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

Report Of the Committee Oh Agitation
Anti-ProhibitOry Legislation 10 be Cir
cula@ed-Probabiiity that the Democratic
State Ticket VIII be Supported.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, Sept. 2O.-In the Sec
ond days session of the liquor dealers con-
vention the committee on bylaws made a
report which was adopted. It provides
a new superintendent to conform to sena-
torial districts, both as to territory and
numbers, except that Cook county forms a
single district, and the Chicago and Mil
waukee Brewers association is constituted
a 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, It 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
Resolred, Thatit is the daty 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.
ResoIood,, 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.
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amendment was finally withdrawn, as was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-
hlbition sentiments. Quincy was selected
as the place of next years convention and
delegates we're appointed to the natioaal
convention in Milwaukee.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 2O.CThe 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 mis-
guided and irrational class of fellow citi-
zens who are with fanatical zeal and per-
sisteney seeking the destruction of our bus
mess through restrictive and prohibitory
state legislation. It suggests reorgani-
cation OF the association upon an enlarged
and more practical plan. After a brief
session it adjourned till afternoon.
The session continued until tonight
considering a plan Of reorganization.
The work is not yet accomplished and
the association adjourned till tomorrow
President Schufeldt being detained at home
MIR. Flagg, of st. Louis, presided.