The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-03-31
w. c. T. U.COLUMN N.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
The Voice Of the Church.


Here are three declarations that
would make splendid notices ior
display in Prohibition party COZ ven
tons. and certainly would not be
permitted IN any other:
mo Christian should sustain a
political party commiIIed to the IL
cense policy
"A political party that dares not
.d.fy the saloon does not deserve
the support OF the church.
"A party in which manly Gins.
tan opposition 10 a corrupt ana
dangerous traffic is a bar TO promo
ton cannot be c ,nsistently support
ed by a Christian voter
The quotation marks indicate
that these are not original with the
Phalar <. neither are they taken
from the platform Of some Prohiol-
ton cor, ention, as might "ell be
supposed. No, they are part OF
the report OF the committee on tenn
perapce, If the general conieranee
lof the NJ. +. church, just adjourned
and adopted by sand Conference
without opposition.
To be suie they added that these
must not be considered in the IN
~terest OF any political party. Br'
what Of 4. at? Does not every IN
ltelligent, well-iI formed man kno"
that a Christian voter cannot be
loyal TO those declarations and sup
port either the Democratic or lie
publican party?
Are not both those parties c m.
United TO the license plicy? NhC
dares deny it? Even though plat
forms be silent, that silence com
mits them TO continuance OF presen
conditions. But stronger than any
platform declarations could be
their legislation both national ant
state, fer fifty years shows then
committed to the license SYSTEM a
a settled policy. They are hotf
perpetuation parties, and wheneve.
/. 1.-The occasion requires those IN chaTg'
turn all the power q the party ma
slchlne to the defeat OF prohibluion.
Does either the Republican o
E Democratic party dare defy the 50
: loon? Ii so, where! Certainly l o
ia Indiana. Nor in any other stat
Not even in those having prohibI
ton laws. Nationally the govern
ment continues 10 gather an IN
mense revenue by tax on the mar
lufacture ii intoxicants, while Tor 81
il issues permission 10 any oodN
anywhere to deal in same ~lhol
regard TO state law or local oidli
ance forbid ing such sales F'
more than forty years this war ts'
on vice he been continued, with I
move OF either OF these parties Il
.repeal. As Senator Foraker ont
Expressed it, the principle OF ilcen'
~ eternal with the Republican pa
Ylty, and is no lees so with the Den
ocracralic. 'DeiJ?' Oh, nc ii
SALON does Tie deiyiDg.
o. ,sition n bar to promotion
!" Plearr try to thiuk 4 any romine
place b, lders ia either IL the Q
parties mo are conducting a ma
. ly Christian opposition TO The drlI
20 traffic. Then think OF those who
ID YOU know have been tired 3
11ts cause of such opposition. NJ
o, Nichols, n who introduced tie leg
on. lature, asIlr-d TO a coLgressiOI
-. nominat on, was overwhelming
ne turned down and lett the s'a'
Mayor Denny Of indianapolis ma
'.sns honest endeavor to enforce the i
ot and his party refused him a renol
alton. Both of these are Repu
licans. Hardly a community c
or county, but can multiply su
instances. This well known bar
promotion silencad William Mex
lev, who had been one OF the strc
st speakers on the sin Of voting
license. Aud Increasingly curl
the past ten OF twenty years
nas had the same effect upon n
lily every political aspirant IN
dominant parties. Such a pa
cannot be consistently supppor
by a Christian voter.
When some folks learn that !