Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-09
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thought in the way English capital is be-
ing put into the purchase of breweries
and distilleries in this country through
the medium of syndicates. Ali OF these
associations are in the nature OF trusts,
but there is nothing new in that, the
whisky trust having been one of the
most formidable in the United States
long before the English showed any dis
position to invest in either American beer
or whisky. Thus far the English have
secured big breweries in New York and
st. Louis. The interesting feature of the
matter is that Englishmen are content
to take the chances of such precarlous
business. They evidently do not attach
much importance to the prohibition
movement in the United States, and yet
in some States, such as Iowa and Kan.
sas, the laws forbidding the making OF
selling of either malt or alcoholic
beverages are severe to the point 81
fanaticism. In the South, such States as
Georgia have shown as much devotion
to prohibition as Kansas, while ever
Texas came near ranging herself in the
line of teetotal commonwealths, it re-
quiring all the influence Of Mr.. Jefferson
Davis to stem the tide.
The English capitalist seems to thinl
that the American will continue t.
demand his "booze," no matter how
strong the prohibition sentiment may
become. In truth, he is in very little
danger from the Prohibition party itself
That organization seems to have the
faculty of swelling to great proportions ii
the "off" years, and OF sinking to insig
nifcance in Presidential years. Th,
danger is not there, but in the Repub
lican party itself becoming the Prohibition
party. 1t was only after desperate
fight that prohibition was kept out Of the
Chicago platform, on which Genera
Harrison was nominated and elected, anC
it is by no means clear that it will b'
kept out next time. In some States, sucl
as Kansas and Iowa, the Republican
party is practically the Prohibition party
1t is quite possible, by the time tina
John Bull has bought up all the brew
cries and distilleries, that the Republican
party may conclude to take up advanced
ground on ,teetotalism. and where woul,
his British beer and whisky syndicate
be then?
Some light ia thrown upon this view o
the subject by what has happened il
Kansas and Iowa. There the State au
thorities have absolutely annihilated tn,
property Of all persons engaged in brew
ing or dietilling; and tbs Supreme Cour
Of the United States, in decision made
on the turn of the year 1888, sustained
their right to do go. Victoria's wealthy
subjects would feel very much disgrun
tied if, about the time they had Crane
'booze" trust, in which beer and whisky
were the leading buttresses, the whole
structure should be swept away.
Stranger things than this have hap
pened in the past, and there would bt
absolutely no remedy for it. Many year,
ago England went to war to force opium
down the throats of the Chinese, but chs
would scarcely enter upon crusade tc
compel the consumption of the beer and
whisky made by British syndicates in
the United States. This is a view Of the
subject to which the attention Of the in
vesting Englishman has not been called
and which may afford him some grounds
for prudential speculation in the line o.
thought as we'll as ducats.