The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-07-25
FROM THE TEMPERANCE GAZETTE.
ENDORSING THE DOCTOR.

FROM THE TEMPERANCE GAZETTE.
ENDORSING THE DOCTOR.
In looking over the pages of the GAZETTE
/ was more than pleased in reading Bro.
Chatters letter. Probably the reason I was
SO much pleased with that letter was that il
correspondent exactly with my own views.
Dr. Chattel said in substance that it was NO
wonder that the temperance cause made SO
little progress when we find preachers, sane
tfcationists and high sounding church men,
bers uniting with the liquor league to defeat
prohibition. 1t matters but little how much
or how loud they preach, or how many croc-
odile tears they shed over the evils of intern
perance SO long as they vote different to
what they preach or pray.
Who does not remember the action of a
prominent temperance man, one of the COM
mittee on resolutions at the Newark Conven-
ton, who was not in favor of a Prohibition
candidate, or immediate and separate action,
but on the contrary because he could not
have his pet candidate endorsed, said he was
not bound by the action of said convention,
and l feel satisfied that he did not vote for
Solomon Parsons. If Bro. Chatters sanctii-
cationist would vote honestly only once, in
temperance would soon be as slavery now is,
thing of the past. The polls and the polls
only will be the elimination of the war
against the rum traffic.
1t is well known to every intelligent voter
that alcohol has become most powerful po-
ltical agency. It costs more money and
lives than the most destructive wars 1t pro-
duces more disease and death than all other
causes combined. The government of the
different countries are enforcing the quaran-
tine laws and doing all they can to guard
against the spread of the cholera scare in
France, which SO far has been the cause of
comparatively few deaths, but will receive all
the revenue they can get from the rum traf-
fc, which sweeps away in this country alone
some 60, 600 annually. They shut their eyes
to the fact and do not notice the rum plague,
which makes more widows, orphans and pau
pers and robs every profession, every de-
partment of labor and business to fill up the
graveyard, and there is no complaint on that
account Let the class of persons that Bro
Chattel speaks of think of these things, and
remember also the rum power and politicians
who live by grog shops, and grog shop voters
will not give up the ship without desperate
struggle. Let temperance men stand by their
colors, and especially on election day. Let
US not carry back our colors to the laggard
ranks of any party, for both parties have re-
fused to acknowledge the temperance cause,
who have written down with pen of iron
the Chicago convention, that refused the re-
quest of one of our noble ladies, and pay
them up at the ballot box, which is the only
place to redress all political wrongs.
Retaliate in this way and you will soon be-
hold how repentant politicians can become.
When they see the balance of power in tenn
perance hands how soon you will see these
journalistic fellows seeking the temperance
influence have heard it said that we must
enlighten temperance men. Well, the world
no doubt is in darkness to great extent on
this subject and needs to be enlightened. L
don't think it can be done by the average
daily papers for unfortunately many of the
editors ridicule it and preach up the virtues
of beer In what way, then, are we to edu-
cate the world? The Republicans will read
Republican papers and Democrats will read
Democratic papers, and few, comparatively,
read temperance literature Something wants
doing to educate the masses on temperance.
Free institutions rest on the ballot. Temper
ance books will not force the country from
the evils of the liquor league, nor christian
prayers will not. Prayers are heard, ballots
are counted, and we need not expect our
prayers to be heard or go as high as heaven
until our ballots go as deep as principle. In
other words the dissembler that prays thy
kingdom come or votes in any way to strength
en- the liquor league, wants to be taught his
duty. But against all opposition the temper
ance cause is gaining ground.
Just look at the strait the liquor dealers OF
Atlantic City are driven into. On page thlr-
ty of the city charter may be found supple
ment lobbied through the legislature in 1872
by the friends of the liquor league, that any
person owning real estate may sign license
petition, no matter whether there is any ac-
l. IA, I,o1 30 fha nrfh Or III
suppose that on the strength of this supple
ment and the aid of some ambidexters, four
teen hundred and sixty individuals of both
sexes, and from several states have purchased
five acres of worthless meadow land, over
which you may sail boat in storm tides, and
had it decided to them for the purpose OF
evading the law. They may think that they
have played smart trick, but time will tell
how such trick gotten up to evade the law
will hold water.
General jackson was asked when on his