The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-01-20
W. CT. U. N.
BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
A Triple Plea for Prohibition.


country? Precisely here. 1t was
stated that the voting power OF the
rouor traffic is one.twelfth of the
ro,ing power Of the nation. This
one.tweith wags the other eleven
tNeliths as il pleases. This Statan-
Il the balance OF power over the
Democratic and Republican party
IN order to reach Prohibition. Ii is
necessary simply to outvote this
rum ruled twelfth. The day We
cast million and quarter ballots
for Prohibition, tnat day our vic
is assured. Nay, in view OF the
growing sentiment in favor of total
abstinence, in view OF the fact that
the enemy is already on tne run,
one becomes enthusiastic and, feels
Inclined to say that 600 ,00O ballots
ior Prohibition will assure US Of ul-
innate victory. Our hope is in vot-
ing, not with the rum ruled parties
but -qlarely against the. rum that
rules them. 1t is said OF the late
heoric sheriff Pierson of Portland =,
Me. that once upon going to the
poll. to vote the Republican ticket
be found a saloon keeper before him
and another behind hun voting the
same ticket, aud he resolved never
sgiIn 70 be the filling for such a
saudNich.
Allow me TO express you a per-
soual feeling If today knowing
what | d., seeing il as do, sould
vote IN state and national elections,
the Democratic AID Republican
|tcket-, should feel myself parli
ceps criminis in drunkenness and
theiis and burgsries and murders
al over our land. Asa pastor, |
have looked upon shlvering chil dren
trembling under the curses OF a
drunken father, or what Is worse
eyen, hardened To nj profanity and
nave SAID to my-.if, Thank God
dldn Z y,te inr mat. have
seen women slck auI ashamed and
|bDk-n hearted and w. iing they
|coud die der the ahuse of dun
ken nurbsn g., and have said
Ihaud God | didn't vo e for that.
A murder was committed near my
TOM the other day by a drunken
mat. A lne young boy station
agent was shot oy bin in a dru ken
rosdyi-m, and | thank God did
not help to put the gun to his
|y0nng brain. so far as that goes
don't deserve to have my neck
broken with a hangman's rope-to
hang with that murderer VIXEN he
hangs. Our hope is in ballot box
that can't be bribed by the saloon
Keepers till, and that will not be
stained with the blood of his vic
Tins.
Hear these noble and patriotic
|words from our martyred Lincoln;
Whether or not the world would
be vastly benefited by the total and
ina banishment from il Of all in
loAIcating drinks seems to me not
pow an open question. Three.
tourlhs Of mankind confess the al.
|hrmative with their tongues; and II
believe all the rest acknowledge i;
With their hearts. And when the
victory shall be complete-wheD
here shall be neither slave nor
iTunkard on the face Of the earth
pow proud the title Of that land
Nhloh may truly claim to be the
birthplace and the cradle OF both |
hese resolutions which shall have
nded 10 victory. How nobly dis
lnguished that people who shall
pave planted and nurtured to ma
unity both the political and moral
ieedom Of their species. -
Bnt whence is to come this vic
o'lous twelfth that is to vote
galnst the rum sellers twelfth
nat should not he such a hard
9e'tlon here are 100000 preachers
'he gospel, and twice a hundred
nousand elders of churches aud
ntice a hundred thousand deacons,
'ua nall million Sunday school
eachers, any one of whom ought
her TO vote or influence vote.
lOcording to the latest estimate
mere are nearly 10, 100000 Protest.
y church members in the United
'a'es II one in five can vote,
ne usn there are not far from $780,
~ voting Protestants. This is
early three times enough to out.
o'e the rum-sellers. And il from
" church and Sunday school con.
i,uuency there is not brought forth
'uln The next generation a snow.
'orm OF white ballots that shall
5lsVer ~ bury the liquor bualness, it
y oe because you, brethren Of
ministry, are recreant to your
wy The power OF the pulpit can,