Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-21
THE LIQUOR DEALERS.

Report of the Committee on Agitation
Anti-Prohibitory Legislation to be Cir
cuIated-PrObabiIity that the Democratic
( State Ticket VIII be Supported.
ROCK ISLAND, H., Sept. 2O.-In the Sec
ond days session of the liquor dealers con-
vertion the committee ON bylaws made a
report which was adopted. It provides
new apportionment to conform to sena-
torial districts, both as to territory and
numbers, except that Cook county forms
single district, and the Chicago and Mil
waukee Brewers association is constituted
o district without territory. The name
was changed to the Liquor Dealers Pro-
tective association. The committee on
agitation reported the following, which
was adopted:
WHEREAS, It can easily be demonstrated
that prohibitory legislation is not condu-
Give to true temperance, but on the con-
trary has always been the cause of an in
crease of drunkenness and crime; and
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary that this fact
be brought to the knowledge of the peo-
pie who are enormously believing pro-
hibition of the manufacture and sale of
liquors will stop the use and abuse of al
coholic beverages; therefore be it
ResoEued, That it is the duty of the
board of trustees to see to it that proper
information as to the true effects of prohibit
ton and sumptuary legislation be dissent
mated as widely as possible by means of
lectures, speeches. newspapers, pamphlets,
statistics and other literature.
Resolced, That the trade papers now
espousing our cause are entitled to hearty
encouragement and substantial support,
both on the part of members and the
board of trustees.
A resolution proposing to endorse the
Democratic platform and state ticket led
to warm debate in which the fact was
made pretty clear that the members of the
association propose to support the Demo
cratic party in the present campaign. The
resolution was opposed only on the ground
of policy; it being deemed inexpedient to
ALLEVIATE the Republicans and provoke the
hostility of the Republican press. The
amendment was finally withdrawn, as was
substitute denouncing Chas. T. Stratton,
the Republican nominee for state superin-
tendent on account of his alleged pro-
hibition sentiments. Quincy was selected
as the place of next years convention and
delegates were appointed to the national
convention in Milwaukee.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 20,-The National Dis
tillers and Spirits Dealers association of
the United States, is in session to-day IN
der call issued by the president, Henry
Schufeldt, of Chicago. About fifty mem
bers are present, and the meeting is held
| with closed doors. The call refers to dis
appointment concerning congressional
| action for the relief of the whisky bust
ness, and says that in addition thereto
dangers are arising at the hands of a Inis.
guided and irrational class of fellow citi
zens who are with fanatical zeal and per
sistency seeking the destruction of our bus
mess through restrictive and prohibitory
state legislation. It suggests a reorgani
cation of the association upon an enlarged
end more practical plan. After brief
session it adjourned till afternoon.
The session continued until tonight
considering q plan of reorganization
The work is not yet accomplished and
the association adjourned till tomorrow
President Schufeldt being detained at hom,
Mr.. Flagg, of st. Louis, presided.