The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-24

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faith ~ Democratic AssesBblTm=n and -
Ezut II faith IN Republican As-etnblymen.
there i al confidence III one ride; there {.
all want Of confidence IN the oiLeF eide.
This may II natural from the MONITOR :
tsosnt 81 0tyseyvSti0n. although we can
slt..1erstznd IT, II - z doubling Thomas
only a. 10 Republicans, a. fsr a. Ne csn
esrnpfellend the language u>e'i- suspicious
alone 81 then. - f'o5ssfitHtl9n.
Our esteemed contemporary iast summer
dropped discussion pending between ~
h4lf finished On the ground That n IT eaW
no prospect Of onf coming to agreement j
1zs bitter to drop the subject. II HoW
putt IT., action Du tie ground that We mis-
ton. ThI. j. the first Ne heard of that.
But A. a sample u Sic offence vith which
our good sseiglabor charges is VI give the
above clipping from its columns a. crit
eism on wl.at Ne aid week age. The
head and front u our offending !. that W.
nave expressed a DOUBT, and We have il
yet, As To tie unaninlity 81 the Republican
portion Of the legislature On liz temper
aBee question. notw outstanding It's plat
form uiteranses. and we have expressed
belief, and ne have II yet, that there are
Democrats IN the legislature who. nstwitn-
standing their party platform is silent On
measuie. Nov, Brother, are We right "
wrong on either or both al these ,,ropesi-
tions. We believe there are republicans
Who viii not vote for a local option bill bat
that there are .tliers who will. and ensugh
Democrats who will help them. to carry
the measure through, and especially 70 If,
As the organs claim. tie Republicans will
stand by their platform.
or all laws on the statute beck Of New
Jersey the license Law y the most at yari-
ance With the advanced sentiment Of the
age aud the changed conditions Of the PEG
pie. Framed in accordance With the sup
posed necessities u hundred years ago.
and based upon the social habits and train
ing 81 that time. il still stands almost un-
changed, (and when changed the change
in the interest Of the rum business. an IN
republican, gudemocrstie law. legalizing
that which Ought 10 be oltlawed: fostering
a monopoly 10 wlat, il a good thing onsit
to he as fee as any other branch ri bust
ness. and II a bad thing ought not 20 be
tolerated on any terms: pretending 3" be for
the public good, bat protecting IA every
community a fountain sending forth evil
and only evil. and that continually: max
ing any twelve men wb" happen 10 own
land in a Leighi orhood a tribunal from
whose say-so thefe is no appeal and far
which there is no contradiction, Though
the whole com muniiy beside rise up mop
sition. The doctrine that the people rule
is overturned in toto. Twelve men 10 the
csmmunity rule the people without sp-
peal or even the right u petition. the |
presentation 81 remanstranee TO the 1
court. however numerenSly signed, being (
regarded as a pleasant farce. OYER which /!
the rilm-seIlers ciluckie and set en- up /
for the s'crowd, for tie courts hold that I
they do not SIT TO make laws but 10 adj 4
minister the law as they find il. and they /
don find any thing ia the license Law re-
DURING them to regard tie wishes Of MT
lorify Of tine people Of given place or
Of 9s7 out Of 1000 of them, II the other
thirteen happen to be a respectable rum
seller and his twelve petitioners for license.
When the progressed Christian and temper
.nce people Of this State get ready to do
cir duly the days Of the license law will
,e numbered They ought 70 he
ashamed that it has not been wiped ont
Dug ago.