The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-09


state and our intention 10 try 10 get
a bill before the coming Legislature
having tina, object in view. Such a
bill is now being drafted and will
be presented before the Legislature,
and we hope TO see it pass, a. we
nsve assurance that il will have
-ome troog support. As we are
July decided 10 make this effort, a
lew words bearing upon this sub
lect will, we think, be in place
The bill which we are drafting
does not pretend to b stemperance
dill, although We firmly believe
nat its passage and enforcement
would accomplish more good than
my so called temperance law now
upon our statute books. We have
40 wish, desire OF intention Of in
terfering in any way with the Mich
,lson law as II now stands; in fact
We think it would be very unwise TO
nedde with that law in any way.
Ii hss a certain scope TO cover and
does we'll. Under the remon-
-trauce provisions of that law sa-
ouns can be driven out OF the small
er towns and villages, the strictly
rural districts, but this feature OF
that law is strictly imperative IN
the larger towns and cities, and It l.
these points that an anti-tresting
law would reach with good effect
In these larger towns and cities the
saloon is an established factor and
will there remain while time lasts.
Let the Nicholson law alone and
oack it up by a law that will
strengthen it where il is weak IN III
prohibitive features.
An anti-treating law appeals to
large, very large, class OF men that
strictly Temperance law would moi
fleet. It simply says TO the drink
ing man, "You may drink, but yor
must not help others to drink or al
low others to help you" 1t is
plain and simple proposition. 4
means that if you feel disposed tt
enter q saloon for one drink-al
you want-you will not, through
ltalse sense of honor and good fel
lowship. be under the necessity o.
calling ny half dc zen friends you
find there and have them take one
with you. And, more, you will mol
ieel it further obligatory to take
1ne' with each OF your half dozer
friends until the round has beer
made and you go out with Elk OF
seven drinks under your vest, wher
your honest intention was to take
Iout one drink. All this will be
avoided under an anti-treating law
lfor the strong arm OF the law viii
say. take your drink, that Is your
lprivelege, but VOC must pay Tor nc
lother mans drink at the bar, mol
must any other man pay for your
drink. /" That is all there l. to 1t IL
its effects. !,
We shall endeavor to get thes bil
introduced AID passedinto the inter
Iests OF that large class OF men wh'
belisve in taking a drink when They
Ifeel like it, but who have an homes
earnest desire to keep the strict
est bounds of moderation, yet VIII
Through long habit and custom lee
liz incumbent, espe cially il they b
Iof a social nature, TO treat and b
treated, until moderation Is forgot
Item the senses benumbtd, manhoo'
weakens its hold, and the unfortu
nate victim OF false sense oil socis
honor finds himself drunk. Iher
lis not a drinking man in the state Q
Indiana today who does not kno'
this to be q true statement oil in
case. Two-thirds OF the drunken
ness in this state is directly attribui
able to this foolish custom. It's ID
respectable drinking man who nc
Ionly needs but wants just such
law. They know the deaoiy cur
! at endant upon this custom, whic
is wholly American. In Europea
countries no such thing exists q
this treating custom; taCh man ouy
: and pays for what he wants, an
when this is the rule in the state
Indiana a wonderful change wi
come about in the amount OF drums
: enness.
I'VE know this step will not me'
1.-The approval Of two classes OF oC
. citizens, the ultra temperance pee
! ple and the saloon men, but as "
! before stated, we do not call TINS
! Temperance measure nor are we o'
string to aid the saloons, the brew
(. ers or distillers, we are hones'l
! ! and earnestly desiring to aid o.
: fellowman who wants to do rign'
' but under present environment
, associations and customs hnds II
\. l.Li~ The ohiart OF this AMI