SPEAKING OF HOBSON
ill mentioning Congressman Hobson
of Alabama yesterday as the leader
of the prohibition movement in the
house, we touched the source of otli
cial agitation for prohibition and the
leakiest bucket in the brigade. He it
wal who on December 22, 1914, intro
duced a resolution for an amendment
to the Constitution ol' the United
States forever prohibiting the sule,
manufacture for sale, importation for
sale of intoxicating liquors for bever
age purposes in the United States
and nil territory subject to the juris
diction thereof, and exportation for
sale thereof. Among the others op
posing the resolution (which failed
largely) was Oscar Underwood, now
senator from Alabama, Hobson’s state.
Hobson has a following in Alabama,
and that state is in the "dry" ranks.
That result and the results therefrom
bring us of the cities of Alaska nearer
"home" on the subject of prohibition,
which we must vote on next Novem
ber. Take the result of prohibition in
Birmingham, Ala.:
Alabama is struggling with a de
ficit of $3,000,000 since prohibition
went into effect, and the city of Birm
ingham has since then been compelled
to dispense with its health officer, dis
continue its street cleaning and gar
bage collecting, let out its city physi
cian and market inspector, extinguish
half its street lights, cut the city
school term from nine to seven months
and reduce by 10 per cent the salaries
of teachers where their salaries reach
ed $75 a month. It has let out one
third of its police force and put the
remaining two-thirds on a 12-hour
shift. It hus closed several fire sta
tions, stopped every cent of its ap
propriations to hospitals, children’s
homes and charities, and reduced by
one-third its annual allowances for
the maintenance of parks. In short,
it has had to cut its expenses $340,000,
to meet its decreased revenues.
\Y hat would apply to Birmingham,
Ala., would apply in a greater degree
in Fairbanks, Alaska, for the support
of public schools, improvements and
fire fighting forces is to a far greater
degree here dependent upon the reve
nues from liquor licenses than in
Birmingham. The gross revenues of
Fairbanks are around $64,000. Some
$21,000 of that comes from federal
licenses. From taxation of property
both real and personal of men who
are engaged in the manufacture or sale
of malt and spiritous liquors, and
those citiens who are employed by
such people, another $8,000 is derived.
Take $29,000 from $64,000 and what
would be the result?
Today the schools of Fairbanks are
supported entirely by license money—
that is, the license money covers the
cost of the schools and no more. The
fire department and the schools re
quire half or more thnn half of the
total revenues of the city. Cut out
half of our revenue, or nearly half,
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and Yvhat will becomes of our schools
or our fire department? All the schools
and half of the fire deparement, or all
the fire department and half of the
schools or- three-fourths of both of
them (enough to make neither of them
efficient) will have to go. No use say
ing what other ways can be found to
make up the deficit—the people con
sider themselves overtaxed now; be
sides, there is a legal limit to taxa
tion, and the limit would not come
near making up the deficiency.
Do you know that more than one
third of the total revenues of the Uni
ted States are derived from the liquor
business? Do you know that the only
icmedy really suggested or considered
for creating revenues to replace such
a deficit if national prohibition ruled
is to reduce the Income tax exemp
tions to $1,000 anti double the tax?
Would the rich stand for that? It
would be all right with us, if they
would pay it, but they won't.
Hobson nor any other legislator can
prohibit a man making liquor for his
own use, nor can any law be passed
to keep any man from drinking as he
sees fit, so long as he is not an habit
ual drunkard—the Constitution of the
TO GET THE GOLD
WE MU8T HAVE ROADS
And to get the roads we must show
that we must have them. The need
for good transportation facilities Il
lustrated by word and picture in the
Pictorial edition of the Nugget Mining
and Dredging Journal, how in course of
preparation, is one of tho features of
the publication and a copy mailed to
tho congressman of your home state
or some other person of influence will
help in getting them. Send in your
subscription now. If you cannot use a
dozen, take a half dozen. If you can’t
use that number take less but do not
forget to help the movement by send
ing at least one where It will do some
good.
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United States guarantees a man such
lights.
Nowhere under the sun is there a
Innd where personal rights and per
sonal freedom are demanded and de
sired more than in Alaska. Most men
are here in the search for the land of
greater personal freedom in the ut
most, or to live off such men. No city
the size of Fairbanks anywhere on
wii *ii has less drunkenness than Fair
banks. or fewer people who suffer
fI Oil' the effects of drink. Not the
gieii’i: part of our population drinks,
nor mil the smaller part of the popu
lation esteem it a favor or aid if the
larger population of non-drinkers
takes -i way from the minority the
ligut ti drink a glass of beer when the
minority likes.
If you wish to see our schools vlos
ed or reduced to a minimum of effi
ciency: if you wish to see our lire de
partment cut out or put down to a
bucket brigade with doubled insurance
rates, put in with the prohibitionists
and they will see that it comes that
way. They have nothing to offer in
lieu of tile revenues from federal li
censes; nothing that would lie accept
ed by a bank as ample security
against the destruction of Fairbanks.
Fairbanks Dailj News-Miner May
t, 1916.—Adv.
Devoted to the exploitation of the
mining industry and securing adequate
roads and trails throughout Seward
peninsula. The Pictorial edition of the
Nugget Mining and Dreg-ding Journal
(now in course of preparation.) Send
one to the representative of your homo
state. Fifty cents per copy, five dol
lars per dozen. Mailed to any address
for five cents additional.
Tho Pictorial Kevlew edition of the
Nugget in magazine form to be pub
lished in October will be the greatest
issue ever published in Nome.
Ci.’ling Cards at the Nugget Office.
Vote the Republican Ticket Straight.
—Adv.
POLITICAL CARDS
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Andy Anderson
Republican Candidate.
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 1916.
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
V. A. JULIEN
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ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 1916.
rOR SENATOR.
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ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 1916.
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