Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-07-04
THE LAST BREWERS CONGRESS.

THE LAST BREWERS CONGRESS.
The National Brewers Association
held their last convention In Sc. Paul
on May 80, and 81. Below will be-
found q few extracts from the verba-
tim report as published In the Brew
ers Journal. In the frat extract
which we publish note that brewers
place the seal of their approval upon
the anti-saloon Republican move
ment because it is destined to be q
potent factor in side tracking prohibi-
ton. So
$50 long as Prohibition served as u
political side issue In state campaigns
and bore a purely PARTISAN character,
its chances Of success were not incOn-
siderable but as an independent move
ment it is certainly doomed to failure
especially in view Of the movements
favoring High License and Local
Option, and of the Republican Anti
Saloon agitation. Besides these de-
structive factors, its own Inherent
Righteousness is beginning to operate
with telling effects" etc.
The following 10 the Brewers attest
to the genuineness :of the liquor deal
ers letters favoring high license, sever
al of which were published in this
column last winter. It wilidoubtless
be remembered by some that "Re-
publican" in his reply to q
secuted the genuinsnsss Of these Iste
tiers.
During the past year the editors
of the Voice, the organ of the self-ap-
pointed guardian of the nations
morals and regulators Of the peoples
appetites, resorted to falsehood and
trickery in order to induce brewers to
give their opinion, on the question of
High License. &c We would
again admonish the members of other
associations not to respond to any
such letters, circulars or documents
without previously consulting either
the officers or standing committees of
our organization"
Louis Schade, the veteran attorney
and Congressional manipulation of the
Association, was the next to report.
His report opened with the following
statement: aF
During the present year nothing
of legislative character has occurred
at the capital in any way injurious to
the brewing trade. The Internal
Revenue department., under the ex-
cellent management of its Com
missioner, Hon. ]. y. Miller, has at
different times granted relief in cases
when over-sealous officials, frequently
| misunderstanding the spirit OF the
Internal Revenue laws. have trans
gressed their powers"
Mr.. Schade referred to the efforts of
the temperance people for national
legislation. Speaking Of the Plat
bill for Prohibition In the District of
Columbia, he said: -
Though Miss Willard and a whole
battalion of female Prohibitionists
made fervent appeals before the sem
ate's District of Columbia Committee,
the simple reminder from the friends
of personal liberty that there was a
Presidential election pending sufficed
to induce even the Republican men,
bers of the Committee with the sole
exception Of Senator Riddlebergsr) to
vote the bill down unanimously. No
Prohibition will pass this Congress.
Indeed, I can proudly point to the
fact, that with the exception Of the
School-book bill (and we did not
fight that), none Of the measures of
the Prohibitionists have thus far
passed the National Legislature, and
in all likelihood will not hereafter,
provided no mistakes are made on
Our part. Even High License bills,
Bell Punch bills, Ohio Damage law
bills, and other unjust and liberal
measurers have, up to date, found no
favor with Congress, mo matter wheth-
er the Democrats or Republicans had
the controlling influence.
'.The reason is very simple. In the
first place, the leaders on both sides
know that. Prohibition is not a
moral and temperance issue. Then
they believe that Congress has no
right to NEEDLE with o question
clearly belonging to the States. The
watchfulness of the friends Of person
al liberty at the capitol may also have
had its effect. Their appeals to their
friends in the States have frequently
kept some of the recrsant Congress-
men at home forever"
No where in the report lie there one
syllable to indicate that the Brewers
fear anything short Of prohibition.
Those people that will not be con-
vinced by such incontrovertible ar
guments as these-coming as they do
unsought from the enemy--of the
utter futility Of anything short OF
prohibition with a prohibition party
behind it remind US Of those people
spoken Of In scripture.
This peoples heart Is waxed gross,
and their ears are dull.of hearing, and
their eyes they have closed, lest at
anytime they should see with their
eyes and hear with their ears, and
should understand with their heart,
and should be converted
INTERESTING READING.
The following from the call for the