Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-03-22
Editors Opinions.

The following letters were written in
answer to request made by the edi-
tor Of the Newark Journal, asking for
the opinions of the Cumberland county
editors on the effect, politically, of the
passage of the Local Option High Lii
eense Bill;
The passage of the High License
Local Option Bill will cost the Republi
can party many vote in this county.
Just what effect it may have on next
Falls election in this it is difficult to
say, but it will have an effect undoubt-
,odly. There are enough license Re
publicans to hold the balance of power
The bill is very unpopular here. 9ts gag
J. T.. VANSYCKEL,
Cumberland Courier.
Cumberland county is, as you know,
the hotbed of prohibition and temper
ance, and is at present represented in
both branches of the Legislature by
Democrats. Their votes seem to give
satisfaction TO the temperance ele-
ment, and it is likely that the two AS
semblymen, Messrs. Ludlam and
Smalley, will be returned next Fall.
J. B. ELFRETH,
Millriue 1rdnscript.
We think it will increase the Repub-
llcan vote in this section, and believe
that the few Republicans who may
leave the party will be more than made
up by accessions of temperance voters
from the other parties.
j. WARD RICHARDSON.
Bridgeton Erening Neacs.
Our county is already strongly mo
lIcense"-the three principal towns,
BrldSeton. $4,000 population; Millville,
10000, and Vineland, 7,00O embracing
two-thirds of the total county popula
ton, have been for years and are now,
stronger than ever mo license
Cumberland county has Republican
majority of about 500 to 800.
The law will have no effect upon us.
except to close up the few remaining
county taverns and outlaying dives.
F. R. FITHIvN,
B1'idgeton Chronicle.
My opinion regarding the questions
you put, relative to the effect of the
Local Option Bill on next Falls elec-
tion in this county,is that the Republi-
can vote will beincreased considerably.
GEORGE W. MCGOWAN,
Bridgeton Pioneer.
The effect of the passage of the High
License Local Option Bill upon the
elections in this county this Fall will
greatly strengthen the Republican
party.
In this city and elsewhere through
out the county, men who have been
closely identified with the Prohibition
party are declaring their intention to
support the Republican party this Fall
for its grand step in advance"
In this city the Prohibitionists have
refused to put up a ticket against the
Republicans this Spring.
j. w. NEwL1N.
Mitlvdie Reptbiican.
The effect of the High License Lo
cal Option Bill'' in this county will be
to increase the Republican vote very
next Fall election.
w. V. l.. SEIGMAN,
Vinelond Independent.
All other things being equal the nat
ural effect would be to strengthen the
Republican party, not probably by se-
curing return of any considerable
number of party Prohibitionists to the
Republican fold, but by preventing the
exoous from the party of a large nun
Der OF voters, who wanted to see some
thing done on the temperance line.
and whose conscience will be Quilted
for the time being by the passage of
the Local Option bill. This is a Re-
publican county, and when the party
makes good Nominations and is not
rent by factional wars within the party
as has been the case oflate, the success
OF the ticket is assured But u truce
OF the factions is almost Impossible,
and besides a sufficient time has nor
elapsed 20 find out positively inst how
pubic opinion of all shades will classify
IN regard to the measures in question.
HENRY III. WILBUR,
Morning Star