The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-04
w. c. T. U.COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.


the liquor traffic, rs one OF the high
est ideals of civil and military gov
eminent. If this ideal can't be
reached at one bound, by reason OF
indifference, prejudice and a disin-
clination TO learn from history and
human experience, we should never
descend to low ideals to acconmo-
date our selves or others, to low
grades Of public or political senh-
ment.
OUTLAW the liquor traffic and we
outlaw the outlaws.
Kick a saloon keeper and you
kick bis backer-the brewer.
Prohibition by spots is not differ
ent from prohibition by the state or
nation; the only difference being in
he size Of the spots. The larger
he spots the better the prohibition,
md conversely the smaller the spots
The worse for prohibition.
Are not the old parties" getting
decidedly too old to tackle a thing
that has them tackled?
The intolerance Of Wings, Demo-
,rats and slave holders helped on
be opposition to human slavery in
ante belum days. Will history re-
oeat itself, with another reign OF in
Tolerance by Republicans, Demo-
Gratis, brewers and saloon keepers
"a poor excuse is better than
none" for fellow that sells whisky
to a man, that he may have an op-
portuntty to deprive some fellows
Of the same thing-for dime more
)r less.
The liquor traffic continues to
Igive some people the "black eye."
When will the people give the liq-
Iuor traffic the black eye?
San ounce Of prevention is worth
Ia pound of cure" but the cure has
10 be pounded into liquorcrat; to
persuade, and attempt moral force
or principle, is taken by him as
merely cowardice.
The ideal government is one that
does not license or tax sin. We
may not reach our ideal in this life,
but it ought to be some source OF
satisfaction to advocate such an
ideal. s.sfe = se~~ ssrs srA
Principles first and men to mt
them. Party men cease to be states
men when they insist that nomi-
nses of party conventions should be
voted for when they do not repre-
sent the individual voter.
&The brewer and saloon keeper
vote for men who are not antagon-
Iistic to their business. This one
thing is enough, and is hint fol
every other person to do likewise.
AThe apologist for the liquor traf-
Ifc and drunkard making, cry out,
'.utopian !" to Prohibitionists and
exclusionists. We shout back,
"You are another topper"
A government OF the people, by
; the people, and for the people, ii
not the ideal one so long as it COL
ects $4,000, 600, more or less
annually as a tax on "alcoholiC
! rot. !"
J In pushing the fight" you have
to "push," and this is harder than
lighting "King Alcohol" himself.
|, Alcohol is straight goods; it don''
,, deceive.
"Wilson's Whiskey, that is all. y
! Is this true? Ask the man who
sells or drinks it.
Agitation destroys stagnation,
and either establishes the truth oil
makes its enemies roar, one or both,
The "worm of the still" says "be
2 still, /" and ~ will worm out the
will"--of the drinker.
Officers of the law are either
asswinkers or doers." Brewers and
!. saloon keepers, make drinkers and
: winkers, and plenty to do for the
: doers.
The temperance agitation is O
!; ,;|continual threshiag Of "old straw. .
Keep at it long enough and we will
!, finally thresh out sold rye"
Danyille, Ind. John Kendall.