The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-01-10
VIC. T.U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. \. L. HOBBS.
No Friend Should Support . Political Or
Rasilalies That Legalixes Evil.

gasizaties That Legalizes Evil.
PLAISFIELD, Sept. l7.-One OF
the largest audiences Of the entire
week met in the great yearly meet
ing house last night, to hear the an
DUAL report Of the temperance COM
mittee and to listen to an address
by Wilson ). Doan, Of Indianapolis,
on "The Legal Status Of the Saloon
ia Indiana. 1t was in many ways
the most remarkable address ever
delivered in this historic house.
Time and again he brought the au'
dience to rounds of applause with
his wondrous eloquence, beautiful
figures, tremendous thrusts and un
answerable legal reasoning against
the iniquity Of the legalized liquor
traffic. He showed in a masterly
and judicial way that the only de-
fence Of the saloon was the license
behind which it hid, and that in
this state, this license was granted
contrary to all principles OF common
law as recognized the world over.
With . standing vote OF the great
audience, the following resolutions
we're adopted with but one dissent
ing vote-Clarence M. Case, Of No
blesville, refusing to admit that IL
cense Of the liquor traffic is sin:
believing with the Supreme
court, that the statistics OF every
state show q greater amount o
crime and misery attributable 10 th'
use Of ardent spirits obtained il
these retail liquor saloons, than Z
sny other source;' and that AN or
derly saloon in an orderly neighbor
hood is per 30 . nuisance and tha
mo citizen has an inherent right t
sell intoxicating liquor and tina
a. the only purpose Of q penal &C
lie to suppress, 90 the only purpose
license act can have Is to promote |;
and that mo Legislature can bargain
away the public morals, or the pub
|Iic health, or the public peace;' an
recognising the undisputed fact tina
the legalized liquor traffic is tn
greatest enemy and hindrance to tn
advancement Of the work Of tn
church, We believe one Of the hrs
and greatest concerns OF the chuicl
should be the suppression OF thu
traffic.
"We believe the legalizing Of tn.
LIQUOR traffic, or anything else which
1.-The people and the courts recognize
las an evil, immoral, and agains
|the best interests Of the public, ]
not consist ut with . republican
form Of e ,ernment, and is unright
eous and sinful.
"While in no sense wishing =
dictate to our membership as &
What position they shall take !
|oovernment affairs and policies /
regard TO which there may be hor
|est difference Of opinion, and whic
|sdmit of experiment and compro
mise, We believe that the Christia'
people are unanimously agreed 9
10 The uurishteousness Of the legal
lied liquor traffic. and that it is sir
|ful TO longer experiment or con
|uromise with IL; and that our men
|bership should refrain from afhl
|stiue with any political organiz:
ltion that refuses to place itself
open opposition to leeali.ing this {
lsnv other recognized evil; for in
,Irepublican form Of government Il
,,|people are the rulers and becon
'ldirectly responsible for the acts
which they have consented, orwhic
-lthev have delegated to their Sc
wants. the officials. This being trr
|Westsrn Yearly Meeting Of Frient
lean not afford to fail to make
known to oil men that her memoe
|sbip refuses to longer stand respo'
|sibie. even by silence or consen
Ifor the leRslizing Of any recognise
.|evil. and that any organisation tn
l!|does not stand for this sentinel
not expect or receive the sul
e 80. r,nomherahiD.o