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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-19

Py accIamatlon, ana coming before the peo-
pie without the impulse of formal wishes.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04
An Appeal 10 woman.

Oh woman, endowed by God for a work
which man can ncverdo; with motherhood.
sistcrhood throbbing in your veins, God
holds you responsible for all that he has
given.
Nothing can be unwomanly that He
calls you to do, and as your heart beats in
sympathy with the suffering ON every side,
limit not your powers, l pray you, by re-
fusal to try your hand ON any lever of re-
lief that He may ordain.
As woman's knowledge broadens and
deepens; as She gains clearer conceptions
of her own being and of the brotherhood
of the race as her cares and responsible
ties widen, her power of love increases and
she becomes more representative of her
God, who is love
She cannot conceive Of Il nation Without
law, and TO her nothing is law that is not
in harmony with God S cdcts and as study
reveals to her that almost every law upon
our statute book touchins the liquor traffic.
is at variance with the Divine, while les
SEEMING not her efforts for the personal sal
walton of mel. she will reach ont tn the
multitude whom her own hand can never
touch but from whom may be taken the
temptations which bind them to life Of
sin
In this extension Of effort She will stand
''in behalf of men, of women, of children,
of society, alike outraged, dcfcd, dis
honored, destroyed and will cry ont in the
name Of the law and Nth the power of the
law" niU be gailAess bcfore God, my
christian aromdHhood SHAH annihilatc this
eod from our MRi-Mry A. lFoodbr5dge
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04
Home Example.

A friend gave me lately the experience
of skilful professional in about the fol-
lowing words: ''My early practice, said
the doctor, was successful, and | soon at
tanned an cnviablc position | married a
lovely wife: two children were born unto
us, and my domestic happiness was com
plete But | was invited often to social par
ties where wine was freely circulated, and
| soon became slave to its power Be-
fore was aware of it | was a drunkard.
My noble wife never forsook me, never
tainted me with a bitter word, never
ceased TO pray for my reformation We
became wretchedly poor SO that my fam
lily were pinchcd for daily bread. One beau
tiful Sabbath my wife went to church, and
left me lying on couch, sleeping off my
previous nights debauch was aroused
by hearing something fall heavily on the
floor; | opened my eyes and saw my little
boy of six years tumblng upon the carpet.
His elder brother said to him, Now get up
and fall again; that's the way papa does.
Let's play we are drunk | watched the
child as he impersonated my beastly move
ments in a way that would have done
credit to an actor! arose and left the
house, groaning IL agony and remorse.
walked off miles into the country. think
ing over my abominable sin and the eX-
ample | was setting before my children.
I solemnly resolved that with Gods help
| would quit my cups, and did. No lee
tUre ever heard from Mr.. Cough moved
my soul like the spectacle of my own
sweet boys playing drunk as papa docs. ,
never pass day without thanking my
God for giving me a praying wife and be-
slowing grace sufficient to conquer my de-
testablc sin of the bottle Madam. if you
have n son, keep him, if You can, from
hoped that this may be a timely warning to
more than one father who is by no means
topper, and yet is pGtting a wine glass
right before his own children. IL is the
ready excuse of many a young lad for tax
ing glass of champagne, 1--WE always
have it at home The decantcr at home
kindlcs the appetite, which soon seeks the
drinking saloon. The thoughtlcss or
reckless parent gives the fatal push, which
sends the boy to destruction. Long labor
in the temperance reform has convinced me
that the most cflcctual place to promote it is
at home. There is the spot where the mis-
chief too often is done There is the spot
to enact prohibitory law. Let it be writ
ten upon the wall of every house. "Wherc
there's boy, there should never be a bot
t1e TT r. Gu3tIpJ
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04
For Moderate Drinkers.

