The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-17

Tie C~ohaatadQ1, speaking II 9ie@<sr
Armstrong intended Introduction of 3
Local Option Bill IN the hesl Legislature
frees it, mind As follows.
And iii entirely szle - .Ay that
although the Democrats ase indebted -
the Third party fer tine majority they have
ia the Legislature. HVz = bali d0zeU Demo
cratic votes & both branches gf fIat ta=ly
w5li be given - hat measure.
To which. not wishing, however. 10 pick
up q "furse with our g9ed n~eigbhor 81
the c9astasaea, Who refused .ennetime age
70 keep company vith u any longer, He
s2y that We think car esifuszbIe centern-
psray isGreztly mistaken ~ h. e-'imate
and that tie SIR II tie Democratic vote
fo- local option wIl ie = cheerful suf-
prise all around on the right side. Aud
further, W don't tliink that ise number Of
Democratic votes for or against q tempeI-
&nce measure = ll 80 any wsse relieve the
Republican minority from responsibility IN
the matter. We plead guilty - Being ore
Of the doubling Thomaa and would
tain awe our doubts removed, buE We
believe that those members o. tie Legisla-
ture wbo are in favor If lecsi option viii
support the bin Vitboa. regard to 'Aeis
party affiliations. ana tllose wA7 are not
sill sppose Il. AVID there wi3 i~ ia tie
latter category plenty Il both E~Ar;le<.
NoE let see hos the thing turns ont.
Tie Wsodsfosn MONITOR Affect uot Is
believe that Mr.. Armstrong will make god
his declared purpase 70 introduce ihe
Local optien BIZ and press IL passage
u. J. Press.
In the style Vi our school day, wi.eH
correcting faulty english b. lie rules Of
Good Browns grammar, We would lay oi
the above, iAegyrfcf. because se have new
er, in any way. expressed . doubt Of Mr.
Armstrong purpose as regards a local
option bill. Ifhe say lie viii introduce IT
and press lis passage we believe ie viii.
because ne know the man. Our doubts
have been as q ,Iss position II Mr, Arm
stroAg's party a. 4 party. 81 platform
promise to the contrary notw outstanding.
The PTsss further says: Tie MoSITon
Is quite unreasonable to expect ,i2, this
bill should 20 9th hsine color through
a lIouse made Democratic through tue
agency Of itself ard friends. Again ~
eoTrsd,-if the platform promise : to
be read as the Prs wonld have as read :,
because ith The Republican party csm-
mitted 10 a Temperance measure oftIis sort
We know there are enough " them IN tie
House, and eaoueh Democrats Who viii
help them, TO carry he bill through vith
flying colsrs aud beat Of drum.
Quoting further from the Prfss: More
over, is It equally unreasonable in de-
manding that the bill shall have the imam
imous support Of Republicans. Q4ite eor-
rset, because If supports What wehaYe sa:d
ali along, that our reading If the plat
form promise is 'he true one, that Is. il
commits the Republican legislators 10 notl-
ing, and they viii. as in Tic past. vote a.
they please on the question. The temper
ance Republicans viii do1btie<s favor the
Iscal option bill. Tie rum Republicans
will endeavor - defeat it and probably
will, aud viii be as good Republicans as
ever, nosH outstanding; which IS only m
p%eating that the Republican party Il. not
a temperance party, Tor which reason tie
MoNITog viii. Al Heretofore. cnntiEle to
support aud advocate tho party that Is out
spoken and plain spoken on tie question
and whore candidates are unanimous there
on, to wit-the rapidly growing Prelibi-
ton marty Of Now Ler.ev.