The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-01
w. c. T.U. COLUMN,
CONDUCTED BY MIS-. n. L. HOBBS


Continued from last week.)
This much is true: that while the
movement was new,
and conscience against slavery was
with conscience against drunkard-
were dominant forces in
the party, it was as near a prohibi-
ton party as it could be and yet
keep the slavery question to the
front. And If our party were vic
torious every secondary matter,
such as woman suffrage, would be
sacrificed to the success of the par
ty, and our suffrage friends might
appeal in vain against the iron fate
Of party selfishness in power.
There is no doubt that the early
Republicans did their party nobly,
and bore the true martyr spirit,
and they were offended to be told
that what they had done from con-
science toward God, their comrades
had done from policy, or as a mill
tary necessity and for their own sell
fish interests.
It cannot be said that those who
tried to remain conscientious in the
Republican party have grown.
They are ready now to apologize, at
least to submit to it, with q faint
|murmur, which shows the in6rm
|state OF their conscience compared
Ito the very vigorous fealty they pay
|partizanism. The Republican par
|ty has grown more and more averss
to the agitation Of moral issues, o.
the introduction into politics ol
those sentiments that gave to it 1T
vital force at the beginning. Herr
Iin Ohio, Mayor Sam Jones OF To
Iedo, who has come like Banquo'l
ghost to torment the party tina
|owns Geo. B. Cox its master mex
to Mark Hanna, is thoroughly des
pised, and yet he comes in much
the same temper and sentiments o
the early Republicans. But It ha
been q long time since conscience
played an important part in its coun
|cils. Mayor Jones is fresh from tn
Republican party, and is known .
"Golden- Rule Jones'" which mus
not be confused, with the golt
standard Republicans.
| II is q case Of antithesis OF CON
science and mammon, though gold
len standard and golden rule soun'
|ouite alike. The kind Of sickl.
|conscience the Republican part.
holds is we'll illustrated in brothe
Jones, who expresses entirely sym
.lpathetic sentiments toward the sa
loon keeper, and at the same time ]
very loving toward the babes AM
their drinking fathers whom th
|saloon is authorized to put to death
Most men would think that tender
|ness TO q mad dog would be cruelt
Ito all who might be killed by it
running at large with . license col
altar on. There is this difference
however, that golden rule politics
|despised by the Republican party
lie will be treated just as the Pro
|hibitionists have been.
The Prohibition party has had il
|experience of two classes before
|eets into pswer: Those who pu
|conscience before policy, and thos
: Who put policy before conscience
land they fought it out at Pittsbur(
: What delusion it is to say thf
1.-The Prohibition party has not a
|complished anything. 1t has az
|tually preserved and kept alive th
Idea Of political righteousness in th
nation. II is . remnant whom Go
.lhas kept to preserve the life-th
|true and real life-of the govern
|ment through these dscayins year
.|Other minor parties have in som
q measure and by indirect method
!. r.lalso done something TO this enc
lllbut there is no other point wheI
1.-The surrender to vice BY the old pa
-|ties has been 90 apparent, or wheI
1.-The consequences have been 90 baf
les in the rum business. We q
: Prohibitionists therefore primaril
y|because the liquor traffic challeng;
aa|the very idea Of government itsel
. land We have put ourselves on Il
t|side Of the supreme court and q
J. '.|church 10 declaring against this
1.-The direst enemy to government
land to the psrmanency OF order 90
'|iustice and humanity.
!. Our persistence must soon con
h|to be acknowledged, and - men .
4 cover from their drunken fascin
c0Ition with corrupt partisanism, ths
Twill Join our number, - . standa'
\ where the just and noble can r.
their conscience and find : conge1
|ial home. Friends will hock 70 !
-ldirectly. Let 10 take new coural
y land ilsah inspiraton.
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