The Monitor., 1891-10-09


ad II tEs elsctlan q Democrat Of the
kind NJ. Davidson las proven himself to
b.
TIE Vn0rocztioa pat upon the COED peo-
pie Of Nes Jersey - this silne by the ruEn
power Of the STATE Is certainly very great,
sufficient. We conclude, TO stir with right
eoas indignation tie ire q long suffering
and patient people.
Set only this. uos OILY stir and arouse lie
people IN the mepanse led oTer them in the
excise commission law 70 the apprehension
tia. their constitutional rights may De
further tzupe.ed with and abridged, bat to
nerve them. as theFr fathers il revolution
arg times we're nerTed, under no greater
pFoYoeation, 70 strike back, With relentless
bioss TIC aushoFs Of = tyranny as great At
lezst as tlat for which Cataline eonspiEed
aud C&s4r fought tyranny as odious
and insuffsrabie as as put upon the col
oalss IN revolutionary times, il opposition
70 which iheg pledged .heir lives and
fortunes and sacred honor. In tie operation
Of this Izw, the excise commission law, the
wlilof slle people Is studiously ignored and
their constitutional right (hitherto assured
III the majority rule) handed over to
chzrzcteFless trianylFate, the creatures OF
GogefBeF Albeit. We might further add in
brackets that this tFiumyiEate Of whisky
bosses among Us are held il about tie sane
esteem HAT tie purTeyors Of sea aud Others
Of ike character we're held in revolutionary
times.)
In this Law the voice of tie people d the
whole State is silenced ard in Cumberland
county the oyer 1890 majority recorded
against the sale and license Of rum in any
shape entirely disregarded. Iadeed i; is
quite safe 70 assume that an appeal made
TO our masters. .tie excise commission board,
to respect, to some extent. however slight,
the will Of the majority in the matter Of
license, would be as unAyaiIing and impo-
tent as il addressed to the Car of Russia.
But enough Of this.
The writer Of this a,tcle is Of the cranks
cranky. one Of the squattefs on Prohibition
ground At the sime the public DOMAIN v as
held in severslty by the rum power all over
the States; Pfohibitioniss. indeed, before
the Prohibition party had an existence, aud
hopes to be in eampand under marching Or
ders while single band Of organized license
men remain in the field, and like the aboli.
ZIONIST OF old to end our work only when the
work is ended-this much in pareis,hesis.
What the wri,er is, however, or what ne
believes, is Of bat little consequence TO the
general public. and the point is oulv made
here TO indicate the political ground on
which we stand, Prohibition ground.
Now 10 the main question. Disguise it as
we may, or call it what We will, there is
really but one issue before the people Of
this county or in Cumberland county, to
which this appeal is more directly address
ed, for settlement this fall, the license
commission issue, and but tso parties TO
settle on the question, the party in favor
Of this commission and the party in oppo-
sition 10 it. On this issue the Republican
platform or declaration Of principles in
Cumberland county are unequIyocal and
direct and are accepted bg Wilber II. Bag
ter who assumes TO carrying out the
pledges herein made his constituents,
should lie be elected to represent them.
Mr.. Van Syckel, the democratic nom
inee for assembly from that district,
represents tie opposite Of all this and his
election this fall would be regarded at
Trenton and else8 here as an endorsement
OF the political polioy Of the state, which
has placed a saloon at every turn and cor
ner of Bridgston' : streets and 1aunts beer
flag in the face Of the passer by Baxter rep
resents the policy ofover Eve years prohibit
ton in that city under v hich regime it has at
tanned to uuexampled prosperity and sup
ports more churches and schools perhaps
than any licensed town in the state OF
twice its population. Baxter represents
q clean temperance platform and is him
self without the tant of rum upon his gar
ments. while on the license question Van
Syckei is no better and no worse than the
party he represents. True, Mr.. Van
SycEel Foted against lbe passage OF
the excise commission bill in the House
aud his voice was also raised against ID In
caucus. but for all this he has grace in the
eyes of the trainers Of the law at Trenton
aud fellowship with the patrons of the
saloons at home, and VIC venture the asser- |
ton that not single vote of the liquor
fraternity for that assembly district will
be lost to him this fall through this rather
transparent iinesse Speaking however