The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-02

The Prohibition tcfus "a party ~ the United
States, orr uniftd IA the name ~ the people ~
revive enforce and prrpctuaIe IN tho Govern
tnent the stnctrinc~ ~ the nrclnrniiun III Inif-
prndtnce submit for the SufrigeS 81 Nh w, "A
citANiis the following platform ~ Nnfinnal ~
iefns anu measures. In the examinat ion and
discussion ~ tht temperance question II has
ttren prut On ana - an accepted frilfh thai nlr-
n"nr dfihh~. whether frrulcntcd. hrcwrd. Or
nis,liicn' are poisonous % 10. healthy human
hDdy the drinking ~ which Is not only need.
less, bur hurtul. necessarily tending "a form
intempcrtte habits. increasing pf.nilv M,
numntr. severity and fatal termination ~ ds-
cnet~. weakening and dcranplng the infrilrct
pointing the affections, hardening tho h.n,t
ana corrupting the morals. drpr,,nr nlnny
~ fra-on, ana SIN more ~ rs hcalthful e.
erel~e, and annually bringing down large num-
heFs 10 untimely gravtS producing IN fh,.
cnii1ren 20 many who drink u pfcsilspn~ltion
~ intempyrAncc, insanity md ,nsiuus bodily
anu mritll Diseases. causing dimnufiun III
strength. fetbleneSs ~ wish II. noklrnf~~ ~
purpose and premature old age. aud produc-
inK " all future generations dcferin, "A. ion ~
moral and ply sicalt haracfer Alcoholic drinks
ny mus the impineable foe ~ man a. AN lnd-
l. The legaIized importation. manufacture
and sale ~ Intoxicating drinks ministers ~
their use and teaches am erroneous and d.
,s.H, sentiment that such use 4 right:
aforementioned evils
: II the home IL j. equally an enemy. PROV
nix the dIsturher and destroyer OF us peace.
prosperity aud happiness: taking from IL The
earnings ~ the husband. dcpriylnr thc d.-
pendent wife and children ~ essential f,nd
clothing ana e'iucafion; bringing into IL pro
Inhity, abuse and Violence. setting al naiirnt
The vows Of the mar riagc altar: breaking M,
the family and sundering tbe children from
tnr parenis- and thus destroying one of the
most benetcenf institutions OF our crentnr
ana removing the sure foundation for good
government National prosperity ana welfare
Z. ~ me community u j. an enemy produc-
ing dem )rnlixatiun. vice and wickesint.Ss. IL
places ~ sale being often resorts FOR unn,in,
icwuness and dehauchcry. and hiding-plrces ~
.noSc VINO prey upoh society. c1untcracting
the efhcacy Of religious effort and ~ III; means
Tor intellectual elevation. moral purity. SOCIAL
happiness and the eternal good az mankind
wlnput rendering any countctacting or com
p.hsatinl DEMENT'S. being In its influence and
tuett eNii. and only evil. aud that confinually
T. 10 the state IL u equally an enemy Irg-
i-lati'e inquiry. Judicial investigation and of-
ncini reports or all penal. rcf1rmafory and
dependent institutions showing that I'M. man
ufacture and sale ~ such beverages Is the pro-
,.l.,,, canse - intemperance. crime and
Iduperism. ana OF the demands on public ana
private charity. imposing the larger par ~
taxation, paruiyzng thrift. industry mnnn-
iacth.,- AM commercial life. which but for IL
would bc unnecessary: disturbing the peace
~ the streets and highways. filling the prisons
anh Fnoi -Epuse-. corupiing puiitics. le isia-
ton and the execution ~ Tho flaws SharI,rfn,
lives diminishing health. industry and prlp
duct 70 power ~ manufacture ard art and y
nanifestly unjust well n injurious a. the
community on which II L. imp sed ana l. CON
trafy ~ All Just views ~ siyi liberty ~ wd
az a violation ~ the fundamental maxim ~
put common law. a. ne your own property or
liberty ~ n not 10 njnrp others
B. u J. neither right nor polite for the STATE
% afford legal protection u any traffic or svs-
tenn which tends % wastctts resources "a ciir-
rupf ~1clal habits. and 10 DESTROY the health
ami lives ~ the people: that tho imnurfnfinn
and sale ~ Intoxicating beycr-
49, ! proven ~ bn inim ciA ~ the iriie inter-
t@is ~ the individual. home. community
state. and destructive fo the order ana wslf,,fr
a -tciety md crgnf. therefore, "a hc cl~ssc,I
among crimes and ue prohibited.
