The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-12

ance cause.
understand now, it is not a temperance
paper, simply local newspaper indie
pendent. ought to have looked at the
heading. | only thought of it as it used to
be-'The organ of the W. c. II. I. with
the ministers of the place as sssort of
editors
But now as other partisan and indepen-
dent papers, you only .'aford' them space.
That is good. Excuse me Mr.. Editor, |
was in order at the Convention. had the
floor by invitation. with the privilege of
saying what | pleased, and my question
was directed to W. c. T. [. members pres
cnt. and aiterward the situation was ex-
planned. have no single man i'll my
eye Mr.. Editor. but am willing for each
one To 90 To the polls persuaded in his
own mind.
am down on eloaks frauds, etc. 1t
seems strange (out of the large number To
choose) that your paper can find no
colors to fly But that is matter OF your
own. Yours for st. John and Daniel,
c. F. GARRISON.
We hasten to assure our correspondent
that our editorial time and space are not,
and we trust never will be- considered mis-
spent when devoted to the correction of
error. but we don't wish him 10 monopo-
lie our editorial of last week. Had our
only object been to set him right, We might
more cheaply have done it by letter. But
there are others. perhaps. who. like HIM
self. have failed to notice our utterances
from time TO time. and 50 have allowed
themselves To fall into mistaken notions i'll
regard to the MONITOR. Our editorial was
directed TO all such under the general term
of whom it may concern. Our friend
at first set our paper down as Blaine
sheet. Finding that a mistake he now
alleges that it is nat a temperance paper.
That is matter of opinion and definition.
We have distinctly affirmed that one of
our objects is to fight the rum business,
and that We were in favor of and would
advocate the prohibition of the liquor traf-
fic by law.
There is the MONITORS platform, so far
as temperance is concerned and We don't
care copper what name you give it. 1t is
what we sag and do that gives us our
character as a paper and not the name AS
sumed i'll our head line. There is such q
thing as having name to live and being
dead. We are content To waive the name if
only We do the work If on a perusal of
any number of our paper or of our files
from the beginning, our friend is satisfied
with his verdict we will be satisfied
to let him remain SO. but, SO far. his eyes
have been so intently fixed on the top of
our flag staff expecting to see the banner of
St. John flung thence to the breeze, that
he has failed to notice what has been going
on below. and We are compelled thus point
eddy to recall his attention.
As to our relations with the w. c. t. |.
Mr.. G. is equally careless in noticing what
we have previously said He says We
..only afford them space" and remarks
that that is good" His way of putting
it is net good We distinctly stated in our
issues of August LIST and Sth that The
Temperance Department under sole con-
troll of the w. c. T. I. will remain as a
matter Of right, permanent weekly fea-
turc of the paper. With their
work we are in hearty accord and Sympa-
thy, and in the MONITOR they will at all
times have a champion.
The ladies of the W. G. 4. L seem to he
satisfied with this arrangement and their
well-filled department, conducted exclu-
sivcly by their own committee, bears wit
ness to their zeal. 1t looks very much as
though the MONITOR was still ''as it used
to be- the organ of the W. c. 7. t., al
though we don't make special proclama-
ton of the fact for the sake of catching
subscriptions from W. {. I. [. members.
Mr.. Garrisoil's allusion to the ministers OF
the place as sort of editors will doubtless
tickle our Woodstown clergy.
We are perfectly willing to submit the
question whether the teachings of the w.
c. T. L., and our own opinions, and those
of our correspondents. ON the question of
Prohibition, are not more likely to reach
the people for whose benefit and inStruc-
ton they are intended, through the me-
dunn of a newspaper that by reason of its
independence and local interest finds it,
way among men of all classes and shades
of opinion, than one which. announcing it.
self as the organ of some one class or sect
. is in a great measure confined in its crcu-
7 laton to that class who are already SETTLED
: in their opinions, and who take it becaus,
| it chimes in with their ideas.
1t has been frequently charged by tenn
f perance speakers and writer's that the
press of the country is subsidized and muz
, zled by the rum power, and that the sub
ject of temperance is kept in the back
t ground. There may be some truth in the
statement, but as to this particular paper
, it is not taking any subsidize or any muz
zle, and the question of temperance vii
have front seat along with other issues o
the day and place. Our friends or enemies
either. are welcome to measure us eacl
with his own particular tape line, ant
take us and leave us As he may be satisfied
A or not with the result, but when it comes
t to cuttinr off or Splicin0 on to suit til.