The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-27
u. g. 2. U. COLUMW.


Having read The disgracsful sfTsi1
which happened 10 tho town OF Jaspsl
and The head line IL the C0URIEE, "Lool
out for Rascals," We could not help buI
snif eur nose with indignation. Why
Look out for Rsscals' when the voter
OF this county will receive then 10 tbeir
srms, give them food and shelter by Der.
mitting them 10 keep those s'cess poole
(which they call saloons? name far
too good for them, and selling the vile
drink which changes man iut0 brute,
aud causes him TO worse than throw
away biz money needed By his family.
|diserace himself and children as we'll e
the whole town. make himself pu bic
reproach, and degrade himself into the
very lowest state Of humanity. would
like 70 aek Why "Look oot Tor Rasrsls"
when men who claim TO love decency
and morality will not only license them
to cell the vile stufi, but will throw their
influence and even their votes 10 favor
Of the saloon. ! would 10 God could
wipe out every saloon 10 this moral
heritage Of The Lord, sud plant in lie
stead something that would lead man
kind to : higher and better Life. | do
feel thankful that the Christian people
Of our great nation are waking 10 and
flooding the world with temperance
truths and organizing Temperance socie-
ties In which I'll are invited 70 lend =
helping hand. IL it any wonder that
the mothers Of our natieu ere taking
such an active part In lhe Temperance
osuss, when men will not Try 70 pro-
hibit such crimes, and then sdvisa read
ore to "Look out for Rascals" Or advise
White Caps2 A great many men will
not vote for prohibition because IL viii
luture their popularity with their BE-
loved party. when both the old parties
are as corrupt - we'll can be. They
hope 70 b shining light 70 their old
cronies, end they think the prohibition
party will not succeed any Way, and
they don't want y ''throw away their
vote" Such vote = this ID OF no value
only in naDe-snd party made up OF
such men would be no better than either
Que Of the old ones. Some say il 70 IN
old Woman's party, that women ere get
ting out Of their sphsre, and only clam
orIng for Office. They would rather
keep saIoon themselves than eco the
wives and mothers of this nation have
word to cay 10 regard 10 iss ru'crs. They
seem 70 think sne ought 10 keep still un.
der any circumstances and allow ths
l0rdly men q ''6Ail the ship OF State"
Not long aimee ! held Z conversation
With one Of those Aforesaid '-men." He
aid wo0en we're enjoying more liberty
u the present date than ever boforo, sbe
be been brought up from being The scr
vsnt OF man, 70 Be his equal IL every
thing but the ballot. He asked whv u
woman not satisfied with her sspheros
when she 10 hosored above al men, and
kiugs and princes must "boW q her,
shriBe." He said. ave have held The
rsins Of government through her pro-
gress, Why now Try 70 usurp the ballot, n
II admit the fact, and bow in submis-
sion, bat Oh. hss nan done this7 Can
be claim the credit for cleyating woman
,c her place to-day? Not bit OF Il.
But God has done Il through the inter.
ressions and tears OF poor depressed
womankindl God has placed her where
she is to-day, and to Him we give the
glory, and through the education and in.
nuence che will WELD upon her sons snd
daughters she will one day be on su
equality with man in casting her vote
Then the saloon will 60. morality will
dOurish where We now see sin and deg
relation. and womanis sphere will b.
from The rising to the setting OF the sun.
ney sali sscuf .ossa's sphere
A. though Il h,d limit
1nere's net piacs 70 mankind given
Without woman tn Il.
WHlrE KIBsosEa-