The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-10-10
Reasons why We should Vote the Pro-
hibifiOn Ticket.

|. Because it aims to accomplish speci-
fic work. That work is to abolish the sale
of intoxcants as a beverage. This is its
aim, and for the speedy accomplishment
of this is it laboring. Its war cry is This
one thing l do, . vote this ticket until our
national and state constitutions are so
amended as to prohibit its sale, and laws
for its vigorous enforcement are enacted.
Neither of the old parties are willing to do
this yea, more than that, they are afraid
to attempt it. James G. Blaine was afraid
to vote at all, for or against the constitu-
tional amendment in Maine for fear that it
would affect his coming election. What
was he afraid of? | think he feared the
rum power more than the prohibitory.
However that may be, one thing he de-
sired, more to get into the presidential
chair than to let the country see where he
stood upon this great issue and dare to do
right.
2. We should vote the Prohibition ticket
because it is the most important question
before the American voters at the present
time. Some would tell us 1.-THE tariff is
the great question" Important as it is, it
sinks into insignifcance when compared to
the traffic in intoxicants. TO place i'll our
constitutions the desired amendment, back
ed by the power to enforce it, would re-
duce our expenses more than any change
in our tariff laws, by four-fold. The most
expensive outlay for money i'll our Union
is what is paid for that that is curse.
The large number of our law makers care
but little about the tariff, SO they can Sc
cure the loaves and fishes. Our present
legislatures could in very short time give
| us the desired law, if they cared anything
about it. The best, and most economical
legislation, is apt to be the last to be ell
acted.
3. The professedly christian men of our
nation ought to vote for prohibition in
preference to any other ticket. There is
danger of loeing purity more than the right
What matters it tous, whether Republicans
or Democrats exist, solong as great moral
urong is to be put down. We pray for
the overthrow of evil. and yet, if we con-
tinue to vote with the old parties we con-
tinuc to uphold and sustain the evil. In
other matters we would condemn our
actions, if continued in a similar man.
ner as we have been, and as many
are yet doing in casting their right
of franchise for the old parties. If
those voters who profess to love the Lord
Jesus Christ, would unite with many of
those that make no profession i'll, and would
vote for prohibition, this question could
be settled at the coming election IF it was
a question involving some great moral
wrong" say you, ''then | would act" 1t
is a question of this character. To stop
the performance of duty, by a careless in
difference of the way in which we cast our
votes, will not release us from the conse-
quences involved. If my vote cast aids in
the perpetuation of an evil, then do | aid
in its continuance, and will be called to
give an account for it. | cannot absolve
myself from responsibility because of sup
posed or imaginary results with the old
parties. God moves at the proper time,
and his ways will succeed i'll spite of our
opposition. If the christian voters of our
land stand i'll the way ''the very stones
(now professors) will cry out against them. "
We have no right to shake our heads and
say, ''we are not responsible for We are
responsible and cannot shirk our duty.
We must bring out our party gods and
burn them, and cease longer to offer sacri-
flee to the ''Moloch' of the rum party.
PROHIBITION.