The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-09
W. T.U. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
WISE AND WITTY WORDS.

traffic who does not exhaust ms
strength in endeavoring to prevent
It'll. Ward Beecher (para-
phrased).
The most audacious robher OF the
American working man is the sa-
loon, and the political party which
does not oppose it ought not to be
supported by him.-The Peoples
Tribune.
How can a Christian be saint In
a prayer meeting and a sinner on
election day-in fact, the devil
agent? Why should not religion
purify a mans political life as well
as his social?-Olin j. Ross.
If the liquor traffic cannot be ie
Igalized without sin, it cannot DE
Iperpetuated without sinners. Those
who vote for license and license
parties can figure out the logicai
connection to suit themselves
lOutlook.
1t is not surprising that the
whisky trust should develop ali
> 'sorts Of chicaneries and rascallties,
as all the iamitications of the busl,
ness are associated with evil ana
: the making of criminals and the
multiplication OF crlmes.-New
York Tribune.
:. 1t is really Infamous. The whole
!, sale liquor dealers of San Francisco
many of them princes In wealth
'l-are employing the money wrunt
from poor workingmen, some o.
"a II blood stained, and half OF it rep
' resenting the degradation OF mar
'e and the misery Of woman, to buy
bill through the Legislature which
will protect the liquor traffic but sac
rifice the interests Of society. The.
should be ashamed Of themselves
- Oakland Enquirer.
People talk glibly about "th
"a, "a, dirty pool of politics" and frequent
Of ly offer this expression as an excus
.re for their lack Of interest in politics
matters. If our politics are dirty
!. who is responsible? Our polite
are lust as clean as the Christian
, and moral voters care to have then
They are in decided majority an
they can purify our politics wher
ever they so decide. Don't stan
md one side and grumble, but roll u
nix. YOUR sleeves and help clean up II
- dirty pool.
II is very common to hear vote
in the old parties declare that bo'
70 organizations are very corrup
lust the line Of reasoning that e.
ables a good man to denounce b
party as corrupt and still lusti
~ and him in remaining member OF
= Is not clear to us. What busine
!. have good men in corrupt partie
= anyway? An explanation fro
], some worthy brethren is in ord'
Pilot.
M Il were better for a man to
ss, ss,h subject to any vice than to drum
erness; for all other vanities a
sins are recovered, but drunka
. will never shake off the delight
= ylbeastliness for the longer it poss
In a man, the more he will
. light in it, and the older he gre
q eth the more he shall be subject
Id: for it dulleth the spirits, a
8 Idestroveth the body as ivy doth
8 old tree; or as the worm ongend
q eth in the kernel Of the nut
y w. Raleigh.
an There are some good featu
about the South Carolina law,
oe.. % thew are prohibitory features. !
=" rooms are abolished, loafing, treat
nded ara drinking on the premises !
It on hibited. The whisky ring is la'
ly broken into fragments. :,
l;ouor is sold after six o'clock
n;ght nor on Sundays. 0
Y drunkenness on the streets is
minished. AS to whether 1t
"step' toward prohipitioh vi no
~ doubtful. 1t looks to me "st
= q away from it. If such a law
Bt. lbe passed by other States, let
ND.|by the friends Of drink, and not
Its enemies.-John n. stearns.
e. and Nv liberty ends when it begir
and ali involve the possibility OF rum 70
~. neighbor.--John Stuart Mill.
The best thing in this kepu
next to liberty itself, is the lab
III HAN ., Jour people.-Richard Golden.
t...' ,ar'a, ,s The liquor traffic is one o. o.
nse y so% NJ most criminal methods OF ass
ip Ii nation for money hitherto ado
!, Same nv the bravos Of any age or {
a''ss ltry.-Ruskin.