The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-10-10
NO. 81.
A TIDAL WAVE.

we clip the following from among larg
number of letters, written by minister's il
this State, giving their reasons for yotin.
the St. John and Daniel ticket
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 10, 81.
EDITOR GAzETTE:-Yeu ask reasons VIII,
ministers should vote for Mr.. st. John.
told my people distinctly on Sunday
should vote the full temperance ticket
Reasons for voting for St. John: There il
really no issue between the leading parties
of the day The Republicans say ''keel
the rascals out The Democrats cry
turn the rascals out 1t is purely an is
sue of political spoilage and plumber.
The election of st. John looks to the re
demption of RIM cursed people. 1t is mo-
throwing away your vote. 1t is simply
adding stone to stone ON the constantly ris
ing temple of temperance. Hence l vote
for St. John, vote as talk and pray.
r. THORN, JR.
WENoNAH, Sept. 81, "a.
EDITOR GAzETTE:-My reasons for sup
porting the cause of Prohibition:
LIST. understand the liquor traffic to be a
criminal business, the greatest of crimes
against the state, and sin against God.
I'd. By supporting the Prohibition can
didates in no way, directly or Indirectly,
aid the liquor traffic, nor can be held re.
sponsible for any of the crimes attaching tc
the dreadful business
Sd. Whether the liquor traffic be a
undoubted right to allow or prohibit the
sale of liquor, and by constitutional amend
ment can prohibit both the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors anywhere
and every where within its bounds.
4th. The State not only has the right
thus to deal with this criminal business
but the nation has the same right as that
which inheres in the state to control and
regulate the liquor traffic SO far as it stands
related to the expectation and importation
of Intoxicating liquors to and from foreign
countries. On that principle the national
government has for years exercised its
authority TO levy tax on the manufacture
and sale of liquors, not only in the District
of Columbia but in all the states as well.
And who questions that authority? And
the authority so invested in the national
government to impose this tax on liquors
manufactured in the District of Columbia,
and in the states, inheres in the govern
ment to prevent the expectation and i'm
portation of liquor from and to this
country.
By treaty stipulations made with China
American citizens residing in that country
are prohibited from buying and selling. or
dealing or taking any part whatever while
there in opium tr attic. Everybody else
there is at liberty to do 50, but that free
dom is denied American citizens. and the
constitutionality of this prohibition is not
for moment called in question. The
national government certainly has as much
right to levy tax on the manufacture and
sale of liquors in the states and prevent the
expectation and importation of the same to
and from foreign governments as it has to
debar its own citizens residing in foreign
country from trading while there in an
article of merchandise.
5th. The liquor traffic then being crime,
a state and national crime, for the reason
that the state provides for the business and
the national government, in allowing ex-
portation and importation, helps to uphold
the business, | cannot therefore, longer
affiliate with either of the old parties whose
leaders are under the control of the rum
power And the cause of Prohibition be-
ing both state and national question, duty
to both demands that | now cast my vote
for St. John, and give my hearty support
to the cause of Prohibition.
W. WALTON, P. E.
We also clip from the same paper list
of ministers in the State, who wish it to be
known that they will vote for st. John.
Many are we'll known here and this list of
ninty-three names (mostly of the Metho-
dist denomination) is certainly grand
array of good and true men working for
H.