The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-19

be made tooDeY u. fHt that IN your piie
aud smoke il.
For ourselves, We would be glad to see
the final and immediate prohibition of the
liquor traffic 10 New Jersey. We would
be glad to have it any how, so it come,
either AZ a statutory law, by local option,
or by constitutional fundamentally how
so wc have it, ard no matter by what party
it comes, be the same Democrat, Repnbli-
can or Prohibition. Some Of the ablest
men in tie Prohibition ranks, most of
them, ia fact, honestly believe that the
cause of prohibition cannot be advanced
and maintained save through straight Pro-
hibition lines, and as this class are intense
~ in earnest, not for party advancement,
not for the loayes and fishes of official pa
tronagc, not to win popular favor and be
on the strong side, but to advance the
cause Of genuine temperance reform and
stay tie great food Of iniquity coming
through the channel Of licensed dram sell
ing, they are certainly entitled to a respect
ful ard patient consideration.
These men represent both the old parties,
or once did, coming from the ranks (more
equally than some suppose, too,) Of both,
and each are willing and anxious even to
cruelty all tbeir former party predictions
that the one object Of prohibition be Sc
cured. The devotion Of these men to the
principles Of Prohibition, now unpopular
and on the under side, Is something to
challenge the admiration Of the American
people who love to see a brave fight by
earnest men, even though tie odds be
greatly against them. We said the above
have Il right 10 be heard as to what will
best promote and conserve true Prohibi-
ton, and we repeat it.
Then another class, who are also the
real friends Of prohibition mot the Prohi-
bition party are found IL tie Republican
party. and many Of these are quite as sin
cere as the most ardent ProhIbitionist in
the desire that saloon and saloon influences
be eliminated from politics by the utter ex-
termination Of both. They differ, how
ever, as to tie means used, and differ also
az TO methods, insisting on the belief that
temperance reform can come, and will
eventually come, enly through the help OF
the Republican party. These latter are
also entitled To a respectful hearing and
consideration.
But as to the outcome, What Of that?
The true friend Of Prohibition would not
be long in suggesting that. The advice
would certainly be "pool your issues,
make common cause in this one matter,
pull evenly and tremendously together,
and 50 accomplish tic object desired in
common" Advice like that, if honestly
acted upon, would, in our opinion, very
soon sound the death Knell Of the liquor
trade in this country. The advice Of the
rum Republican politician, pure and SIM
pie, would doubtless be quite different.
lie would most likely advise temperance
men Of the Republican party to cut the
"Prohibition cranks," and invite these
same cranLa to leave all they have, take
up their votes and follow the Republican
party. The democratic politician, Of the
Hill and Albeit persuasion, would be glad
Just here to give some gratnitous advice.
Flight it out" he would say, otis none
OF my funeral" lie would advise Itepub-
LEANS to knife Prohibitionists, and Prohibi-
tionists to beware Of the hypocritical Re
publicans, who only desire them as a cats
paw to pull political chestnuts out Of the
fire, after which they would have no fur
tller use for them. The MONITOR would
like to see these two classes Of good men
drawn together some way, so that both
could work OF a common ground for a
common good, and SO accomplish the
downfall in this country Of the colossal
crime Of the nineteenth century.