The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-17
THE BREWERS.
Annual Meeting of Their National Associa-
tion at Detroit.

DETROIT, May 16,-The twenty-third an
nual convention of the National Brewers
Association, assembled this morning in this
city. An address of welcome was made by
the mayor of the city.
E. w. Voight, in behalf of the local
brewers and city of Detroit welcomed the
members OF the convention to the city This
was followed by an address of President H.
B. Scharmann, of Brooklyn who spoke of the
improved prospects of brewing, furnishing
statistics as to the increase in the consump-
ton of malt liquors and the relative decrease
in distilled liquors. The secretary read the
report of the board of trustees for the year.
showing what had been done by them, in
promoting the interests of the trade, closing
as follows:
In conclusion, we congratulate you upon the
Iect tnat during the last year fanaticism has re-
eelved marked rebuke from the ballOt-bOx.
While this result is due to the good common
sense of careful, sober minded citizens, we
should bear in mind that the outspoken resolu-
lions of your last annual meeting the labors OF
your vigilance committee, and the individual
exertion of the members have greatly contrib
uted to turn the tide that threatened to destroy
property, invade personal freedom, and under
the mask of enforced total abstinence, increase
drunkenness with its attendant train of evils
The report of the vigilance committee was
hSAb ACdui CllIIS DTlel Lle causes ILdL leu
to prohibitory legislation in Kansas and
Iowa, and the subsequent Supreme Court
decision in the latter State against the law.
1t has been conclusiYely shown, saws the re-
port, that attempts at the prohibition of slim
ulants led to Illicit excessive consumption
of the most impure distilled drinks, and
| thereby increased crimes, intensified pauper-
ism and degraded morals All this increased
taxes, and for these futile experiments of the
fanatics, clearly seen, the industrious man
who attends to his own business has to pay.
The reports touched on the iniquities of the
tariff commission with respect to granulated
rice, material used in the manufacture of
light, sparkling beer.
A general survey was also made of work in
other States besides those named in resisting
sumptuary laws, showing that the vigilance
committee had been diligent in prosecuting
their work.
President Scharmann then appointed the
| following committees: On restrictive legis-
Iation-Henry II, Reuter-, of Boston, Henry
Clausen, jr., OF New York; Theo Leffens of
Chicago; Charles G. Streifel, of ST. Louis: c..
II. Moerlein, of Cincinnati. On federal reso-
lutions-Aug. Uphline, of Milwaukee; Theo
Engle, of Philadelphia; E. W. Voight of De-
troit. On resolutions-Frank Jones, of Ports
mouth, N. H.; JAG, Conrad, of Philadelphia;
George Ehrett, of New York; A Werthmul-
Ter of st. Louis. On condolence-M G. G..
Hupfeld, of New York; Christian Huerwick,
OF Washington; Phillip Hook, of st. Louis.
Special committee on literary bureau-Henry
Shandern, OF Milwaukee; Leo Leobert, of
lronton, O.; John F. Betz, of Philadelphia.
On nominations-Valenti Blatz, of Mil
waukee; H. Grau of Buffalo, Thos w. Duke
hart, of Baltimore; Jos. Hensler, jr., of
Newark, N. j., Henry Zelleur, of New York;
Louis Lange, of Toledo; F. Herrod, of ST..
louis JOS. Theurer, of Cleveland; Michael
Martz, of Detroit; H. A Eldridge, of Ports
mouth, N H; Theo. Straub, of Allegheny
City, Pa; John Kaiser, of Rochester N. Y.
The convention then adjourned until to-
morrow morning