The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-11-25
w. c. U. COLUMN
coyDccrrp BY Mns. N. /. HoDrs.
JIMMIE" BLAINE.
TIE Iniquiies Of the Father are Visited
Upon ths Son.

charge from the army IN di~ grace
brings to mind the adaee about
Child kens coning home TO roo~t, ai-
20 the innutaDle prncipieoI divine
economy that the impurities oi The
fathers shall be visited upon the
Children: for if ever there was a
striking illustration Of the applina-
tion of these declarations Jimmie
Blaine furnishes it.
When James c. Blaine was a
candidate for President, tn prohi
bition amendment TO the ccIstltu-
ton in Maine was up for vote. lie
aud bis son Jimmie went 20 the
polls together and voted the Repub-
: hcan state ticket, but refused 70
vote Tor or against the amendment,
for fear whichever way they would
vote on that question might be dam
aging to his candidacy and the party
III which he was the standard bear
or. This moral cowarilce was the
real reason why Blaine failed TO
reach the presidential chair.
During the Harrison admlnlslra-
ton when James G. Blaine was
secretary of state. that high Office
was prostituted to the level Of brew
ers agency FOR the extension Of
the beer trade in Central and south
, America, and every consulate IN
those countries was made a branch
agency for the sale OF American
beer This was done in payment Tor
the iquor vote OF New York TO
which Harrison owed his election
Blaine used the power OF the secre-
tary of states Office To widen the
field for the sale OF American liquors
and thus strengthen ard establish
the trallic. and his favorite son,
James G. Blaine, ir., fell victim
to Unsuitable greed.
Jimmie" as. he is familiarly
known. sas been the gayest OF the
aay. the fastest of the fast set Of
Washington, and has reached the
depths Of sin. degradation, and ut
ter abandonment Of all things de-
cent experienced by few. About a
wear ago it was announced that he
was taNing gold cure a. a last hope
ot saving his life, as he had ready
been viewing the reptiles Of the pii,
and alcoholism in advanced stage
had firm hold upon him, but II
seems the cure didn't take, OF
perhaps lie didn't give it a chance
At any rate be did not give up ms
caps.
When war was declared bis
friends exerted themselves to obtain
ior him a position in the army, and
though President Mckinley must
have known the utter worthlessness
IL his character. ne appointed HIM
assistant adjutaEt general. lmmedi-
alely upoh hearing Of his appoint
uent his friends began TO try TO get
him sohered up, 80 that he could 20
aud personally thank the President
for the appointment but i took tiree
weeks to accomplish the task, and
one of the biggest drunk Of his ex-
ceedingly drunken lie followed his
visit to the White House.
He was finally headed for Manil-
Ia. and because Of his disgraceful
conduct at Honolulu he has been
|, discharged from service.
The moral of this sad story l. so
apparent as to hardly need stating.
Thousands OF parents in indiana
! many Of them accounted among the
best in the State, members OF
churches and leaders in society
have by their influence and their
ballots helped to perpetuate saloons
in this commonwealth. and the re
suit in numerous families, in some
doubtless where least expected, will
be drunk n, worthless, criminal
sons. They have sown saloon ballots
and the inevitable harvest j. drunk
ards. Even if their own boys e cape
Others equally precious to other
parents and in the sight Of Cod
must be taken to keep the gin mills
running. .-Phalanx.