The Penn's Grove record., 1895-10-11
PRomInITION ENroUNDED.

candidate for Governor spoke IN
Woodstown Monday evening to a small
audience. Mr.. Wilbur is the abiest eX-
FOUNDER of Prohibition politics in the
State aud what he says is logical and
philosophical and his first argument
proved the economy of prohibition.
The PIohibitionists are accused OF
taking a moral question into politics.
1t is not so. The liquor business was
in politics before the Prohibitionists
were born and they are only ~endeaYor-
ing to get it out. There are 9,OO0 llc'
ensed liquor shops In New jersey. Tue
average consumption Of liquor IN the
United States per capita is II gallons
and Jerseymen drink their share. That
would make "a, 0O0, 600 gallons consum-
ed. Allowing that 81 per gallon is re-
| ceived at retail New Jerseys drink bill
is annually S49, 900, 900, What would
| be the result if this amount was turned
into the channels of trade for necessar-
les of life. 1t would give every family
2 barrels of flour, 2 new dresses and .
| suits of clothes at SO each, 3 pairs OF
| shoes at 81 a pair. Would not that
make a difference in business and be
like a sunbeam going through the coun-
try?
Even if it were a good legitimate bu-
siness too much money is thrown into
II channel by giving too big a pront
and too little to labor. Forty per cent.
less goes TO labor than in any other
manufacturing business. According
to the State COmptroller's report the
expenses of all government in this State
is about SO, 000, 000. 1t takes half that
to maintain jails, poor houses and asy
lums. Old party judges state that
three-fourths of all crime is due to the
liquor traffic. About 81, 800, 600 is re-
ceived in license fees. Subtract that
and there will be several millions to
the debit of the liquor traffic. Would
it not be common sense to dissolve the
partnership? This issue is greater than
the tariff or silver question.
The Senate investigating committee
says the court expenses has doubled i'll
about 20 yeaIs and cannot be curtailed.
BY a strange coincidence the liquor
traffic has about doubled in that time.
If Wa keep on multiplying school houses
of crime we must build more additions
las we are now doiDg) to the State pris-
on, insane asylum and the reform
school, to take care of the graduates.
A wave of holy horror swept over the
State over four or fYe race tracks yet
there is no Indignation of over 1900 sa-
looms. The Republicans were swept
into power and they actually repealed
the race track laws which the Demo-
cratic court bad declared ~unconstitu-
tional. No temperance legislation was
passed Notwithstanding the Prohibit |
tiunists gave them a majority in the
Senate by voting for James Bradley. |
Ed. And they were asked for anoth.
er trial. They were given it and last
winter every temperance bill introduce
ed was killed. If the Republican party
fails to do anything for temperance
what more can be expected by return
ing it to power again.
But you are infringing Oh personal
liberty and vested rights. Why, the
laws of 1895 are full of prohibition.
The Township Committee is empower.
ed to prohibit wagon tires less than 4
inches wide, no person is allowed to
plant carp on his own farm. Laws
were passed to protect the clans in the
mud, the fishes in the water, the birds
in the woods and the rabbit under the
fence, but none to protect the boys. Is
not a boy worth more than a clam?
Gen. Sewell and the Republican lead
ers have come TO the conclusion it will
not pay to dicker with the temperance
people, because they claim the Prohibit
tionists defeated them after passing the
localoption law in 1887. But they
can't prove it. Why not 60 back on
the tariff because that defeated them
in 1892? We will go to any party who
sticks to prohibition through two cam
paigns. Griggs has come out latfoot-
ed against temperance. He says the
Republicans are satisfied with the Ii
quor laws as they are and, by the way,
they are more liberal than in any other
State. He takes Il glass of beer or wine
when he feels like it and has 10 OBJ.
lection to any one taking anything else
he wishes to drink.
There is no differences in the old paf-
ties on the liquor question. Both have
been alternately i'll power 30 years and
still the cry is economy and reform.
The Republican platform aecuses the
Democrats of passing the race track
laws, of extravaganza and building up
the party at the expense of the State.
The Democratic platform accuses the
Republicans of passing the first race
track law, of extravaganza and build
ing up the party at the expense of the
State. Both told the truth for once.
A new party and a readjustment of
voters is necessary to implant this great
issue in the constitution and men ate
wanted from the old parties who GO
ahead to blaze the path of reform and
not live on old dead issues. Anew ma
chine is necessary to stop the liquor
traffic as this country cannot live half
drunk and half sober. The greatest
problem is to protect and upbulld young
manhood.