St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-06
HUBBLE SPEAKS ON
THE HOBSON BILL
Continued from page one

wearing WITH SucA cIidIiiliiiS
grace all of these years. Truly
there is no sounding the depth OF
human folly.
Of course that sounds big,
does It not? But let US compare
these figures with the cost to the
nation of the byproducts. We
find upon examination the AGO.
900 brothels and gambling halls
have an annual patronage of TO-
600, 900 persons, an income OF
$500, 900, 900 or $50 for each pa
iron; 80, 900 cost an aggregate OF
$40. 600, 900; the 5000 police
stations cost Sis, 900, 900; the
10, 900 jails, prisons, etc, cost
another $40, 600, 900; 10, 600 asy-
lums. almshouses, ETC., cost $780,
900. 600 and last but not least,
the 5, 600 hospitals. sanitariums
and dispensaries costing nearly
$500, 900, 600 annually to the ma
ton, including the 1000 under
takers who perform the last rites
for the 700, 900 alcoholic victims,
the annual toll of the liquor traf-
fc; all underestimate.
The above low estimates are
based on the government Stats
tics Of deaths by alcoholic dis
ease, and report Is, 600, 600 peo-
pie who trace their appearance
in our different courts to their
own or someone else's use Of
strong drink. The cost of the
annual maintenance is based on
transportation of witnesses,
prisoners. a%ccomplices, guards,
etc., besides food andsclothing for
dependents in the custody Of the
several institutions, and includes
lighting, heating, repairs, print
ing, water, fuel, ice. medicine,
witnesses, doctors and lawyers
paid by state and municipality.
This forms a total of 81, 3II5, 000,-
600.
To that we add the wages Of
the 1,500, 900 employees of the
above mentioned asylums. jails,
hospitals, courts, etc., estimated
at $3.50 each would total another
$1,125, 600. 900 annually. Then
there are the 1000, 900 unem-
ployed who roam our streets,
roads and railways from Janu-
airy to December, who cost the
nation an average Of 81, 500, 600
daily for food, fuel, clothing and
medicine through public and pri-
vate charities which adds an
other total Of $547, 600, 900. To
that we still add on another
$500, 600, 900 in unpaid bills that is
annually carried to the profit and
loss account of our grocery, fuel,
clothing, rent, hardware and
drug dealers besides doctors,
etc, and the end is not yet, for
we still have a loss to the ma
tion's productive industries of
ST., 600, 900, 900 in damaged and
unstable products, accidents,
wrecks and its toll of destroyed
or damaged public and private
property by the rs, 600, 900 drink
ers while under the influence of
the drug.
UNCLE SAM HOLDS THE
SACK.
Here we sum up and find the
liquor traffic pays our treasures
the sum of 81, 200, 600. 900 to run
our city, state and national gov
ernments with, (notice the word
rum, and while the other indus
tries of the nation of less i'm
portance (9 pay So, TAT. 600, 900
to help along. In other words it
takes So. 947, 600, 600 to care for
the byproducts of the liquor
business, such as the courts, asy-
lums, jails, hospitals, etc., the
liquor people raise ST., 1000, 000,
900 of it in taxes, fines and court
costs, while the balance of ST.
TAT, 900. 900 is paid by the other
industries Of the country. Now