The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-15
w. W.C.T.U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. N. l.. HOBBS


A financial system under which Il,
more than one-half OF the enormous NJ
wealth Of the country, derived from Ito
he bounty OF nature and the labor "
,f all, is owned by a little more o
shan 5000 people, while l,OoO,ooV 1,
American citizens, able and willing y
to toll, are homeless tramps, starv- b
ing for bread, requires adjustment. r
A social system which offers to ten b
der. virtuous and independent wo-lr
men the alternative between prosti- I
tuition and suicide as an escape|t
from beggary, is an organized crime |s
for which some day unrelenting JUS t
tice will demand atonement and ex- (
piation. Mr.. President, the man
who loves his country and the man
who studies her history will search
lin vain for any natural cause for|'
this appalling condition. The earth
has not forgotten to yield her In,
crease. There has been no general
failure of harvests. We have had
'|benipnant skies and the early and
Latter rain. Neither famine norI
lpestilence has decimated our popu-
'Iiation nor wasted its energies. Inn
migration is flowing in from every
land. and we are in the lusty prime
of national youth and strength
: with unexampled resources and ev-
erv stimulus to their development !;
3 but. sir, the great body Of the Amer
.lican peop,e are engaged to-day IN
a studying these problems that have
: suggested. They are disheartened
! bv misfortune. They are weary
/ with unrequited toll. They are
tired Of the exactions OF the specu'
lators They desire peace and rest
! They are turning their attention tt
" The general industrial question:
'e which underlie their material pros
1 perity. They are indifferent t
!. party. g. pan,h,;
canism nor for Democracy as sucn
They are ready to say "a plague o
ryboth your houses" and they al
il ready also, Mr.. Pre- ident, to ha
IN and to welcome any organization
nd any measure, and any leader th'
IT, promises them relief from the prom
,'tiess strife of politicians and this tu
its bulent distracting agitation whic
has already eliminated in vlolen'
and may end in blood.
Such. sir, is the verdict which
nd read in the elections from which v
IN have lust emerged, verdict tn
was unexpected to the leaders
o. both parties and which surprise
ills the victorious and the vanqulshe
1t was a spontaneous, unpremee
tated protest Of the people again
- - existing conditions. It was q !
ok- volt Of the national conscien
against injustice, movement tn
ties Is full Of pathos and also full OF da
ore ger. because such movements ma
Victims of those who are guiltle'
80 It was not Republican defeat.
~. was not a Dem )cratic victory.
was great upheaval and uprislr
!. independent Of and superior to bot
'ick II was a crisis that may become
70 catastrophe filled with terrible .
'ere monitor, but not without enco'
apement to those who understa
tern and are ready to cooperate with
tro- From speech by ex-senator 20
one j. ingalls,.
liar.
was
S a II is claimed by some good p
nse, ple that drinking intoxicating
!, OF uors in moderation is not sim
'ard- Well. grant it to be trne, drunk
ne. I" ness is always preceded by m
meet crate drinking, and moderate drl
ge & ING only leads to drunkenness.
show tai abstinence would then be
make for two reasons: 1. AS prusc
J. tial measure, as perfect safety =
-, : drunkenness is always with
',u ~ ! abstinence. 2. For loves 81
,.;ou W." and the love you should have
";da those who may attempt TO 70
o~ra, o your example Of moderate drlnl
osa ga and fall into drunkenness.
rlish- -. -.
,,a.as Francis Murphy probably NJ
4 ~ nor stronger hold upon the pubic
! he any man who ever engaged IN
= .nd perance work in this country
thor M thorough sincerity OF the man
,uanhs os1h his ability and willingness 70 I,
"a; down to the masses and deal dl
,.b;,o M " with the victims OF alcoho
..aar plain in a great degree the sec
.;oon ;ea his success. lie has accomp!
49, ~ 4 wonderful amount Of good q
: 7, v,,, Co. his career, and all who know
..,,ad. - wish him long years OF cont
,,.',s ,,s :, usefulness and triumph ir
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