tabulated statement of the number of
drinking saloons in each ward OF the city
compared with the number of voters at the
last Presidential election gives some extra
ordinary figures. Over the whole city there
is one licensed drinking saloon to every
twcnty-nine actual voters al the last Presi-
dental election, the proportion ranging
from one saloon for each eight voters in
the Sixth Ward to one saloon for each fifty
voters in the Twenty third Ward. 1t
should be observed that the figures are
official. and there is nothing in them to be
explained away. The number Of licensed
drinking places is shown by the advertise
mcnt of the City Treasurer II includes
only those entered on his books The num-
Der of voters is not the list OF taxabes,
but of those who actually deposited bal
lots for the Presidential electors in 1891.
1t is understandable that the proportion Of
| voters to saloons i'll the Sixth Ward should
| be small That is business ward, where
there are but few dwellings compared with
| stores, factories and warehouses, and
where hotels, lodging houses, etc, tDouihi
| But in the residence wards, where but few
real hotels can be found, and where the
number of voters is very large, there is a
saloon for every thirty-tive TO fifty voters.
Even the men who are not prohibitionists,
and who do not believe in sumptHary laws,
will be ready to acknow ledge that this is
too great y proportion of mere drinking
houses.
If one should take the anti-prohibitory
view, and insist that people shall be left
free to drink Intoxicating liquors or not
drink them, as they please if would still
appear that this scandalously large number
of tavcrns presents undue accommodation
for drinkers, and is 4 public evil by null
tiplying the facilities for incompetence and
temptation to the young lhitadell'hia
| Ledger
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04
a.AErels 81 rms ao7EIsEE
whaf Ixe SD 3uriug the War aii'
gYgsaf SIC Has Dei,e Since.

General Clinton s. Fisk was born IN
York, Livingston county, y y, in 1928,
and einigratcd to Michigan two years
later As a poor boy his education was
limited to the common schools, with the
exception Of tHo years in Wesleyan Sem
mary If Albrino. Michigan IN 1875 he
went to st Louis and entered the service
early in he war for the Union, He raised
brigade OF troops in Missouri and after
wards became Colonel of the 1'hirty-third
Infantry, Volunteers. and was made
Bricadier. General of Volunteers 10 1865,
with the position of Brcvct Major General
in 1865. in the Army Of the Tennessee,
with General Grant. IN the siege of Weeks
burg. General FiSl, also commanded the
Thirteenth Division of The Thirteenth
Army Corps, and was i'll the 4agn Pass
expedition against Fort Pemberton and
commanded the districts of Southeast
Missouri. st. Louis and North Missouri.
He also commanded the Union forces at
Jefferson City He entered the Freedman 5
Bureau in 1870 with Kentucky, Tennessee,
Arkansas Missouri, Alabama and Georgia
in his district. and was successful il the
work of reconstruction claims and restora-
ton of industry. In 1866 lac established
the Fisk School for the Freedmen at Nash
Vile Tenn, from which grew Fisk Gni-
yersity, the largest and finest appoint
ed institution of its class in the world,
from which the world-rcnow Jubilee
Singers came.
Gen Fisk Is President Of it's Board OF
Trustees and its general benefactor He
interests Of education aud is leader of
that branch of the Methodist Episcopal
Church as a member OF the Board Of rrus-
tees of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa,
Pennington Seminary Nj, and the Drew
Theological Seminary at Madison, N. J =,
all Of which have received his generous
gifts The General is also one of the Book
Committee of the NJ +. Church and a
manager Of its Missionary Society, deyot-
ing much time and money to the interests
Of the church He was very active and
prominent in the early movement for fra
ternity between the Methodist Churches.
North and South No one man did SC
much to bring about this brotherly feeling
at the celebrated Commission Of Metho
dists at Cape May, where the Northern
and Southern branches united
Gen. Fisk was a warm friend aud associ
ate Of Gen Grant and was made Chairman
of the Board of the Indian Commission
organized by Grant in 1874 Under Lin
coin Gen. Fisk had under his charge il
the Frecdman's Bureau $500. 600 coloret
people.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04
Those yilIainOus Things.

