The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-02-24

! submit herewith specimen appica-
ton, issued in godly CD New England, in
the State of Connecticut, and, evidently, a
fair sample of The honest petition of a rum
seller Behold how he states, out and ont.
that the petitioner wants to sell intorica-
ting liquors:
ITO THE COMMISSIONERS OF FAIR
4 FIELD COUNTY;
The undersigned hereby applies for a license
to sel--Soirituous and Intoxicating Liquors
Ale, Lager Beer ana Cider, TO be drunk ON the
premises, and Rhine W inc only-pursuant to
The laws of this State relating to the sale OF lil-
toxicstting liquors mt the building owned by
Silas Gregory. No. Is, Railroad Square
Street, in The town of Norwalk, City of South
NOrwaii1, in said County.
signed, EDWARD QUITTNEY.
| hersby certify that the above application
is endorsed by five electors and taxpayers
us defined BY the law Of the town of Norwi,llS
HENRY n. SELLECk, Town Clerk.
Dated, Norwalk, January ., 1855.
Does this startle anybody Does this
arouse those tender conscienees of men
who perhaps will pray on Sunday next for
the drunkard ''who cannot enter the king
dom OF Heaven" Does this starile those
men who do not believe in the woe pro-
nounccd against him 'who pntteth the bot
tie to his neighbours lps?' Well, alas!
dear friends. yo1 and | are living in a
Christian Government, where Christian
ministers, and laymea, too, are piling then
apoogeties as high as Olympus on behalf
of ''hiah license ndulgences. If not
wearied, take one more glance AT quota
ton from Presbyterian paper.
''Under the high license law Of Illinois
the number Of saloons in the State has
been reduced from 1900 to 10, 600, and
the revenue from the liquor traffic has in
creased from $700, 600 to nearly s., 600, 600.
From this increased revenue the cities Of
Chicago, Springfield, Peoria, Quincy,
Bloomington, and Jacksonville have been
enabled to pave their streets, beautity
their parks, and improve their police force
and sanitary condition"
Beautiful! Streets paved with human,
broken hearts; parks beautified with love
Illness snatehed from happy homes and
flowers torn from bridal wreaths po-
lice force maintained with the money taken
from workingmen, while wives and chill
dren starye and die at home! Is this God S
work? Is this Bible ethics? Are these
the lessons taught by The grand old faith
ers?
The license applied FOR, as noted above,
will be granted Christian citizens will
glory in the regeaae, even as the willy
Church of Old gloried in the gatherings OF
Tetzel. Perhaps we shall have a Presi-
dent elected upon The issue Of ''re0eaue for
crime. We shall pave streets, beautiiy
parks, and keep mp orr police forcc-and
the latter 2ce shall need. France needs
them; Germany needs them, Paris has
beautiful parks ard streets, but she has,
too, tie shuddering fear and trembling
awe of remembered Commune.
Let the Church go ON, if she deems it
wise, shocking the moral sense of men who
do not believe in her any too mueh any
way. Let her so on licensing under the
spocious plea of restraining we shall
see how near to Germany we shall come.
The church may play at sacerdotalisra, and
masquerade in medieval tricks; the clergy
may ilatter one another that they can bind
and loose the laws Of God at option; they
may good Lord and good devil'' with
plethoric pew holding brewers, but right
is right God is not slack The Ameri-
can saloon, With all its belongings must
go, or the conserving, moral and blessed
power Of the Church is doomed. Pioneer.