The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-16
w. c. T. u. COLUMN

on Thursday of next week, Oct.
22nd, at the residence of Mrs.
Montgomery May will be Mothers
Meeting, the special topic being,
Making the most of Motherhood"
All mothers, especially young moth
ers, are cordially invited to this
meeting.
One of the pleasant incidents of
the Convention at Knoxville was
the introduction of Sheriff Blanken-
ship as "our good Knox County
sheriff"
In the Medal Contest at the con-
vention Mrs. Chas. ZANE of Knox
vile won the gold medal. Her reci-
tation was Reflection in the Cob
let," and described how a young
man who, as he was about to
place a glass of intoxicating liquor
to his lips, suddenly saw visions of
childhood days on the old farm, and
of the instructions of his mother
that he should never touch strong
liquor, which caused him to shatter
the goblet and leave the saloon de-
termined to lead a better life.
LIQUOR INTERESTS Do Nor PAY
81 REVENUE
So Declares Seaborn Wright
In his address at the 1st. M. E.
Church at Knoxville on Sunday
night. Hon. Seaborn Wright of Ga,
said "The question is frequently
asked eff we should obtain nation
al prohibition what would the gov
eminent do to raise the revenue
now annually collected from the Ii
quor interest? Mr.. Wright said
"For the last five years the liquor
interests have abandoned every
question but the one of revenue;
everywhere they are fighting pro-
hibition bills with the question of
revenue. You and l cannot ignore
the question. 1t is all right to dis
cuss prohibition from bright stand
points, but it is the part of wis
dom that you and | meet the enemy
on his own grounds; the sooner we
learn that the better" Mr.. Wright
then suggested three methods that
might be adopted to replace a Ii
quor revenue. eve might enlarge
the income tax; an inheritance tax
might be adopted; we might estab-
fish great proficiency in the govern
ment and save millions. In other
words it would be no trouble to re-
place the revenue, but l will not
answer the question in that way.
eve must consider, "have the il
quor interests ever paid 81 in rev.
enue to any government on earth
really paid any taxation. Had the
saloons of Tennessee ever paid 81
in taxation? The liquor interests
do not pay taxation; they never
have; you may keep them as they
are today for centuries and they
will never pay 81 to any govern
ment. The taxation is the burden
of the people, which they dom
realize. When it is put out Of
America l believe that it will bC
by the men who drink. If those
men could understand how they arr
being deceived there would be 10,
900 Boston Tea Parties today. Some
day the truth will get to them; I
light will break out on them, ant
the two great forces will combine
to crush the liquor curse"
"Did you ever stop to ask your
self what did your father pay TO
whisky before the civil war? Well j
sold for twenty cent per gallon. Di'
you ask yourself what caused you
father prior to the civil war to pa
only twenty cents when the mai
who drinks today pays two an
three dollars for each gallon. An
other question, Do you know tina
today it costs less than twenty cent
to make one gallon? Then why is
that the man who drinks pay
three dollars for an article whic
costs less than twenty cents to pre-
+ duce? These are intensely practice
J questions. l wonder how many me
] who stop drink stop to conside
these things; how many ask, 'Wh
do pay 1900 per cent above tn
cost to produce it, 1900 per cen
3 more than my father paid befor
| the civil WARP The answer is sin
Pile. The federal government has
placed a revenue of $1,10 on eac
gallon of liquor. If 1t ended ther
then a revenue of $2,000,00O,OO
! would be paid, But the manufactr
@ rer turns to his clerk and says, 'Ad
the cost of production and of a cit
the cost of production and of a cit
e and state licenses to the price
j Never on earth has the liquor truS
{ paid 81 to the federal government
y and it never will. The man wh
stands before the bar and buys tn
liquor pays the tax"
The present value of propert
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