The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-12
GOV. ST. JOHN AT HI. MAD
lSOS.


Governor ST. John. OF Kansas. ad-
dressed the Monona Lake assembly
He said:
"In 1863, when, under democratic and
republican rule. our government went
into partnership with the liquor traffic.
the amount Of intoxicating liquors con-
snmed equslled but two gallon. and So
40 per capita Of the population. From
that time until 1891, under the fostering
career Of these Two old parties. the con-
sumption mas continued "a grow until Il
equals fifteen gallons aud fity-eeven-
one hundrcdths for each mau. womsu
and child in the United States. The
question PROFOUND TO you democrats
and republicans IL this: How long will
u take 10 get rid OF this home and soul
destroying evil st this rate? At the
close OF 1889 Nc found in this nation
LA 369 retail liquor houses. Al the
close of 1890 the number had grown to
1850 "A the close Of 1891 il reached
go 7S7 In other words we find that
the liquor traffic has grown more rapid
ly than during any other three years.
Over the counters Of these 24O797 demo-
cratic and republican liquor houses was
expended In 1891 the sum ~ 8 I .507 .O0O.-
meanss Let US put IL in silver dollars.
and BY the wsy. in view Of the fact that
we have heard 90 much about silver
lately il may not be out Of place TO de-
clare. now and here. that l am In favsP
OF the tree coinage Of silver. Jap
plause-l Let Us put this enormous
waste over liquor counters into silver
dollars Load 200 pounds into =
-
it hal gone loo feet. load up another
wagon with ? 600 pounds and keep the
procession moving, each wagon occu-
pying 100 feet. and when we have load
ed the last 2,OO0 Of these silver dol
lars spent over the liquor counters OF
the nation 10 l59l, we will have : pro-
cessi0n $50 miles long. This expeudi-
ture over the liquor counters would moro
than pay OF The national debt 10 :
single year
For thirty years, whenever these two
old parties said anything about the tariG.
they have claimed 70 be for sons kind
|of tariff reform take the position shas
the whole tariff system is wrong in prin-
'ciple, because IL levies its burdens on
what We consume instead OF what No
possess. thus making the day laborer
o much to support the gov
ernment - We impoee on : millionaire
Any system that dos that 10 robbery
Fifteen or twenty men control to-day al
the means We have for reaching the mar
kess Of the world and our merchsnt-ms-
rine has been practically driven from
he high seas, carrying in 1889 l.l64 600
tons less than We carried in 1880. with
les than half the population We have to-
day while the farmers, over 50 per cent
Of the population, owned Of the wealth
Of the country in 1850. five-eighths: in
1860 less than one-hslf: in 1870 : iitiio
over one-third: in 1880 little over one
fourth in 1890 less than one-ffth. And
still the farmer il consoled with The as-
sursncc that he IL protected" Under
this system capital takes e16 net income
from : ton Of steel. while she gross re-
ceipts Of she labor il but 81 81. and in
the face Of these facts the laborer's ~
ges il reduced IS per cent with : de-
mand th2t his contract terminate IN jan
nary instead OF July. And because be
refuses 10 submit 10 this reduction aud
sign . contract that would enable capital
Ia turn himself, wife and children, into
The mid-winter storm. capital c0nfronts
him with On army of hired PinkertOus.
and when he defends his Interests he 10
tailed . murderer. In this country.
. here We have . government 70 project
every interest. IL should be made tresson
10 organize private army 10 iniimidato
svsn the bumble-s citizen in our lasd.
Loud applause
Work In the Church.
We are glad 20 zee that increased en-
,hasis IL being laid IN many quarters
lpon the importance Of temperance
gork in and through the cburchss. We
reed stronger. more frequent aud dirers
esching On .his subject from the pulpit.
md wc need more u the practice Of
cmpcrsnce, and especially Of total ab-
tinence in the pews. A tremendous re-
'ponsibiIity u resting upon the Christian
:hurch today with regard TO the IjQuor
rsfic- Il has the power within d 10
weep this traffic from the earth, if ie
would put it forth The only question
. when will II put il fosthf Surely tho
;ry Of the muitisudes who arc being
rushed under the merciIess tread Of the
liquor monster u not going up 10 Col
n vain, vengeance IL mine. saith the
ord. viii repsy.'- Christian @
Work.
A Terrible Showing.