The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-28
For The Jssper Courier.
A Letter Written to a White Rib
bon Woman In Dubois County
by . Minister'S Wife. and
Her Answer.

The White Ribbon woman first wro,e
nv the minister's wife asking her If sbe
~, knew Rev. said he had been drink
n. and that II was as hard for her 10 believe
~ u, as Il was for some ~ the Republicans
4 70 believe that Vice-Presidenf Morton
~ had saloon, but nevertheless bafh are
"a true The following is the minister's
wife'r reply. mo. we did not know The
n Rev yentleman you spoke of, but have
heard o. him and are not much surprised.
a. ne done just like ell others who want
TO act fool. he went and got drunk be-
cause he wanted too: he did not have 10
and von know it. Now l have no sym-
. paihy for such persons men or women 4
, who in their right minds, deliberately
y Walk into saloon or drug store and \
spend their money for whisky, aud their |,
families ~ hume IN . suffering condition. /,
80 ~ several Instances we met in our y
rounds, but do pity their poor famjies
aud 10 feel more like hucking such men
. 'han praying for them. for they do not
have 70 20 10 such place. In regard 10 |.
sice-fresident Morton. will say that
you may nn' me down on your list OF
'Ignorant Republicans Simply because
he owns the building where the hotel Il
: kept that keeps the bar. does not make
him ssloon-k keeper. The difference be-
tween sis on this Prohibition question isl
this. Your prohibition IL = scheme OIL.
the Democrat party 10 weaken the Re- !,
publican party, that they might get into :
power. and in that move they did suc- !,
feed. and big beer keg sat in the royal :,
cha.ras President Of this nation. Now :,
christian President rules this Christian !.
Nation. and we are willing 10 wait. be- =,
liieving that God rules. and Ne will bring =
lround siI right in his own time-not :,
lonrs" Dear sister. you say you are not =
I"mnch surprised At that Rev. gentleman :.
Tor getting drunk. and-so-f forth. must :.
|sav that was asionished 10 h,ar you ,sy =.
thst. for cerfain'y think. and ALWAYS =.
have considered You q Christian. and n
now YOU could cay that cant see. III
certainly do pity the drunkard and their
families. for IL there is any class Of peo-l
pie ~ our land to be pi'ied. and thatldr
need our prayers, It j. them. And Ilex
truly think IL every Christian in our sn
land would pray and work and vote ss ~
they should, they could he saved. Youlsce
cay that Mr.. Morton owning the build -
ing that the saloon Is in does not makelos
him saloon keeper Oh. don't II sls.,
suppose you build = house, fit M a psrt -
Of Il for saloon and have an agent iakelsh,
ont license. and sell all kinds or damns- |wss
ton and yon receive the pro6ts. Dol lsr'
you think that you could ask God to- srs
help You or your cause? Do Won think
that We should engage in any thing thatI
We could not ask Gods blessing? Youl
say that ] may put You down IN nv listI I
of ignorant Republicans" Ma. I will ",
not yet, for | hope and pray that shelc;,,
good Lord will yet lead you see where -
you stand aud what you are doing. YouIto
~ that the difference between us on lens
his Prohibition question is this, .yourl 81 !,
Prohibition is aschemc OF the Demo- y \
ratio party that they might get intolbv
'owcr, and In this they did succeed, and = q
big beer keg sat In the royal chair O. NM
~. ps.s;S". - "o a, "aou. NOW : Chris sue
ION. ana that You are willing to wait.
relieving that God rules, and that He
will bring II round All right IN his own 7
ime-not ours.n Oh! NV dear sister. cro
% yon really think tha. there wac any ero
nore beer In the 'royal chair a. Won cha
All II, than there il now. while that ate
;hrisfian President is in IL? For nv sau
art ! really do not know, but IN. ate
oubtedly Il did not take as much whisky Nes
nominate and elect Cleveland as it|csts
"a Hsrrieon-Christian as he is. Butl' 10
Q not understand me 10 defend Mr.. has
'Ievelsnd, far from it-of the "twoIfor
wills ! would have taken NEITHER Icon
'ould not today turn my hand over test
ctween the two, "Christisn a. he is.r
he bible says ''that by their fruits vel q
lsil know them, and we have not yetdsm
'en any good fruit, not even from that nan
Christian President" We did not expect pI,c
ny from the other, therefore wo were bIac
Of disappointed. The fruit 20 far ofIto 4
g "Christian President" has been in Inc
vor OF the whisky interest. The |rick
rewers and whisky men 80 far are two
lthering the fruit NV dear sister, Ilfeet
&c that You DO not keep posted. what excl
49," sva ~ an'nn 2. Juuse brewer, ana al Of g
zen placed in high places in thisl ~.
re.;dsm, - rha a',un S;n; ~ Cnrisuan Con
,des dr.rLa.' 49, 800. '18 ss'ss'o" eA,lthe I
om the church on earth, and leaves no -, =. :
ace for II In . "Christianv nation s...: 80.
lieut.. 29-5. 81 .kings were sdmon. ..s.' .'..'
bed not TO drink wines" (Prov. 81 4, ~, ~vI
Then why should Presidents use IT, ~
q cell Il too! Please note the mum ~
ION a.. ~ M ~. ,a,.sa liz .s.uens us - nsr impI
ink "Christianv can ask the Lords 49,
essing on ii! Has not God pronounce
woe upon those who "justify The Th
cked for rcward?v .lsash 6-23 bottt
,es that not bear pretty hard upon our their
President our "Christian der
uon, and our christian voters ?rIThe
~ think you, can that be lodged |rex,
| AZ indivianals om,.Da.d .s' \, a's . weIthe
In from all appearance Of evil ?rImakl
ould not this be the policy OF corn
hristian Nation ~ that
shall We who rule this nation; AZ,
rhis dread abomiSs,i"m postn
icnccIorth perpetuate. rcsig