Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-17
Politics and Piety HarmOni-
OuSly Mixed in Print
The Banuer Carriers of Evan
sellsm Meet in Milwaukee
Seven Hundred Strong,
While thu Brewers Mass Their
Forces at Detroit TO Beery
Prohibition
A Large Amount of Bourbo ]
Pure Uncorkej ct
louisville.
Other Conventions of Miner I'm
pprtanoe.
The Brewers
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The Brewers.
Special Dispatch to THu Bsl.
DETROIT, May 16 The twenty.
third annual convention of the Ma.
tional Bre wers' association assembled
this morning in this city, at Harmonic
hall, which was beautifully decorated
for the occasion with h)wers and
mottos. The delegates were formally
received lsst evening, when the mu.
steal concert was given and brief adj
dresses of welcome made by Michael
Mortz, chairman CT the reception COM
mittee, and Mayor Thompson, the
latter giving the delegates o cordial
greeting. ii, b. Scarnsnn replied
gracefully on behalf of his associates
to the welcoming address.
When the convention was called to
order, e w. Voight, on behalf of the
local brewers and citizens OF Detroit,
welcomed the members of the conven-
tion to the city. This WAS followed
by an address by President FL. B.
Schumann, Of Brooklyn, closing with
the statement that the principal busl-
mesa before tho convention would be
the adjustment of the hop tax question
and reduction or abolition Of the tax
on beer. The report of the commit.
tee recited the canvas that led to pro.
hibition In Kansas and Iowa, and ths
decisions of the courts invalidating
the laws; touched on the equities Of
che tariff commission In respect TO
granulated ric, In practically etfectlrg
an Increase ot nearly 4O) per cent al
valorom TO 2! csnts per pound.
Richard Ka)ennayer, of New Yo'k,
reld thu report of tho board of trus-
tees. 1t states that there has been
considerable increase OF membership,
although a large number of brewers
have not yet Joined. The Importance
of the association should secure the
united support of all interested in the
business. Eight hundred irm,, man
utacturlng three fourths OF tn, bee,
In the country, responded affirmative
ly to the circular Gent out In August,
concerning the settlement Of tina tarit
on hops, Subsequently q cooferenc.
with the hop growsrs and dealer, re
suited in thu sdop i'm of rules an@
regulations by boards of trade and
produce exchanges throughout The
couatry. Tae report condemns tht
analysis OF boet mslo at the expense
of local brewers as unsatisfac. cory, bu'
expresses confidence in any analysil
made by state or county authority anc
q willingness TO accepa such as the tee
of the purity OF beer. Reference wal
made to efJ rts before the last con-
gress to have the internal revenu tai
on bear removed and the failure of tn,
effort and intimated that the subjec
was likely to be pressed upon the at.
tention of the next congress. TIL
association was congratulated on tn
defeat in the house Of q measure which
passed the senate increasing the ouE,
on bottles from 80 to $50 per cent ad-
valorem. The compromise rate o
one cent a pound was regarded op-
pressiye but claimed the other woult
have been prohibitory. A test css'
from Kansas touching the scope o
prohibitory law In destroying private
business had been made at the ex-
pense of the national association anc
will be carried to the United State
supreme court. Senator Vest, of Mls
souri,, was retained as counsel.
Thanks were extended for aid IL
defeating Objectionable and promoting
useful legislation in congress to Sena,
tors Bayard, of Delaware, and Beck
of Kentucky, and to Representative
Nolan, OF New York, Morrison, {
Illinois, Dsuster and Guenther, {
Wisconsin. The report concludes a
folio VS.: I'VE again cali your atten
tlon to the fact that a considerao 81
number Of brewers are not activ,
members of this association aud tina
this lack Of connection il especial,
notable in some states where on
active sympathy and material aid |
most frequently demanded. 1t Is
matter CT common prudence that thi
body should be strengthened by tn
afiliation of every brewer who knows
and what brewer does not, that onl
by union we can resist the encroaoh
ments Of narrow minded fansticlsr
and ra!ss our business to a high pos
tion among the needful Industries @
the land. Ia conclusion we congratu
late you upon the fact that during las
year fanaticism r~sceivedIa marked re
buke from the people at the ballot DO,
The report of Lewis Schade, attor
ney, detailed his labors In conneotio
with defeating legislation In congress
detrimental to the interests of hi
employers, Whenever a legislator
was about passing prohibitory amend
ments he made it his business to SO
the Congressional delegations frof
those states and ask their interference
West Virginia, Delaware, MJBsour
Texas, Arkansas, Mary land, Kor
tucky, Pennsylvania aud other state
owe the defeat of prohibitory consti
tutional amendments TO thu direc3 II
teIfsrenGe of their members and senl
tors in congress,
A vote Of thanks was given Con
missioner Rsum and his deput,
Rogers, and Frederick Lauer, ~retirir
president, deliyereda farewell address
IL. II. Renter, of Bosom, responds
President Scharmsnn then appolnte
the different committees and the col
vention adjourned until tomorrow.