Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-10

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jA6 1sehihtdon party 8 wsap-
IN whieh thoy m1rcilsssiy used
teNssd 81 Msthodlst Republicans
In tho sfates whore Tho Republican par.
~ did not stand fnr prohibition. 30
much Conserving rho address Of the
bishops four years aGo moods 70 b.
knoEn u order 70 .ppreciats the pros.
will be noticed that on the question Of
Temperance the bishops reefirm their
adherence to prohibition, and NV: 1--WE
rejoice in every step Of progress toward
the attainment Of those ends" Also:
I'VE cxhoTt u people to encourage
every repression and Limitation Of the
business, and to keep Z steady eye TO its
total extirpation." Under the head Of
politics" the bishops further say:
THE attitude of our church 10 strenu-
ousty n~on-partisan and non-sectional;"
and also: when moral issues are be.
fore the public, a people are invaria.
bly, found on the side OF the highest
standard, but even then they choose
their WI party affiliations and refuse
to be dictated to ~ TO the matter Of
their vote.n
While these words OF the highest dig
nitaries In the Methodist Church do not
mark any departure in its policy, they
to those persons who have attempted
to coerce I'll Methodist to vote the Pro.
hibition party ticket. They also Justify
the argument for non-partisanship
which has been 80 vigorously made by
many Temperance people.
1t is fortunate that this utteranco has
been made. The following are the
paragraphs referred to:
Temperance.-The attitude VIC hold to-
ward the drink habit and the saloon re-
mains unchanged. Drunkenness and
drunkard-making are alike offensive to
and ruinOus to man. Moderate drink.
ing, so-callcd, Is the bane OF society n
the chief support Of the nefarious traffic.
We hold with unabated tcnacity to the Oft
repeated statement that total abstinence is
the only safety for the individual, and that
complete legal prohibition OF the traffic is
the urgent duty Of the state. We rejoice in
every step OF progress toward the attain
ment Of these ends. In our Judgment, the
saloon il M unmixed evil, full of diabOl-
ism, a disgrace to our civilization, the chief
cOrrupter OF political action, and q cOntin-
menace to the order of society, and to
the peace and purity Of II homes. We cx-
hort all u people 10 encourage every re-
preston and limitation Of the business, and
w hSIP SeS~ay Wv w I tONnA CALAl vu~
ton.
Politics. With regard to politics, the
Of our church is st%renuously nom
and nOn-sectiOnal. 1t acknowl-
edges no allegiance to any political creed
or association. 1t urges all It's members
who have the right to vote to discharge
that duty, but it leaves every voter abso-
lutely free from ecclesiastical interference /,
TO determine for himself for whom his bal
lot shall be cast. The right of suffrage, or
the franchise, we regard as a great and re-
gpOnsibie trust, which should in all cases,
and civil, be exercised con- :,
scientiOusly, but IN absolute personal free
dom. When moral issues are before the
public, our people are invariably found on
The side Of the highest standard, but even :
then they choose their own party afilia-
tions and refuse to be dictated TO as to the
Of their vote.
This should make an end of the claim
that the Methodist Church is committed
in any manner or degree to third-party
prohibition.