The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-05
BREWERS IN COUNCIL.
Congress-Protest Against Female Cru
saders and Prohibitory Legislation.


BOSTON, Mass, June A. 1874.
At today's session OF the Brewers National Con-
venti0n the Committee on Agitation for 1874 was
announced as follows :-Frederck Lauer OF Read
ing, Pa, Chairman Frank Jones, OF Portsmouth,
N. H.; William Massey, Gustavus Bergner and
John F. Betz OF Philadelphia; Adoph Schalk and
John A. Ballentine, Of Newark, N. j.; Henry
Clausen and Peter zimmerman. OF New York;
John Greenway, OF Syracuse, N. Y; Henry Boothol-
mae, OF Rochester, n Y; Albert Fizzell OF BufYalo,
N. T.; Christian Moerlin and Christian Boss, OF
Cincinnati; Charles Sunel and William Leup, of
st. Louis, NO.. Conrad Scip and Andrew Leicht, Of
Chicago; Frederick Papst and Jacob Obermann,
OF Milwaukee, Wis.,; George A. Bassermann, OF
New Haven, Conn.,; F. Fortman, Of San
Francisco, CAL: +. Remst Of New Braunfes,
Texas; Jacob Sieger, OF Columbia, S. c.; George
Auer, OF New Orleans, La. Henry Koehler. OF
Davenport, Iowa; r. Portner OF Alexandria, Va;
L. Schlatner, of Cleveland; A. Reymann, Of
Wheeling, W. Va; Louis Muth, OF Baltimore Md. !;
William voignt, OF Detroit, Mich; G. Fehrenbach,
OF Wilmington Del. Peter Leber, OF lndianapo-
lis Ind; Peter Weber, OF Louisville, KY; morris
The Secretary read the Finance Committees re-
port which was az accepted. Inc amount in the
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The following resolutions were adopted BY tho
Congress-
amount q capital they have invested Their business
n lns an y Saa sss
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BY returns and BY other
most
eS deaS q @ ana are en-;
and various state Legislatures preper
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siredys taTiG q the materials they en-.
canada and hops from Earope that these prodac
9A' Ssr s and sm SosS
Assisted the to coect the taxes assessed
%s:ssd
centaae q the internal revenue, and proud Of
slatiSn t. the finances q The country
Sa ms yet To De oems
order e place before the government and the public
ton, It is therefore
empower the executive Of Chief ASSOCIATION to lay
before the nsena and the Of
gathered in relation the brewing business that the
s sf
sora Protection against who are isnoran,y and
Resolved: That be adoped induce tn gov,
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resolved shat thus Congress. duly recognizing the ne
81 tho iS @ and the the
nance q the nSnSis honor me connry
wh he S the to
they Largely contrbute that By ali possible means
way AZ e; personal gain Further
gress who w consider the ptanee Of suitable al
ay 9y w hs s u1c ay DC in
A second series, called
TEMPERANCE RESOLUTIONS
were also adopted, as iolows:-
Whereas the efforts of the socaed temperance party
have within the last two been more especially
Of Under he that the
dsEks 6oush, on By the use o. termened ouors and
in having enacted 6y the LEGISLATURE Of one Or more
anoTs sspssS,aly ana have SsISas sssshsss
e Rs laws nS have %
sy taken - De 70 st the Of
liquors Ser. those
ma
an ey h IN h crime sna Ppa
s whereas observation and ensh.enss
JUDGMENT W, WIN contradict the assumption bv them;
Tss, The q the United
against Inc course taken BY the socaed temperance
SImSrsIi'y vice crime their
Resolyed ina. through our local sssocisions by per-
PRS; ssnsfslIy Sii snas.Sos inaasnes pusSs
Gme and sS s % aSuEss s
res without in any Or sr form tending
a fer any pe Ss and ua far
brewers IN the several states hereby called
make every exeron to prevent legislation against the
use Of malt liquors, and where laws exist OF this
character to have them repeaied and 1t Is further
Resolved, That each and every brewer called upon
local, State federal government who viii oppose tho
liquors; and whenever practicable, use their in.
fuence have all iermened liquors sold under DIS
eliminating license.
A lengthy address TO the President and people OF
the United States followed the resolutions, en-
bracing the statistics Oh the trade in malt liquors.
advocating their substitution for alcoholic drinks
a. prevention oil htemperance. and demanding
MODIFICATION OF the sarin assessed upon the raw
material
TEE Address CLOSES As FOLLOWS
The standard we uniuri has doubtful meaning. On
its bright folds embl Patriotism and devotion
TO liberty In their purest meaning No true American.
loyal 70 the country OF which citizen N Whatever
cline ne may have first the light and Loyal % the
principles upon which It's IN situations were i2undeo can
feel AZ this urchmen ana lay ems
pioyers and employed are all alike concerned !n nS
issue Let the watchword be, MAINTAIN tne credn ana
honor OF the United States preserve the sovcregn o.
the individual and as the Union ana hauohai npery
uiumphed will the financial stabilty 81 ne nauonal
government be upheld the welfare ana prospey OF the
people be advanced and personal liberty 90 VICTORIOUS
tor everlasting"
THE BREWERS BANQUET.
BOSTON, June 4, 1874