The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-17
w. C. T. u. N.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. n. L. HOBBS.


| have . neighbor who Is good
man. He is total abstainer from
alcoholic drinks. He is an enemy
70 the saloon and the whole liquor
trsffic. He is Q Christian, and
good one. He would like to see
the ealoon abolished. be says,
(and be means it,) il bis vote
WOULD abolish il. He says when
be can have an opportunity to vote
on the saloon question by itself be
will be at the polls without fail.
He signs every remonstrance
against allowing license to sell
liquor, no matter who is the
applicant.
But this neighbor Of mine votes
at every election for the saloon.
For it's continuance. For it's pro-
lection. For the legalizing OF il, for
tie party he votes for is in favor OF
licensing the saloon, and does Ii
cense it, and intends to go on licens-
ing it. He does not get angry when
&C, use him Of voting . whisky
ticket. He has the good sense 70
know that be is doing this, and
does not deny it.
What is his defence?
Why, this: He says there are
other irsues Of importance. Princi-
Piles advocated by his party. Meas
ures championed by his party.
These issues, principles and meas
ures be thinke are Of great import
ance. No matter which party he
belongs to it is the same. He
thinks it we'll to sacrifice the tenn
perance question for this.
The question is "For How
Much?"
How far will he g. with q party
in doing wrong that the issues,
principles and measures he thinks
important may be carried? The
party with which he votes licenses
the liquor traffic, nation, state aad
municipality, and he stays with Il
for the sake Of other things, and
votes to license the liquor traffic.
Suppose the gamblers Of the
country combine and are able to
control q large vote, and demand .
licerse, and the same liberty and
protection the liquor traffic has.
Would he stay with his party and
vote for the gamblers license?
Suppose the social evil demands q
license and such liberty and recogni-
ton and protection by law as the sa-
loon has, and these people showed
that they have great political in
huence, Just as the saloon does,
would he swallow that too, and stay
with his party and vote TO license
and protect the social evil?
Suppose the liquor seller should
demand that his business shall not
be interfered with in anyway, or
or his doors ever closed by night
on Sunday, would he stay with
bis party and vote for an open sa-
loon twenty four hours in the day
and seven days in the week?
For how much is he selling him.
self to the liquor trafficf
Suppose evil men and seducers
wax worse and worse, and demand
more and more, where will this
good neighbor Of mine draw the
line? How far will be 'g0 with
the multitude to do evil?"
A noble man a good while ago
Indignantly denied the charge made
against him, that he advocated do
ing evil that good might come
there from.
( What is il? and for how much?
In order to get the tariff, or The
cold dollar, this good man lends
himself TO the wickedness Of licens-
ing the saloon, the brewery and the
distillery. For the sake OF the tar
in and the gold dollar, if his party,
dominated by goddess men, demand
licensing gambling. and the houses
Of prostitution, will be y;sld and
stay with the party and be particeps
criminis in these iniquities?
His action in the liquor ira fiic in
dicates that he will.
Judas, for how much will you BE-
tray your Lord? well, would
not do ii for cent or ono piece OF
silver, but thirty pieces OF silver Is
great amount"
: The tariff and the gold dollar are
great things.
Now this good, honest neiyhbor
Of mine is going to get bis eyes open
some d,y, and quit selling his Lord.
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