The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-29

ever else of sentiment may be needed than
in any other way l have but to say in
conclusion that shall do all in my power
now and henceforth to bear onward this
prohibition standard.
THE COMMITTEE OF NOTIFICATION.
The following are the Committee of No
tifcation: Prof Samuel Dckey, of Mich
igan, Chairman; Judge James Black,
Pennsylvania: Prof. A. A. Hopkins, of
New York; ID. Shelton, of Kansas; Rev.
John Russell, of Michigan; Miss Frances
Willard of Illinois; Hon. S. d. Hastings,
of Wisconsin; George r. Scott, of New
York; Miss Mary Woodbridge, of Ohio;
Hon. J. T. Turner, of Alabama.
s.Inquircr' Again Replies to Rev. n.
j. Wright.
| In the present discussion in THE MONITOR,
if it may now be termed discussion on
the part of Rev. n. ]. Wright, Mr.. Wright
wrote the first communication, and III it
insulted every earnest Third Party advo-
cate in the community. We made no re-
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for an explanation of an apparent inconsis-
tency in his article and were personally
insulted in the answer to our inquiry. To
this we replied in plain argumentative Ian
guage in THE MONITOR of the 18th inst.
which Mr.. Wright has not answered, and
Judging from his last effort, is unable to
answer. In a previous article, he accuses
some of the temperance people of Pharisa-
ism, and tells us about some good men,
naming particularly Dr. Ballard and him-
SELF The principal subject of his last
effort is also himself Indeed he appears
to be thoroughly imbued with the spirit of
Gratianos wise man,
| II am Sir oracle,
And, when ope my lips, let no dog bark"
In his last production, he takes excep-
ton to our manner of presenting the Third
Party question, and shows himself Woe
fully ignorant of standard theological
treatise, which we supposed every clergy
man was familiar with, and in which this
quainted with this kind of argument, and
dislikes such forcible logic. In the open
ing paragraph he appeals for sympathy,
discoursing upon his loneliness when he
knows full well that he is on the popular
side and that the thousands and ten thous-
ands, are opposed to independent political
action. He has not only had the sympa-
thy of the masses in this controversy, but
he has had the assistance of his giant in the
cause, the Rev. DR.. Ballard. We are in
formed that he has taken it into his pulpit
and proclaimed there that he did not say.
what We repeat emphatically that he did
say. Let the intelligent public judge who
is correct in this matter. We have taken
the trouble to personally submit Mr.
Wnght's remarks to several persons more
competent than either himself or Inquirer
to decide, and their opinion has been unan-
imous as to the correctness of our version
If Mr.. Wright did not mean what he said
we hope he will in the future use better
logic and better English.
The majority of the leaders in the tenn
perancc cause, We believe are in favor of a
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the two existing parties we believe that
the Lord of Hosts is on the side of indepen-
dent political action. OF Mr.. Wright for
midable list of wcll-recognized and promi-
nent temperance leaders, ''who think and
! act in other directions he has ventured
the names of two.-Dr. Ballard and himsel f.
We regard Dir. Ballard as a very able man.
a christian and gentleman, but mlortu-
natey for Mr.. Wright, he has ''some SYM
pathy with the so-called national move
ment, = and has announced his intention of
voting for st. John and Daniel.
AS semblancc or assistance in replying
to Enquirer, our oracle drags Mr.. Ware
in. In this connection the editor of The
MONITOR Che knows now that THE MoNI-
TOR has an editor) is compelled to correct
him, telling him that his statement is in
correct. The editors remark would apply
in other places where he makes assertions
equally untrue.
Our time is too valuable, and SO is the
space that would be required in The Mon
IToR, to notice this garrulous article at
length. 1t is sufficient to say that it is
egotistical, silly. and low toned suggestive
of a pugilist, rather than man of refine
ment and minister of the gospel The
author need not tlatter himself that he will
hurt the Third Party movement, or its
advocates by such course. The injury is
to himself, and in the moral effect of his
example.
1t is indeed cause for sorrow, that min
lister of the gospel should SO far forget the
dignity and sacredness of his clerical office.
as to write and deliberately publish the
two communications that appeared last
week in the newspapers of Woodstown.
over the signature of n. j. Wright. We
cannot descend to his level When he re-
sorts to Billingsgate and Savagery heis wei
come to the field. His methods aelnowl-
edge his defeat. We trust that we belong
to that multitude in this nineteenth cen
fury, who believe in chaste communica-
lions that do not corrupt good manners,
and in civilized warfare becoming ''the
good fight INQUIRER.
! Woodstown, n. j., Aug s6, 1891,