The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-15
w. G. IT. u. Column.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. l.. HOBBS.
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" we presume no oue will rice up 4,
dispute our statement that the Repub
u lican party is in powe in Ohio.
d According to the best figures We car
l. get the legislature will be const titutsd q
!. follows:
II Senate Republicans, rs
Democrats, s
D House-Republicans, 81
!, Democrats. II
: This gives the Republicans Q msjority
I OF more than four to one in the senate.
: an0 more than five to one 10 the house.
J we trust We will not be accused Of
abusing: the Republican party" II We
suggest that the Republican party has
asufiicient majority Ia the Legislature 10
enable u to enact any legislation II de-
slres to have enacted and thst IL IL leaves
any legislation unenscted we may fairly
conclude that the party az . party does
not desire such legislation and does not
propose TO enact ii.
For dozen years or more, ten persnce
men in the Republican party in Ohio
nave been telling us that the Republic an |
party was temperance party. that the
prohibition OF the liquo- traffic could |
ana would be secured through it; that
the reason II had not hitherto passed =
prohibitory law in Ohio. was that the
Democrats Of the legislature, com bininRI
with few anti.prohib'tion Repu blicsns =.
had made 1t impossible And Prohibi.
ZIONIST. have been told 3ver and oyerl,
again that II. instead Of supporting their
own ticket, they would mite with the |.
Repu blicans in the close districts and go
give that party q little ssger majority in Ii
the legislature, that We would get pro. I
hibition.
Well, the Republicau psrty hss whsts
might De called fair working majority 4
In the Ohio legislature more than Ave Il
to one on joint ballot. has about AZ L
arge . majority as any party could ever q
sxpect 10 get II 10 backed by Republi- Ii
= 'sn majority 10 the state Of over eighty IL
thousand.
And We trust our Republican friends h
vill noi feel offended IL we remark thatl
the Republican party cannot enact Il
'nd enforce strict prohibitory lawI y
'nder such circumstances, that there II
'ever can be any circumstances under Itt
hlch u could accomplish that end. In
We trust thst our Republican friends
Pill not be o6en led II We remind them .
nat unless tho recently elected Republi.
an legislature Of Ohio enacts . strictI
'rohibitorv law, the members Of that
'arty should In common decency cease r.
claim that Il is temperance party :,
ease to claim that II vii ever outlaw r
he liquor traffic, cease to claim that tie co
ause OF temperance can he advanced by NJ
oting that ticket. -
We therefore press upon our Repub. a.
can friends that this is their great Oh. lii,
ortunity II they wish to prove that the elCI
'epublicsn party Is temperance psrtv. a
IL the recently elected legislature fails so
pass . prohibitory law. the claim of|ce
DO Prohibitlonists that the Repu blicsn o.
srty cannot and will not pass prohib. Pe
ory Law will be fully established. =
Republican temperance men must seeIIec
1t that their recently elected legisls. 81
Ire passes pr0hibitory Law, or for r.
Ver hold their peace about tho Republi. vc
IN party being = temperance party. In
Kepu blican temperance men must sec "A
It that the incoming Republican leg m,
lsture passes strict prohiblt0rv Law. Isix
never again ask any man TO vote the peI
epublican ticket In the interest ofl6is
emperance and morality" lac
We have listened in wears pact to an ar
nmense amount OF talk from Republi.l I
ms about what their party would do ne,
II only had . good working majority nai
the Legislature. These Repubiicans the
ust now either see to Il that the ieais. ira
lure does % they said II would, or own an,
} that they have been deceived and Iof
We have listened very patiently toIlecI
Q lamentations OF good temperance has
spublicsns who have been 80 sorely the
stressed because the wicked Prohibi. vea
,ni-ts were preventing the enactment nen
rrohibitory laws. by not sllo wing has
0 Repubicans . sufficient majority In llect
legislature. the
we serve notice on these Republicans Win
It unless the incoming legislature isaIs
sscs q prohibitory law, they must Job
use their lamentations over the wick. trsy
Prohibitionists, and admit like men rece
u they have been deceived and do. for
wing. lthe
And we suggest to all our Prohibi- r
nists ths' they keep this matter bs lon !.
Q the people, and that they press II spir
their Republican friends they Ir
mind hem Of II daily for the next two Ipou
are. that they Keep II before their eyes was
din u into their ears, aud give them dist
peace 10 the matter until they either
,ve the assertions they have been B.
king, by securing the enactment Of Cen
law. or admit like men that will
" we're mistaken concerning the Re. dift
blicsn psrty's devotion to prohibi. dav,
n. dele
stated, we have . right TO held
! TO the Republican party: the
Put up or shut up." two
Put up that Prohibition law you have this
.n saying you would love to enact ifand
q only had sufficient majority, or teen
II up al talk about the Republican
:, being the great party OF temper. Jt
20 and morality. Voice. cou'
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Ilish