The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-12-15
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Ed. True Democrat
Having listened to. and read natientlv
and Thoroughly All the arrumeuto If FL.
Prohibition side Of thc onestiop soon 70 10
votod rnor hv tbo noo,,Io of vo,t ro,;.i
ann we desire rs taxnavprs in said narish
70 be accorded q short snoco i, which to
cxnress ourselves on the suI,;sct in GU
TAR ia the economies Of the nurst;ou il
concerned.
The moral sido of the ouestion il left
TO common sense and individual cou.
science.
Tho income of tho por;sh for 1000 ;s
$40 9g5 SO all taxes and licenses iucluded
By the sale of tho ANGOLA plantation 70
the State (Which ezcmnts II from
taxation), the Parish loses 5000 leaving
for 1901 under the nresent conditions
SIC. 3e5 50 for Parish cxnspses The
lionor license and faxes arc sIiuhtIv ,nc :.
than az, COO. now LIBERALIZATION nrav.;,s
this amount So. OCO mnst he deducted from,
income If $40 3o5 AZ leaving c,Iv a. cox
rs for all expeuscs, au amount far balow
what is rcon;red for aetna, crr.r... .,
the Parish. -.. ..- l..
The Prohibition side Glazing ,lst crime
will he lesseped to snch an oxta,t tb.t
this amount will be suf,icient. Int unless
the sale of llouor is RESPONSIBLE for moro
than criminal cxueusss wc fail to annre-
c;ato tLo voluo Of the argnment far ~.
arc assured by Sheriff Cvack that e. 900
will more than cover all criminal ex-
pensce, and in that amount IS included his
salary of 81 GOO which Inv the way. will
have to he paid under all c1alitious
leaving crime costing the Parish less
than $4,000, showing that the crimiual
count does not constitute the major nor
ton of our expenses. ...-.-... .
Suppose that we admit for the sake of
argument that all crime will jeabolished,
(Which We don't admit, by prohibition,
what would he the result? ...
Income of Parish in 1901 under present
conditions is $40, 3952 8. Income of Parish
in 1901 undor Prohibition wonld be ST,
395 SO. A difference nf $1,000. Taking
the Shoritl7s statement Neaving out his
salary of 81 900 which mast be paid I'm.
Ger all cnnditions) the expenses of the
Criminal Cart under worse conditions
will not exceed j., coo.
So we SEQ that placing the RESPONSE
bility fer crime entirely upon the liquor
traffic and agreeing Ahat we will have
no moro crime, there IL . difference of
1000 in the treasury. Surprising crimi-
nal expense to he one half ~ great as
now (Which we think is muEe than a
liberal estimatel there wonId Le deficit
of 81 800. ...
Who will be called upou 40 nay this
amount Either the officers nsnst re-
caiye less nav or assessments and taxes
must lie increased,
I Right horc we would like to quote from
letter which we have received frem
Sheriff D. A. johnson Of Ouacllita Parish,
who said in part awe had nroIlibltion
tor about ono year, It deprived the
Sta te and Parish IF 1icenaos ami t.xos of
from thirty IN thirty five saloops aud in
their pIaces oneuad nm q crast many
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