The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-31

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Evansville fv1r.sr.
The General Assembly, Of the S'Aie
y IN have - meet she question "nr'nr'
wr are ~ have High License of 'FRONT.'
bisiou IN Indiana
a. u.ur!. the liquor trsfilr y m<k"s
,he mi-l.kc 81 assuming that dre' Ml'n
one j, lne Other parties WI -A'' '"r"
from ANY change Ia The present ~" ~
the -uAject.
A yer, large number o. ssi"on Keep.
er- seem 40 im~si inc thai me s.'>'''" ~
The Qne.tion !. merely prvion'e>' esp'
rice u sne politicians. 20 disappear ~ne"
pArtie< iisIie sn i>-urs OF N-tion<i ~.
.portance. This l. an error wnich y NJ
NOT b. safe fof tho.r whn desire ~ vi"
lection 81 the st.fe 70 foster ths ~
|nnr question ~iil never be sruie' a.
liake.. out ~ politics until disposed ~ :"
= WAY % assure 90 society. not o"'S ~
minimum ~ evils resulting uo" "
traffic. bur the maximum ~ rei:sf 70 'ne
lax payer from tho burdens oi genera
TAXATION
4 Ifthe question we're now submitted
N, M, People at Intisns: "Sh-ll -
have rich License or Prohibition n -
.lAa,ievs tiv. vufss in six would bt thrown
lfor High Lir~n-e III the Lrxi-'~'ur
should fail ~ take any acsion on the SUD
,li.cf. AMI tvnvs the a'afutes ~ tn""n
Them. the chance. would be ~bonf r4n<i
l,vo xear> hence between High Ifcense
and Prohibition. with Al The enthusiasm
and the powerful influence o. "e
! cturrh.e on the elite of the latter None
!. ruow ,ni- better than the leaders Of ths
/ Prohibition movement. Already they
!. are urvinx npon IN. Legislature the pt-s-
sve of : Local Opslon Law, nos = IN
-t.nd,nx the fart thst The supreme
Court brs decided such laws uncons'itu-
ltional. Indeed. il il admitted bv one o.
l:he ahles. az the Pschhitionis's that
there T. no warran, In the State Cnnsiitu-
lion Tor Loca! Option laws snd- IN
communication 10 The "Chu,chnnn .
Wo,kF OF last week. he urges that NE
/, ~, rd> of Prohibition make sure ~ mn
y ,-,rdinse enforcement ~ Local Option
!. n-,t o.3. ~ cnScting Lncai Option 'Aw
!, ~, by nufl:nx an lfArnsiment 20 the con
I. ss,fu,icn on it, pssssy~ that no tune ma!
be ,o.s ia the ~iow process Of amend
mest. lie argues that the law can NO
q ~ oyerthroxu by 'he Supreme Court be
fare The proposed constitutional suen''
I. ,n,,,t Il. III opernfion, aud. illus. the pres
I. eat N. .ssls,ure may put Prohibi ion y
Z, practice. But such logic i - un~oun
a - II Il immoral. Tor tie admission ths
the Constitution does not xsrrsDt
Local tfpiiun law would only add 70 q
AZ .i.~pnsifion thss me 'iquor tranic w"n'
~ sna..fe.t frDns fnr sr<t. % treat y - tnr
n do sne prr-rnt liquor Jaw, v i.h open "
- fiancs aud contempt.
orr There il good res-on for believing ~
~ the plan oi tne Pf.hibisioDisfs y 20 ~
e feat nigh license II any cost. we'll know
~ lux th.r the iIDpstience o. The fenp
Cd over lie immunity from puni-hmrGs
Tie saloon Keepers for tho nsniinet w
NJ istion oi shr present iaws will adi lsrx
he IL u tue nuplter. vino. wLs.e opposed
ID Prohibition On principle, ~nul. p'e''
~ even "a u M : conliuu>lion 81 tn pre-
- ent denosss,x,rx -,stem. II THE tLeo'
-. Il col. e>.t w~ -nS.i lind ihe Pfasl'ft'o'
ur ..s>. through f'.s Repnblic<a mess''efs
ia snp Grnrrsi q -embs.. el,snntlrs tof Y
~ rai oosi..n. nns N The hope N en>rlsnk
III .ycsl opsinn law. bnt ~iin the inf.nt
.es sietest -ny ksri oi iegi-lsi'or. ~ni <~i
.h the Il lsois nl@;ief b~sk n ;.r Ptople.
rra.l, sr,ilated and indignant over n
.ranslsi ~ la~lessnesS. whlsh neiih
~ the grand jnr, uor the coutts seem ~
OIL 10 suppress
The Courier bsieres that The Dem
cratic senate -i.pMli meet tn qnes'is
led promp,i, sni bssye;y. II - idle - 2
ZEN vect 10 accomplish more thsu me
e-- sisiciion III f..e tasliir ~ni ~ rfEuis''
nd ~ : system of graded license th<' m
of i've The saloon ke. per- themselves
~ strong personal AMI pocket interest
bic aiding the police force AMI the courts
lis- the enforcement of the law cunh
~, should be placed prrcise.y on the ~
her footing with every other tsy ~
e. week. that there may not he the ~hNfs
nat I'll ~ excuse for shr plea OF lArittilty
Tie cfI.,.u.lis used ~ the liquor trAf.ir
hat IL measures of ret,lisilor, where
tempt. have tepn made or are max
to ~ ENFORCE TIE present laws. Let
the nave the hisnes, license nnd N shot
I T. he very high for selling liquors %
snd sisy or night OF the year at AL hon
. Lei the next highest license % for
hours exclusive OF sunday the next
II. hous. BET ween =. ~. and III p
fol- SUNDAY included. and 20 on. II must
| Of obvious 10 everyone that = graded n
ing tenn .f ,nat kind would make esch grs
'55. waichful OF IT, pferogSiives snd swift
rch resent and punish any infringement
~ 81 iss rights by less favored grades.
~cd a. 10 the minimum license 10
nm charged. we see no reason why the
E OF in Indiana should be less stringent u
'hr- tha, ol u.incis. The minimum there
zoo. $500 per year. and IL his been found
On be productive Of large revenues with
'efe being prohibiiory.
~ Masengo comes 10 the front With
,helo,her elopemcnt this week. Last :
M. a.v u,orn,n0 the fifteen year OLD dau