The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-02
W. @. q. U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED By MRS. NJ. l.. HOBBS.
What Does the Age Demand al
Christians.

Editor Phalanx The political organ
zation that amid the corrupting influ-
ences OF the brilliant age IN which we
are living, has the moral courage 10 dis.
card and denounce the evils, aud cause
OF evils, which habits and customs toler.
ated in the earlier aud less enlightened
years of our couniry's history and which
are known TO be detrimental TO the
peace, happiness and common welfare
OF the people, and In direct lntagonisCl
to our present high state OF civilization,
must, in accordance with every dictate
of justice and reason, be the party that
should receive the hearty support OF the
moral and religious elements of the
country. 1t will not be q difficult mat
ter TO find out the name of this political
organ zation. For when the intelligent
voter examines the preamble and plat
form OF The Prohibition party, adopted
in Cincinnati in 1892, he will observe
that the good aud useful things OF the
past were commended and the mon
sler evils uncondi.ionally condemned.
This cannot be found to be true in the
preambles and platforms Of any other
political party In the nation.
We claim to live in an age OF culture
aud grand achievements. Our progress
in morals and religi ion, art aud science,
in agriculture and education, Is s0me-
thing for Christian American citizens TO
admire with just pride. And yet IN the
broad light OF these grand advance
ments, the two old politica. parties of
the country are clinging with death
like tenscity TO the relics OF barbarism OF
tn past, and contrary to our civiliza-
ton still clamor for the legalization and
license of monster evils by law, rather
than march abreast with the moral and
religious development of tho age,
which, rightly exercised, must favor the
complete destruction of such evils. The
Christian elements will observe that the
Prohibition party is the only politics
organization in the American Union that
unequivocally favors legislation In true
harmony with our high moral and re-
ligious elevation. This being self-evi-
dent truth, we have a right under God's
direction, in the interest OF h. me,
to expect and demand the support and
suffrage Of all conscientious, moral and
religious men and women in the Amer
lean Union. And under the circum.
stances surrounding us-the desecrsted
Sabbaths. the awful crimes Of the IL
auor traffic, the waste Of over . billion
of the peoples money for the vile poi
son every year, the hundreds and thous-
ands of drunksrds staggering over the
land, the desolated homes and suffering
children, surely the time has come for
a combination Of the moral and reli-
gious element, not upon non-psrtisan
declarations, but, like patriotic Amer
leans, in favor OF the political party that
boldly declares for the absolute prOhi-
bition of the manufacture and sale oi
all intoxicating liquors to be used as
beverage.
God expects his followers to vote q
Christian ballot, and the true Christian
ballot cannot favor the ue(osQOr legal.
zation of the infamou1f 1kQnor traffic.
The common inerest in our homes, IL
our churches, intheo>bvetal states, and
in the nation at h>go, Jmperatively de.
mand the destSuC1l0n OF the legslizet
open saloon. aud the overthrow and an
initiation Of the liquor power And
there il no necessity for any new po
litical organization to accomplish thii
grand result. The God ordained Pro
hibition party has its organization
IN every state in the Union, ant
in the nation at large. And all tha
Is necessary TO insure success is TO
the moral aud religious voters 4
be consistent, vote as you pray, and pra
ss YOU vote. Then, IN the elections o
i 1894 and 1896, victory for God and hom
and native land will be written In let
ters Of gold across the moral sky, on
civilization will be vindicated, and tn
American Nation will be redeemc'
from the black crime Of the liquor curse
Yours truly, Z. >. DoBBINs.
; Shoals, Ind March 81, 1898.