The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-02
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not prevent them nor can they prevent
the army from a. There is no army
IN any civilized country today IN which
the general state OF health Is poorer.
In which alcoholism and unspeakable
diseases prevail TO a greater extent.
I'm which desertions are more numer-
Gus than in the prohibition blessed
American army. II anyone does not
believe this. let him study the reports
OF the surgeons general. the advocates
general and the inspectors general.
And still the great reformers insist
on prohibition. II is the dogma they
care for. the effects are nothing TO
them. Save the dogma and let the
world perish. That is their motto.
VIVA, the Republicans Stand For.
accuse the Republican party OF In
diana OF falsely and maliciously mis-
representing the fight for personal lib
erty as merely a fight for the finan-
cial and political interests Of what Is
generally called the liquor element. |
accuse Il Of falsely and maliciously
disappearing the Democratic party
OF our state as being controlled by
these elements. | accuse IL of uphold
ing a system OF legislation that leads,
according 10 the best minds of our
country. 10 the destruction OF public
respect for courts. judicial procedures,
oaths and law in general. and for Of
ficers OF the law. legislators and public
servants. system which has schooled
a whole generation OF habitual LAW
breakers in evasion and shameless
ness. made courts ineffective officers
OF the law double-faced and mercenary.
legislators tlmid and insincere, can
didates for Office hypocritical and
trucking. and officeholders unfaithful
~ pledges and reasonable public cX-
prctations
And as cannot believe the Republi-
cans to be ignorant of these effects OF
the system. and as. according to well
established principle Of law. everybody
must be believed 10 intend the effects
Of his willful act. | accuse them OF
willing such shameful and scands!ous
conditions and abuses.
II is well known that Rockefeller
Heinze and other great capitalists
have donated large sums of money tC
the Anti Saloon League. DO you be
lieve they do that for moral reasons
They do il because the league is al
auxiliary 10 the Republican party. the
7 tH nj 90, al
and accuse the Republicans OF con
verting a moral question into politi
cal one and using it in support o
trusts. combinations and gambler
with the wealth produced by the PEG
pie.
7 accuse the Republicans OF tryini
10 destroy popular government Al
though the leaders Of the party wer
opposed 10 the calling OF an extra ses
sion OF the legislature. yet after
was called they consented to its US
for the purpose OF determining a ques
ton which is an issue in the presen
campaign. II is something which. III
Gar OF Russia excepted, no Europea
monarch would dare. On the contrary
the European monarchs frequently al
peal 10 the people by dissolving parli;
ments and ordering new elections
ascertain the will of the people an
TO act according to the peoples wi
as expressed by the result of the ele
zion. But the Republicans OF Indian
are now trying 10 prevent an EXPIRE
sion of the will Of the people TO tab
the settling OF the temperance que
ton out OF the hands Of the poop
and settle Il as dictated by the
branch organization the AntiSaloc
League.
: II is a proceeding subversive of 20
ular government and destructive of Il
right OF the people TO settle its ov
affairs Such action betrays an am
zingly low standard OF political homo
political honesty and political justic
= Therefore. in the name of the pri
oiple OF personal liberty. which we
highly cherish, in the name Of civ
liberty, in the name OF justice al
fair play. in the name OF good COVER
ment. in the name Of law and good {
n der. IN the name Of honesty and
|. eency. and in the name OF true te
i perance. beseech you TO vote at {
coming election for all the candidat
& OF the Democrats of Indiana with I
candid, sincere. honest and bro;
minded Thomas r. Marshall at tn
head
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