The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-07-25

best party for us is the party that represents
our principles, and the party that ignores our
principles is not good enough for us The
time has come when political parties must de-
termine whether our vote is of any value to
them, and to get it they must adopt our prin-
ciples This year we will stand up and let
our votes be counted for God and temperance.
Before the rebellion book was published
with the title of the g Impending Conflict"
in which the author argued that between
slavery and freedom there was an irrepres-
sible conflict, and that slavery and freedom
could not dwell peacefully together. The
author failed to convince many political lead
ers that his position was correct, but the
events that rapidly followed the publication
of his book fully demonstrated the prophetic
wisdom of the writer The writer to whom
we refer succeeded in making many people
angry, which might be taken as an evidence
that the people were more fully convinced
than they were willing to admit.
When logical reasoning makes men angry
it is clear that the angered people believe that
the logic is against them The Impending
Conflict" was brimful of ideas, and ideas are
sure to create a commotion. In that book
the ideas of liberty went laundering against
the stronghold of slavery, and kept thunder
ing until the evil was removed
Another crisis is impending. The mighty
ideas of prohibition have been laundering at
the gates of the liquor traffic until large
number of voters begin to believe that be-
tween the liquor traffic and christian civiliza-
ton there is an irrepressible conflict. Moth
ing can stop the march of prohibition it has
not only come to stay, it has come to con-
qucr Between the church and the liquor
traffic there can be no peace, and there ought
to be no peace. The liquor traffic seeks to
destroy men, while the church seeks to save
them. The liquor traffic is of the devil and
leads to the devil christianity is of God and
leads to God. The time is at hand when all
good men must band together to overthrow
this giant wrong.
Never in the history of the temperance
bright as it is to-day. Heretofore many have
accepted temperance truth as a sentiment, or
purely moral principle that could have no pos
sible political significance or character. Now
these people regard temperance ideas as pos
sessing politico-mora character They see
that preaching, praying and reasoning have
no more effect on liquor sellers than these
moral influences would have on wild beasts.
The only thing that rumsellers fear is law,
and that is why they SO resolutely oppose pro-
hibition. The midd5e-men in politics, who
amuse themselves by shouting, Prohibition
will not prohibit" do not deceive iquor-sell-
ers, and they can no longer deceive temper
ance men. Dramsellers know that when the
majority of the people vote prohibition they
will see that their servants the office holders,
enforce prohibition.
Like the rebels in the beginning of the war,
rumsellers want to be let alone. But good
men have resolved that they will not let them
alone until they give up their bad business.
Instead of the bullet we now propose to use
the ballot, which is the only effectual weapon
of freemen.
We have plead with party leaders, but to no
purpose. Now we propose to take in hand
the matter of prohibition, as other men take
the tariff question in hand, believing that pro-
hibition involves more financially, morally
and politically than the tariff or any other
question made an issue in this canvass.
tNeal Dow has announced his intention of
supporting Blaine" We are sorry to hear
this, as there are many temperance men
in this state that might be influenced by
given as yet for this course Probably
the fact that Mr.. Blaine is from Mr.. BOWS |
state has something to do with it. Some
claim that Mr. Dow's son enjoys lucrative
government position, and that the general de-
sires to keep in favor with the dominant party
in order that his son may retain his office.
We do not believe that Gen. Dow is actuated |
by any such motives whatever but one
thing we do know, he will support the Repub-
lican nominee for president in the coming
election. The general has done great service
for the cause of prohibition and we are sorry
to have him leave US at time when affairs
look SO bright and when eminent accessions
are daily being made to the Prohibition party.