Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-27

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CRIME resulting from Prohibitions and BY the directing
o. me money formerly spentn the saloons cal
tlesitlliaie channels of trade? -.
Yes, most positively. =
Yes, emphatically, NO
10 first clause, do not think so to second, NO
merchants greatly benefited by prohibition "
It has our jails empty, crime largely reduced :,
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1t has; under prohibition our city has pros
Pered as never before.
NO amount of money can compensate for evils \,
OF Saloon mo
1t has been made good twice over \, =
Pauperism and crime reduced at least 50 per c. NJ
1t most certainly has,
Yes. I Y
Yes, a thousand times. re
Yes Sir expense running criminal county, less NC
than one-enth what it was under license. NC
1t certainly has. -
City and county deprived of saloon revenues taxton We
4 increased; especially in Cities
Yes, emphatcallv. J
Taxes are now higher. 1Ne
1t has; oberlin county seat, population 1000, NJ.
no police or marshal. NV
] Loss OF revenue not more than So, ooo saving AZ
to families at least $4,000 NJ.
Yes by big majority. ~
Not pauper in the county, .N
l
Made good %. S over many families
| in saloons.
1t has probably been made good
That's my impression; city and county jas empty.
Crime diminished wonderfully; this city from having NJ
most unsavory reputation now exceedingly quiet M
Emphatcally yes. ~
!, Yes. :,
1t has; many former habitual drunkards now
sober and industrious.
1t has.
l do; pauperism and crime diminished ~
More than made good. i
1T has. N
Yes, more than 100 times. ~
l think SO. N
Yes; seldom hear plea of saloon for revenue =,
Yes sir N
Prohibition of immense advantage in every
respect; greatly lessening crime. pauperism
and suffering.
Most assuredy; only occupant our Jail for IS =,
months "boot-legger." N
1t certainly has.
Better streets sidewalks roads, and greater
than during existence of saloons; school chill
dren; better class citizens.
Our burden pauperism very light; do not think TX
prohibition increases taxation.
Yes, yes, yes; no doubt about it. NJ
Revenue from saloons never paid. Decrease pauper
ism and crime from proh'n beyond conception.
j Much better off financially. :,
Yes :,
Most assuredly yes ~
r Yes doubly SO. \,
4 Loss more than made good. =
n Yes =,
Yes several times over; great many poor men y
now own homes. =
t Not the case in this section being so near the
Nebraska line.
: Undoub tedy; no question as to this =
1t has, N
1t has. Police judges very little to do com 7
pared with work done formerly.
= Crime dimished three-fourths by police judges N
. docket; jais empty.
. The gain financially has been great. p
Do above figures show nearly much money sent
u of the state spent at home for liquors'
!, Yes, criminal business gradually diminished N
and pauperism decreased
v Do not know. N
: More than made good; court and poor-house N
y expenses greatly reduced.
Yes. N
Much more than made good; crime, pauper- N
ism, taxes less
Yes, yes. N
Yes; taxes and crime decreased business benefited :
More than twofold made good by decreased crime.
Revenue saloons amounted nothing compared N
decreased cost of crime.
lit has; not criminal case or pauper in county.
Thousands saved to poor families.
Yes. \
o Yes beyond doubt. n
Undoubtedly; legitimate business increased: N
crime pauperism decreased.
No doubt of it. N
Yes more than made good In
+ Yes.
1t has, and can be proven by court records r
and officials.
Yes. n
More than made good IN
Not the case here. N
1t has; taxes not higher than before.
Much more. b
Yes, sir, do no pauperism here. n
S. Most emphatically yes. l
g. 1 hardly think So L
Yes, most emphatically N
Yes. N
Yes; prior prohibition IS saloons IS police. n
men; now one marshal little to do.
Yes, yes yes, yes! N
Made good in reduction criminal cases. N
:: Very much more Z
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