The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-21
w. C r. U. COLUM N N
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. l.. HOBBS.
Who Is Responsiblel
Rev. T. G.. SMITH.

ly abused his family, being very
cruel while drunk. Was he to
blame? TO be sure Were any
others to be blamed? Certainly.
Who were they? The saloon? Yes.
The alcohol maker? Yes.
Any others to blame? Yes. Who?
lhe voter who votes for the saloon.
Are you sure? o, yes, very sure.
Well, now let US see about that.
Where does the saloon get its
Authority to exist, and sell the stuff
that makes people drunk, and who,
while drunk, commit crimes and
abuse families? The government
by license gives authority to the sa-
loon. Just so. Where does the
government get ito authority and
rover to do things2 Is 1t not from
the voters? Yes. The voters elect
the legislature and executive officers
|of the government, giving them
power to act. Very well; which
party favors the liquor traffic? Both
of the old parties strive for the votes
of liquor men. Yes, and either
party. when in power, licenses the
.aloon. Sure they do. Very well.
In that case 10 not vote for either
old party a vote for the saloon with
all its resultant crimes, SORROWS,
|degredations, bloodshsd and attend
ant evils?
Suppose this to be true. There
lis no other way to do and not lose
ones vote. All! my friend; do you
not know that when one intelligent
ly and conscientiously votes his real
sentiments he does ADt lose his vote
even though his man is defeated?
Yes, that is true. He has his say
about it by his vote. To be sure.
Very we'll, knowing this, are you
willing to let your vote fall on the
|side where-for a price-crime is
openly and secretly fostered-even
licensed by the powers you vote in
Ito office? On q side where, by Ii
|cense to sell liquors, it results in the
death Of 100000 Of your country
men every year by the direct inhu-
ence, and as many more by the in.
direct influence Of this licensed
|evil? Will you vote that way?
Will there not be the blood of these
Zoo, 900 men sprinkled on every
such ballot?
II Russia or England, or all Of
Europe, would kill 100000 Cf our
countrymen every year, would you
vote to have the bloody work go on?
mo. would not. Why vote then
to have our own citizens kill 100, 900
|of our countrymen year by year,
whom We would not, for moment,
allow a foreign nation 10 kill?
But how can we stop this saloon
business? How? Dear me! If the
majority of the voters in this gov
ernment elect men to stop any evil
whatever, don't you know they
would not dare to do other than
as the voters bid them? Yes, l
suppose that is so. Now look for a
moment. There are five million
voters in this country who are pro-
lfessed christians. Most Of them
good men. Don't you know that
|by united effort they could over
throw any evil they set themselves
to destroy? Their united influence
would win to their ranks as many
more voters. If the temperance
sentiment OF the good-but mis-
l!taken people Of this land we're crys-
|talized into ballots and into actions
1.-THE saloon could not exist. Before
.|God and the cry Of suffering hu-
manity, let us each vote for right
regardless OF party ties. Why no! Z
|Shall We not do right just because
lit is right in this matter as in Other
|affairs Of life? Multitudes Of really
good men do not consider this ques
|tion at the bar of conscience, of hu
|manity and Of God, as they should
|else We would soon be lid OF thu
|curse that destroys an army OF ou
countrymen every year, 333 every
|day.
Windfall, Ind.