The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16

they? What have the leaders of the Re-
publican party done for Prohibition what
are they doing now ? Mr.. Bradley knows as
we'll as we know, as WE'LL in short, as any
body knows, that they have not and are
not doing anything at all except making
ley understands this full well that we are
entirely willing to leave with him an an
swer to the question, (which party could
best be entrusted with the enforce.ne of
prohibition in New Jersey, Cor anywhere
else), the Republican, or Prohibition
party?" and will accept Mr.. Bradley's an
swer in good faith.
Does Mr. Bradley believe, does any one
of the hosts of good temperance men in the
Republican party, Gas good as any be-
lieye, that prohibition, as embodied in the
local option law say, would be enforced in
New Jersey should the Republicans be
publican State Convention? Mr.. Bradley
does not only not believe this, but knows
very well to the contrary. He knows that
the first concern of the party leaders is not
temperance, but return to power. The
readers will observe that we discriminate be-
tween the leaders and the voters of the Re-
publican party. The Republican hosts we
believe are all right, the majority of them,
but the good lord, good DEVIL leaders
don't want to anger the rum men of their
party, ard therefore cannot be depended
upon to enforce prohibitory law if elected
on that issue, let their promises be what
they may.
We wish it was different, We wish the
great Republican party was as much in
earnest to enforce prohibition laws as they
are to arrest horse thief or any ether mi
nor offender against the law. and then the
people would have no use for Prohibition
party
But says Mr.. B., (Which man would you
rather see in the gubernatorial chair of
New Jersey, Albeit, the friend, counselor
and servant of rum, or Nevius, the staunch,
firm and tried advocate of temperance
and morality?' and so far as the MONITOR
is concerned the question is easily answered.
Wen take Nevius every time. But is it a
choice between Nevius and the Democratic
nominee, as the Park Journal intimates
The contest will really be between the rum
power aud the temperance power, and If
the Republican party foolishly jumps in
between and try to straddle both sides they
will do just as they did when General Fisk
was candidate for Governor against the
rum candidate-elect the rum candi-
date. Nothing is more certain. We
don't think Prohibitionists want the Of
fees for the sake of the spoils, but want
them that the law against liquor selling be
enforced with strong hand, SO that there
be no nonsense about it, as in Republican
Rhode Island, where the law was brought
in contempt and repealed at the first OPP
poltunity. Prohbitionists don't want the
defeat of the Republican party per Sc, and
would thousand times rather see it in pow
er than the rum ridden Democracy of this
State, if they only could trust them when
elected.
If Mr.. Bradley will pledge his party to
this effect and convince P:ohibitionists that
the Republican party is better temperance
party than the Prohibition party, or even
as good, we can answer the Governor Abb
bett end of the query right quick, but until
then-well until then we are afraid that the
division will be just where it ought not to
be, namely, between the temperance men
of the Republican and Prohibition parties.