The Monitor., 1891-04-03

The Democratic party Of the State is
now down about as low as it can possibly
get. We don't see in fact how it can get
down any lower without making a hole in
the ground, IN which event, as we once
heard Governor Albeit say of the Repub-
lican party, 'it should lay with its face
downward so that the more it scratched
the nearer home it would get. We say
all this of the Democratic party of the
State of New Jersey without the least fear
Of giving offence to the more respectable
portion of it. In fact the decent men,
those who call themselves Democrats and
voted for such sterling Democratic patriots
as Mcclellan, Tildeu, Cleveland etc ARE as
much ashamed of the \ ew Jersey coutiu-
geut of the party as it is possible for them
TO be. They feel humilated that the party
should be Obliged to dcker With the rum
faction for votes, and worse humiliatt
When the rum faction obliges them to live
up to the compact in regular Shy lock FASH
ion. Governor Albeit said to the rum MT Il
within the Democratic party, give me the
New Jersey Senate ard House of Repre-
seLtAtives SO that may be seated ir the
United States Senate at Washington and |
vii! agree 10 whatever demands you
make" The people " hat do | care for
the ptoplt?" Gov. Albeit aud the Dem
CRATIC party Of the State was What lie was
treating for them. Now then comes the
deal. Gottleib Kreuger, one of the upper
New Jersey beer barons, is made Judge. TIE
courts are eIjOiued from being too pafiicu-
lar about license applications, that is, they
are told not TO look into them too closely
but grant licenses almos: anyway. Then
to make it still easier AID better the
run men All xcise boafd Is appointed all
oyei tie State uLder " hich lie, Ire can be
obtaiued in any equity, ro matter if that
county had voted out all Licenses by deci-
sive msjoiities. Gov. Albeit and bis clique
have handed over the Democratic party ci
the State to the rum power, bound hand
and foot. Is the rum power satisfied? Il
ought to be certainly. Is Governor Albeit
sail, fled? We don't believe lie is. H.
fact he is SO apprehensive of the
conde emuation sure to be visited
upon him and his party by the act, that
through his minions in the legislature he
has redistricted the State that (.s he fUrdly
hopes and imagnes) the people will not be
able to help themselves. But history
doesn't read that way and We expect to see
history repeated The Prohibitionsts lifl
up their eyes and say: THAT is exactly
what we expected of the Governor Albeit
stripe of Democracy, exactly, We are not
one whit disappointed. Let them bear
down, We ask no favors at their hands and
make no concessions. Our appeal is not
to Governor Albeit and his minions in
the Legislature, but through the ballot to
the people. Let the rum POWER at Trenton
do its worst. We hurl defiance at them. :"
The Republicans are in different shape
There they stand just outside the Prohibi-
tion fence with hat il hand waving on the
cold W water men with words like these
'.See what you have done now, didn't We
tell you so? Why didn't you vote for us in
'S5 and secure local option for good part
of the State? Now you see where you are,
etc."
To this the Prohibitionists reply: "We
don't believe the Republican party Of the
country IS for prohibition. They may be
somw hat that way in New Jersey where
the Democrats are sitting upon their necks
with an uncorked rum jug to their lips. but
taking the States over, We don't believe
them for prohibition yet. Where We have
been the worst de- +, a,ed and the " orst stab
bed has been in the house OF our SO called
friends, the Republican party. If tie
RepubIican party is for Prohibition at all,