The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-09
w. T.U. COLUMN



F. d. Power, preacher for the
Vermont Avenue church Of Christ,
Washington, ID. Z says:
"Thers is an awful leprosy upon
us. There is the tyranny OF one
worse than the Turk-a slavery
hundred fold more savage than that
which bound the negroes, fastened
upon our body polite. We have
licensed hell. We grant the devil
for q confederation. absolute free
dom to produce misery and profii-
gacy, cruelty and wickedness, dis
grace and social demoralization-to
transform creatures Of heaven into
the felon, the harlot, the pauper
and the madman. We have per-
mitted an organized satanic despot
10 be reared in our midst, which
which has boundlees resources,
moves forward with gigantic strides,
crushes millions Of victims, in
flames society with all the passions
Of the pit. II is the school OF an
srchy, the breeding ground OF GRIM
inals, the nursery Of woe, the sworn
foe Of the church. Economically.
politically, rsligiOusly. this is the
problem"
"We have licensed hell" Who
h.. I;ceussd hell? The voters.
What voters? Certainly not the
Prohibition voters. What voters
then? The voters for the liquor
licensing, whisky saloon protecting
old parties. They have legalized
hell. endorre what F. D. Power
has said. G. s. Weaver, d. D.,
says Of the liquor business: "A
business which robs men OF their
earnings, their brains and their vir'
tue, which perverts their aPpetitea
and deKrades their manhood, is not
Ito be considered in the line OF le-
Ultimate business. II is robbery
An employment that destroys al i
touches and builds up no good
Thing, is not business. Business
|eives real value for value, gives
|eouivalents In things useful" IL
this statement is exposed the de-
|syuctive and devIlieh character OF tha
liquor trade. Blunt, but honest
|Horace Greeley, said, "Ths saloor
|debauches manhood, degrades wo.
manhood, defrauds childhood and
holds . mortgage on every cradle IL
1.-THE land"
True, ever word of it. And yei
Christian (?) men will vote the g.
Icon licensing political party ticke'
at every election.
Every voter for liquor licensing
political party ID as responsible TO
the legalized saloon as the salooi
keeper who stands behind the ba
land deals out the distilled damna
ton to the poor trembling wretch o.
1.-The other side. Vince and writh'
a much as you please under tn
|sccusation. The allegation is mad
and easily proven.
"He Who acts through another
|acts through himself" The pro
lprietor il held responsible Tor tn
acts Of bis agent.
The people compose the nation
and the officers elected constitut
1.-The government. II the Democrat
l,re ia power in the United State
I've cali il . democratic administrs
|tion; when the republicans are !
loower We call it : Republican I'd
ADMINISTRATION. Parties make th
) will Of the people operative 10 ID
.. administration Of affairs. II th
history, policy and practice OF thes
parties warrant me in believing thu
Ithey will continue the legalize
saloon. then If I support either {
|theee parties, / share with them th
|suilt Of the Infamous business
|puttine the bottle to my neighbor
Hips. / ratify my agents practic'
Inv agent for the administration
1.-The government is the political pa
'.|ty l support. II my agent pe'Pe
u uates the license system, can | CO
: sa'|myself . Christian and disclsim =
n sponsib;lity for the nefs.ious bus
.Iness? Can wrong be done and q
Responsibility for il never b hxet
lThs evils Of my agent arc min
|[f his evils may not Be cured Ct
ldo nothing TO save myself fro
|sharing them except disolve pal
|uership with such agent. To y
|that l do not feel personally respo
|sible for the saloon, when my age
Iruns it, il 70 confess that ! ha
divorced my feelings and my -
Ison. What / do BY my party 4
|by my self. !,
Economically considered, q
prohibition Of The Manufacturer q
sale Of intoxicating liquors for b