The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
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Swedesboro. took occasion to make inquiry
as to the political status of THE MONITOR,
saying that he. ON one occasion. addressed
letter to us-Or 10 the W. {. L. seek
ing such information, to which no reply
was vouchsafcd. He then appealed to those
present for information, and receiving no
answer stated. as his conviction, Judging
from the tone of THE MONITOR, that it WAS
a Blaine sheet. If Mr. G.. had taken the
trouble to call at our office-only next door
his doubts would have been enlightened
and he would have been saved the time con-
sumed in discussing our paper at time
and in a place when and where it was not
properly before the house.
The letter to which Mr. Garrison refers
was received. and published in THE NOM
TOR of August Sth, 1884. 1t opens as fol-
lows
To THE MONITOR Your issue of the
18th. containing an editorial and a commu-
nication. recommending Rev. \. Z. Ballard
as agent. and the policy OF the New jersey
State Temperance Alliance, leads me to
ask what may be your policy when called
TO duty at the polls?a
While we made no direct reply to the let
ter either personally or through THE MoS-
IToR. in our editorial column of the same
issue. with the letter in our mind. We said ::
THE MONITOR is in favor of, and will
advocate. Constitutional prohibition of the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors
-. a..
course to pursue in securing the necessary
legislation. there is diversity of opinion
among our best temperance people. Our
aim will be to unite rather than antagOnize
these representatives of the cause. We
shall. from time to time, present to our
readers the different phases of the question:
that we may as far as possible, enlighten
them upon the subject, and enable them
to arrive at correct conclusion.
We thought the above would sufficiently
explain the position of the paper on the
Temperance question. but a. The MONITOR
can't very well do duty at the polls. =
Mr.. Garrison query might have had ref
erence to the personal bias Of some one
connected with its editorial or business
management. Ii that be the case if he
will single out the man he has in his mind )
eye and address him-either personally or
through the mail with stamp enclosed for
reply-the person addressed may, if in a
communicative mood send satisfactory
answer: but as vet. THE MONITOR has
not been authorized TO speak for the per
sonal views Of any Of its force on this sub
.ject. We apprehend that several votes viii
come out of THE MONITOR ofce-or from
close around-and that each of the political
parties may get its share: further than
that We know nothing about it.
But. for the further and final enlighten-
ment of Mr Garrison and all others whom
it may concern, we will here say that THE
MONITOR is not a Blaine paper, neither is
it Cleveland paper or a st. John paper,
or Butler paper nor is it the paper of any
other man, candidate, party, clique, comb
nation or confederation, pope, prince, or po-
tcntate. save and except only, first, last and
always the Monitor Publishing Compa-
ny. OF Woodstown, n J. We, the pub
fishing company aforesaid, own it, and it
is paid for in full. down to the sheet of pa
per this is printed on. with the single ex-
ccption of the wages OF our hands for the
current week. and at six clock tomorrow
night that also will be liquidated.
Owning the paper, we run it-and pro-
pose To continue running tin our own
way. and on our own plan. Part of that
plan is TO afford the w c. T. L. Of Woods
town channel OF communication with the
public. For this purpose we assign them
a department OF our paper, for them to use
as they please. The rest of the paper we
keep to do as ,re please with; and part of
what we please to do is TO fight the rum
business. and at the same time. to have
our say about other matters and things, as
they may occur, without fear or favor.
The man isn't born yet that we are afraid
Of. or whose favor we court and so far as
the conduct of this paper is concerned, our
intention is to stand up for the right as we
have the wit to understand it, and de-
nounce the wrong as we see it, when and
where it may behoove US.
tronize this paper because Of any supposed
obligation arising from his being temper
anee man. We are not living ON the chart
ty Of the temperance people, or anybody
else, and we appeal TO no class, sect or sub
division for support. We aim to print a
paper for all decent, respectable, law-abid-
ing citizens, without regard to sex or color
and if any person who now takes The
MONITOR feels that he has been deceived,
and that the paper is not what he had been
led to expect or that it does not sufficient
ly hold up his own peculiar views, if lie
will send Us a letter. stating the fact and
the reason. we will cheerfully refund the
subscription price already paid.
The Secretary Of the Navy has decided
to raise the Tallapoosa, and operations for
that purpose will be begun in few days.
The contract for raising the vessel was on
Tuesday awarded to the Merritt Wreckmg
Company of Boston. The Tallapoosa is t.
be delivered at Brooklyn for $50, 600.