Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-09
AUTHORIZATION.
The United States Brewers Assocla-
ton IN Special Session at
Niagara Falls.
Some Interesting Extracts from the Va
rIous Reports Rend-The Labor
Question.
work Accomplished by the Publication
and vigilance Oommittees-The Lit
erature Distributed.
nnEnKRa III coNyENrIoN.


NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept. S.-A
special meeting Of the United States
Brewers association Is In session to-day
william Miles, president, gave the open
ing address, which was confined 10 hur-
ried report Of the purposes and desires Of
the association Part Of the address
dealt with the labor question IS respects
the brewers. He claimed that there was
now and had always been greater har-
mony between employers and the men en-
gagged In brewing than In any other indus
try. He said:
al recommend special committee to
be appointed to take into consideration
the subject In It's relations 10 the brew
ing industry, and report at the next an
nnal convention, or sooner II possible, TO
the end that while diligently pursuing our
chosen branch OF manufacturing, we may
at the same time faithfully discharge our
duties as citizens interested in the growth
and prosperity Of our republic, aud in the
progressive improvement OF the condition
OF its people,"
The report Of the board Of trustees re-
views the prohibition question In Kansas
and Iowa, and the attempts at legislation
ON Jne subject elSeWnefe.
The Joint report OF the vigilance and
publication committees was reported by
Henry Clouser OF New York. He stated
that during the past year the publication
committee In conjunction with the vigil
lance committee caused TO be prepared,
printed and distributed an aggregate OF
$4,000 copies OF addresses and essays in
tended to influence public opinion favor
nh "a, Nha krax rui lt2a 80 he
adds that during the past year many APP
plications for these documents have been
received from persons living In Georgia
and Virginia. From our correspondents
In these states we learn that the success
Of the prohibitory movement liz mainly due
to the desire on the part OF the ruling
party (Democratlc) to keep the colored
population
WITHIN CERTAIN MORAL BOUNDS.
II Is claimed that for an exclusively
white population the Southern Democrats
would not think Of passing such laws A
discussion Of the question on the basis OF
personal and Industrial liberty was en-
tirely Impossible, because, as one Of our
correspondents writes, the advocates of
laws invariably answered all such ar
guments by claiming that these
measures were intended TO re-
strain only the "black man." Such
logic ls beyond our comprehension. To
as 1t seems that tbs greater the depravity
OF the population the greater also the
need OF control. Prohibition and local
option do away with all control, leaving
the liquor traffic practically as free as it
would be In the absence of any laws on
the subject, but far more dangerous TO
society on account OF the immortality in
separately connected with the constant re.
currence OF Undertaking.
The most interesting part OF the report
OF the advisory committee, which was
read by the secretary, Mr.. G. Thomanu,
Is that relating TO thealleged adulteration
oF MALT LIQUORS.
The report goes into discussion OF the
temperance school-book question, which
II treats with some vigor. Through the In.
nuence, 1t says, Of the prohibition ele-
ment, compulsory temperance educa-
ton law was passed in the following
states before the beginning of 1850;
New Hampshire, Vermont, Michigan,
New York, Rhode Island, and In 1885 In
pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, Oregon,
Alabama, Maine, Kansas, Nebraska,
wisconsin, Missouri and North Carolina.
More introduction u text books In
49, fNSAsS nNhouioi anu but bpTbuu-
Ing OF proper views on the abuse
OF alcohol, would probably find
no objections among liberal brewers,
nay they would concur In and assist such
educational movements. II Is evident,
however, from the action and tenor OF It's
advocates that the whole movement Is
controlled and manipulated by the bitter.
est prejudices. Under the thin disguise
OF public educational need and of a scien-
tihc presentation OF the subject such ex-
treme statements were made that practi.
cally they amounted to falsehoods. The
United States Brewers association,
through It's proper officers, investigated
the matter. Many test books were pro-
cured and correspondence was opened
relative to the subject with trustworthy
members In the states where such books
We're used, with view TO taking compro-
hensive action in this matter at some time
IN the near future. The conclusion ar
rived at from thorough review OF the
proceedings and careful perusal of this
correspondence is that up to the present
time the resultant EVIL Is not so great as
former Information seemed to indicate.
Generally speaking the errors were not so
glaring as TO demand vigorous action.
Many schools have not fully complied
with the law In its spirit, while others
have tacitly ignored the provisions of the
act II would not be safe, however. To
allow the matter TO take it's own course.
II Is hardly probable that the Prohibition.
lists viii permit the law to become dead
letter.