The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-12
ADVICE FROM THE PULPIT.
Drs. Jeffrey and Mcleod Talk About
the Election of Tuesday.
The Line Drawn Between Good Government
and Acquiescence in the Dictation
Of the Saloon Keepers.
ARRAYED AGAINST THE CITY.

DIR. Jeffery Defines the Issues of the Campaign
About to Close.
At the First Baptist Church, last night, the
Rev. DR.. Jefery addressed his congregation. a
large one, on the issues to be voted for at the
city election tomorrow. He took for his text
the last clause of the 18th verse, Goth chapter of
the First Kings: "And they set themselves In
array against the city" The Doctor said it was
somewhat surprising to find such a text in the
Bible. He did not know it was there until the
other day, but it was the kind of text he wanted
ard suited the case exactly. 1t showed that
human nature was the same in all
ages. The text related to the siege
of Samaria by Benhadad. But to-day the
LIQUOR people, those who get living by selling
intoxicants, and those who patronize them, have
resolved to take the city's affairs in their own
keeping, and administer them In their own in
terest Governor Porter made good peint in
his speech, Saturday night, that relating to the
separation OF local questions from national poll
tics. 1t was not the time to ask in this election
whether candidate was for tariff or free trade.
The question was whether board of Council
and mayor pledged to law and order should be
elected in preference to board and mayor who
would lead to riot and ruin. 1t ought not to be
asked of municipal officers whether they were
Republicans or Democrats. The liquor men are
INSCRIPTIONS They want men who will
favor them. If the Republicans consent to it
they will vote for them, but to-day they have
allied themselves with another great party
From this they expect success, on account of
several elements that enter into this alliance
Featy to party is one; for they rely on many
who regard loyalty to party as the first political
essential. Another is the support of class in
the opposite party who will desert their political
lines on account of their appetite for strong
drink. Men under the influence of drink care
want their grog, and will sell out party for it.
Their appettes are stronger than partisan
ship. third element of success they
count upon is the stay-athome class those who
are either disguised with politics, absorbed in
business, remain away from the polls be-
cause of rainy weather. The division among
the friends of temperance is the fourth element,
and the liquor men expect that Prohibitionists
will disregard fealty to party and vote for the
third candidate. thus drawing away strength
from the friends of law and order. Resting their
cause upon these elements, the liquor men have
marshaled themselves in grand array against
the city
In the liquor party there are two classes
those who make money out of the traffic
and those who are. through their appettes,
their victims He would be glad if all other
party questions were held in allegiance until this
issue alone can be decided. There is domi-
nant purpose of the liquor men to which every
thing must be subordinated. At the polls men
who sell liquor men who drink it, men
who want their patronage, drunkards,
criminals and libertines will gather
to help accomplish this purpose. 1t does
not matter to them who bears the burden of sup
porting criminals, paupers; it does not matter to
them what danger to society follows, what evils
arise, what wrecks of homes, health and happi-
ness occur. No interest that affects the welfare
of humanity no appeals, no tears will move
these men. They are opposed to taxa
ton, opposed to laws prohibiting the sale of
liquors on Sundays, holidays and to minors, OPP
posed to the law that prevents men from gath
ering between ii o'clock P. M. and o'clock A.
NJ, in places where liquor is sold; from which
places men. flushed with the lust of drink, can
go forth. between those hours. to murder pill
lage and riot
The Doctor spoke quite lengthiiy on the eco
nomic feature of the liquor traffic-a traffic that
caused burdens, but did not want to aid in bear
ing them. He read. In proof of the enormous
waste OF money and physical force caused by
liquor. certain statistics which showed that for
the millions Of dollars expended in drink every
year no appreciable benefit was derived. This
aspect of the question entered. also, into the
campaign but the moral features were of
equal force. 1t was to be decided whether our
streets should be orderly. our homes safe, MUIR
ders lessened and crime curtailed 1t was to be
decided whether this curse of the liquor traffic
should entail burdens without bearing its share
OF the expense. In the abstract, he believed in
prohibition. He would like to sweep the curse
from the land; hut he was also in sym pa thy with
another fact that legislation moral questions
should be shaped by expedency This was
Gods plan, exemplifed in the history of the
Jews. 1t is simply now the question whether
loafers, drunkards, criminals, liquor-seers shall
set themselves in array against the city. or
whether abiding, respectable citizens shall
rules