New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

II is estimated that there seven thousand
fewer louor stores In this State at present than
there were previous TO the passage OF the Ralnes
LIQUOR Tax law. Commenting upon this change
of conditions THE Madison County Leader" says:
And In all PRO o by b ne big ee sRRnkaee in drink
Ing places caused by that awful Ranes law
The State Tax Commissioners are exerting them
selves TO bring about larger taxation Of personal
nroner,v and in every county of the State the
subject is now being considered by the Assessors.
Mayor Mcclure of Syracuse. THE Auburn AdVer-
tiser" states addressed letter to certain CITY As
SCISSORS I'm the State to find out II they INTEND 10
make extra effort to assess persona ina & pesn
is something of failure
Ex-senator Hill is not inclined to sink into po-
ltical obscurity although one OF his partys chief
organs THE Buffalo Courier Record" has lately
advised HIM bluntly to stick to his law business.
Mr. Hill has accepted an invitation TO deliver
Fourth of July Grafton at Oswsgo ana me De they
believe while Washington and jefferson viii be
eulogzed there will be a good many quiet reler-
ences to present political conditions.
One Of the leading Gold Democrats OF tins sta'e'
when asked yesterday what action In the mater
OF a candidate for Chief Judge Of the Court OF sp-
peals would be taken by them, replied: 'Whe'her
we shall nominate a rival candidate TO that or the
Rrvan Democrats or not will depend upon the &C.
ton of the Democratic State Committee on the
National platform. do not see now we eoudd hd ID
The National platform" That remark implies
bolt If the Chicago platform is approved ny LIE
There has been some plain talk In Washington
this week" says THE Yonkers Statesman Two
or three Democratic leaders seem 10 have reached
the conclusion that they could once more 1901 the
people and that their most convenient way to 90
cba at he
the Tariff bill, as agreed upon by the Republican
caucus were favorable to the Sugar Trust The
gentlemen have found. however, that there Is
limit 10 the endurance Of the public. who are being
imposed upon with this sort OF falsehood, ana
the newspapers of the country have suddenly re-
vived the fact that the very men who are shout
ing Sugar Trust with reference TO the pendlhg
Tariff bill are the ones under , %h0se gsrand and
its sugar schedule shaped as 10 create the great
est scandal that has been known IN poh'cai MS
! tory in many years
The framing of the new tariff Is looked upon with
great interest by the newspapers of the state as
| Is clear from their constant comments upon H.
"Wbile the cotton planters of this country says
"The Syracuse Herald" ARE not likely 10 sune'
from mportatons of foreign cotton. there mas
been steady increase In imports for a number
deny the right OF the South 10 an import duty.
which mus. benefit the local planters or turn
check the stock argument Of the South against a
protective tariff that II Is a sccOonaI measure lot
the benefit Of the North alone
Senator Raines II is suspected may be candi-
date for the Republican domination for Congress
man In his district in 1898. THE Canandaigua
Journar saws: According to the Wayne County
| papers Assemblyman Horton, OF that county Will
| no = candidate TO iced Senator Ranes in the
State Senate Docs his mean that senator Kanss
Speaking about this statement The ontario
| County Journal" says: Pray, what is 10 become
| Of Congressman Payne. who has done such !eo-
| manlike service for the party for years, IN case
| that little arrangement should materlahze!
"'In all the counties OF the State" says The
Middletown Argus" real estate Is TO be assessed
this wear at its full value. and many millions OF
| personal property which have heretofore ESCAPED
| assessment will be placed on the assessment roll
I The effect will be to enormously Increase thC
assessed valuation Of the State that the tax ratt
| OF 2S7 fixed by the last Legislature, VIII yieid
large surplus revenue probably not less thar
100000"
The decision Of the Republican State COMMITTED
not TO call any State Convention this year which
has been ni-oficiay announced. leads "Ih
Ithaca Journal to say: This means much 10 any
would-be candidate upon the Republican count!
ticket next fall. The State Committee Will b
without funds and with its interest centrallzet
upor the campaign in Greater New-fork GU
committee must depend wholly upon our count!
ticket determine the degree and extent OF ioca
is true of other rural counties; the Repubhcai
leaders will have some difficulty, owing 10 N
lack OF a State campaign, TO get out the Kepup
| lica1 vote.