The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-07
BREWERS CONGRESS.

Beer Vote I'm MISUNDERSTANDING Incl
dents Of Local Option EvasiOn-COncIu-
sion OF the Proceedings by Grand
Banquet-The Governor and Other Ce-
lebrities Present.
The second days proceedings OF the Brewers
Congress was opened yesterday by the President OF
the chief association, II. Clausen introducing Louis
Schade, OF Washington, who presented some vaua-
bic statistics as to the production OF malt liquor I'm
the various States. During his remarks he showed
very concusively that the so-caed temperance or
Eastern States produced and consumed larger
proportion of malt liquor than what are known as
the German States in the Union-Missouri and Wis
consin.
After Mr.. Schade's address the arrival OF nurncr-
Gus other delegates from Western and Eastern
state was announced, making up the number OF
brewers present TO nearly four hundred.
Mr.. p. AMERMAN, ofNew York, then read the reso-
lutiOns, among which very stringent
ones aimed against temperance fanatics, and preiu-
diced politicians who assisted them to gain their
ends only for popularity and to gain their political
support.
MIR. II. H. REUTER-, Of Boston. then delivered a
very able address, which he entitled "What Know
about Prohibitory Laws :" He d:-"rill within
few years the Legislature recognized no distinction
between fermented and distilled liquors but by the
pressure brought to bear upon them by public
opinion they had learned to distinguish be-
tween beverages containing between four per
cent and fifty per cent of alcohol and
they had exempted fcrmented from the list Of pro-
teetotaers they had made them subject to an an
nual vote, thus entaillng much unnecessary annoy
ance and expense TO cities. One OF the reasons
why the Beer law defeated in some OF the
towns IN Massachusetts was because the liquor
trade found powerful ally in the brewing in
terest. and therefore did NOT wish to sever from
II, and consequently Influenced votes against
this law. The increased consumption OF malt
liquor proved that 1t was surely and steadily taking
the place Of fiery distilled drinks; there fore the
brewers were the trIe temperance men. The dis
tinct and special constabuary provided to enforce
I'M r1ny .tn In Thnu oil.
few pns gallons from poor Irish widow
herb and there while they allow the rich and
politically powerful dealers TO go free. occasionally
they more stringent In the application OF the
law, hut then the beauties OF the prohibtory sys-
tenn only become more apparent. For instance,
seems done away with. NO liquors sold over this
bar IL conspicuously advertised, but we see per-
sons enter with a trunk or a bundle, apparently
CLEAN OF the weknown black bottle, silly taken
out, silly filed and silly replaced carried home
and the contents consumed. When drink cannot
be sold on the premises, liquor is in some places
doled ont in medicine bottles, containing double
the quantity OF usual drink. The bottles are taken
outside, the contents poured into tumber and
drunk That is the way the Prohibitory law is
avoided. Instead Of doing good 1t is q positive In.
Jury, and In the same ratio that the sale or malt
liquor mas increased so will the sale OF whiskcy de-
crease"
The officers Of the ensuing year were then elected
The American Bre,reys' Gazette printed In this
oify, was made the Official organ or the association
TIE Congress decided to meet next year in Cleve-
land, ONO, and was then adjourned. In the even
ing magnificent banquet was given by the asso.
cation. 10 which the Governor j. T. Hoffman: C. r.
DdN, a. Oakcy Hall, Comptroller Green, General
viled. 49, -
To-day friday the steamer sleepy Hollow win
convey the delegates to the Congress and their
friends mp the Hudson as far as West Point. land.
Ing ~ sing Sing TO view the prison.
THIS VIII end the proceedings Of the twelfth an.
nual Congress OF the brewers OF the United states
aud the delegates certainly seem to thoroughly un.
dersfand the art OF enjoying themselves.