The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-13
3. 9. 2. q. COLUMN
coxDvcrrD BY MRS. :. l. uosss.


coxDucTED BY MRS =. L. HoBBs-
EDlroa CoURIER: ! Isee that you have
kindly offered : column TO the other
side 10 those Who advocate ~freedom
and right" hope they viii be able To-
dad some one 70 take the 0dar: we.
would b. glad 10 SEQ what they can Offer
ION the other side.'
There wss one thing that ! wanted to-
cay IN nv last weeks article but for
got 10 mention II. and that is this. come
one In the CouRIER last winter said that
the w. q. T. U's had gone into winter
quarters and hoped they had gone TO
stay. l would hsve notified them i'm
metiasely OF their mistake u ] had not
heen sick and unable 10 write They
need not Judge bv jasper or Ireland
shst the w. c. T. U's ara dend, or even
giving up the work. That is thing
that will never happen. We bave come
10 stay until the last rom shop y ban
ished from The land. They know that
they are God'< chosen children 10 wipe
out the wovst curse Of our universe. lie
hss been wsiting for the men TO DO the
work. but in vain. He now has-caIied
the women to the task and II viii be
done. l will close. hoping to heer from
|''the other side n l. H0BBs.
The saloon and Liberty.
The saloon must 20 or the Republic
will die. These tVo heterogeneous ole-
|menss cannot live on the same coil. The
one il the breeder and supporter Of vice
and crime, ignorance and poverty the
iother can only be maintained by intelIi-
lgence. patriotism and morality.
In the very condition Of things, one
must destroy the other.
The Repubiic must, 10 its onward
march % morality aud intellectual ad-
vsncemsnt, wipe ont every saloon, Or
the saloon. By corrupting the voters. de-
prAviug the lower Glasses, prejudicine
them agsinst every good and noble
thing in the nation. increasing crime
and multiplying criminals. will first;con.
Itrol all cities then the national govern.
lment, when ! disregard for law vii
send all down 10 anarchy. blood and
flame, over which . monarchy can rice
Free government hss but two legs q
stand upon. intelligence and morality
1.-The church and the school-house. Broal
Iriiher and Il will fall. The salooI
|strikes q both.
The strength ofshis great Republic 70
Isidea IN the moral integrity Of lie citt
|zeus; when that tails al Il lost.
In = monarchy. the masses not con
TROLLING the various departments o. TN
government. nor eiecting its officer'
Imay become very corrupt. (as is the css
| flnow in Russia. Spain aud Itsly.) and no
destroy the government. A. long .
wise rulers have sufficient military pow
Ter behind them 10 enforce the laws. III
imob and the rabbls cannot overcom
them BY corrupt, ignorant voters, and
monarchy. for this reason, ie the oul'
+ possible permanent government for vic
) lious and ignorant people.
u In Republic the morality and intelli
, lgence must be general. and etronl
enough TO predcminaie over the ignor
, IsDcs and dspssvity 81 the bsi elements
land. though slowly. surely carry thes
elements higher. to . better condition
lsll the while keeping the governme"
. lout Of their hands. allowing them neithe
Ito IegisIste nor execute laws.
n In the Iightsot the present facts. o.
. I've justified in saying this 10 true in th
Z United. States? Are The good. mora
honest men. the leaders in politics, q
IpecialIv IN citiesr Could any mora
dpure. upright man Be elected mayor
|sny OF our great cities2
n Elections In the past years do not tu'
! ltiiy such belief The saloon inhuenc
! going to the side Of immortality, will d
'iieat any good man The wicked han
!. Together on election day aud vote q
|. their friends. while professed and PR
l(essing christians DIindly stick 70 the
Ipsrsv. and vote for the worst man. slon
with the saloon keeper. not hav'n
IenouRh manhood and moral courage
!scrasch : ticket.
n with such. religion becomes moc'
i lerv. : stencil. : putresence, but, wItns
y elvcrv common.
,h Are ~ justified in hoping for gre
= moral Improvement in politics. wis
q Ionlv one young man IN seven etten'
a church. and saloons are crowded WI
Z, 1.-The youth Of this country nightlyr
Above the howl Of the mob and y
clink OF beer glasses. can b heard q
fsll Of the Republic, and the rise Of
J.A. HoUsEa, =. D.
indianapolis, Ind.
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