The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-10-06
w. c. T. u. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
A Saloon Keepers View OF II.

IN travelling from place to place, i
J. temperance and prohibition work
we have met many most peculia
characters and strange circum
stances; but SAILOR keeper who i
willing to give temperance lecturer
pointers in their profession, on
can scarce expect to find more 'hal
once in lifetime.
Such an one we met at III Paso
H., and he gave US one Of the bes
solutions OF this veAatious problem
we have ever heard not orgina
exactly, but surely his own in styl
OF language and expression.
We held our concerts in the Bap
tist church, and after our first meet
ing my father, who was then tn
. lecturer o. our company, met a sa
loon keeper standing in front of hi
place Of business, waiting apparent
ly to have bit of conversation
with the reformer come to town tC
declare his business "A curse, and tC
urge men to annihilate it.
As father passed him, he hailec
him With: 81 say, mister, | d llk,
to know what you people are work
ing against our business for?"
Father replied "Well, we are
interested in the American saloon
keepers we would like to get them
all converted and make preachers
of them. If we could we would
feel as if we had accomplis he'd as
good work as if we had labored il
the South Sea Islands, or among
n other class of heather. =
But | think its a mighty queer
way 10 get man converted TO woi K
against his business. !" sponded
the white aproned seller of rum.
"Well, sir, do you intend to
leave your business while it pays
YOU as it does now"
"No, | don't think it 5 likely"
"Neither do L." father agreed
and since we have learned that We
cannot take you away from the bus
mess, we are determined 10 take
the business away from you; then
we can get chance at you and dc
something for you"
Then the saloon keeper said "If
YOU want to get rid of the business
III tell you how to do it. !"
"Very WE'LL" father said; ~
think | know how, but | would like
your opinion on the question. "
"You get tie Y. NJ. c. A. men,
the Good Templars, the Christian
men, preachers, presiding elders,
bishops and all churc. officials, tc
vote against the liquor traffic, and
we saloon keepers will get out OF
here mighty quick.
Exactly 50. That's been my
platform for twenty years, was
ather's reply; "but we find some
ielay in uniting our forces. Som,
rood men can't see this thing a.
clearly as we do, and SO they pul
me way while Others pull another,
md it may be some time before tn,
emperance sentiment is united as
he liquor element is. Now, sir,
ust suppose you should continue
bis business and then die before
We get prohibition, what will be- (
ONE of your soul?'
This was the surprising answer
Well, reckon that if these good
nen who vote to license this busi
ess get through TO heaven, wei
ct there too. I'm willing TO tax,
ny chances with them. Now, look
ere, we make a good salary in thi, '
usiness, we support our familie- {
nd pay our debts, and The good {
Zen who vote to permit the traiii
ct nothing out OF il except the de
lruction of their cwn children-ii r
ley get through | guess we will 4
10" O
A serious arralgnment, surely la
'r the professed Christian, who d
alks beside the saloon keeper Oh :
nly one occasion, and that during il
le political campaign, when the
lloon keeper carries the anner in A
le procession, and sometimes a e
reacher carries the torch that il q
inmates the banner. When the :
allots are taken out Of the box a Il
licroscopic investigation of the =
vo ballots, marked by these repre- il
,niatives Of opposite forces in soci- Il
", could not distinguish between a
rem. The saloon keeper never "
,tes in way that does not mean .
le safety of his business. What a
lall we say them Of the other bal Il
t?-Jessie NJ. Garvin, OF Garvin a
oncert Co. "
"Actions speak louder than i