The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-27
w. G.. II. u. Column.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.



, built by broad gusge men," Il wa,
/ built for big purpose II was built te
} extirpate the rum traffic and for othing
/ else. Only .broad guage men" can con.
, ceive such magnificent possibility
The party name indicates that one pur.
pose. That is its mission its only mis-.
sion its dominant issue. Ii must re.
main so long as il bears its honored
name and As At present organized
Therefore it invites all voters Of the
nation. who desire, as q matter of mag.
nitcent Christian statesmanship, TO sup.
press the traffic in alcoholic beverages
10 unite with II in this great econ omic
and phiIanthropic undertaking. Those
who Join II 20 - first, last and all the
tine, 20 kill this Internal business. That
alone Incites he courage that leads
them 20 rsake old aud respected ALI.
aDces in order 10 do what they know
ought to be done. When they think
more OF gold and silver and other sci.
hsh issues they leave it and join the
other parties that ar, the embodiment
OF selfishness-
Brosd gusge men are level headed
citizens " no think under their own hats
'ht ~ nOt AC4 nVOAt w tuG Universe
doctrines the minds Of men can hatch
up.
Broad guage mea can see through
hole iu . grindstone. Broad guage men
see above all the piles of gold aud silver
this country and its people owns, ower-
ing the gigantic mountain Of 1000 mil.
lions OF dollars OF gol silver and paper
money, two billions OF precious treasure
that every year is robbed from the pov-
erty of this people by the ruthless rum
traffic of this nation in cold blood, for
which they return rum, rags, remed-
less uin. reprobation reproach, riot and
rutiianism- Broad guage men realize
that this vast wealth ought TO be econo.
mizet for the blessing Of The people
rather than wasted to their cursing.
Gold arithmetic hardly can calculate
his fabulous wealth. Tariff and gov. |
ernment financial figures sink into utter
Insignificance besides it. Two billions
u dollars per annum means $40 C0OO0O
thrown away every Saturday night in
me nations gin mills Ponder the fact
that this very $4o00oOO0 would, were
i not for these very gin mills. be spent .
svery Saturday night in the bread, gro-
,ery. butcher, furniture. boot and cloth.
ny establishments and deposited in the
saving banks Of this nstion. Two bill.
ions of dollars spent for the moral, re-
igious, intellectual and temporal com. {
orts OF our people means an elevated I
md Christian citizenship.
spent in the gin mills il means mur.
Ter. vice, pauperism, crime and misery. 8
I, mesns the vast corruption funds that
'uy from the Inscriptions and cruel
politician that class and monopolistic
egisiation which robs the people aud
leIps the robbers.
The United States supreme court con. !.
tructs the platform that broad guage
men believe in and stand on. Hear il
The statistics Of every state shows
, eater rmount Of crime aud misery ut. :
to the use Of ardent spirits !
tained At these retail liquor saloons
han TO any other source"
Hear IT, There is inherent right !.
u citizen to thus sell intoxicating =
iquors by retail; It IL not . privilege OF :
citizen of . state or Of = citizen OF the =
United States Hear il. mo legisla. =
ure can bargain away the pub bile health :
'r the pu lie morsls. The p ople them Y
elves csanot do IL, much less their SER !,
ants"
This IL horse sense, Broad gusge y
nen with such . monster facing them, :
ont go chasing after gold and silver.
his traffic suppressed. and millions OF
ntold wealth and happiness is poured
nto the laps OF the people. Every PAN Al
~ will be loaded with -four aud life's n
ecessities, every wardrobe lined with I,
he choicest and wa-mest garments. n
very home happy, every church crowd o
\. every spindle and loom spinning for :,
u they are wort }. the pockets Of our la ~
orers weighted with gold and silver, 4
len. wives and children happy A. hap N
v can be. What more can we desire ? n,
very broad guage msn looking out n
-om under his own hat sees all this. Il
Ie recognizes that it's his immediate q,
usiness TO combine with every other
road gusge man to kill this traffic in
IroDx drink. He decent allow other m
slf-assumed broad guage men to think G.
,r him lie recognizes the voice OF II
iod. II commands him 10 do tile ID
18th this crime Of the centuries. no mat oh
.r what other men may say. IL 10 Of II
nall importance t. him to be called Ell
blindIy prejudiced" 80 long as he Is IN Ia
le line OF battle fighting the enemy OF IN
Il great com ander. Death IL the II
enslty OF turning back. Death results III
those who turn their weapons 10 the Ia
estruction Of their friends. Yes, the
road gusge Pr hibitionists OF The East
we the broad gnsge Prohibiiionists OF =
,e West AZ I know the Eastern Pro- ne
Ibitionists. they can be trusted without 70
lodges. not only u elected to wirc out ps
,e iniquitous rum traffic. but to right v
,e gross and cruel wrongs that selfish sh
has enacted In legislation. pc
-es. their Christian ststesmanship can o.
3 trusted to vote right every time for OF
,e greatest kood OF all. Then TO the
IRE with our great dominant issue.
.bove all other questions II towers.
the ssu ious attention OF y y
vcry nation. When its importance '
lce possesses the soul II never lets 80. 81 g.