The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
the Temperance Alliance.

Nh EDTTDR.-I n0N give you nv f4lirl
letter upon the subject of the Temperance
Alliance Reasoning from the lessons
taught us By the past, not only in the fail
ure Of the Alliance, bat from observation
in other matters, If the workings If t8e
Alliance has MT come mp 10 the design af is
originzto7s. il i our duty 10 abandon IT,.
If while at sea our craft leaks. i becomes
oar duty 70 rry and stop the leak. III the
condition of the craft i such that Il i mn
seaworthy. then it becomes our duty %
abandon her If W. have az hand another
means Of saving oar lives. By sticking
there l. danger Of noT only losing the craft
and cargo. bat ourselves. To ne this
SEEMS to BE- about the true aspect q The
case. The Alliance was Z good vessel
while she a. sound, bat sic has become
unSeawOFthy and i not safe 10 continue
the voyage any longer ID her. There
has Of izte been built and launched 8 much
safer and 3 more stauHch craft called tue
Prohibition She i much larger and
has greater capacities. She has 2 capacity
20 sail the troubled southern seas, vest
ern LAKES or northern Oceans !
staunchsr crew never manned 3 ship than
mans this They are brave. hgDest and
determined men. They have enlisted for
life Their principles are Tire Vuresr and
grzndesf that ever inspired mems hearts
They have their col0rs nailed 70 the top
mast. ard VII never surrender until uni
verszI victory : proclaimed and the power
81 King Alcohol j. broken Their mission
i 10 strike Oh the shacklee u the still and
make tie captiyes free. Never was there
a uobler cause. for It j. tile caHse Of tr0d
and humanity. Among her crew are u
b. found the best men IF tire nation; men
That are humble. WHO have no axes -
grind, lat least g. yet, men who are
actuzted by the pureSt OF motives. and
who have fgrszken their old craft 70 save
tie nation These are men who 20 down
upon their knees in tie pulpit. IN the
prayer circle. around the family altar and
in the closet: men 81 fine minds. strong
reason and n ho dare 20 b. burned. shot
down and buffeted men who stand ready
70 make sacrifices OF time and money: old
men and young ones also. Not only
men but women. too grand army. from
Maine 10 the Gulf States, and from
tie Atlantic 10 the Paeific-wonen on the
rOstrum with voice and with her pen.
pleading her cause Of deba@sd and de-
frauded husbands. working Ia save father,
and children from flIe greatest evil that
ever cuF.ed a race. African slavery )
minified when compared with il. It's
~ mere fFFF4 AsAF iFfDf
bligLting the enterprises Of men, making
criminals aud paupers. bfutalizing the
affection III parents and deb4sing humanity
as no otiler evil under the SIN does. 1t is
the SUM of all yillianies II has Withstood
prayer. argument and the pleadinzs of
suffering wives and children and under ii
all has continued To- increase aud iasten
itself upon society and customs Of man
kind as no other thing. Il cFeeps decep-
lively into the church aud secures into its
favor the pastor and leading members,
going down into all grades 0f professors.
Il takes a foremost place 10 all politics but
prohibition That it hates. even under the
usual workings Of the old Alliance. when
ever any among them favors anything ike
Prohibition. The world moves. the views
Of men change What j. up To the time at
one period will be far behind at another
If We do not advance with tine world. We
must expect to be left behind. We have
had a pledge regulating what We may and
shat We may not drink. Then came the
total abstinence pledge. Afterwards il
came to regulating the sale by law. now
the watcisword II, prohibit the sale and
manufacture To do this We need a law.
To get the law. We must get party in favor
Of it. 10 stand behind 10 enforce il. No
old party will effectually do this. 4 party
having tins issue must 10 it. The Demo
cratic and Republican parties will noidoit.
In cases where they allow the passage 81
a law. there becomes an Indifference in its
enforcement. We need tie party. 1t IS
coming. No earthly power can prevent it,.
Let Alliance temperance men fall into
line and not be found fighting against
Providence have written what | have
because have been impelled To- and
have done 30 from purely conscientious
motives. JUILUs WILCOX.
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