The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-03-19

within its borders, it prescribed com
pensat1on to all manufacturers an,
oealers for plants, stock on hand an,
/ good will.
, II further decreed COMPENSATION +,
al the employees of dealers and mann
LECTURERS, and this scheme of common
eatioh extended down even to the
women and children who cultivated
the heids In producing the herbs used
III the manufacture of absintbe
a similar policy is observed by the
government In England when If extin,
CUISINES the licenses of public houses
the British synonym for what wa
Americans call saloons"
No man is robbed of his possee-
slonS Tor an alleged public good. II
ne Is required to retire from business
ior the alleged good of the public. the
puDlc is expected to compensate him
LOT the sacrifice which he is asked to
make. ~
NOT finger has ever been raised
| ny any man engaged In the production
Vi distilled liquors in this country 70
create demand for his products.
Like all other merchants. he has
advertised his wares as possessing
special merits, against the products
OF MS competitors, but he has in no
way created demand for these goods.
If the American people no longer
desire to purchase and use distilled
liquors, and if the government has
FOUND other sources Of revenue than
that derived from our products and Is
disposed to decree that we must CEASE
TO manufacture and sell those prod.
ucts TO fellow citizens who ask for
them, then We ask to be honestly COM
pensated for the investments which
we have made under the encouraging
and fostering care of the federal gov
eminent IN practical copartnership
which has existed for over sixty
years, repeat with every restriction
and disadvantage to ourselves. but
with tremendous gain to the revenue
of the government.
No industry has been burdened by
federal taxation and regulations as
ours has been and none more relent-
lessly assailed by fanaticism. yet in
spite Of these restrictive forces the
public demand for our goods has stead.
lily increased.
We have not created this demand.
We could not if We would Therefore.
he present controversy is not between
relatively few in number AS
We are, and the alleged moral forces of
our country. The controversy is be-
.ween the millions of American citi.
'e"s who claim the right to obtain and
lse liquors, properly and soberly. and
hat particular church organization.
which, in its efforts to seize political
'ower, has seen fit to make the LIQUOR
ssue a stepping-stone to its subver.
i've and censurable designs"
The attitude of the liquor trades
zen on the subject of the Hobson pro-
lbltlon resolution is of particular in
crest just now because the judiciary
ommittee OF the house has put that
leasure on the calendar without
mendment or recommendation.
In his report, Mr.. Debar points out
lat as a matter of fact the Robson
is not a referendum propo-
Il as is claimed for 1t. Mr.. Debar
lys If congress should adopt the Hob
IN resolution the question Will not
2 put up to the people of the states,
1t only up TO state legislatures. The
opponents of prohibition use this
me unfair language whenever they
scuss the ratification by the states
a prohibition amendment. They
TX about letting the people rule and
e the word referendum, when as a
after of fact. the people will not vote
and decide the question. Were this
tification by the states left to a ma
,n-wide referendum by the people.
ere would be no question of the re-
1t. The amendment would be repu.
ated overwhelmingly"
During the week the delegates to
2 convention will go further into the
bject OF prohibition. II Is expected
At they will issue a statement TO the
ople on this big subject.
The officers of the association ara
nry j. kaltenbach, New York, pres
mt: Joseph Debar, Cincinnati. Sec -
airy; Geo. F. Dieterle, Cincinnati.
airman executive committee