The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-03
w. CT. u. MN.
BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
A Plea For Christian Voters.


The duty OF Christian citizen Of
this day and agemust beyery sppar-
ent when he considers for a moment
the snormity OF the evil surrounding
the present licensed and LOCALIZED sa-
loon system OF America.
To speak OF the dangers that exist
TO the economies Of a government
like ours, would only be prophetical
and some people would, if any ad
vanced ideas be promulgated only
jeer and call it merest sophistry,
but We will let these things work
their own solution thatourchildren's
children may have the knowledge
thereof.
Intrenched as the saloon system
lis inthe political battlefield of today (;
when party power depends on the
amount of campaign fund there is at
the party's disposal; when men in
high office declare and demand that
nothing be done to restrict or cur
tail the influence OF the saloon, as
this is a year when, if the party in
power is defeated the country will
90 to the eternal bow vows, seems
to us most shocking condition of
things, and pressges worse things
in the future than can be dreamed
of or gathered together in one
prophetical horoscope.
When men like Mark Hanna will
for the sake Of having at his beck
and cal the saloon power OF the
state of Ohio, have one Cox, one OF
the most disreputable saloon and
dive keepers in the city OF Cincin-
natl, elevated to a position Of boss
in Republican party politics in that
state, it ought to be enough to make
the blood OF Christian boil. This
is only one instance of the many
that might be pointed out in every
state in the Union. But we sup
pose you want to stay with the old
party to help make something OF it.
You might as we'll send minister
OF the gospel to hell to reform it, as
to try to purify either of the old par
ties by staying in its ranks.
You have attempted to purify
the primaries, only to find thai
more of them, year after year, are
held above saloons, near saloons or
in drug store where the most they
sell is this dsming poison OF the
still. You have gone to the elec-
tions and voted for political Marx
Hanna, only to have him betrsy
you by going after the fieshpots oi
Egypt and lining his pockets with
the blood money Of the brewer and
distiller. You have prayed to the
God of your fathers for relief but be
has seemingly turned deaf ear to
your petition, and will ever continue
so 10 do until you are man enough
to acknowledge your error, and help
him answer it, with means at your
disposal. You preached against
intemperance, the drink habit,
the licensed saloon, the gambling
den, the brothel, and twice year
bewailed your fate when you pay
your taxes to keep up a police force,
a criminal court, a work house, q
Jail, an almshouse, lunatic asy-
lum, a state prison until you are
tired and nothing has come OF your
trades, and never will these things
will go on until they have increased
until you zee the error OF your ways
and by the mighty power OF your
franchise put them down. My dear
Christian man, have you done with
your franchise what God would have
YOU do with it? Have you voted as
your church demands of you? Have
YOU voted that poverty now clothed
in rags, might be dressed in COM
fort? Have you voted that hunger,
eaunt and grim as a wolf, may ne
YER appear at the campfire OF any
human beings?
Have you voted that 81 ,0S0, ,OO0,-
600 more might be added to the
Legitimate trades, that now 60 to
make drunkards, inmates OF the
bro,hel, ninetenths of the criminals,
and ruins homes, blights prospects,
damns souls, and makes towards
Of 100000 Christian voters in
America2
0, when will the Christian voter
OF this country throw OF the letters
of hell's rum power, cease to be a
menial Of any party whose policy
i 10 perpetuate it, that that party
might survive on a corruption iund
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