The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31
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A California PrOhibiti0nist Tel
What he Would Do II He Were
Clergyman.
Editor Of the Voice.-Not being
minister, may not tell . minister bi
duty, bot may tell what II seems to M
would be my duty, II . minister, will
regard to Prohibition. l would resso,
Of righteousness, temperance and
judgement to come. II that disturbed
peoples politics, l would keep right on
doing II just the same. Ii called 10 81
count for unministerisl conduct In med
ding with politics, would proceed q
show how non political religion, in III
care to keep ministers out OF politics and
politics out Of the pulpit has kept moral
ity out Of politics, let political corrup
ton into the church. aud brought the
church into thraldon. The church
limiting her methods Of warfare to thu
use Of spiritual weapons. threw out nc
picket guard along her political border
was careful not TO offend political pref
Ierences, and lett political education tc
other hands. Seeing this, the liQuoI
army stole . march on the church. NOV
Ell on TO political ground, and filled ths
morally vacant place IN the poi,ica
school. and has been running 1t ou
liquor lines. Capturing the ballot boz
with candidate whisky, aud the politi-
cal parties with whisky votes, they
throw up liquor intrench meuts all poiit'
ical lines from the voting precinct "a
the White House 90 that for many
years past, the liquor combine hss had
supervision OF the leading party politics
Ii puts forw ard its choice Of men. and
the parties nominate them. Then, sI
the tap OF the party drum. the average
church member wheels into party line,
mArches 10 the polls and ls voted. Then
he goes home TO resume his long, prac'
ticsl lamentations over the corruption
OF politics. aad the low ststs Of the
church, aud continues bic prayers foi
tho temperance cause. Evidently, and
unfortunately, thsv fail to neuti alize hi'
whisky vote. Meanwhile he thinks
Politics have become too foul for q
minister or . womsn TO touch. And
so many church members have business
in vestments with liquor contingencies
that he iesra that political Temperance
pressure would rupture the church.
Such views of prescott conditions, and
how they came about. | would preseD
a. reasons tor meddling with politics
and urging the necessity Of religion IL
politicA
l would try 10 show religious people
that under q republican form Of govern
ment. non n-polificsl piety has provet
IL fat n.,ls scol i,,c a
The political vote is the seed germ o
government. and the political campaign
the "seed time" that "whstsoever
man soweth that shall ne also reap !;
that in liquor politics We have "sown u
the wind and resped the whirlwiud
long enough.
would search out tho voter wh'
votes liquor license because his part
does, and try 10 convince him that b.
owed moral allegiance to . powe
higher than political parties. The m,I
who votes liquor license a. q revenu
measure 10 lessen his taxes, | would tr,
to convince him that his motive an
that OF the saloonkeeper were in princi
Pile the ssme-namely, personal, pecun
lisry gain, the ssioonkeepcr SHINING fo
. larger consideration, the voter for
smalier ono.
Liquor revenue for government ex
penses. l would show As only go muc
coin transferred from the drinker'
pocket TO the treaaUry by process tins
makes more expense than II pays; tbs
snrichiug the treasury by impoverish
ing and making idlers and criminals G
the isboring. productive clssa. is nc
true economy. would appeal to th
census and ststistical facts % prove tbs
''godliness 10 profitable 10 all things
aud that "riyhteonsness exslt, q ns
ton" ! would appeal to philanthrcpi
sentiment. to common moral s~nse, an
tle-pecisllv to Christian love NJ God al
humanity, which is pre-pminently III
most irrepressibie moral force found
humsD character.
would advocate \ union OF q
churches ia an anti liquor crusade. eve
II 1t broke down oil sectarian divisio
fences.
MAsTIN WILCOX.
:. I want Il distinc,lv understood tn
. no man can drink intoxicating liquor
e staff Governor Loundsberry, of Con
The Republican nationsl pIstfor
does not 90 much o. mention the pub
schools.
}. Republicans and Democratic are tr
y ing 10 trade of the little red sch0
s house for votes.
Force the liQuor issue TO the front aI