The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-12-11


p,paed dasiGa tbs entire four years
samisx nnaw ,ht s8mmi3ses inqpHy
n ne ssn,n, due yades this iss and
unpaid, can Be called lisbihtY. the
ifeAssg u The state nves ne iund'nE
board jat ~ E6s oos that oush' 10
hass b.on paA On The bonded Debt
Ths poiut IN ihls tnriasni, boweYrf.
u that a poli,icsl regime eisclsd on
. nah Aw enforcement platform ~as
the nrsi 90 Ignore onc of tbe most
sslu,ary iAps enacted ~ Tsnneessee
In mssy ysafs
ProhibHisn inSfsssss Eases
rsmIhs through With prohibition
T.nuaass" ke.. lis bnnded iadebied
ness iosfeased q million dollars u is
B syidep,o that mote tAtes Viii be
S,csssary. of else Governor Rye Niii
~ ou, of sniee viih q larger dshcil
Than mafked the oaa ~ TIE H0oper
trsihe An effort is being made 10
OVERHEAD thv fhsinH ASs - tbe state
~ tho doubts putposs ~ makins ihr
fap burden nof@ equitable and rails
M mnrs frysuss Duo ~ tbirr rs
forms pnfbaps Ril ~ them ~tl b.
nr,esssrY tp bring ibe revenues ~ 'h~
state up fn lfs sEpeHdfufes it wust
BE- Erfrasfd afsrssmsnt A.gber tar
rate. .t nee subjrr's tor TAXATION pos
hars su TrgHrsses Bog plata 'rru.s
secs thal u prohibition ia 20 prevail
itt uur,y ia-s .byuusiI lte pfpNitl
Ufo lac mYsi bs msda pp by heavier
taxes. or sisr lh, inaUuions of 'b'
tlate sill ruHsr The bonded debt nt
th' stat. as ttr presfnf Nme ls ~
90, u"H' Ntsn u million IF added
gnl,f authority ~ %, present l~gje
Iaigfr 81 pal be- tI-tlt $3.50. and it
siu hear rot i.ss ihaG g prr cent "a
against 87t psf cent for whlcH tho
. trtIuilus bonds could have been sold
ir lpli fnr isaaoHs NhI,h I Nill not
undertake TO Ast, beyr Governor
llpupas eupid not permit thp rrilud
flng ot me debt si that time. and ss .
fr.ull me bonds base been converted
mio certificates oi iudybtoduvss some
oi th"w hoarins sa hiEh err .n'srost
90 prf cont krfBud.uE bumls ag
lhorged b} che lrRislatWc Bou lu srs
sion ~ili have to bear rate of ger
cent am adtiaed br hank.ts to md
puishassrs The sbunaI riy,ert OF
ihrs. bonds sW total tsl1F.o. thc
heasleht diain that the people Of the
stsfr have sunlrd sine, ,b,, debt "a.
compromised ibftY odd years ago
Prohibition push Carts
All ot this has bnrn accomplished
by p.ohlbltuu Laws and aimplstra
tinu tf prnhbUlouists The trouble
began sim prohibition 80 uro ,sn
au,.yssiuIiy diaput, This fact The
. houous ut prohibition. Il There are
am wust boz sot on tho other stde ci
10" account tn my opinion. there
have hvrn rp brn.hfs. but that is q
Wa't'l ut opinion auiy uthrrs me,
ac, suu, brncni and 'hry are wei
romr to whatever cancellation th,l
0Nd rhutr arc thirty mine ppsh carts
daily rusAgrd n the bus,prss nf saith
"uut empty l4unf hpjiics Boz the bn,i
. aUs,s AND un Ibp fummnps ut chat
tauooss iba,, p.rsunsll, mt~r,ipuc
u'ny ut ,hs auto,rais b,hlrd tAys.
, saus. and isum What thr, tsli uc
, am warranted in svrfAEiak tho dan
3 cfop a. lu9 umptIcs % the cart Thl
4 ~ouDd make 3Pue empty iquor bot
ties plcksi np lu the bounds ut th
70 cltY and suhurhs every hAy The llquo
I 'ran,s has been driven into back 8
/ leys and the commons Since 10
Il ,iosinE IT the bort saloons Ia Chst
= iAnoosa the busihrss II these pa
yrSofs ~ e'npt, bottles has Target
> increased liss conditions prevail 4
= every cif pt Tennesscv
" Tho State Federation of Labor
g more strength 60 rs arws "a asl
= ing lhs losis,stuIc to authorize m
lt manufacture and sale ~ pure beer
a lish alcoholic percentage In N
N state u such q ls~ ~crr enscte
u yhsrv ~euld iollo~ m my oplpio
. hca"at Ia both prosperity and tsf
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