The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-26
w. U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. M. L. HOBBS.


" the rum power has ~. "" -
wanted in this fight. They will
have a man at the head OF the gov
srnment who rents rooms Tor saloons
and his running mate is interested
pecuniarily with brewing com
pany. These men can safely claim
their election through the saloons
and churches of this country.
The bishops of the great M. n.
church have put themselves on
record before the world, sixteen TO
one, as refusing to vote for pronipl-
ton. He that is not for is against.
The question was submitted to them
some time ago as to how they would
vote at the presidential election.
One, only one-Fitzgerald-said II
he could vote he would vote tori
prohibition. Foster, McC abe,
Fowler, Waldron and Newman de-
clared for Mckinley. The rest
evaded the question and thus tried
to deceive the people. They thus
lin politics (where the question had
to be setted) practically stood SIX
teen to one for the saloon.
Let us quote here what the DIS
cipline of that church, made py
these same bishops, says:
ave reiterate the language OF the
Episcopal Address to this BODY !;
The liquor traffic is so pernlcious In
all its bearings, SO inimical to the
Interests Of honest trade, so repug-
nant to the moral sense, so injurious
TO the peace and order of society, SO
,|hurtfui to the home, to the church
and to the body polite, and SO ut
,terly antagonistic to all that is pre-
cious in life, that the only proper
: attitude toward it for Christians is
that of relentless hostility. 1t can
never be legalized without SIM"
And vet these same bishops, SIX
teen to one, stand for party thai
,lstands for rum. If God regards
with favor such work by the heads
the churches then ! have beer
!, reading the wrong book. If the sa
loon power is not pleased with tn
e work of the church in this fight, thel
7 they are SO hard to please that M
other power need apply. Hear on
bishops again in the Discipline
"One Of the darkest reproaches O
our times is that the saloon ha
been allowed to become a politlca
ID factor, and to do brokerage busines
!, with the ballot box as part OF 1t
" stock in trade"
That brokerage business has bee
carried on with both the old parties
they have equally shown willing
1ness to do the saloons bidding a
the price of success at the polls
And vet these church leaders stan
=, Is to | for the Republican party
. Is it any wonder the saloon ma
: more power in politics than tn
!, church? The saloon man votes an
works for his business, while tn
> church man breaches and prays fe
Temperance but votes for run
|, . They have like Aaron put up tn
q golden calf. 1t is true the preaci
use er's salary on a gold standard wi
buy more than with a double stan'
: ard, but how about the poor ma
|: who has neither salary nor golo
Are those bishops greatly concerne
about their gold, or are they mo
a concerned about the man WI
= tramples the laws of their churt
8Iunder his feet by renting proper
q for saloons? DO those bishol
s. think the speech made by the ma
: deceived any one? or do they thin
= deception the best thing in an !
~ f. Conference? Did he tell the
H. the story Of Washington and I
A cherry tree, or did they adjou
led conference to heara political speecl
on Here is more Of the Discipline
"It is a matter Of record that I
advent among the heather OF m
educated under the light Of the &c
pei is associated with the black'
curses that have blighted the liv
of those for whom Christ die
While, in one pathetic sense, Etl
7, opia has stretched forth her han
unto God, in one other sense
> dark continent may we'll street
- forth her hands in prayer tor p
all Al lection against those who ha
ION. lon stained her shores with a trail
all blood that reddens the middle p
- sage between Africa and our incc
IT, sistent republic. Little wonder Z
the poor African shudders at
I'M name Of Christian America.
"a, M Who wrote these burning wo
on lin the M. 4. Discipline? Tn
a same bishops who, IL to !, have
II. =. fused to vote against the rum pc
- ~. er. They also have bitter words
condemnation against the infl