The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-16

In which u Your Face seen?
wsIass sss ~ Phalasz.
QIcHIoANrowN. Isd.. 1870
Casting our eyes over the politIcs
larena 81 thie nation, 10 see two grea
picturss. The 1rst one that W shall de-
scribe Il great In numbers, not 10 prin,
Iciple. The second IL great IN principle
land therefore will yet BE- the greaiesl
In numbers. In the center OF the hrel
Ipicture, We sea sitting enthroned, tha
IG0vern ment ofnciss. who make and On.
force tho laws Of the land. On their
fright We see large body OF men sitting
liz sn elevated position. Those in the
Icenter are bowling 10 those on the right
and ara answefed back with Z emile OF
|fiendish delight. Who are those Co.
|called gentlemen occu pying this elevated
and influential positiou9 Let us look e
then for moment.
A. the head Of the long row Of seats.
I've zee the dlstillers, their oyes ere red.
their faces bIlstered. hut they ars drssssd
lin 1ne clo(hiag and ere very rleh. Next
Ito them The brewers. they ooeo g b
VERY tt men. greasy, bloated, bIistorod.
lred-uesed. sslf-inportant fellows the i'm.
Ip0rtant agents Of the breWors aud dis-
tiIlers. Then great company Of lower
Iagonts; viz. the saloon keepers, who ere
usually men os low breeding. greedy OF
sel6sh gain. who fear not God nor re-
gard man, yet, try 70 be very polite and
entIcIpg.
Now leek q then - bsdy, dIstiliers.
Ibrewers, wholesale dealers and saloon
Keepers The United Liquor League,
what . DEPRIVED nsture pervades The
whole body, mono good, no not one
The whole purpose Of their lives, is
money, for colt. regardless OF their neigh
bov's wants and woes. The effects Of
their bustness is the consuming OF their
Ineigbbor's property; the pauperizing of
the country; the taxing OF the people 10
support the paupers, criminals, tramps
and dead beats, which their business
manufactures; the destruction of the.
|church; and tho prosperity or holl.I
When wo read their history we ehudder.
v hen We look into their future wh.f'
horror awaits them. Yet they appear
Ito be The controlling power OF Tile eov.|
Iernmoot. And bocause OF tholr monovI
land hollish influence tier - ablo 81
Id1otale, 20 ehe oGicIolo, Gho laws (hal pro-|
Itect their neIsrIous business.
There they olt with the dag of tho na-I
|tioo wrapped about then.
4 GUrTRR FULL on BoYs.
Just beneath them W ~ : loue roV|I
|of men and boys lying 10 the euster.
|s0mo Of them are being carried on 60 1
|drunkard's = grave. while their souls ere
|in drunkard's hell. Al o0lclal picks
|up others and takes them % the prison 4
just opposile the prison stands The poor !
house, another ofElcIsl gathers up the lit I,
|tle, starving children Of these vlctims'
and places them in this home for paupers.
while still another officer leads the dis
tracted wife and mother to the insane
esyIum. We can almost hear the weep.
log and waIIing and gnashlng Of teeth.
TO The lett Of this picture Ne zee some !.
young men, who are Just old enough to
enter politics. Directly beneath the|..
Government o6lcials, (who ere IN the|..
center) we sse some shrewd. crafty, Y
scheming. dirty politicians. They ap-
proach the influential gentleman on the''cs'
right hand, and BY promising to favor !
the lIqnor traffic, and leaving money!
with tho bartender. they (the politlcianslp
and liquor leagOel unite to ansre the !
votes Of these young men. The poll =
licians then turn 70 the vonng gentle.
men with fendish hand shake OF pre.
Tended friendship. like Judas or old who 4
betrayed his master with Z kiss, they Y
hand them over 70 the saloon keepers. 9
where the drinks are already paid for. q
Ana thus these young men oil up the p
zuttcr that is being emptied BY thele
yrave, the prison and the gallows.
4 PRoCEssroE oP PREACHERS. q
Standing 10 : circle I'll around this|si
pictures we 80 another body Of men, Al
.ho profess % - very pious, lovers Off
'ignseouenoee, peace, and holiness. EIoc.Ic1
ton day daWns. The picture u 10 m0.Iir
lou, government o6lclaIo, The united liQ. =
.ur league. politicians, : crowd Of men q
'!ied With liquid fire, staggering, blas-a
'hemtng and Quarreling, followed bv ah n
procession Of preachers. cldsra. deacons th
nd religioue professors Of oil deuomina. -
Ions, marching 70 the polling places, all =
esetog their bsllOts for The same prin- Iin
ipleo end the same men, aud all IL tho|ss.
nterost OF the Uuited LIQUOR League. M
W sanctiOulng, b. their ballots, thisIr"
rs0ic In humsn slaughtor. ~
ABACCHAxALIAN's rRAYrR. gc
We seem to hear them praying, - they I'D
oto addressing themselves TO the Bsc- bu
lanalian god AFTER this manner: tnl
Our Father, the devil. thy works willlsn
2 DO. internal be thy name, may thy latt
III Be done on earth % II Il il hell.
&C i've % this day our neighb0r's daily lsti
cad and We will furnish tho drink Icol
eAd us on In temptations. but deliver us COZ
Om Prohibitionists. and thine shsll b ,agt
kingdom tho power aud glory mo
On what . beautiful picture for thoof
vii and bic angels 10 behold. rep
lima
IN. o'n11 FUTURE IL d
opposite Ill this ~ secI 3
other and . very different picture. mel
. Sun Of Righteousnces q peerinR too
owe the political horizon, and BE lleht cur
being rcnectcd 70 The Iives % ieW nov