The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-22

there is much good. sound sense in it
much more than in rInqnirersH last.
though it fills only half a column in the
MONITOR. while his article takes nearly
two columns. -
Inquirer then proceeds Ia state what
everybody knows and nobody disputes, that
many worthy and able ministers advocate
the third party movement. and makes eX-
tensive quotatien~. which add greatly q"
length Of his article but not to the strength
of his argument About two-thinis Of his
article is taken up with quotations Of old
hackneyed sayings from his apostles. Neal
Dow, solomon Parsons. 6. X. Snyder and
]. B. Graw. All this might have been dis
pensed with. for it amounts to nothing;
anybody can fill the columns of the paper
with quotations. 1t is astonishing Ia me
how much space some people require IL say
aofatng The chief thing | see in ''lnquir-
ers' article is its length Take the quota
/ tioIls and abuse out. and there is nothing
left All that have to say Ia this part oi
the article is simply this: have no wish Ia
fight inquirer ar anyone else for adVocat-
ing third party principles. but llumbly ask
leave to differ with them in regard to the
.,modus operandi' Ia be employed i'll reach
ing the end We all aim at, the prohibition
of the liquor traffic.
My original article. the source of all this
controversy. was. / claim. a fair statement
of the case and should have provoked no
Argument, but Woe betide the man who dares
advocate anything else than third party
action in Woodstown, | simply endorsed
Mr.. Ballard position. put the third party
men where they properly belong, and adj
voeate nv own views. 1t speaks for the
intelligence of two ministers. Rev. c. +.
Garrison and Rev ]. G. Crate, Who seem
/ to have time and talent to run the temper
ance work in their own communities and
devote some little attention Ia their neigh
bors. that they accept the situation fairly
/ and squarely, and do not try to run around
the matter but say, THE policy of the al
lance is a thing of the past; its followers
are few: it has done its work. The watch
word now i independent action. Why do
not our Woodstown friends who are ON this
line take this position and meet this matter
honestly Why disguise the truth? My
honest desire u have these issues clearly
defined led me Ia publish an article in the
last issue of the MONITOR. where ! try
to show the true position of the third party
IL, T IL 7 4 y f.5t. i
If inquirer" is on the third party line,
let him show hiscolors. but please allow me
some little place to say my say GA the other
side, for there are at least two sides t. this
question. Inquirer next insists that !
shall mention a long list Of prominent
temperance men who think A. do. to
meet list of his presenting. This article
is neither AN art gallery nor baby show.
so | do not propose t. do 80 sensless a
thing, for he would not accept any list
might present Would he accept Rev. A.
L. Ballard. Ia stand over against J. b. Graw?
Would he accept me As equal 10 HIMSELF
Would he accept the names Of many of our
best citizens who think a. do No. he
does not regard any Such persons As TEN
perance men, The fact of the matter is
that in nearly every community where
have resided. few third party advocates.
whose policy is rule or ruin. have so
disguised the better element in the temper
ance cause, by their extreme measures, that
our best men have stood aloof from any
| special temperance action. or have been
ruled out. and few fanatics have set up
the standard by which all temperance men
are 10 be measured aud have run things 10
suit themselves. have tried Ia work in
the interest of temperance and prohibition
in the communities where | have lived. but
have found il impossible to work in har-
mOny with men who want Ia do my think
ing for me. and after the reception | have
met with in WoodstowH- feel very much
like stepping down and out. and allowing
the siect few Ia run the temperance cause
| feel sometimesl like saying in the language
of the Bible, who made thee Judge and
ruler over us?' 1t is this spirit of bigo-
try that is the greatest curse to the temper
ance cause to day.
Inquirer in closing his article shows
the manner of spirit lac is of, III tlingins
some insulting insinuations at me. because
| sign my name To my articles, and tries t.
show the great heroiSm there is in fighting
under cover of a fictitious name He iiisi-
nuates that sign my name through vanity.
and through pride because | am clergy
man. and in desire to show my superior
ity To other people. while he refrains from
signing his through modesty. He talks in
his article like modest man indeed. He
also says or intimates that my article is 50
feeble as only to b. saved from death by
the name following it: his ofcollrse will 90
down TO posterity by virtue of its mighty
thought. and needs no name to make it
float. Surely he is a modest man: he saws
We prefer that an article should be
judged by it, merits alone. and not by its
authorship o. how modest some men
are. OF course my article is all author
and his all merit Very well. Mr. 'Inquir-
err do not shrink from such a test with
yoa, and am ready to hear the verdict on