The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-06-27
FROM THE TEMPERANCE GAZETTE.
TEMPERANCE VOTING

therefrom that the convention recently held
at Chicago had a temperance plank in its
platform. But find from your editorial that
the influence of all classes and conditions of
men is sought, except the temperance men,
While L am sorry such a strong party as the
Republican has been discards the influence of
the temperance man, yet I am glad on &C
count of the church members and temperance
men that have so often sacrificed principle
en- election day aud voted for the dear party
although it is opposed to the principle of
the temperance cause" Let it never be for
gotten that the polls are the places where
drunkards are made
Preach and pray over the evils of intemper-
ance as much as we may, all is unavailing SO
long as the dear party-"by the aid of
church members and aoeak-knee6 temperance
mems votes lis always preferred. l said
6 hoped to see the editor of the GAZETTE
come out strongly in the last issue of the
GAZETTE for immediate and independent
action, and encourage the nomination and
election of Prohibition president and vice
president i" but alas I am disappointed SO
far
] understand that the resolution introduced
by class of noble women-whose sex are
the greatest sufferers from the curse-rum-
the memorial of the n w. C. T. U.-was
but, remember, there will be a resurrection
of the same, for the prayers and labors of this
noble band will not be lost Oh, that our
church members and temperance men were
half as honest and earnest as these noble
ladies If they were, you would not hear
the cowardly remark, 81 don't want to lose
my vote. " l wonder if it is not lost when
deposited against principle and the cause of
humanity? I feel that vote cast for God is
never lost, though it stand alone, for one vote
with God is a majority.
The temperance man that votes for the
dear party says, [ am one of those who be-
lieve that the manufacture and sale of rum is
right morally, religiously, socially and po-
itically; [ believe that the sale of rum has
done more for humanity, more for civilization,
than all other interests put together; I be-
ieye if it were in the power of the fanatics to
strike down the rum question it would retard
civilization two hundred years, and if these
temperance fanatics keep on they will prove
a great bone of contention to politics and
keep the rummies and temperance cause in
such broil which eventually will break up
the dominant parties if not the national gov
eminent. We tell those temperance fanatics
that the temperance movement is more i'm
moral, more unchristian in every point of
view than the manufacture and sale of rum
especially high license where drunkards are
made in carpeted hells and depriving the
poorer class of mills of decent living, who
are only finishing up the work of the high
license men. For to our minds it is Just as
bad to get drunk in carpeted hell as it is on
the dirt floor of crib. While the high
license men catch the most respectable class
of society, we finish him up-prepare him to
sign the pledge, which christianizes him, and
sends him and his posterity down the stream
of time to join the blessings which the tenn
perance fanatics promise him or them. We
ask who is the worst, the fellow who sells the
first drink to a young man. or the one who
finishes him up? OF course the rumseler is
the only man in the world ashamed of his
finished Job. When the poor inebriate lies
in the gutter without money or friends, even
the rumseller is ashamed of him. But the
man who gives responsibility to our business
is the moderate drinker, and more especially
the church member and temperance man who
on election day votes for our candidates
Stick to the dear party, never mind what
their principles are.
Now then, the contest for the presidency
for the term from 1885 to 1885, On the one
side j. G.. Blaine is nominated, and some one
now unknown will be nominated on the
other side The Republican party wants
every influence except that of Temperance.
Probably the Democrats dare not do any
different. Now, what is the duty of the tenn
perance men in the premises?
The contest for the presidency for the term
of 1857 to 1861 was sharp, Buchanan and
Fremont being the rival candidates. When
the time came to select candidates to succeed
Mr.. Buchanan the Democratic party divided,
as did also their opponents SO that there
We're four steeds upon the course, viz:
Breckenridge, Douglass, Lincoln and Bell.
Mr.. Lincoln was found to be the peoples
choice, but the SOUTH not being satisfied with
the election, seeded and made war on the
north and murdered our chief And when |
saw the boys in blue on Decoration day was
glad in my heart and said, These are the de-
tenders and sayiors of the country.
Let the Prohibitionists now come out and
nominate ex-Gov ST. John for president, and
Solomon Parsons for vice president, or some
other good man, and let every church men,
Der and temperance man in the land vote for
them, and you will soon see the resolutions
pigeon holed at the Chicago convention res
directed aud the temperance vote sought
after Let it not be said any longer, as
Wendell Phillips has already said, 6 The vote
of temperance men on election day cannot be
trusted" Shame THos. MCGUIRE
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