The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-15
W. C.. T. U. U.COLUMN.
,oNDucrED BY MRS. M. L. HOBBS.
We're Bound To Win.

am convinced, from careful OBJ I
that the Amerlcan-people \
are looking for way out. They i
fully realize that something vital Is
wrong and are willing and ready to
listen attentively to any one who
comes before them with clear, logl-
cal and sane discussion OF the sa-
loon question and its bearing upon
public affairs. In my estimation
lust two things are necessary TO SEND
the Prohibition party to the front IN
American politics. In the hrst
place our part. must have faith In
itself. Our speakers and some OF
our papers must get over the old
wall 1--WE can't win. What night
have we to ask man to vote ticket
we admit cannot win? What right
has man to say, "Ot course we Will
not win" or ave do not expect to
elect our men" :" Who gave them
au hori'y for such statement? 1t we
don't expect to win we should dis
band aud quit. We do expect tol
win. What is better still, we have
won. | never allow man to tell
me eve can't win" without prompt
denial. | insist that we can win
and prove it by the assertion that
did win. Do you suppose would
have been elected to the Illinois Leg
.lislature had | gone over the tenth
senatorial district and asked the peo-
\ pie to vote for me and then added
ltBut, of course, | will not boI
elected" What has been done can
be done again.
Since then Sheriff Pearson has
. demonstrated that we can elect
sheriff and enforce the law. Since
.then a large number OF officers have
been elected on our ticket including
seat for our national chairman in
the legislature. What can and has
been done in these districts is pos
q sible in every other district In the
country. Our party can win when
> ever the clean, honest, decent peo-
pie have sense enough to 60 to the
polls and vote the Prohibition ticket.
How can we get them to do thlsY
Just as we have in the past.
, In the second place we must cut
out every word OF personal attack or
d abuse OF those we seek to win. We
n must get our votes from certain Re-
e publicans or Democrats and we can
not get them by abusing them and
throwing mud at them or at their
= idols, Let us show them conclu-
sively, as we can easily, that they
are in the wrong on this question
y I hat this liquor curse is what is the
matter with our country today
a Prove to them that their idols are
tie now simply gods of gold and silver
re and not the true God Almighty
When we have shown this clearly
r. and kindly, they will call themselves
all manner OF names that we never
!, thought Of. would rather have
an old party man call himself foo
for voting his ticket along with th'
whisky fellows, the brewers, the sa
40 loon-keepers, the anarchists, th'
X buns and tramps, than have every
n Prohibitionist in the state call hin
one. 1t would do him more good
and in nine cases out of ten conver
him. insist that you can no
make a man your friend by slapplnI
him in the face. We have plent.
of good arguments without abusin
: any one. Every mean thing SAT-
I, Z, by a party prohibitionist simply de
nd nd lays the day Of victory. Let tn
N; other fellows do all the meanness
Let us give them the facts withou
fear or favor and let the intelligen
American who hears or reads do hi
own branding. We must win tn
respect of the people before we cal
win their votes. Wherever we hav
won their votes we have first wol
their respect.
What would a lawyer accomplish
if he went before a Jury and calle
them rascals, dogs, scoundrels, an
thieves, and murderers, and the
demanded that they bring in a vel
diet in favor of his client? No mat
ter what his clients rights or merit
in the case might be, that jury woul
90 out of their way to defeat him o
account Of the abuse they had re
ceiyed from his attorney. Whe
- any of our speakers undertake th
2 same thing with the greater Jury, th
ID. i" Am ,rican people," they simpl
hurt the grand and righteous caus
for which we contend. We mu:
r,f ni.