Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-07-31
Your Tax Burdens Will Be
Made Heavier by State
Wide Prohibition.

MO VOTER should deuded into belief that State
wide prohibition be adopted in Virginia without
increase OF taxation if the various depame of the
"e government maintained they at present. l.
may De added that the people Virginia will permit any
adee 70 the various State Institutions that the othe
hand they will and expect of their public officials such
improvements as great and constantly growing Common
wealth. needs. Hence if Statewide prohibition is voted on the
people OF the State hystera must neces
sdrY De increased to of that the
licensed liquor traffic is yng into the treasury he
adoption OF Statewide prohibition will strip the treasury OF
every dollar that is being paid ntoi by the licensed
anc 1T will also take away city what they
are now collecting from same source.
We can readily ascertain of money that
the nCensed liquor traffic paving OF VIZ
gina In round numbers it is S75OOOO year. If get the
total amount that the traffic is paying into the cities of the
state the records of all of them will be searched That
1t is considered evidenced by the number of wet
municipalities already hunting for places to
taxation If the State-widers win in September.
Every time Statewide prohibtionist asked what is
TO be done about make deficits his side of
the contests WINS he replies that the will be saved by
decrease III criminal costs He that Statewide
bon will decrease crime in Virginia therefore, reduce
the sum that The State cities for prosecuting criminals
and policing their territory And he thinks doubtless that
Statewide prohibition item of
criminal COSTS
But the experience of tried State
wide prohibition fatal to his argument North Carolina and
Tennessee giving Statewide prohibition trial crime
has increased both States Oh records show this to be
fact In North Carolina it'as necessary establish
lot OF criminal Statewide proh
btion has created Petty steadily in
State under prohibition and been large
consequently in the cost of prosecuting criminals Failing to
secure reductions in this direction, North Carolina has
been borrowing and increasing make up the
deficits The Legislature of tia State will deficit
IN State revenues of more than 81 100000.
The of prosecutions In Tennessee has steadily
creased under Statewide prohibition In 1907
of license in Tennessee the State paid s14597ss
count of criminal In 1913 Tennessee sl7s
900 to her criminals Here of
s3oOo0 The amount has shown increase under
Statewide prohibition. Alabama had experience
during her brief trial of prohibitions
repeal the law.
Virginia hope 10 have any other experience if
Statewide prohibition adopted reducing
of criminal prosecutions the proposed change will
it, The only left in State-wides
successful is increase of the valuation of
landed property. 1t matters nothing to which the
State pursuete result is the An increase
burden! among farmers
increase the Dazaons Of farms. City property wM also be
nay many of assessed pah
property hare thereby doubling tax
burden All of the the State will lose by Statewide pro-
hbon absolutely defray the of govern
Virginia is not wasteful extrayagant State Ex-
penses of be reduced considerable
the prohibition leaders it, Yet would
have the people themselves this additional burden
for other purpose than the qualification Of the de-
of the State-widerS,
These soealled reformers also that prohibition
State has shown decrease in crime, criminal at
the time they the hustings with that
falseood their pstat all the lost to the public
Statewide prohibition will be criminal
costs No had that experience However the
ate-widers deude the people the belief
O
The people of Virginia well make their minds
now Of taxation if by chance
adopted. Nothing could possibly be certain
in human The land bear
burden, and is for him to decide If he wants AdD