I'M - n0Hn4.4 .4U $50
ans abr al. the entire separation ~ rho t,sf,-
tai Government from The drink trnftic md
- prohibition "a the Dlstrct ~ Columbia III
ierritnrieS and In ali places ard WAYS over
which under the Constitution Congress M
J. nttN or " wcr. j. political Issue ~ the
~, mp r. nee % thr psncc and prosperity
y me Nation There can be no stable Teace
mi ~ protection ~ personal hbery. life. VII
property. until secured by Natis ma ami state
.vn~hiutipnai Provisions, enforced by adt-
:. All legitimate industries require the de-
iNtrance from fnXaflon and lu<s which the
l4unr trAinc imposes upon them, and financial =
n nfhtr legislation could not accomplish 10
much q increase the production. and cause
demand for labor. ana. as 4 result for Tho .
rimturt~ v' AZ fng. ~ The suppression ~ this
rafhc would bring 20 thousands ~ homes AZ
me ~ IT. blessings.
:. Tho administration ~ the Government .
md execution ~ tho laws are through pnlltj-
~ par'ls-. and we arraign the Republican
arfy. which has been IN continuous puwcr IN ,
~ SAtion for twenty years. NJ being false ii
NANtf A. lNl~t w Tue iNt0it-D rllfifugI
Principles ~ equal justice a. All. and special
ator~ % ~ ne, and ~ protection 70 he weak
~ depcndSnts" in~en~lhlc 70 the mischief
hirh tho trade in liquor has constantly H. !
lctci IN the industry. trade. commcrs,. ana ,
nctal happiness ~ The people: that the 5.s5.
IstiileticS. SD brevssrisS. 1920 places
living M annual waste "" n r INV ~,
ti5to.Un,On0 and the sacrifice ~ a /
lnirrd thousand lives. have under
: legislation gruwn up and been f0Sfercd aSa I
LIrimntN source OF q
story Fix Territories have been organized ana 4
" states admitted into the Union. with Con- 4
lt the prohibition ~ this dehasinr ana d. I
rucftvc traffic has not been provided for nor 4
zen nc people gwen, ~ the time ~ admission I
~ power 60 forbid u In any one OF them III
story further shows thar not IN single n.
ance has an original Pruhibitory law been h
lsctcd ~ any state controlled hy IL. while In n
ur states 80 governed laws existing IN ~ q
went 10 power have been repealed Al III y
afiDnal Convention IN isss. II declared as parf i
- party u. h. that Il disappruvcs 81 4 re- =
rt 70 unconstitutional laws Tor the purpose v
removing evils hy interference with the n
Thf not surrendered ~ the people 10 either Il
2 state or National Government. which the 4
ltnor ~ this plank says. twas adopted bv the n
atform Commttec with the full and cxpicii y
thar its purpose was the H. r
unfenaHcing ~ all sss-calicd Temperance u
rohibltoryl and sunday laws Il
2. We arraign the Democratic party A. nm. q
itnful and unworthy ~ reliance on this ques- q
m. Tor. although not clothed with power buf q
cupyinr the relation ~ an opposition party &
ring twenty years past. strong In numbers a.
~ organization. u has allied Itself with this
and become IN All states IN 81
z Union their special political defenders ana u
the National Convention IN lssd. an arti- y
. ~ IL political faith. declared against prt- q
hilton ana Just laws In restraint ~ The frnda
drink by saying y was opposed % what /, -
: pleased ~ call I all stimptuary laws The =
'tivnal party has been dufni, on this question VI
n. Drink frnffckcrs having history and ~ ii
ricncc. N nll ages. chimes and conditions ~ W
dprIY their Ia
good. nndinr no support in the isille. moral. ~
reason appeal 20 the iniSappiicd law for ~
nfr justification and Infrench Themselves 10 "
~ Ihe cyl elements " political parties for ~
Tense. Party Tactics ana Marty li1rrfias III rs
me the battling forces protecting this eyll W
M In view ~ the fors going fatfs and his III