The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-05
W. CT. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. N. l.. HOBBS.

By REV. b. +. sTuLTz.


CONTINUED form last week.
To this end would | become re-
publican, democrat, populist, or ac-
ouiesce with any other party. Pro.
hibition first and above all else--the
"dominant issue, to be obtained
only through legislation.
Legislation gave the saloon Tile.
Legislation perpetrates and protects
its life. Without it it can not ex-
ist; and therefore logically legisla-
ton must take its existence. Now
how do we get legislation except by
the ballots of the voters? Your
duty you see is clear. That thing
il in your own mil d
stand by the graves OF three
million drunkards fallen since the
close of the civil war "a years ag,,
q I'd in their stead and in behalf OF
the orphans and widows OF all these
years, plead with you to help put
down this curse by the easy and ra-
tional means at hand. By the
wants and woes OF the suffering,
will you not prevent others from
these sufferings?
Have we not sacrificed enough
life and sent enough men to un-
timely graves, while we have been
experimenting with this national
evil? Is il not time to call a halt
and put it out from our midst?
An excellent, well-to-do family OF
my acquaintance had put forth their
test efforts in the matter Of q fine
dinner-the occasion being the re-
turn from college Of two daughters
who had brought home with them
their best gentlemen company. Just
as they were being seated at the
table, in stepped big, dirty, un
,couth, unkempt tramp, withou
knock or invitation, and said II
,mmanding, intimidating tones
II want something to eat. " The
wife and mother lave him a larg'
piece of bread, spread with butter
piece of ham, cake and pie, ex
pecting him to withdraw from thei
more refined presence and eat TIT
same; bu, irsteat, lie threw thu
i'd upon the carpet, in the pres
ce OF The company, and stamped
upon il; saving: III am no
good enough to eat at your table
am too good to eat your hash !"
And Just then something unusua
happened. The good man OF thu
house-my otherwise even tenn
pered frirnd-Iost his temper
s rang to his feet, seized tn tran
by the collar, headed him 'owar'
tn, open door, and kicked hi n MT
the street. Afterward, IN t"lllnl
me Of he incident, he said, ~ tel
YOU kicked him out at the san'
door at which he came in"
NV with the intruder and out
law, the American saloon, W, wan
to Dc the same thing say again
kick him out at the same door O
legislation, q d do so now.
Think you that Gcd will foreve
turn away from the cries Of his sui
lering children? Nay, God viii
avenge the wrongs and wees OF tn
multitude Of victims. He heard tn
woes Of the Israelites down in sin
cursed Egypt. He heard the pray
ers Of His people down at Babylon
AID in each instance gave them lib
erty. He heard the cries Of on
lforefaihers and liberated them iron
the hand Of oppression. He hear
the cries and noted the sufferings G
the ensIaved colored race, and an
swered by the emancipation procla
nation, signed by president tina
had the courage to do right in tn
face Of opposition. So will our TO
hear the cry Of the millions now il
torture and suffering.
Prohibition will come. Its morn
ing rays may now be seen in tn
fact tina, North Dakota, under a re
publican administration, is prohib
tory in its laws. Maine, Kansa
! and Iowa have tried prohibition I
the satisfaction of the best citizen
ship. Lessening crime 6S per cent
and taxes over 40 per cent, as com
pared with license states on an av
erage. Then the leading corpors
ii ms Of the country, including 4
trunk railroad lines, have adopte
prohibition. The government itsel
! has adopted it in part. Prohibitio
on election day, prohibition on lie
gal holidays, prohibition from II ?
M, until 6 a. M, prohibition 70
Sabbath. If good thing part 9
the time, why not all the time