The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-26

Looking over the many s;asa
levils OF intemperance. or look;ns
rather to the many evils Of that II;
eantic evil, there Is one that Va
must not lose sight Of, though Tia
greatest damage falling in this wav
comes "a secondary result of a. a.
loon influence, and 10 not alway.
traced to its dark and corrun,
source. Saloons are the relentless
enemies Of marriage. They are thu
relentless enemy Of marriage because
they ruin and corrupt, and make
vicious and profligatc, dishonest
lazy, worthless, filthy young men,
until the came young men when
married, II they do marry, are liz.
ing and continuous curse to tho
women who get them.
| In . saloon = man learns eycry-
thing 'hat be ie better OFT By NOT
knowing. lie falls into habits and
emerges into ideas that will as sure.
lIy produce crop OF poverty and
crime, as weeds are sure to grow II
. falIow field. The manly, econom-
lie, industrious, moral. Hpright, gen.
tile nature, that is . blessing OF a
house hold, the saloon entirely de-
stroys. 1t eliminates and DESTROYS
every thing that il respectable In The
character Of young man. Many
of these young men who frequently
all kn
home lite they ever had, and for.
tunately . large rer cent Of them
never marry, thus in every case one
home less has been established, ops
lees aid to the progress OF liberty and
morality, one less barrier to keep
back the tide Of ignorance and
crime. When one does marry it Is
.leven worse than If be did not; he
takes to that wife the most unfor.
innate marriage dover q woman ev.
Ter ects--a worthless. immoral man.
one who will never furnish her a
home, nor q respectable companion
ship. The children Of such house
hold as the saloon product would es-
tablish will be raised in poverty, fed
ION famine, comforted with misery.
solaced with anguish and clothed ID
rags. In this way TIE saloon is ruin.
ling the character OF young men, IN
It'll they either DO not marry, or DO
worse by marrying and bIighting
. the life OF some woman, and curse
the world with improperly reared
lchildren, who in the weakness OF
Ichildhood. and the evil tendencies
inherited from father, fall into the
4 vicious paths be has trcdden to en-.
large upon criminality.
Ii any person wante to prophesy
les to what condition this country
M will be il one hundred years from
A. now, ifthings 20 on a. they now
ARE going. saloons running As they
SNOW are running, l would ask him
Ito make tour Of the saloons OF the
great cities any night be chooses,
Sunday night not excepted lie
will see about the counters Of these
deDs Of crime and indecency, .
~ crowd Of the youths Of this country,
one jostling against the other that
he may get near the bar and get
drunk first.
Il II the observer be father, If be
~ has daughters at home, let him thea
and there ask himself the question
IsAre these young men just the kiai
LOT characters he would like to have
- for . u-in- law?" What kind Of .
husband, what kind Of father,
-. would one Of them be? Do hgs
sby grow upon thorns? Are grapes
al gathered from thislles? Are mock.
rs ing birds hatched in the nest o.
a. scorpions? Do linnets come from
inc the eggs Of rattle snakes? No more
'ai- than angels ore born from the black
ON breath OF hell. 1t 10 in this way
nat that the saloon is striking deatn
- blow at the American home, tnas
J. purest and best Of all homes, tnas
life and fountain of the Great ne
public. When that home goes
- down the republic goes down Give
the saloon time and the home VII,
bia lgo down 10 tears and poverty, i WI
A. fade out in the dens Of beasts, anu
an an the republic will fade out with y.
act J. "A. HorsER, N. y.