The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-10-16
The A. S. LEAGUE.
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We confront the old condition IN
der new aspects. We remember the : :
days when We were young and green : !.
in the so-called ''tempsrance" !, !
cauee and it is pathetic - we'll - =
otherwise emotional to look upon r
the Anti Saloon League going
through the very perilous days OF
baby hocd with it's teething, mumpe,
measles and collie.
Ii is . question every Prohibition
ist must settle for himself. what bis
attitude and relations ought TO be to
tho Anti Saloon League. II seems
TO me that the time has Come WIN
our party 10 90 we'll settled that the
danger Of being side-tracked 10 over.
II required frantic efforts to keep
them in line when ! first campaign
ed ior the cause.
Old party abuse has spent itself
mostly and the permsnence and
continuance Of our party il conced-
ed. The effort is now not % much
Ito kill as it is TO keep it from grow.
ling. do not accuse the rank and
|6le Of the Anti-Saloon League OF
attempting any scheme OF any kind.
They arc playing into the very
mouth Of the beast innocently, 1
think. Behind them are the crafty,
Who know that anything is better
than 70 let the Prohibition party BE-
como dangerous-that is dangerous
Ito 70 their adorable party, and the
damage to many . fair name should
they ever get TO giving each other
away.
We know how hated and dreaded
was the Abolition cause. We saw
1.-The wondariul real pLs forth in the
Icolouisstion scheme most accept
'labls abolition scheme that just
|suitsd the ave-holden, and in the
destination Of ill the true and sensi'
Ible (?) anti-slaveTy men OF the
|north, all who had ''practical COM
Imon sense" . most excellent de-
vice.
4 But. Oh! my soul, bless those
men who could not be fooled BY the
Irusel
: Then came . mig hty swell in .
mushroom growth Of the Know
Nothing movement, that swept into
liz promptly al the "ssnsible pracsi-
lcai mon" all except the few know
men, and they knew .
n n|thine or two indeed and held on
,. their even way.
Last Of Ill came . temperance
-Itide that swept the nation over,
and left Us fourteen prohibition
.tates, but the "know something
|men held on, and al these fada
vent down, the last one from lack
|of sense and conscience from those
Who in becoming Republicans sank
I .leverv other consideration out OF
Isieht in order ''t0 keep the rebel
democrats out of Office"
Now we are going through the
eusntlet Of divers schemes. Since
We could not be suppressed oy
abuse. nor the still harder trial o.
ignoring us, we must see with COM
noeure and iirmuees the little by'
plays that may yet Be attempted.
There are among the Anti-Saloor
LEAGUE many sincere men-Per
Ibaps nearly al are-who are active
).|ly engaged in the work, and i y 9
Anl hard for them to understand ou
No NJ position - il is for US to admir-
I'll theirs.
II Il is something like this: A eclen
|ti6c physician is asked 10 assist I
Inuack who is doctoring entirely
With o,,iates. His patients are rs
|lieved. They feel better. I'D
Treatment seems 70 be doing mucl
GOOD. and il il keeps on-and VII
shouid il not?-it will result y
great good. But the scientific ply
lsician says HE 10 losing advantse
III this stage Of the disease. His !
mot ! remedy, but operates 70 d:ia
and defeat The remedy, and ho'
|csn l 20 in and help him ana s'sS' q
.ards explain my course 70 %
! lfamily3 He is . quack. nay Y
- hossst ous, and he hss tho who'
} family on his side:" ,
Stiil the Prohibiticnist can 2
besides vote: He G
II set abstinence pledges; because:
- f. Il not : party TO the selling oi
li;cense 10 Z saloon keeper, b %
Liberty 70 coax away his customs
nd .rd hrsak him up II he can, - a
an,I othsr man 10 not, for how %,
nm. ssr vote for Z license granting par
.r,- srd tske the saloon keepers mon'
sd- ma then turn rousd and coax aw'
-. -~~saa N ma mean