The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-12
Neal Dow Takes AN Objector in,
Hand and Asks "a Few
Questions.


blilDn. relates This story:
gentleman from western Ne,
York ~ss introduced At my house
1. few weeks ago. lie wished. he saie
i"r informaiion about prohibition.
!. -a;d
r "liow long have you been in town i.
II have been here week.
Then YOU must have seen sns
heard enough 10 enable Won 10 torn
an opinion about it. What do yo,
think OF ii.r
II think II il = failure.r
where are you stopping
:" Al The Falmouth hotel"
do they sell liquor there ~
No, tried 10 get some and could
not"
Did YOU try anywhere el-e:r
\ "le>, went TO the Prcble. and they
would not ltt me have any"
"Did you ny anywhere else ~
Y les, called At druggists and
couldn't get any
did YOU try anywhere else.-
II went 10 a barber shop and asked
u he could tell me where could get
drink. aud he said he did not know
any snch place.
We'll. you've been here week and
tried your best 10 get drink and have.
failed. Why do you think prohioi-
ton a failure.v
One morning | wa, in the park
and saw drunken man with q bottle
and from that saw that prohibition
is q failure"
III YOU had s.en in morning paper
an account OF the conviction of al
thief, would YOU con lude our Grim.
insl laws To b. failure and suggest
their repeal and license in.tead2r
"Oh. no, that is different"
DO you know IL that drunken r,an
came here from Boston in the early
morning steamer with the bottle in his
p ,cket. or that he bought il here.-
mo, do not know about that
There is not the one-hundredfbI
part so much liquor sold in Portland
now As there was before The law, andI,
The city Is twice larger than ii was
then. Doesn't that indicate the law
70 be . great success 2"
"No. TO my mind IL il q fsilure.r
Consumption is a fatal disease. Ill
kills ali whom it attacks. suppose
somebody should announce = cure fori
Il, and on trial il il found to cure e9l
:s-e- out OF every 100, would you con-
'ider the remedy failure or sue
.ess Z"
He made no answer. but took his
lat aud left. |.
! said Good morning instead oil
What fool You sre." l.
Our State Supreme Conrt on lasfls
Thursday rendered decision that b -
aused great stir among the saloonIc r
men. An indianapolis lady sued al
aloonist Tor damages. Tor engaging in
he saloon business next 10 her pro- 4
'erty- The case was aigued ABLY and !.
xhaustively by the sttornc,s for AMI 4
gainst her. The lower court decided
gain-t her. but she took an appeal. Ii,
he case was argued there as in theli,
over court. The Supreme Court sf-l h
rmei the ecision OF the lower court.
his was six months ago. Womsnl .
NC -ut utW utlTsfH In
'hich WAS finally granted. Last week. 4
ne case was argued the second timel
eiore the court Of last resort. This IC
me the court reversed the decisionlv =
the lower court and also its ownl m
'rmer action, and decided that theIo
oman was entitled TO the damages. y
he court now holds that the grant y
X Of licenses 10 carry on the bust y,
ess clearly implies that the business o.
immoral. aud that the saloon is 81 d,
Iissncs. Under the decision the So liu
onist il liable for AL depreciation in 1e
'lue 81 property and business grow lo,
e ont OF the saloon being estab. a,
she'd. and the ssloon may be absied pr
nuisance. The decision has Gre 4,
ell panic among liquor men. es- bs
'cis.ly in communities where the =
importance sentiment is strong. liIdi
'wns upon them that they will have h
establish their saloons. ip many in th
snces. away or in the woods - out I'M =
eek bottoms. swamps. and the like IN
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