The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-14
THE MONITOR.
Plain Facts for Thoughtful People.

Plain Facts for Thoughtful People.
No intelligent man can deny the startling
fact that the rum power is more potent IN
politics than all other powers combined.
Politicians are in constant dread of the rum
power. No nominations are made, and no
planks are placed in the party platform until
the liquor men have been consulted, for the
reason that the liquor men have only one
principle in their political creed, and that is
the right to live by manufacturing drunkards
If either party places man in nomination
who is believed to be opposed to the liquor
traffic, that man will meet the determined and
united opposition of all rum men, unless it is
known that his vote and influence will be
overcome by his colleagues who are known to
be sound on the liquor question. To deceive
good citizens politicians and rum men COM
bine to secure a platform and nominations
that will secure the votes of enough good
men to elect the ticket. Good citizens may
be deceived but rum men never. The rum
men know what every candidate will do, and
for this reason good men ought to oppose
every candidate that the rum men accept.
The great question involved in the elections
of next Tuesday in Camden and elsewhere in
New Jersey is: ",Shan license to sell rum pre-
call, or shall prol.i6ition preoail?" Every
citizen who casts ballot for candidates sup
ported by rum men contributes to the sup
port of the liquor traffic and drives a nail into
the coffin of national virtue and prosperity.
The honest voter will be told, "Of two evils
choose the less !" we say, of two evils choose
neither. 1t will be said, if you do not vote
for our man you will elect the man on the
other ticket, who is much worse" Just here
good men are deceived. The rum people are
in both parties, and if they vote the party
ticket it is safe to say that the party ticket is
satisfactory If a respectable citizen, or even
a church member will vote for license, such
man is more Objectionable than saloon
loafer, for the reason that his responsibility is
an endorsement of crime. In Camden and
Bridgeton the fight will be severe, and we ex-
hort good men to vote only for those candi-
dates who are clearly on the Lords side.
You cannot write 90 Holiness to the Lord on
a rum barrel, neither can you cast a christian
vote for men who will vote for license.
Two masters and two services confront u.s.
The Lord is on one side, and that means that
he is against the other side. No man is SO
foolish as to believe that the Lord is on the
side of rum, of drunkenness and crime. How
then can a man be on the Lords side and yet
cast his vote for licensing the devils cause !?
Jesus says, "No man can serve two masters !;
for either he will hate the one and love the
other, or else he will hold to the one and de-
spise the other"
Every vote given for candidate who will
vote for license is vote to endorse the rum
sellers work, and every such vote has part
in the legalized crime of drunkard- making.
It will be said, "If you vote for the temper
ance candidate you will throw your vote
away" Votes cast for good men and good
principles are never thrown away or lost
They are like seed sown n good ground, they
will bring forth an abundant harvest. When
politicians find that temperance men will
never accept candidates who vote for license,
they will respect us just as much as they now
fear rum men, who will never vote for men
who will vote the liquor traffic crime. In
this war there can only be two sides-the side
of the Lord and the side of the devil. On
which side will you cast your vote P Temper
0nce Gazette.