agency. The press of the county is fully under the same rum control. The Rockville Journal, the leading republican paper of the county, declined to admit MT. Dimock's communication, and on the ground, as we are informed that "for business reasons" it "could not afford to antagonize the Rockville house!" The Rockville Leader (dem. also declined the communication, whether for similar reasons does not appear. The Stafford Press (rep.) while giving free and full ex- pression to the explanations of Prosecut- ing Agent Eaton, and taking pains to champion his cause, refused to publish MT. D1mock's communication. It has plenty of condemnation for the democrat 1c town agency (of course ) but not a word of condemnation for the course of the county commissioners and the trim ming of the republican politicians to se- cure the rum vote is to The Press nothing but huge joke! The obvious lesson of the whole affair is that the no-license sentiment of Holland county is practically nullified, and the rum influence rules with out material interference, and the situa- tion will so continue, as it must be in the nature of things continue, so long as the majority of the voters, who might place in power party and officials that mean business against the rum power, are con- tent to leave the management of govern ment and the enforcement of law to par ties and officials that cannot retain posi- ton without catering to the rum vote.- CO2a14ctIcUk Hogne Ez 7-f FIsE5
 We had purposed to publish the above without comment, it being one of the sort of articles that suggests it's own criticism, but, as The Press is accused of unfairness in publication of correspondence relating to MT. Eaton, we will say that it has given more space to communications attacking than to those defending MT. Eaton, and that the. reason it did not print second attacking MT. Eaton was hat the writer had in later communica- ion to the Home quoted from hts ososs Gr- icls in The Press as an editorial utterance of this paper, which act forfeits all claims o it's further courtesy. And--but that will do for now.