St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-31
Hundreds Of Them Are Having
a Convention in the
Sanity City.
They Discuss the Tariff Bills
and the Cold Water
CpankS.
It Is Shown That the National
Association Is Solid
Financially.
The Routine Work of the First
Day Of the National
Gathering.

Gambrinus Rex, if he could have
looked into the Standard hall yesterday
morning, could not have helped feel
ing of qualification at the appearance
presented by upwards of 25O rotund dis
ciples, who constituted the twenty
eighth annual convention of the United
States Brewers.
Officers of the association occupied
seats upon the platform and in the
body of the hall were seated some of
the most substantial citizens of the
country, whose characteristics seemed
to be of the most business-like fraternity
and successful in their line, too. There
was busy hum of conversation as the
delegates renewed old friendships and
talked over the outlook for next years
brewing interests, but silence reigned
when, at 10:30, President William
Hamm, of the local brewers associ-
alton, raped the gathering to older and
made brief speech of welcome.
President Miles responded in behalf
of the visitors, his remarks being for
mulated in the snaps of an annual ad-
dress, in the course of which he said:
Our opponents are well organized,
have abundant means, and portion of
them are imbued with that energy
which proceeds from the fanatical in
vention that they are engaged in holy
crusade for the benefit of their fellow
men; and the press, the lecture plat
form and the pulpit, with renewed
perseverance and energy, are used as.
the engines for our destruction. Two
years experience of the system of en-.
tering into agreements with labor unions.
has been sufficient to satisfy us of the:
folly of such modes of procedure. You.
are all familiar with the methods.
adopted by the board of trustees of this
association. in cooperation with the.
various local associations throughout the
country. to throw off the yoke imposed
upon us by these contracts. which became
in rapid progression more humiliating
and deSpotic in their terms and condi-
tions. 1t was gratifying to find how gen.
orally and promptly the plan found the
APPROVAL OF THE BREWERS :.
throughout the country. And our hearts
are full of joy to-day with the success
which has crowned this uprising in de-
fenSe of our manhood and our personal
liberties. The position which you have
taken upon this labor question has COM
manded the respect of all good men
CNCly w yOul
course appeared all the more commend
able because your timidity and self-in-
terest were proclaimed and counted
upon by the leaders, when they boasted
that the boycott could be made most
effective against you for the reasons
that your product was so largely con-
sumed by the workingmen, and that,
owing to a spirit OF inconsiderate com
petition. one portion of the trade could
be used to injure those who were being
bOycotted.
urge upon you full and free dis
cussion of every question of Importance
which NAY arise, in the same spirit of
candor, and, where differences appear,
of manly forbearance and courtesy
which have previously characterized
the meetings of our association; and
with this L now declare the twenty
eighth convention of the United States
Brewers association duly opened for
the transaction of business.
AT the conclusion of the presidents
remarks there was an outburst of ap-
plause which was only quieted by the
rising of Secretary Katzenmayer to read
the report of the board of trustees, the
details of which appeared in yesterdays
GLOBE.