The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-07
w. C. U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. /. HOBBS


+ York and Buffalo was pretty well
croN ued, and naturally lhy gen r.
discussion was the election
T; The attention Of the passengers
was attracted by clerical looKiul
individual who sat about the center
of the car and was talking in rath-
: er excitedly loud tone of voice to a
MAI in the seat Just ahead
The reverend gentleman was say
ing.
mo, sir; did not throw away
my " te, but you and every other
man who voted the Prohibition ticket
nd. believe the liquor traffic l.
)e "A curse. | believe in Prohibition
preach for Prohibition and pray fol
prohibition-'
"But vote for whisky quietly
interrupted the man in the from
,eat.
You insult me, sir" replied
he preacher in a voice that startled
Everybody in the car, and at once
all the passengers ceased their con
versation and gave their attention
to the preacher. "No man shall
tell me in my face without being re-
buked that | vote for whisky. /
have preached for twenty years, and
my voice has always been for Pro.
Inhibition, but | do not believe in
. nglng the m tier into politics. |
ave voted with my party for over
venty years, and don't propose tcI
hrow away my vote on party that
never can elect its candidate. :"
Just then "A man sitting in a rear
'eat who had been an interested
istener to the discussion, came for
ward, and fastening two bright,
black eyes, which looked out
Through a pair OF gold eyeglasses,
IN the preacher, said;
"Pardon me, sir; did | not un-
ierstand you to say you are a
Dreacher?'
"Yes, sir
"That you believe in Prohibi
ion?"
"Yes, sir. have preached it
TOR twenty years, and | believe the
iquor trafii.' to be the curse of this
iation, and that every rumseller
ought to be behind prison bars.
"You also said you voted yester-
lay for the candidates of one of the
,lo parties?"
"YeS, sir, the party | have al
Ways supported. "
"Is your party in favor OF license
Dr Prohibltion?"
IL don't think the question has
nything TO do with the political
)arties. F"
Probably not, but did amp rum
seller vote the same ticket as you?"
"Oh, yes; probably thousands of
hem"
tDo you think that a single rum
,eller in the United States voted the
Prohibition ticket yesterday
Certainly not. ,
"Why?" j
"Why?" "Why, because they
would be fools to support political
party that would, if it got into pow
n, sweep away their business into
everlasting oblivion. " <
"Oh, | thought you said the ques-
ion of Prohibition was not pollt- !
ical one. The rumseliers evidently
think it is. Now, sir, If a liquor |
man who believes in license, de |
lends license, spends money Tor it, S
.alks it and votes it, would be a a
fool to vote the Prohibition ticket, \
would like to know what you are, I
who believe in Prohibition, preach !
and pray for it, but vote the same
ticket as the rumseller. r
"There was pause. The sharp, +
black eyes of the questioner was
liked on the reverend gentleman, lt
Who evidently was not prepared for
such a thrust. \
Finally he managed to say: 81 I
'efuse to answer such an insutingIe
question, sii. | vote according toe
he dictates of my own conscience,
and"
II beg your pardon sir, but you
do nothing of the kind. Every time
you cast your ballot for your rum
ruled liquor law party you vote in
direct opposition to your consc ence,
and you know it. You know that
your political party could not, II j
would, pass or enforce prohibitoryf
laws. You know that fully one
third of the saloonists and brewers
and distillers Of this land vote TN,
same ticket as you do. '-Ialllt
Morgan, in The Editor.
A saloon keepers bondsman is al