The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-20

Prohibition COnfab at Ireland.
For many years have refused to take
any part iu the political affairs Of our
country, and do not propose q this
time 10 re-enter into, the a!l-imp0r(anl
matters political. Bot desire 70 make
. brief mention Of tho policy indicated
by one who is looking forward TO the
time he hopes TO succeed TO position Of
high trust. and that. too. attained BY and
through his skillful and ready theme
OF scuvrility and abuse OF the two great
and leading political organizations ~ the
country. | regret heartily that this is
the leading and all-absorbing theme OF
the young, and would.be leading party
OF the future. ! an sure such course
will fall short of its aim, and that the
propagation Of Z national party up0n
such fraiI platform az the one laid down
by the arguments rendered BY this candi.
date q the school house In Ireland, on
Thursday night, the 18th Of August,
must fall still-bOrn.
IL the Prohibition party hopes to At
tain 10 power, Il would seem to me more
becoming and exceedingly more CON-
mendable 10 It's leaders that they restrain
themselves moro fully from the outspo-
ken aud merciless assaults they are max
ing continually upon. not only the old
parties, but upon oil and everything
which would seem to oppose their ain.
FAINT" And why need the old abolition.
(dead since the organization OF the Re.
publican patty, which occurred imme-
diateiy after the demise Of the old Whig
party, and uaa buried with its founder
in June, 1852. be dragged into the dis
cussion Of the new party? Following
this sad event, however, arose party 81
arson, blood. and murder. together with
and description Of I'll
who dared 10 oppose Il, and failed 10
meet the fate Of their more unfortunate
brothers and sisters. and mothers, and
fathers. ~ the hands Of the butchers who
were commissioned by the American
party TO strike terror 10 the foreign born
citizen, in order that the party might ats
tain to power and thereby secure to the
native citizen an honest (?) and pure p
management Of Government But
have drifted.
This gentleman stated neither OF the
old parties dared 10 take stand in favor
Of Prohibition" because, said he, 1t was
certain death TO the party 20 doing. =
Death, to do right Doubtless, the gen
tlemsn failed to conssder in thus ar
raigning the party attempting to throw
OF the stackIes Of Sin, that he placed Z
VERY roOR ESTIMATE UP0N THE INTELLI-
6ENcE AND HONOR or THE COMMON PEo-
PLE.
II would seem to your writer that the
people would fain act Thus reckIessly
aimply because they were opposed io
Prohibition, and to the building no 81
= new party OUT or SUCH MATERIAL As
WOULD THUS QUESTION THEIR INTEGRfTY.
In the propagation Of new parties &c has
hitherto been the the desire Of the peo-
pie 70 better the condition Of things a.
Dancislly, and politically a. well, and, IN
order to accomplish this much desired
end. II would seem they must select the
best and purest material possible. This
attained, the work in hand IL we'll niRh
completed This speaker would have the
people understand that unless the Prohi-
biti0n party is recognized and placed IN
power. the Government must sooner or
later totter and fall. and that the leading
parties are not worthy the trust which
has been confided to their keeping that
they are "to0 cowardly 10 do right 1"
that neither has the moral courage 10
endorse the destruction OF the whisky
part Of our country's business. He fail
ed to state whether they feared the
country would become bankrupt With.
out the whisky revenue, or whetSer the
only iisadvantage would be to destroy
he party thus acting. Had he not lust
ls well say that the Prohibition party
could not stand. because Il assaulted ana
both the old parties? IL ap-
pears just % fcaRiblc to me, and even
more %, because the old parties have
both been tested, aud have, In 20 far q
lhev acted righteousiy with the people.
received their end0rscmeut. and have ao|
|ar attained 10 the full confidence Of the
people, as 10 be almost able 10 hold abso-
lutte power, and 10 20 Tar as the fear of|
Of party Il concerned,
'hou'd either Of the old parties sec flt to|
insert = temperance. or, II you desire itl
more strongly put, Prohibition plank. IN
- platform, ] entertain not the slifhtest|
EAR Of its ioeing single vote thereby y
'0t On the other hand, II they would thhs
lct, u would prove . strengthening to-
be party thus acting. l cannot believe
mat either party - 20 frail 10 10 fall atl
ne hands Of the few whiskites, thugs,
IND DRIFT Of that Tx, for simply asse ertInR|
q determination 10 adminlsfer the AL
airs Of this country In more christian
manner than has been the practice in.
past years.
am we'll aware that parties, n order
nat they may attain to power, and
maintain that power sfter securing I'll
must drift about from one theme 10 an-|
'tber, until they strike that chord which
'auses the political pulse to throb most
'erceptibly and afEectionHtely, and then
must manage 20 hold fast to that chord
y auections that all may move In har-I
nony together. A party thus established
very likely 20 stand for ages without
much fear Of dissolution. But party
ounded upon vltuperatioa and balder.
|ash must needs b short lived. ana
HoULD NOT EVEN ~ BoRN.
HRS.