The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-10-04

an empire on his shoulders. II appearances
go for anything.
1t isn't SO with the Democrats. Well,
we should hardly reckon. They don't be
lieve in the divine right of anybody and
some of them don't believe in the Divine
anyhow. They call their chairman Bill,
their secretary Joe, and the rest of the
hustlers by the name given them by their
father, mother, sister, COUSIN, or aunt. In
| short they are the Tom, Dick and Harry's
of the community who swear by General
Jackson and travel on the gravel train.
The Prohibitionists are something else,
decidedly so. No man living can recall
the time, place, or occasion in which a
Republican or Democratic convention was
opened and closed with prayer, the bene-
diction pronounced and sometimes the
doxology sung. In which one-third of the
audience were ladies and the other two
thirds gentlemen, and in which an appro-
| priation was not made necessary to clean
up the hall after the close of the conyen-
ton, not one. No man living can recall
the political party, from the days OF Adam
to Jim Scoyel. in which there was not a sim
gle brewer. distiller, saloonist, whiskey
guzzler member, but can recall the time, II
| over -four score yeats and ten in which
Just such were pillars of the church mill
tant.
The Prohibition Convention held at
| Bridgeton the other dag was like all the
rest in its purpose-strong, determined,
iniiexible, unyielding, incorporating
taking hold with an iron grip and grit of
the Prohibition question as the only
question worthy the serious attention
of serious men, and never once looking for
a way in which it could be made a little
easier for the other parties, never once let
ting the bars down, ever SO little, SO that
even a Republican local option %optionist
might travel therein.
There were but few present in the morn
ing. less, perhaps, than one hundred, but
every one of them Was there for business
and not for office. What they were there
for will be seen in the following:
IGSottSu, nat We CaHitbt ~ q III HViit-
inees of any other party without endorsing the
party principles. and we do therefore urge all
Prohibitionists 10 avoid all compromise ana
stand aloof from all bargains and trades that
may be proposed 10y either of the old parties,
and support only the candidates whostand
upon our party platform.
"rha the policy Of both the Democratic and
Republican parties, as Indicated by the deelar-
ations of their leading men, and the almost
universal position of their party papers, the
large numbers and alarming influence of the
saloon element i'll their conventions, together
with the overwhelming vote OF the rank and
file in non-partisan contests for state prohibit
ton. is all for the perpetuation OF the liquor
traffic, by high license or taxation.
THAT license, high or low, is vicious in prin-
eiple, useless rs ii remedy, Il sin in practice by
all concerned, from the sovereign voter 10 the
boss brewer and his ~hartenders: and we alb
solutely refuse to have any part OF lot in the
crime.
THAT the eva>ive mannerin which the Re.
publican party expressed itself upon the
vital question of Prohibition. ut Trenton. to-
gether with it, wen defined attitude toward
Prohibition in the past, leaves nothing for
New Jersey prohibitionist 10 do but go
straight forward. nominate the candidates
and do their best 10 elect them"
The above took the place of a hired brass
band. and had more music in it. One
good thing, though not a part of the res
olutions, was to recommend that Prohibi-
~tieniSts p~atronize and read their own par
ty newspapers. That was way down COM
mon sense and should go into effect i'm
mediately.
In the evening Gen. La Monte and DIR.
Graw, of Camden, were announced as
speakers. The Doctor didn't get there.
Perhaps he had pied = form and didn't
van to throw it into Perhaps he
had bought a yoke of oxen and must needs
try them. or perhaps-weli, anyhow. he
wasn't there, but the Hon. Geo. La Monte.
Prohibition candidate for Governor, was
and was given AN enthusiastic greeting.
This IS the way the able pen-shover Of the
Eeeaing Nsos pat it:
He (Gen. LaNonte) i 4 stout. middle
aged gentleman. with full beard closely
cropped and a shiny place across the top
Of his head. He is not an orator in the
common a%eeeptation Of the term but is.
nevertheless, a very pleasant-spoAen
gentleman. His tones are distinct and
his words are well chosen. He had notes
bcSre him. with whIeh he occasionally
refreshed his memory.
Mr.. LaMonte in beginning his speech
pictured the anguish OF mothers and
others, suffering from the effects Of the
rum traffic. aud their cries; Why don't
yea help u.s." ! said, by the grace Of
God I'll do what can" (ApplAnse).
He pronounced The question they We're
10 consider the greatest one before the
American people; the slavery of rum =
thousand times worse than African slavery
and he defed any person TO say one good
thing the saloon had accomplished. As
between the Democratic and Republican
parties, for himself lie did NOT care which
Won, because one IS afraid Of tie saloon
and the other favors 1t. The Republican
platform utterances, be said. could be
construed in two ways.
Considerable time WAS given 10 an elo-
quent discourse upon the awful evils
wrought 10y liquor and then Mr.. LaMonte
urged the P~rohibitJoniSts TO stand firm,
however FAR of success might seem, aud
leave results TO God. He discussed the
question: How are you going TO vote9'
and said 4 ballot is supposed to repre-
sent convictions Ii it does not. he who
casts it IS 4 polJica, slave and a moral
{ coward.
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