The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-22
Rev. Wright Replies to ..IRaafrer-'

Behold what matter a little fire kind
lcth" What a eommotion my little article
has created III the third party camp | seem
to be in an enemy country. surrounded on
every side. How they 90 for me in Woods
town. and from Swedesboro. and even from
PARKWAY Mays Landing. Verify, what am
among 10 many-one lone voice i'll the
midst of their great chorus? | have read
in AN old book that ''0ne shall chase
thousand and two shall put ten Thousand
10 flight. E" and take courage and arm me
for the fight.
did not mean tn hnrt them 50 very
much. OF course my article is but the va
pid nonsense of fool. and this is the rea-
son they give it 81 much attention | sup
pose. from Dan" to Inquirer.
This surely is free country: and why
not let me enjoy the luxury of having and
expressing my own notions, though they he
very childish and absurd? These great.
wise. superior thinkers ought to bear with
their weaker hnethem-I seem to be just
foolish enough to reply to their assaults.
.Inaurer' starts out this time ia the
dictatorial spirit in which ne put his first
question which he found out was answered
much TO his disgust. He again sits in
Judgment. renders his verdict, aud who
shall dare 10 question his fpse dititf He
SAYS y. ]. Wright .'contradicts himself and
proves his inconsistency i'll his articles.
OF course this is true and to be accepted as
the final verdict because Inquirer gives
it. | NAV be a fool but having lived some
time in this world. among people who know
at least half as much Inquirer | think
| ought to have found it out before / came
to Woodstown.
SO far as | am capable OF making or
measuring an argument. | cannot see any
contradiction in my articles, nor do | be-
lieve any person competent to judge can.
COf course Inquirer cannot be subject 10
the rules governing ordinary mortals.) He
garbles my articles. looks through one
sided specks. and initiating the course of
many in their treatment of the holy Scrip
lures. tries 10 make me contradict myself.
This is the course of a sopllist and cannot
reply in kind as 10 his argument, for he
has none | am not afraid to have any
thing have written measured by the just
rules of logic and the evident spirit of the
argument.
clearly defined my position in my first
reply to Enquirer" and do not believe
there is another person in Woodstown who
does not know where | stand. This. of
course. only indicates what fools these
mortals are, - and shows clearly the super
Tor wisdom of Inquirer" He next pays
his compliments to the Rev. Mr.. Ballard,
who is represented as saying, in his adj
dress i'll the Methodist Church, that .she
was sometimes alarmed at the progress We
were making in the state of New Jersey.
towards temperance legislation and | am
held up as a culprit for endorsing that ex-
preston. This clearly shows the unfair
spirit of this man. How does he know
that endorse that expression? | spoke of
my satisfaction with Mr. Ballard position.
do | therefore become responsible for all
:
approve mans position without endors-
ing all his statements: but | want to say
that do not SEE why Mr.. Ballard should
not make such a statement, nor why |
.hOuld not endorse it. Other parties quite
as clear headed As this Enquirer heard
Mr. Ballard, and had no fault to find
Mr.. Billiards. discourse must be measured
as whole. and not torn 10 pieces and dis
sected by ruthless hands. The expression
cited was proper thing to say, and only
indicates the iudicious character of Mr..
Ballard, the very quality 50 eminently fit
ting him for his responsible position. There
is an old adage. make haste slowly, and
another THE more haste the less speed. "
and Mr.. Ballard in his anxiety for the
cause Of Prohibition. while rejoicing at the
progress made in the State legislature, in
securing votes for the desired act, was led to
wonder If after all this was a healthy
growth. 1t is recognized principle that
strength is the result Of long aud slow
development. The mushroom is of rapid
growth, but represents no strength or
durability. We do not want any musl-
room growth in this temperance business
Inquirer then says that those who
have been active in the third party move
ment Mr.. Wright eharacterizes as lacking
good sense This expression was not
used by me. its substance may have been.
and if 50. was used not so much concerning
the men. a. their acttoa. 1t is fact that
wise men sometimes do very absurd things.
The Bible uses the term fool a. descriptive
If the actions Of men, and do regard the
third party movement as foolish action.
though some good and wise men are iden-
tilted with it,
The rebellion of the south against the north
was foolish action, though the rebels
were not all fools. But why this objection
by Inquire" when he and Dan Ware,
and many other third party men, make it
business to throw mud and handy rude ep-
ithets right along. They that live in glass
houses should not throw STONES.
inquirer next mentions an article
contributed the W. c. I. L. department
of the MONITOR. upon The attitude of the
church wards Tia. t..lttleraIt,.s- .iliestian :,