The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-14
w. .C.T.U. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED By MRS. NJ. l.. HOBBS.
As a Matter OF Business.

Natnan l.. w dltOn, ciliiihi" va
he National party for Chester coan-
y, Pa, gives some good reasons
Why the party organization should
eceive liberal financial support
rom all its adherents. We com
mend what he says to our readers.
Probably you have not thought OF
t Just this way:
nWhat total abstainer in the coun-
try but can afford to spend the
price Of one drink of whisky a week
to aid in wiping the accursed stun
out of the country? Ours is party
of the common people and 1t Is
through them we are to succeed II
we achieve success.
"There is nothing in our party to
attract the aristocrats, the pluto
Gratis, the boodlers and the rummles
who furnish the "sinews Of war TO
the old parties. If we win we must
stand together and everyone beai
lis share of the burden.
g The Republicans never work
these financial schemes. | nevel
was asked for a cent all the years
voted the Republican ticket, pro
Tested brother to Us the other day
Bless your heart, brother, the he
|publicans don't do the thing tina
way. They don't ask forit The.
take it. All you have to do is t
vote the Republican ticket an
they'll do the rest.
"You haven't sold a scrap
lproduce nor done days work !
TWENTY-FIVE years that the Republ
can party did not take good sllc
out Of the proceeds.
The Republican party has autho
lied the bankers and boodlers
.. collect $4,000 a year from evel
farmer in this country. Gun
!. NATURALLY it goes to the bankers al
,.Iboodlers rather than to the farme
u robbed through its legislation,
t raise its corruption funds for futu
n iniquities. p, ),
n Every time you ride on a Phi
delphia street car you pay at LEI
ID three cents as your tribute to t
! monopolists who thrive under ira
chises bought from the Republic
Ks party. You pay tribute OF t
J cents mile every time you ride
our 3 cent a mile railways.
"Four-ffths of all you pay
telegraphic service, five-ffths OF
YOU pay to express companies,
4 tribute to monopolies whose exl
= ence and extortions are made pos
Y BILE by the legislation enacted
Y the Republican party.
"Nine tenths of all you pay
the support of aims houses a
terminal courts and like expenses
A Tribute to the license system,
4 which the Republican party is
N special champion.
" The Republican party by Its
Il islation on tariff, finance and RI
4 is enabling special classes In
country to levy an average trlb
Of at least $4,000 year fl
every family under the Ameri
flag. 1t don't have to appeal to
: people for the funds. 1t me-
ievies blackmail on the privile
classes its legislation has crea
"You are to-day paying $3Ol
wear tribute to the Republl
party, no matter what ticket
vote. If that party with its
- standard and tariff robbing pc
wins this year you will before
century is out be paying $l
year.
s "As plain matter of busir
!. -. leaving all patriotism out OF
2. . question, can you not afford to
20 - s5.0 90 year to help build NJ
'''' Organization that promises to b
+ sas, q the power Of a machine whic
'sSs ssv, robbing you of 100000 now,
saith promises to rob you OF $1,000
acc the near future?
TX. ave cannot do the work II
NO. party is supported only by :
- taneous and spasmodic cont
tons, for we have no rich me
bleed and then reimburse by
rupt special legislation. We
every man and woman bear
of the burden, for the battle Is
'CK by the politicians for the ella
five but by the people for the mi
team team and the victory when won WI
vcnty thclrs'
I'll IL doesn' seem consistent
rates. person to sing "ln the Swee'
yourland By who - voting ~
gorge ,;oLat