Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-07-31
v,,rTax Burdens Will Be Made
Heavier by State Wide Prohibition

deuded into the Oe'e' ''"'
nv W. 10 odnnted Virginia without an increase " taxation
lth denart rnens of the Stale government d maintained as
they are at present 1t may be au S a but 'I WI"
,b h lazy ANY thew will demand and expert oil er "c officials
e Vide prohibition voted ON the people of the
State in moment of hysterla taxes must ~ ,pp.G % 10
cover t amount m The adoption wide prohibition Will strip
the ] dollar that being PAID INTO ny the Gems
ed traffic. 1t viii also take away lion ''' "''
collecting the same SO 'ce' IS NANNY ha llama
very readily ascertain The am 'uh OF W;i n
ed iouor traffic ! svng into treasury OF Virginia III round
au S7o P pay year, If we get the total amount that the
traffic is paying cities of the Stat e Is o, ,mrJ Nv ,
fact that number Of wet municipalities already hunting around
for places taxation if the ate Wl'es M' m he o
about money to make up these deficits his side the contest WINS
reps that the amounts will be savea oy 1 i r in
Virginia and therefore, reduce that the State and pay
for prosecuting criminals and polio Their territory nn" Of r
that nobody going to doubt his statement ina @ ~
oa decreases crime and lessons the item OF criminal cs.
But the experience of sister States that have tried o'e "c pro-
hbon argument Carolina and Tennessee are
giving State wide prohibition trial. and crime has increased in both
States Official records [" North Carolina
has been to establish lot of mes rs TO Try v
creased in that State under prohibition and there has oeeh as III
crease consequently in the cost of prosecuting criminals Fang TO
reduction this direction North Carolina has been borrow
inf money and increasing make the deficit Inc next Legs
ohat State will face deficit State revenue OF more than
81 100000. A .., ,.,ou
The osecuon Tennessee has steadily under
he pd out es on Of criminal costs
Tennessee about 600 prosecute her criminals here an In
under Sta eve prohibition Alabama had hes experience during
her brief prohibition and took the at once to repeal the
law.
Vgn cannot hope other experience pro-
hbons adopted Instead of reducing the of criminal proseu
TONS proposed change will nceaet e IN the
increase ofhe tax rate or the
valuation landed property matters nothing which course the
result An the tax burden
the armerso the State and increase the
valuations farms City property will also be increased in the same
many the North Carolina cities both the assessed value OF
the have been creased thereby doubling the
burden. All of the money the State will by Statewide po
bon absolutely necessary Leay the of government Vr
wau State: Expenses of government
be reduced considerable extent and the prohibition lead
Yet they would have the themselves
additional burden for other than the qualification of the
fanatical desats pf the State Wders
These cad formers know also that prohibition State has
shown crime criminal but at the time they
upon the husng with that stupid aho their lips that all
the public by Statewide prohibition will be
made the criminal item No State has had that experience
the Staewdes dude the people the be-
lief that their brand of prohibition criminal costs
The people Virginia may we'll make their minds for
bv chance Statewide prohibition adopt
Nothing could possibly be certain human affairs than
land will bear the burden and for him to de-
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