If it all ended in smoke, it would be bad
enough; but it don't. We mean the evil
habit of cigarette smoking by mere boys
and very young men. 1t has grown of late
to alarming proportions. We have moth
ing to say as regards old smokers. We
have very clear and firm opinion as to
the whole matter Of smoking, but men of
mature minds and bodies must be their
own judges as to their personal conduct in
this respect
But we do protest with all our strength
against our boys forming the habit of
cigarette smoking. And yet the most cas-
ual observation will show any one how the
habit has grown and is growing upon our
merest youths. Youngsters Of ten or
fourtcen-not the street arabs either-go
about putting the most noxious compounds
The paper has been bleachcd with lime and
arsenic, and is manufactured in the first
place from the filthy Scrapings of rag.
pickcrs The tobacco is the refuse, doe
torcd with valerian and tincturc- of
opium, and favored with preparation of
the TONGA bean, from which deadly poison
is made. OF course these noXious agents
are present in exceedingly small quantities
in our cigarette But the cigarette smoker
is not contented with one They are so
cheap that the smoker uses great many,
and consequently cannot fail of meeting
with the evil effects Of their noxious quail
ties-W Christ. Weekly.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04

after speaker, and when those who were
called for did not make their appearance
promptly, they sang Methodist hymns.
Dr. ]. B. Graw, of the Temper
ance gazette, followed with an earnest
address which he closed with the remark
that the watchwords of the Prohibitionists
should be: "On 10 Prohibition and to
Heaven.
Two colorcd men, delegates to the CON
yention. closed the speech making. Then the
convention adjourned with cheers for Gen
eral Fisk. Altogether $2450 was raised as
a campaign fund and for the expenses OF
the convention, and nearly 500 for the
benefit of the Woman's Christian Tenn
pcrance Union Everybody shook hands
with General Fisk before going home.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04
Don't &c In.

It is lighted, We know, like palace
That tair gildcd temple of sin;
II has signs ON The walls-lct us read them
''Rnm, Wine, Whisky, Brandy and Gin
Bewarel tho you think you may need them,
My son. oh my son. don t go in
Tho il giveth its beautiful color,
Tho il CLEANS in the cup like rose
Tho il seeks like II serpent to charm You,
And glitters, and @immeis, and @lows,
Like the bright willy serpent, twill harm yon
And rob yon of earthly rcpose.
1t will tarnish your glorious manhood
And SOW the wild seeds of disgrace
Then why deal with this terrible danger
Why enter this crime haunted place?
Much better to pass il II stranger
Than GODS holy image detace.
Much better 10 grid on the armof,
To fight lfe's great attlc, and win,
Than to lay down your all ON The altar
That burns in this temple of sill
To strike for The right ana not tHltci--
My son, oh my son, don't 90 in
Mrs. II 4 hittticr.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04

In the Cathedral at Philadelphia, lately,
taken by the recent council in Baltimore.
He announced that all Catholics in the
Archdiocese must either abstain from sell
ing intoxcants on Sunday or else leave the
Church All Catholics are likewise for
biddcn to sell to intoxicated persons or to
children at any time, and are earnestly re-
questcd To abandon The business. The
Archbishop announced that the decree had
been affirmed by the Vatican and will be
enforced all over the United States. The
Archbishop took occasion to severely de
nounce the practice of selling on Sunday,
and said that it was responsible for the
commission OF many crimes,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04
The Prohibition Convention.

