The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-07-04
Vol. I. No. %.
TEMPERANCE MEN AND TEMPER
ANCE MEN-AND POLITICS.

pastor of the None-Such church Bro. r. is
q temperance man. The good brother is one
of many of the older clergy who remember the
dark days of 81 and he reverences the good
old party, although, indeed, the grand men of
those DAYS are gone. For the name is left,
and great is the name, powerful in the hands
of political conjurers.
Then there is Bro A. Black Prism, Ex-ax-
grinder and political leader Oeader in the
sense that the weather-cock is leader or di-
rector of the wind). Bro. p. is also temper
ance man. Bro P. has always been wise
enough to advise against any change in the
their hold on such men as the Rev. T.. T.
''Good morning, Bro. Prism"
"Good morning, Dominic. What do you
think of our ticket 2"
GA most excellent ticket. 1t will sweep
the country. And grand setting forth of
our principles is the platform"
e'That platform suits me exactly. 1t leaves
nothing to be desired"
81, for one would have been pleased if our
political fathers had given us some expression
on the temperance question"
"Well, yes But that is hardly national
question, and on the whole there is more to
be gained by keeping quiet"
",
we will bide our time. I could not vote the
D ticket from conscientious scruples
TO vote the Prohibition ticket, you know,
would amount to the same thing"
Certainly, certainly. | am glad to hear
you talk SO sensibly. See what our party has
done for temperance in Iowa. Kansas, Maine,
and other states All you temperance people
have gotten for ten years, in New Jersey, you
owe to our party"
Bro Honest Soule, coming up, inteposes
"Bosh"
:" Bosh is it? tell you, if the fanatics
had only kept STILL we would have given you
prohibition long ago. But this independent
work makes us mad O. yes, Bro Time
server know you will stick to the grand and
glorious old party. By the way, our congress
man will send you those public documents
Just after election, when he gets back to
work. Good morning"
A. B. p, passing on his way, meets Tom
Foole Good morning, Tom. l have been
talking with Congressman and some
others about your case, and all agree with me
that you have been a faithful worker and
ought to have something, and think next
spring, at town meeting, it will be DONE We
are going to do the fair thing by the boys.
Just call around to the - hotel any time
within week of the election, and see for
yourselves Tell the boys. Besides, we
thought some of our friends might need
little money, and as the D-s are buying
votes they might be tempted to go over, SO
am to supply the needy. It's right to look
after your friends, you know"
I tell you, something must be done for
Sam Wakingup or the Phohibitionists will
have him."
"Tut-tut must see Sam"
Rev. T. T. meets Bro. The Straight Ticket,
D politician and office seeker.
Good morning. Well, suppose you are
highly pleased over your conventions work,
Bro. Ticket"
eyes, indeed. The wrongs OF the past
shall be righted, and lam confident that the
people will have president of their own
choice, once more"
"Well. it is possible the Rs may loose
many temperance votes. If the Prohibition
ticket runs we'll it must draw its strength
from the R party"
There are as many temperance men In the
D party, and I consider myself as strong
a temperance man as anyone. But we have
temperance candidates, and we are determined
to stand by the party. If this election were
not so important, l might vote the Prohlbl-
ton ticket do long to see prohibition pre-
vail"
"You know the candidates, then"
80, no. Pm not acquainted with them,
but never heard from any responsible par
ties that they drink"
L. S. r. and A. B. P. meet in conference
''See here, Ticket, you know Honest Soule
two years ago allowed the temperance people
to use his name ON their ticket. Well, we
have him just where we want him now. We
shall make him smart for that"
''We have case of that kind on our ticket
Abraham True. We much prefer your can
didate for assembly, Jonathan Pharisee, and
willwillingly support him if you will scratch
Honest Soule and support Jerry Bartender IN
stead"
Done Give us your hand on that. Thlsis
exactly as we wanted it,"
'They be blind leaders of the blind. And
if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into
the ditch. Mart XIV, IA. Will we be
lead by the blind? j. A. CAKES
The young man who marries Good Tenn
plaress may be certain that he has received a
prize in the lottery of matrimony, that his
house will have Worthy Inside Guard, who
will watch over it tenderly and carefully, that
she will be both his Right and Left Hand
Supporter in all time of trouble and sorrow
and trial, that in his home forever shall ABIDE
Worthy Chaplain, preaching the gospel OF
naa 10 ond GOOD will that as Worthy Secretary