The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-08


Washington, ID. L. - ~(Spe-
cial) with the Hobson resolution on
the calendar OF the house OF repre-
sentatives. the question OF prohibition
is real one. The Hobson resolution
proposes an amendment TO the federal
constitution which. II adopted by the
state legislatures. would give nation
wide prohibition
The members OF the National Whole
sale Liquor Dealers Association, in
annual convention here. appreciate
that nationwide prohibition is real
issue. In their meetings the subject
has been given serious consideration
Joseph Debar, secretary OF the asso-
citation. to-day made a report 20 his
organization. In the course OF which
he discussed the prohibition question
from the viewpoint OF liquor trades
men He took business view OF the
important matter.
Mr. Debar's report calls attention 10
the fact that allied liquor interests
paid into the federal treasury the i'm
mense sum OF three hundred and fifty
million dollars per year In taxes. He
says that prohibition will put out OF
work one million heads OF families In
the allied liquor industries. and that
unless the government works out a
system OF compensation, millions OF
dollars worth OF property will be con-
fscated.
In his report Mr. Debar said:
From nowhere in the personnel OF
a great government does there come
any proposal OF compensation TO the
tremendous financial investments
which the pending resolution in con-
gress seek 10 destroy.
From nowhere and from no one In
the assembled craftsmanship OF the
nation is there any hint OF from what
sources the tremendous annual federal
income Of s25O.0OO.O0O now derived
from imported or domestic liquors is
TO be replaced.
"The appalling feature OF this pend
ing nationwide destruction OF private
property and federal income is the
ignorance OF the masses OF our people
concerning the whole subject
at Is OF vast significance 10 us who
are practical partners with the federal
government In the manufacture and
sale OF liquors in this country to have
the true nature OF the pending contro-
versy made plain to the voters OF this
country.
III the people OF the United States
have reached the conclusion that the
government OF our forefathers is
founded upon erroneous principles.
and that the machinery OF the govern
ment as provided by the constitution
and laws OF our country are made
quate TO the perpetuation OF a free
country, We have no power and no
wish as manufacturers and merchants
to interfere with this conclusion.
AS manufacturers. merchants and
American citizens we insist that II
there Is a dissolution Of the partner
ship between the government and our
selves. which has existed for over
sixty years OF national life. under con
dltions OF harrassing restrictions to
ourselves, but with tremendous fnan-
cial gain to the government of our
country, II be fairly and honestly dis
solved.
The federal government In its ex.
change for the revenue paid by our in
dustries has specifically legislated In
congress and by special rulings OF the
treasury and internal revenue depart.
ments for the maintenance. protection
and right conduct OF our business
THE man who obeys the federal
laws is protected in the production Of
distilled liquors so long as he pays
the prescribed per gallon tar.
The man who attempts an evasion
or infraction OF those laws is punish.
ed and his plant and product is con.
fiscated. II is useless for any honest
mind to attempt TO deny the existence
OF this co-partnership. and IL the peo-
pie OF the United states have deter
mined that they no longer desire TO
purchase and use our products. we
repeat that all We ask is a dissolution
OF this partnership upon terms evinc
ing integrity on the part OF the gov
eminent and upon terms OF justice to
ourselves.
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