The Monitor., 1891-10-16
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WORD TO BROTHER 'PANTsINBooTs." :"
1t was not because "Pantsinboots' was
forgotten last week that we did not ac-
knowledge his answer to the question ask
ed some weeks ago relative to abolition
and temperance, but as he may readily
Judge for himself, it was because there
was no space left after giving a report of
what our New Jersey women are at work
at.
By the way, Brother "Pantsinboots,
was there anything peculiarly noticeable
in that report? Did it cause the question
to arise whether it was really the report of
temperance convention or whether the
delegates had been following after the
leadings of the States chief magistrate,
thereby becoming slightly muddled and
causing them to talk and work at random?
If it did cause the semblence of such
question We refer you to the MONITOR
force fer an explanation, aud. if you wish
to read it correctly follow these directions:
Immediately after the resolution, go over
to the next column and take the first seven
lines from the paragraph beginning: "To
say that this resolution" etc.. and tack it
on before the word people and leave
those seven out of the middle of the para
graph in which they appear, and there may
be clearer idea gained ofwhat was meant
to be conveyed.
One more correction, i. e. May Pauline
Sparks was nominated and elected can
didate (not delegate) for election to attend
the National Convention at Boston, the
delegates being elected at the State Con-
vention which conyenes at Salem next
Third day.
However, iu behalf of the MONITOR We
wish to say this, it is the first time in its
existence that we have ever noticed a
similar mistake to the first one and to our
| mind it is strange there are not more in
stead of less mistakes made in its columns,
and we feel that the MONITOR Publishing
Co. is to be congratulated upon the eff
cheney, neatness and uniform classifica-
tions in which the matter in its columns
appears
Now Brother "Pantsinboots, if you
were only sister of the w. G. I. L. (but
we presume you are not since women do
not dress that way We would say, come
down to Salem next week and see what
''spirit of determination to fight the rum
traffic" permeates every session, and see
what lines of educational work are being
pushed forward in every part of the state.
Please don't understand, however, that
men are not permitted to attend the con-
ventlon, for they are, every session, but
they cannot vote upon the different ques-
tions as they come up unless they are
members of that body.
This question arises which we respect
fully refer to ''Pantsnboots'' whether he
answ ers it himself or whether he quotes
again from that fearless leader, of the
temperance hosts. DR.. Graw. Why is it
the people have not an equal spirit of de-
termination to fight the traffic which is
despoiling the homes and running the souls
of much larger percentage of its people
than was ever caused by the cruel bondage
and breaking of family ties through
slavery, not forgetting that though the
negro was in chains his soul was free 20
seek the presence Of its Savior unsulied
and untorn.
Recently we have had recounted to US,
by soldier of the late war, many thrilling
features OF that period of our country's
history; Incidents that happened on the
line of march, driving the ''rebs" south be-
yond the line separating the North and
South, how every inch Of the way was con-
tested from point to point, in some in
stances the double quick movement
which they had to keep up for days in sue
cession as they marched toward Richmond
under Gen. Mcclellan with his seventy-five
thousand men, and as we listened to these
things related as they were by a man whose
s'brogue" sticks to him, even as the green
grass seems inseparable Gin our minds eye)
10 Emerald's Isle, We were brought to
realize as never before, probably, through
what brave struggle Tor grand prinei-
pie the men of that period passed, and we
can better understand, perhaps. why the
members of the Graud Old Party 1--WE say
a lul "a CT lu n
lines. But the thing we cannot under
stand, is, " by in the name of ali progress,
in the name TO all advancement to new
duties. in the name fall enlightened re-
forms do the young men of tue land hold
on to the memories of a party that was
faithful and true in the performance of the
duties of the hour which were won so
bravely, instead of equipping themselves
with the full amor to do battle with the
present crisis and 60 forth as an advance
ground to win cause that " i'll take equal
ly as brave, equally as true, equally as
skilled soldiers as did the late war? Nay
drawer, truer, more skilled will these SOL
diers of great moral cause have to be, for
in the beginning they will have TO be brave
enough TO strike at the very appetite which
may be gradually enyeloping all his better
impulses, he will have to be true enough
to say get thee behind me, Satan, when he
is tempted to wayer, aud he will have to
be skilled enough to shun the serpentine
coils while viperous rum traffic is wind
ing or attempting to wind around every
voter in the land. drawing him whittier lis
Satanic majesty would have him go.
Unskilled soldiers, urskilled soldiers.
in this possible solution of the state of
affairs OF to-day? 1t is through the cause
OF unskilled statesmanship thatthe affairs
of state have been allowed to reach so low
an ebb, that three men may grant privi-
lege to one man, through the signatures OF
his twelve constituents, to come into
town where, not only the majority, but
almost the entire voting population are op-
posed to this thing, Is it, brother pants
iuboots, ''nnskilled soldiery that has allow
ed the enemy Of the home, the enemy of all
that is best for the country's interests
her good government-to be trampled upon
by those who seek only to procure gain,
gain at the very humiliation of the COM
mand: "Love thy neighbor as thyselfl'
am glad to think
/ am not bound TO make the wrong go right,
But only to discover and to do,
With cheerful heart, the work that God ap-
points"
s'fr II ALWAYS so.-'
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