The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

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pensation to all manufacturers and
dealers for plants, stock on hand and
good will.
1T further decreed compensation to
all the employees of dealers and manu-
facturers, and this scheme of compen-
sat'on extended down even TO the
women and children who cultivated
the fields In producing the herbs used
in the manufacture OF absinthe.
"A similar policy is observed by the
government in England when. 1t extin-
guishes the licenses of public houses,
the British synonym for what We
Americans call saloons"
mo man is robbed Of his posses
sions for an alleged public good. IL
he Is required to retire from business
for the alleged good Of the public, the
public is expected to compensate him
for the sacrifice which he is asked to
make.
Not a finger has ever been raised
by any man engaged in the production
OF distilled liquors In this country TO
create a demand for his products.
Like all other merchants, he has
advertised his wares as possessing
special merits, against the products
of his competitors, but he has in no
way created demand for these goods.
eff the American people no longer
desire to purchase and use distilled
|
found other sources of revenue than
that derived from our products and Is
disposed to decree that We mus1cease
70 manufacture and sell those prod
ucts to fellow citizens who ask Tor
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 a practical copartnershiI
which has existed for over sixty
years, 1 repeat with every restriction
and disadvantage TO ourselves. but
with tremendous gain TO the revenue
Of the government.
, mo industry has been burdened BY
federal taxation End Regulations 3:
, ours has been and none more relent
, lessly assailed by fanaticism, yet il
spite of these restrictive forces tn
nublic demand for our goods has stead
), ! lily Increased.
G eve have not created this demand
We could not if we would. Therefore
s the present controversy is not betwee
@ ourselves, relatively few In number a
s we are. and the alleged moral forces
J. our country. The controversy Is %
J. tween the millions of American cit
n zeus who claim the right to obtain an
p use liquors, properly and soberly, an
70 that particular church organization
% which. in it's efforts to seize polite;
rs mower. has seen fit to make the liquc
issue a steppings stone to its subye
"a sive and censurable designs.
If The attitude of the liquor trade
r men on the subject of the Hobson pr
II hibition resolution is of particular l
er terest lust now because the judicial
n committee OF the house has put tn
to measure on the calendar wltno
n amendment or recommendation.
ur In his report, Mr.. Debar points o
is that as a matter of fact the Kobst
resolution is not a referendum prop
* sal as Is claimed for it. Mr.. Deb
In saws If congress should adopt the dc
In son resolution "the question Will n
he be put up to the people OF the STATE
TT but only up TO state legislatures. /
on nroponents Of prohibition use II
same unfair language whenever IN
raj discuss the ratification by the stat
OF Of a prohibition amendment. IN
iys talk abou. letting the people rule
use the word referendum, when as
lon matter of fact, the people will not W
SD. m and decide the question. Were 4
on ratification by the states left 10
est tion-wide referendum by the peoT
ice there would be no question OF the
CO. suit. The amendment would be re
-er- dated overwhelmingly"
to During the week the delegates
we me convention will go further into
ion subject OF prohibition. 1t is expec
nc that they will issue a statement to
.ov- people on this big subject.
10 The officers OF the association
Henry J. Kaltenbach, New York, Pl
ldent; Joseph Debar, Cincinnati,
49,. rotary: Geo. F. Dietefe Gncinn
,h. chairman executive COMMITTEES. =