New-York tribune., 1886-07-06
PROHIBITION FOEs or TEMPERANCE
WHAT THEY PROPOSE TO DO IN NEw-JERsEY TO
AID AND INTRENCH THE SALOONS.

WHAT THEY PROPOSE TO DO IN NEw-JERsEY TO
AID AND INTRENCn THE SALOONS
To the Ed tor Of The Trtouhe
SIR: The advocates OF temperance IN New
Jersey say they have third party, because there
il no hope Of anything being done by the Republican
marty DO they ever little right they have To
ask ANYTHING OF the Republican partyl Years they
organized their third party and avowed tLat 1t was
against the Republican party, anu expected 10 Duld
success only lis ruins That was the start OF the
third party And since then they have put romnations
into Senate and Assembly districts year after
If the districts we're cose. aided in tho election Of the
Democratic candidates. if they not the only result
was column OF scattering Even IN Congressional
districts where temperance Id not he ISSUE tncy
have candidates only to annoy and antagonze the
Republican ticket Let the real friends Of temperance
think what has gained by this co irse. Nothing
Have they elected gle candidate OF their wnl Have
they secured suge measure Of temperance legisationi
This l. the record OF temperance men as third party
Look now the record OF temperance men In the Re-
pablIcan palty-men wDO stand in the ranks OF the
p,ry and have been faithfully working build up tenn
perance sentiment in that party.
Local Option bill before the last Legislature. 1t
was passed by the Republican Senate 22 votes were in
ITS favor in the Assembly, Is were from Republicans
more than half the 81 Republican mem OF that body
These IS members elected in districts where Pro-
hbitioniss can idaes against them only to aid In
the election of wnskey Democrats WHAT do these
friends OF prohibition propose :or he future To run
prohibition candidates to defeat Republican cau iiiaes
In these very districts They also propose to advance
the cause of temperance by throwing the state Govern
men of NewJersey into the hands Of the Democratic
rarty which m kes disguise of its hostility To all tem
erance legislation. The Governor is TO De elected for
hee years; the senators VINO are 10 lie voted or
To nil he vacancies next fail Consider for moment
the Offices aud power the POhintionists VIII thus
heir place in hs possession "t the Democratic party
excluding all OF temperance legislation for three
years al least and pIODaDIy more; - g..
The Governor foi three years; seven senators, Tor
terms OF three years eacn, who Will have votes IN two
elections for United stateS Senators sixty mem ers
Of the Assembly secretary OF state Assistant secre-
tary OF statr State Treasurer; state COnr0ler AT
tOrney- General; ChancellOr for seven years; two
three Jul ges OF the Court OF Errors ui Apres seven
Law Judges; forty six Lay judges; seven District Court
Judges thrt Prosecutors OF the Pleas; Clerk OF the
supreme Court; tate Librarian Chief OF the Buredu O
Labor Stats les; two Commissioners OF the sinking
rrs Of Potage; three members of the It te Board OF
liealth three state Assessofs state Prison Keeper
80 me sulariei and hose offices merely honor
AIRY, but all OF whom have influence. such as Comms-
sIon-rs OF Fisheries surveyors General and the man
ayers officials and employ"s OF tHe state Keornaory,
an! pSr sr.SS Ss t mry G
officers etc. Tue Judges Of the supreme Court the Law
Inds and the Law Judges ,nd tue Prosecut OF the
Pleas all have duties tO perform, In connection win
granting licenses for the sale Of liquor and ~ tue Prose-
cuton and punishment of volators OF the liquor laws
And vet the lrOhiDtionsts. II t,ey will hand over
to the Democratic party this whole sines OF regulating
aud restricting tue liquor ti'ihc lost because no,y
Ia X, uuhlcan party do not come up 10 ther eAtroe
noiions OF prohibition ,
Mos, of te Offices herein enumerated a. those that are
to he III ed by tue Governor aud Legislature during ht
three years are OF long tenure, so ne oi tno' o
se, ep years the greater number tor hve years WIN
the Democratic party iuuehchcd behnd an tnls
patronage ana power, in 80 small STATE uoes h s'no
person he evc could he temperance leglsaton'
however mid, In New jersey for tue next nvo years
But what do tho PrOhil itiouis leaders care Incy
saw they are going show their pOwerther power lvr
evil They boast that the conditions Ia w.Jrfsey lIs
year are favorable for them that they w cua'enso
National attention by striking such IA blow III NV
Jersey as Will surely begin the dsiniegraou oi tue
nepnblica party. II would seem that tue dnV ol
genuine honest temperance Republicans TO sanu ntn
lu the party ranks was never palmer. !"
ITenf0n, n. j. June %. 1856.