Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1887 — THE POLITICAL FIELD. [ARTICLE]

THE POLITICAL FIELD.

The r'unicipal election in Boston resultad in tho,re-election for a fourth term of Mayor Hugh O’Brien by a majority over Thomas N. Hart, the candidata of tho citizens aDd Republicans, of 1,700, against 4,600 a year ago. Tho majority for license is 5,453. llie Atlanta (Ga.) City Council has fixed the cost of retail liquor-sellers’ license at #1,500. The ordinance restricts saloons to certain streets and provides for strict regulations. Congbeßsman Mills, who, it is thought, will be Chairman of the Committee of Ways aud Means, is confident that the House will pass a bill reducing the customs duties, which will be presented to the Senate within a short time. Posthastes Joseph Manley, of Augusta, Me., thinks that Blaine will be nominated by acclamation, and that he is too much of a patriot to decline such a summons to serve his party and his country. An Augusta, special says the Superior Court of Kennebec County has declared the law making the payment of the United States special tax as a liquor seller prima facie evidence that the party paying such tax is a saloon-keeper, and therefore a public nuisance, is unconstitutional The Alabama State Prohibition Conventiofi mot at Montgomery and chose delegates to the National Convention. Resolutions were adopted favoring Clinton B. Fiske, of New Jersey, for and J. T. Tanner, of Alabama, for Vice President. A Dubuque (Iowa) telegram to the Chicago Herald says: The Prohibitionists of lowa have scored a great victory—a victory that foreshadows the closing up of all the saloons and Breweries in the State at an early date. Judge Shiras, of the United States District Court, in pursuance to instructions received from Judge Brewer, remanded to the Stjite courts all "the liquor injunction cases before him. Some of these cases are to close saloons in breweries. The defense argued that the plaintiffs aimed at the destruction of the breweries, and not the saloons in them. Claims of that character, the Court intimated, are no longer vadd, since the Federal Court has decided that a brewery may be closed bv an injunction aa readily as a saloon. The liquor men and cold water apoßtles fully appreciate the widespread effect of Judge Brewer’s order. It is the hardest blow struck at the Beer and whisky traffic since the passage of the Clark law. The import of Judge Brewer’s order is that hereafter all cases appealed from the State to the United States Court will be promptly remanded. This renders impossible the indefinite postponement and delay of cases by appeal, and will resut in bringing to a speedy test the virtue of the lowa prohibitory law and the power of that sentiment which sustains it. This nIBO cuts away from the brewers all prospect of securing delays. Thebe were 1,353 delegates present at the convention of Republican clubs which met in Chickering Hall, New York, Dec. 16, and 350 clubs were represented. Seventy-five additional clubs were accredited but not represented. The early proceedings of the convention were presided over by Temporary Chairman Daniel J. Ryan. As the roll of the clubs was called, the names of the oil party leaders were cheered, especially the name of Blaine, although it was noticeable that tho Ohio delegation did not join in this demonstration. Resolutions fa. voring coast defenses and the distribution of tobacco and whisky taxes among the States were offered and referred. A resolution offered by Mr. Grosveuor, of Ohio, denouncing L Q. C. Lamar, and declaring that ho ought not be elevated to tho bupreme bench, caused a sensation. Senator Evarts was made permanent Chairman.