The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26
Something Out of Nothing
or Prohibition Finance

One of the most striking features of tic dry movement is the
bald and oitepeated assertion that prohibition Will cause
no in the taxation due to cutting OIL OF the license
Some OF prohibtion orators 50 even faheT
endeavorire convince the public that their scheme will
actually reduce public expenditures TO such degree as to
tighten the tax burden This prohibition theory SOUNDS
out of nothing and belongs in the same class with per-
petua motion.
Nowhere prohibition decreased taxation in civil units of any
size or Importance Everywhere has increased the publcs
financial burden either in the form of heavier taxes or &C
cumuatne public debt which is but method OF shiene
the load TO the shoulders Of the coming generation No
one the prohibtionis has made succesSiai OF
even feasible of method by which millions
of necessary dollars be cur from the state revenues ana
not be replaced from new source The plan mas oeeh
tried and has failed
So do find the gntoT talking much Of the financial nsi
bessna they have brought upon those states which have
adopted the fad. Always it is morality and temperance,
based upon bogus statistics but finance. when they
exhibit their handiwok. TO discuss the financial status OF
the dry states would be poor policy indeed-poor LOT
the prohibitioniss.
In article in the Ghatanoc2 Tines ars S a. lgiSS
greatly Illuminated public finances II tie dry state OF
Tennessee. Said Mr. Rice
During the pas three our years have been accused
number o. by persons q efatlne the DAM
age thatstate-vide prohibition @ TO public revenues
OF Tennessee These accusations mace however large
ly by politicians who Interested "a sepit2 the facts from
the people and By non-rden Of lie safe. he most vio
lent criticism that has come y y somewhat TeiarNaO'e 10
relate from the nonresident critics.
IN newspaper article pamphiet have predicted that
the deficit the Of the state would be more or less
than million dollars in round nua6sI: o~ cd arrive f
revenue to the treasury thou<a 2roohog o TIE NUMBER Oh
knocked about S2.oOU ycar OF II the state treasury. Tor
the past years the collections q the comptroer from the
liquor traffic have fallen OF about SQO year IL We null
py this 81 oo- ee nuabcE = years OF The Hooper
regime " have roua .aitoe OF os Therefore con-
Guided cr at thc Eo OF tie Hope adnin;Tahon
the def in the treasury woao be ~ lon a9;ars ~ &c o5 es
aive investigating committee rcp2s he dehci1 10 be 81 W.
600 and that oonds Re ssGd to cover It, the
bonds TO be knovn is the Hooper dehciI bonds
.Te s,, ~ tcss Il = a,a r. ,e known 3 me State.
be- iee, ,.s -, -. s.fe;s II the Hooper administra-
don an al se,a Shows the entire deficit is due
loss az rlle frcl -. 1soi ion lew IT, to make palmer,
the none vs. a or b ralor traffic. had increased
ma man i we sa -. III have existed? But to have
increaa the L.. f@t1 would given he lie TO the cam
paen RANGES q he relormess my had told the people
that sacwde rrch5;ton would sac more by reducing the
costs # ,rinlio osecos ian me loss Of revenue each
year This promised reduction IN criminal costs never came
As matter Of tae which repeat hare the costs of criminal
in 1893 the as year cf license il Tennessee
"Comina .rous viii prohibition Tennessee seesits bonded
nor9ea ,cs viii e essar 90 else Gov Rye will 90 out OF
Office with ardcr deficit Than marked end of the Hooper
refine n eIor being made overhaul the taxing laws
Of the . fr the doue purpose making the burden
e5e end aos more re- .nus one . o. three b rfe re-
enues II state ID lis expend lros II must be increased
assessments higher SUBJECTS tor taxation per-
is to prevail he money lost through &c prohibition law must
be made by hel taxes, els tie institutions OF the state
will suffer
al" q tbs ne been a9corpis.ed by prohibition laws and
administration rs Dvohibtion The trouble began with pro-
hibton 70 enc cen successfully Dispute this fact The bene-
fits ofpro ferea ny n't e set on the other s,oe
ofac II - opinion, here .sfc oeen no benefits but
tat .n-..r = p.iea y. Gre are thrtyn push
Is r 80 - IT, sae1ts OF - ring Liquor bottles In
! no u ne commons * Ghatanooga. have
csr =! ~ ~ i meg r tle ,r-6 behind these carts
a. T tei ae m ya..,t. n "a, aveTafns f 6he
de- ri < IL car. hs you'd make sU N
err Pi'sl up N tie bounds OF the city and
alose- L -oall.oa. pey@i IN every city oil