New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-09
Prohibition candidate for Mayor received o25 votes In
BREWERS CONVENTION AT NIAGARA.
HOW THE COLD SHOULDER OF THE DEMOCRATIC

HOUSE HAS DEFEATED PRO HIBITroN
NIAGARA FALLS Sept. S.-The United Statos
Brewers Association opened special convention at the
Park Theatre at 1890 a. m. to-day About 200 mem-
bors ere present The president, William A. Miles, oil
New York, delivered the annual address, In the course
OF which congratulated the convention on the general
prosperous condition OF trade. The sales for the year
ending April So 1885, reached the amount OF 2O2S9O29
barrels, gain the previous year OF 1,O72.409
barrels exports Of malt quors both In bottles and
bulk for 1888 were 10000 barrels; for 1886, 30456
barrels gain OF $780, 81 cent making the
total production for the year 20,3195S5 barrels. He
added The report OF the Board OF Trustees furnishes
full information concerning the status Of the Prohibition
movement more especially In the States OF Iowa and
Kansas In the latter State the decision OF the Hon. j. D.
Brewer, OF the United States Circuit Court, with which
you are all probably familiar. would seem to indicate
that the attempted enforcement OF prohib9ry laws to
tae utter destruction OF property which has In good faith
been invested in perfectly legitimate and necessary
branch OF manufacturing TO bs checked and, have
good reason to believe, ultimately stopped" The presi
dent recommended that special committee be
appoatcd 10 take into consideration the subject OF labor
In its relations the brewing industry and report at the
next annual convention, sooner, If possible The
trustees In their report remarked There seems to DO
no end 10 the trbuatons to which trade Ia exposed
through the narrow -mindedness OF rs enemies. During
the past application for aid addressed to
your Board by Messrs. Lesen d Henos brewers, OF
Menominee Michigan who we're indicted for Decorating
the Saba h by brewing that day. They were con-
victcd and Judgment was pronounced against them
the precedent established by the Menomnee authorities
Sunday law to be construed to make
punishable all labor performed Sunday the brewers
might as well suspend operations. brewery In which
work to be entirely suspended day OF tho
week regularly would In the long run swallow up tho
capital invested In t. Surely II such construction OF
the law is possible In any enlightened community 10 is
tme we think, to adopt measures for common procc-
tiOn."
The Vigilance and Publications committees reported |
that the OF the proDibtory movement in Virginia
and Georgia said by c0rrespond those states
TO be due mainly 10 desire the part OF the Demo-
cranc party TO keep the colored population within
certain moral bot nds. II Il claimed that for exc-
sively white population the Southern Democrats would
not dream OF passing snch laws. discussion OF the
question the basis OF personal and industrial liberty
was entirely impossible because the advocates OF the
laws invariably answered all such arguments by claiming
that these measures intended to restrain only the
The Advisory Committee stated In regard to the
compulsory education law In the States OF New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island.
Pennsylvania Massachusetts, Oregon, Alabama, Mane
Kansas. Nebraska Wisconsin. Missouri and North
Carolina that many OF the schools have not fully COM
Piled with the law In its spirit While others have taciy
ignored the provisions Of the act :
In his report legislation Louis Sch0de, the attorney
OF the association, says: Though the efforts OF the
Prohibitionsts vigorous than ever before,
yet glad to state that the Democratic House has
thus far showed the cold shoulder ANY bill or pro-
hibtory character, though two OF them had already
PEELED IN exert himself In behalf Of cause vhen by
neglect attendance at committee meetings on the
part of some OF the members friendly to ue, the Po
hibonts were about TO carry their ends OF course
fanatics have failed to conquer the Capitol OF tho
Nation"