The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-03
HobSon's Own Case Against
His Prohibition Resolution

forever temperance prohbitve
During the prohibition debate in the Sixy.hird Congress
Representative Cantri quoted the following portion of
letter from Hobson to the President
Let me call your attention TO the fact IL these
blind tigers and bind pigs and other iOw diVes =.
the chief agents Dhich dsbanch the boys Inuesti
CATION shoes that the dnakard contracts his habits
before he reaches his majority, and is not drinking
that teach the boys to drink, but these blind tigers
operated Systematically in spite Of ia9 and local
regnIafionS.- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
SLYTY-THIRD CONGRESS- PAGE $50
Thus does Hobson admit the evil of the liquor
which he later practically forced TO confess would
flourish under his prohibition amendment. AT the
penned this however. he chiefly interested
in burdening the legitimate liquor industry with heavier
taxation But a short time later the verbose Mr. Hobson,
in advocating the prohibition bill, took another tack Here
find him advocating the destruction of the legitimate
liquor industry which he previously absolved from the
major portion of the blame for running the youth, by
instrument which he admits does interfere with the
drinking of the individual Defending his resolution,
Hobson said
II does coe,ce any driuker 1t simply says that
tie barter and sale, matters that haze been public
function from tie Sem-ciuiised days Of society," shall
not continue the debauchiug Of the youth I've do not
try 0 make old drinkers stop drinking but ue DO
effectively put end to the systematic, organized
deba9cbHg Of our youth through the thousands and
lens Of thousands Of agencies throughout the land
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, SIXTY
THIRD CONGRESS-. PAGE SIS.
there can be no question but that Mr. Hobson refers here
the legitimate liquor when he speaks of public
Junction. etc quite revision of his opinion since in
forming the President that the blind tigers and pigs :
were "debauchng the YOUTH Driven to a
by his contradictory Statement, Hobson was later
forced by Republican Leader Mann admit preference
for the tiger over the licensed liquor store.
Mr. Mann: The gentleman cant seO submit brobo-
&tion which, fit shall be adopted, uW cause
misery, blind biggine, bO0HeggiHg the
consumption Of more fqnOr imbr0berly, temp
tati0n to the youth Of the land than is now the case
Mr.: Hobson: But suppose they 0he blind hgers)
did. I should rather haze them than this great
1.-THE licensed hquOr trade = CONGRESS
SIONAL RECORD, SIXTY-THIRD CON
GRESS, PAGE 525
Again on page 586 Congressional Record Hobson makes
another startling admission:
We do net say tibet a man shall not drink We do
not say that shall not hare make iQnor in
his Own home.
So have Mr. HobsOn proposing prohibition amendment
which strikes only the legitimate liquor industry. does
affect the outlaw tiger which Hobson blanes for de-
bauching the youth By Hobons admission it fails
restrict the ind 5idua consumption of alcoholic drinks
prevent their concocon by any thirsty individual
of individuals
Why then the ProhibioniS supporting Hobons bill?
This question may by that the
sincere prohbitont who has investigated Hobsons false
scheme, is not supporting the measure. Eugene Chain.
greatest of the prohibitions has denounced it. So has
Ex-Governor Hany, whose hostility liquor unques-
toned.
Back OF the Hobson bill the organization which has seized
upon the issue political and financial But why
does it propose real prohibition? The A few
years ago. Maine dry for over half century, voted again
upon the prohibition question. Prohibition by
majority of 758 None could deny that Names
blind tiger machine alone prevented outraged citizen
ship from casting off the obnoxious system. 1t held the
balance of power and more. too
Political prohibition prohibition for profit has no intention
of proposing real and effective prohibition. To do so
would ALLEVIATE powerful aly-the ouawed liquor trade
in dry territory.
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