The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-18
FROM THE HILLS OF NEW MEXICO.
Judge Ely Writes Entertainingly Of the
Southwest.


The foown letter Of Judge Ely the Petersburg Press
was published III that paper last week. and is reproduced
here because believe many people of this county will
enjoy reading 1t.
EDITOR THE PRESS
Wife and have been now about four week in the Rocky
mountains of Arizona and New Mexico, spending
week at Grand Canyon and the rest Of the time at Abu-
querqne We are at an altitude that would be above the
clouds in Old Pike We struck Grand Canon where Bright
Angel Trail enters the Canon and where Bright Angel
Hotel stands upon the RIM At this point the altitude IS
1000 feet and about the center of immense pine forests
for more than 100 miles in every direction. The air is
COOL pure and sweet good Tor everything and bad Tor
nothing.
branch Of the Santa Fe Railroad to Williams 90 miles
south on the main line.
Here the air laden with the resonance of the pine and
absolutely free from dust and pollen OF the rag weed
golden rod and other disease and trouble making vegeta
tiOn.
Here the delightful solitude is broken only at regular
intervals by the arrival and departure OF said branch rail
road trains and the tourists which the same bring and
Here in respects one is like Sekrk on his famous island
Monarch of all he surveys whose right there is none to
dispute" Here yenders crying their wares no potl-
clans discussing parties and platforms; candidate SLAM
derng his rival to secure votes no gambling houses or
connivng ct violations of the law sympathzng with
the violators. Here Samuel Gompers, nor Eugene
Debs nor Taft Bryan devoees weaving subtle webs
Here the sun shines brightly and sseldom obscured
by the shades of night when the moon and multiplied bill
lions of stars shine brightly Here who is disposed
enjoy close touch with nature and sweet communion
with his Maker
Here one car read rom the viewpoint of up a
mountain the sDeechS surprising Taft, Bryan, HSgen and
other candidates by otfying them that they had been
nominated for Presid eD by their respective parties and
their responses show ng now totally unrepaeu Cey were
for such news.
Also the discussions from press and stump of the tenn
erance questions as presented by the various political
platforms and note that the difference between them is
the difference between 'tWeededum and tWeedledee. In
localities the county unit will achieve the most for
temperance and in others the township unit will the
better end For Instance in Dubois county the larger unit
would be an entire failure while the smaller will close the
saloons in FIVE townships And in old Pike the lesser unit
will be a failure III Washington township while under the
larger unit no saloon be established IN any part OF the
county And so it all the state; the larger unit
works best in some localities the lesser best in others
This fact suggests the thought that all voters loyal to the
temperance cause should vote for the men who will best
that without regard to the politics OF the can
ddates Until the voters loyal enough to temperance
to do that there hope of success for any cause bu
that of the brewers and saloons. This is the absolute
truth; there getting around 1t. Until this is done
will be the DID, old story of talking temperance and vo
ing for the brewer Enough this subject, anon
The the paper that talks or writes for temper
ance and then works and votes consistently herewith pos
Sesses moral worth to the community that b
estimated in dollars and cents.
Such men and papers constitute the very salt oi the
earth and backbone of the great moral sweep
ing with majesty and glory the entire country. May th
great moral wave continue to sweep with broom
until there is not dstiery saloon left to mar or i'm
pede the morals cast shadow upon single ndlvldua
or home in all this great land of May the Pres
continue to stand pat all these great moral question
and the better element Of the people will stand Dat by tn
Press
Will write YOU again soon E. A ELY.
Albuquerque. New Mexico, September 9th, 1908.
Because He Went Too Far.
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