New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-03
AN ANTI-TEMPERANCE APPEAL.
NOVEL ADDRESS FROM THE NATIONAL BREWERS
ASSOCIATION.

A NOVEL ADDRESS FROM THE NATIONAL BREWERS
ASSOCIATION.
The United States Brewers Association will
meet at Boston Thursday, June 4 II Is proposed to
take defensive against the disciples OF total
abstinence aud address has been prepared. This
document begins follows:
In view of the aggressive war against the manufac
OF and trade in beverages waged FOR years by many
state Legislatures and especially Of late by female
ORGANIZATIONS under the leadership OF certain fanatics
pretending 70 seek the advance OF the cause OF morality
aud temperance the brewers desire to address their fe
lOwcitzens OF the whole country in words OF earnest
and remOntrance prompted By no selfish interests
but by firm convictions OF right aud the highest regard
the welfare and prosperity of this great Republic
The plth OF the question IN issue is nothat OF moral
ity against immortality. OF temperance against
incompetence. Were II that the whole membership or
our Association would be found battling with all its
izations of whatever or knd 70 promote morality
and temperance throughout the land and would cheer
fully submit 10 personal sacrifices in the effort In
n ger nv negsopai example as well a. by argument and
persuasion. foster their neghbors and friends
life OF heightened morality and sobrIety. They can
point with pride 10 the fact that many of their raer
nlty have risen from humble stations 10 prominence
and the Locality OF their residence many OF them
have repeatedly been chosen ny t1elr IsIoW-clts 70
occupy public positions OF high trust ana responsibility
IN which they ONLY retained but increased that CON
fdence Of the people to which me! were hrs indebted
their elevation. pursuit that can POINT with truth
Ia such proud instances OF distinction accorded 70 many
of those follow It as legitimate business cannot
he OF degrading character asc3ed 20 by those
Who war against It, can its influence be such as
necessarily lead 10 immortality and utemperauce.
The address then diiates the necessity OF maintain
ing the national credit and aues 70 the fact that the
national revenues have been decreasing, on account OF
the gradual abolition OF internal revenue taxes. This Is
followed by this statement:
The continued agitation ~ total abstinence, to he
forced upon the people prOhibOry avs by the un-
eesmly parade ana establishment OF female "cru
saders whom we consider be the unconscious Dut
misguided tools In the hands OF unscrupuOus men, ann
ing al personal Acknowledgement; bY Orclpy competing
fhe .foDuane OF the manufacture of and al tTade IN
beverages. must ultimately deal deadly hoW at Ihe
fnance, OF Ire country We wish 20 refer 70 the follow
ing official facts from the last report OF tue NOhmSSiO
e. OF Internal Revenue: 80 --,
Total internal revenue receipts for the year SIP
Total receipts from the taxes on stimulating
beyer- $1,000
These official statements show the astonishing iact
that TINS trade, ercely denounced 50 unmeasrdby
warred against and the total suppression OF which j. 80
GENEROUSLY demanded did actually pay Tor the last
fiscal wear s. per OF the entire internal revenue
tax The total receipts OF the Government for he same
alone contributed per 10 tbs whole revenue TO
/ meet current eXpeuFes FROM the monthly reports OF
the Secretary Of Treasury, the people nave ascer-
tanned that during the - months ending with June 80
1873 about the national dent had been palC
the total dcDt OF 5000 600 0OJ had on the
Isl OF May 1874. actually Increased since then
owing the want Of surplus revenue appcabie 10 us
reduction. We ask the people OF TINS country whether
they are willing that the revenues OF the Government
be u further reduced; mat not ONLY the payment OF
the dent shall cease out that the Government should
also during a year wnen $430O.a0O OF the debt was
psd-tat in fact trade alone paid in one year that
enormous OF the puDle debt ana left surplus
OF SIS 10000 10 be applied 10 other expenditures
of tie Government