The State Convention of the Prohibition
party opened in the Grand Opera House at
Newark on Thursday of last week
The State Executive Committee met at
80 o'clock on Thursday and were in SEES
sioG over an hour. On motion of Mr. Cart-
landt t. Parker of Perth Amboy. il was
decided to present the name OF Cen Fisk
as temporary Chairman, and II, d. Opdybc
as temporary Secretary. The following As
sistant Secretaries were agreed upon First
district, Rev. Nr. Lake, of Camden:
Second Howard KirEbride, OF Princeton;
Third, Prof W. E. Bissell; Fourth, Rich
ard f, Schafcr Fifth, w. II. Butler; Sixth,
John Montcith of Newark; seventh, VIM
T. Howe, of Harrison.
1t was also decided that each Cungres-
sional district should select two members
for each Of the following committees: Per-
manent Organization, Rules, Resolutions;
and the committee On Credentials consist of
one from each county
The Convention was called to order at
go clock. There was large attendance
of delegates, nearly every congressional dis
trict in the State being fully represented.
The Convention was called to order by
Mr. Cortlandt l.. Parker, Of Perth Amboy
He nominated Gen. Clinton Is. Fisk. Of
Monmouth as Temporary Chairman The
nomination was received with tumultuous
and long continued applause Gen. Fisk
was elected
Gen. Fisk said the cause we repre-
sent deserves the hcasticst cheering. and
as it needs Gods blessing, suggest hat
we rise and sing the Doxology and then
that Rev solomon Parsons invoke the
divine blessing The Convention then
rose and sang the Doxoogy, and Rev.
Mr.. Parsons then made prayer, in which
he blessed God for the success thai had at
tended the efforts of the ProhibitonistS so
far and said they believed God is with
them in this work. We are fighting
against foe that is strong and well in
trenchcd and unconpromising. He asked
that the Convention might be wise as well
as brave. and that those who are wavering
may be east in their lot on the side of the
Lord
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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04
"a Lstne Child Shall lead Them

An esteemed clergyman writes thus:
Very recently little boy in my parish
only six years of age, was sent by his
mother to fetch his father home from a
public house. lie found his parent drink
ing With some other men; one of them in
vitcd the little fellow to take some beer
Firmly and at once the boy replied; NO,
| can't take that; I'm in the Band Of
Hope Tho men looked at one another,
but no one was found to repeat the tcmpta-
ton. The men then said, We'll, if you
won't take the beer here's penny for
you to buy some candy The boy took
the penny and said, 1 thank you, but
had rather not buy candy. I shall put it
into the savings bank The men looked
at one another and for some moments were
entirely silent. At length one of them
rose and gave utterancc to his feelings in
these words. We'll, think the sooner we
sign the pledge and put our savings in the
bank the better. The men Immediately
left the house Such was the effect of the
two speeches of boy six years old How
many old people have made much longer
but less effective speeches. "A little child
shall lead them!' y Golden Censor.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04

Some of the Republican organs, notice
ing to Brighten the Prohbitionists ont of
their boots by setting up that old scarccrow
every Prohibition vote is a vote for the
Democratic candidates This old spook
has stood ont in the Republican confed
So long that tile Prohibition birds have be-
come quite familiar with it, and are now
roosting all over it--what time they are
not engaged in pulling up votes. We I'M
agine the Prohibitionists are not troubling
themselves much about the other parties
at present They are voting for their own
candidates. on their own platforms, and
can't be fooled by the played out fapdoodle
of ten years back Admitting, for the ar
gument's sake, although we are not dis
posed to concede it MS a matter of fact, that
every Prohibition vote came, originally,
from the Republican ranks, we think the
time of the organs aforesaid would be
much better spent in eXhorting their party
to come up to the requirements of the hour
on the temperance question with practical
measures, instead OF holding out promises
and glitterng generalitcs, ''thc same with
intent to deceive, than endeavoring to
Brighten back the conscientious men who,
weary Of waiting, are going over to the Pro-
hibition ranks. with this Democratic bug
a-boo. The Republican party Of New ,Jcr-
sey has had.lots Of chances to make good
the claims Of the organs that it is paf efcel-
ience the party Of temperance. If they
had been improved, the organs now would
not have 10 Waste So much ink in trying to
make good the claim on paper The
statutc-book and the constitution is where
these things are best written down, but
with its opportunities Of the last two
years, the party has failed to so inscribc
them. summed up to date. the work of
the Republican party for temperance in
New Jersey is 0, and that of the Demo
cratic party is Just rs much. So, as 4 mat
ter of fact, we don't see that il need make
much difference to the Prohibitionists
which of the old parties it helps or hurts,
its first aim being 10 get there itself, and if
Republicans or Democrats are afraid of
being run over, they had best get on board
and ont Of danger The M0NIToR is for
prohibition. The PrniibtioniSts appear
to be the only party cunning for that game
SO far this season The Republican party
has the same privilege II il secs its way
clear to start out II they are afraid of the
gun kicking they had better stay u.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04

