The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-04

WAR ON THE SALOON.
Gen. Neal Dow Says That the
Liquor Traffic Must be Over
thrown.


We are resolved. heaven helping US,
to put the liquor traffic down.
10 do this it is imperative that we
nut down everything and everybody
that stands in our way. tits no fault OF
ours that the Republican bosses have
placed the party squarely and firmly
across our front.
We cannot move upon the saloons an
I'll the Republican party changes its po-
sition to allow US 10 pass; falling 10
do that, it is inevitable that the party
must stand the shock of our first onset
That is the situation but IT 10 not so
by our procurement.
4 Our batteries are turned only upon
the saloon, and upon everything implied
in that word.
Nothing was further from our thought
than to antagonizc the Republican par
lty. to which from the first many OF Us
were true and loyal. n OF from desire Of
office or hope OF reward, but from .
hearty approval OF it's policy in the old
time.
But the Republican bosses have now
placed their columns boldly and defiant
liy between us and the liquor traffic.
with the deliberate declaration, in na.
tional conventions, and by the repeated
aflirmations Of leaders, that the liquor
ftraflic should be defended by the party
: 10 the bitter end
s Gov. Foraker, a great Republican
!. Header, said deliberately, carefully
: weighing his words;
: "The policy OF taxation (license) 0l
4 the LIQUOR traffic 4 eternal, and the lie.
/ publican party is irrcvocably committed
10 It,"
The New York Tribune said
Gov. Foraker is one of the men who
arc emitted To say what the Republican
party means
There has been in no Republican pa
pcy. nor n any Republican platform
,uv word OF dissent from that frank ant
authoritative declaration Of Republican
principles aud policy on the question 0
prohibition
The new party does not complain
the Republican party for assuming tha
opposition. - -. !.
do so.
But il is unruaniv. not in say childist
\. In the bosses 10 whine ana complain DC
cau.e 81 Keep up our tire ~ The saloon:
4, moi needing the fact lh,t our shot cassc
: through tie ranks 81 the Republica
!. party placed ia our Way.
, After a great open.air meeting J
Maine. clergyman came up me pis'
form and said 70 me:
There are thousands o. Republican
- and | am on of them, who would y
% siantly ,baudon the party five thougl
il to be In collision with the 'iqut
traffic.
replied:
"Anyone who doubts II is 80, at mt
I1ay, with a clear sky, would want pro
IN that the sun was shining"
dcl Another clergyman said u me:
~ III am thoroughly a temperance ms
~. and an earnest ProhiOitionist, al
',a would consent TO any measure like
or. to suppress the liquor traffic; hns
think, with your plan Of third Earty,
lis. will require long time 10 do H."
replied:
"Sir, II II shall require long time I
us to succeed, the only reason is. u
YOU and such as you do not help U
ifyou and such as you would help u
= We would havea triumphal victory
g morrow without striking blow.
"But when ii comes 10 the vote, y
81 and such as Won are on the rum sic
= voting the rum ticket"
ID viii some Republican authority kin
ly tell US how we can win our W
" against the saloons withou, hurting
Republican party, ''irrevocably comm
edr az II Is to the perpetual suppoI
and defense Of the saloon
The French in 1879 recklessly, witht
inst cause, declared war upon German
and all over France was heard the
sulting cry Ito Berlin!'
Very soon the French found the
selves going to the wall, and pAthctica
called for help, and denounced the q
.o,. mans for coming upon them with
many guns.
It was foolish as we'll as pitiful
for mercy.
The Republican bosses commcnc
the war upon Prohibitionists
'"es Why do they whine In view OF
probable results to them?
They have never word OF compls
Of the rummies, because they will
- no ticket not saturated with viii
m and beer, which we will rot vote
ears anv consideration.
We do not complain or whine.
We shall keep right on steadily at
sscd work, meaning to run over evcryb
ssod who stands in our way.