The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-08-21

which the country has to go through with
| and rs lucky it broke out so early, as
there is plenty of time to get over it
before the campaign oil Ninety-two.
The excise commission has now been ap-
pointed for Cumberland Co., and the bars
of five licensed places let down, or thrown
transfer of that which steals way the
sense of men and makes them worse than
brntes.
Ia Bridgcton it was feared at first there
would be a lack of foreigners to accept all
the places hen the licenses were given
out, but a subsequent poll of heads proved
there was not only enough but one to spare,
the one black sheep being an American to
the manor born.
To say that the general public are ildig-
nant over this high handed outrage is but
drawing it mild. They, whether democrats,
republicans or prohibitionists, keenly feel
the indignity of having men (some of them
of mont the best character) decide against
them on a measure which they recently
repudiated at the polls with an over 1900
majority. They are bitter, terribly bitter,
against the Governor Albeit party whi;h
they say has handed them over bound la md
and foot, to 4 s~oulless and conscieuceless
triumvirate. They not only curse,
not lond but deep, Gar Albeit and the
commission but everybody tarred with the
same stick. The representative from the
first district comes in for their special ex-
an appointment OF an excise commission
for Cumberland county and also know, or
say they know, that he never missed an
opportunity before or since and at the
time even, to aid and abet the party work.
ing 1t up. Such is the temper of the people
Just now on this line that if election should
| occur soon the name of the democratic
candidate for the 1st district wouId be
Denuis, with a capital sized D. to begin
with. The intelligent part of the voters. by
which We mean the temperance voters, Gas
| il is notorious that with few exceptions
they compose the intelligent class of Cum
berlaGd's population regard rather critic
ally. not unmixed with distrust the course
| of the several republican newspapers Of
the county which are supposed TO reflect
the sentiment Of the party on the question.
Democratic journals Of the county are
supposed 10 support the measure. 1t is
their party, and rare is the democl attic
editor, even IN temperance old Gambler
land, who will be found TO rise higher than
tue source from whicI, he draws his inspi-
rations and set himself up against his
owners. Bat the republican organs rep
s~entiug g clear cut opposition 10 the party
framing the bin, are expected to show up
the tyranny of the measure and be IN the
side OF the people, a thing which they are
not inst now doing with any great velie-
meuoe. Some persons oftheir own partyare
so upeharitable as TO attribute this TO other
than purely patriotic and disinter4sted mo-
tives and some even go 50 far as to say that
a bride is held over their heads in the shape
o. party patronage in Publishing the laws
etc.
And as 50 tie matter stands aud bad
enough 1t is viewed from any standpoint
aud from whatever way. In TIE meantime IT
is not impossible that an appeal may be
taken 10 the Supreme Cont TO decide the
constitntionality Of tho excise law or action
be delayed until the similarc case Of Camden
be decided.