The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-07-25
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For the Monitor.
Rev. A. E. Ballard, Vice-P President and
Agent of the New Jersey State Temperance
Alliance spent last Sabbath in Woodstown,
preaching in the morning in the Methodist
church and in the evening in the Baptist
church On both occasions Mr.. Ballard was
greeted by large and attentive congregations
His exposition of the policy of the State Al
lance, in connection with the election OF
members of the Legislature, was re0eIdtto1
to many in our midst Without doubt, the
visit of the agent will produce good results
With the church of Christ in the front, with
our energies concentrated on the line so ably
outlined by the Rev. Ballard, we hope for
speedy success, otherwise, to many OF US, the
case seems hopeless. Stand by the agent.
The policy of the state organization is to
work through the existing parties to secure
the passage of an act by the Legislature SUBJ
hitting proposed amendment to the constl-
tuition of the state to the people on popular
vote In no case do we propose to go into
independent third party action until existing
parties positively refuse to recognize our
claims. 1t is furthermore urged by the State
Alliance that all county alliances shall be or
eanized on this basis This is the policy of
the state organization and all temperance
workers should understand it.
There are ultra temperance workers who are
not satisfied with the above position end who
have an organization looking to independent
third party action. Their policy is to nomi-
nate national, state and county tickets OF
strict temperance men, without regard to the
existing parties. A call has been issued by
some one for a meeting of the temperance
voters of Salem county, before the other
parties have made their nominations, to NOM
mate an independent temperance ticket for
the county. These people are evidently out
of harmony with the State Alliance, and are
pursuing suicidal course. There is no fun
nor sense in nominating men to be defeated
neither is it wise to vote for strict temper
ance man when we know we cannot elect him
and know as surely that the vote polled for
him will defeat good and worthy man on
one of the old tickets. Have we not had
enough experience to have learned much Wis
dom? Let us wait in every case until the
old parties have made their nominations
then let us demand from them satisfactory
evidence of their purpose in regard to legal
action for the prohibition of the whiskey bus
mess. and when driven to it, and not till then,
let us stand boldly, independently for our
rights. This is clearly the course of wisdom.
This is the course advocated by DR.. Chattle,
of Monmouth county, that noble worker for
prohibition in the Legislature Such men
should be heard. Dr. Chattle says, on the
line of the State Alliance, we may have pro-
hibition in five years. These men are at the
front and we must hear them.
There is such thing as throwing votes
away, and fighting the air. We want to plant
strong, united blows to crush the monster
rum. Votes for the desired act in the legisla-
ture have been lost by wild action among
temperance men in the past, and we cannot
afford to lose one in the future Men may
vote on principle, and vote honestly, and still
vote in ignorance We want to be wise as
serpents, and yet harmless as doves"
We would call upon the citizens of Salem
county, and of New Jersey, to fall in line
with the policy of the highest recognized au-
thority in the state, and by votes and earnest
efforts put the cause of temperance and con-
stitutional prohibition in the forefront, and
that for victory. N. j. WRIGHT.