We respectfully but firmly insist that
the Presidents wages De locked for the
public time occupied ia his wedding and
the prelminaries thereto Elsewise labor
reform is buta hollow moeketY.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04
Patents Granted.

Patents granted to citizens Of New Jcr-
sey during the past week, and reported ex-
pressly for the MONITOR by G. A. Snow
& Co., Patent lawyers, opp. L. S. Patent
Office, Washington, D. c.: T. A. Dennis,
Newark, trunk catch; S. A. Flower, Jer-
sey City, dust shield p. X. Reeves, Bridge
ton, fruit jar; II. J. Romberg, Newark,
car brake; II. +. Nenninger, Newark,
composition for floor and wall coverings; G.
L. Grimm, Camden, bobbin c. Gullbcrg,
Jersey City, handspring winder; L. p.
Hand, Newark, meat cntter; f, p.
Harmed, Camden, making neutral alumni
nous compounds; r. Hermann, iIobokcn,
button; j. w. Howell. New Brunswick,
system Of electrical distribution; II. G.
JcnkinSon Newark, metal handle.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04

The Local Option bill was taken up IN
the Assembly on Wednesday AID killed by
a vote Of 81 to 90 The lesson Of recent
events seems to be lost on the average leg
isator
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04

some of the Democratic papers in tins
State are agitating movement for the for
nation of a Democratic Editorial Asso-
citation" The avowcd object of the asso-
citation is to promote the welfare and sue
cess of the Democratic party in state and
national elections. The proposition seems
to be received with favor. A meeting
will be held at Asbury Park on Tuesday
June 18th
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04

We quote from Joseph Cook prelude,
Neither the Republican nor the Demo-
cratic party can be preserved in whiskey.
Honorable men Of all parties are growing
weary ofmarchng to the polls shoulder to
shoulder with liquor sellers and voting for
candidates nominated by the dictation of
dramshop oligarchy.. The severe truth is
that in every closely contested election
state and national, the liquor traffic holds
the Republican party by the beard and the
Democratic party by the throat. -. .Our
first clear political duty in connection with
the liquor traffic, as it used to be in con-
ncction with slavery, is to vote for no party
that is in alliance with the gigantic mis-
chief. No righteous citizen can support
any party that depends for its success on
alliance with the whiskcy-rngs.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04

There is likely to be some little unplcas-
antncss in the Nineland Fair Association,
over the plan to turn the exhibition into
a wine show. Many Of the ladies' and
some of the farmers, viii give the thing a
wide berth, because they do not feel that
an encouragement of the wine business is
good for the moral interests of the place.
Should the ladies boycott the fair. il will
tend to lower the character and success
Of the show .-BrtdGcton Nc,rS
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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-04

The representative Jerscymen at WASH
ington are still vigorously discussing the
politics OF their State The nomination by
the Prolibitionists Of General Clinton b.
Fiskr. of Monmouth, rs their candidate for
Governor. has created sensation in New
Jersey circles. Hon William Walter
Phelps said to the Newark Netcs cores
pondent chat he regarded General Fiske
as a very strong candidate The Demo
cratic members are we'll pleased with the
nomination They say Fiskc will poll the
fin strength Of his party Senator Sew
ell is reported 10 be considerably an
noyed at the action OF the Prohibition
Convention ia placing sucll strong candi-
date in the field, and also at the probabil-
ity of that party organizing thoroughly in
the several legislative districts and thus de
tracing largely from the Republican vote
at time when every vote Will he needed to
prevent the Legislature from gaining a
Democratic majority and electing a Dem
oerat to succeed him