The Meeker herald., 1890-07-12

The makers of houeat butter aclIcy-
ed great triumph in tie passage OF the
act OF Congress subj c,hg spurious but
ter TO special internal revenue taxes,
and restricting ils sale u stamped and
/ branded packages which shall inform
intended purchasers of their true char
Aclrr. The makers oi hopcst beer want
the salnc protection from the eOmp.,i-
iion OF aiulteraled beer. True, their
number /, small, for the aiuli.ratlOn Of
beer In this country Is, unhappily, tie
rule and not III. exception. The con
sumeis OF beer, however, have some IL
tie 10 consideration. aud they are mum
bcfcl by the millions They are drink.
ing FOR the most part Ig.Ssn,a "a ciolni-
cal miS,urc-chcap but unwholcsomc.
Those who would make and sell pun.
bcrr-ii they could-afc forced 10
cheaper their proigc; by adnl,cTnilon
In order TO NEE, competition. They
nsk protection from this fraud ior them
selves and the public. and their plea de
serves III. early ana favorable attention
OF Congress.
Judge White Of i'It,sburg. WAS u
diciun, tia, II the hcor Of this country
was as good aud wholesome rs that 0f
Germany hc would no; object 10 grant.
In. more licenses. bn, sinca American
beer WAS ~ generally aduliciat.i Il.
did no; think tia; It's sale could b, too
much restricted for the public good.
There is no doubt ,ha, he characterized
the ordinary American beer Justly. The
adul,cta,ions and substitutes FOR barley,
malt aud hop, wary. Some Of them aT.
whether huIiiul or rnl. the beer made
ftola theta .,.o.-.t. - - -. ..........! 10
MASQUERADE for villa; 1t Is not, but. like
oi.oinargafln.. II should hc obliged 10
advertise itself for Just wha, /, is.
Tho bill introduced into the. Senate
by Senator wolco,, OF Colorado, aims
10 accomplish this very Thing. It does
not prohibit the USE OF glucose trtatnl
with sulphuric acid In tii. manufacture
Of beer. or 81, ,ha; IL shall Rot bc over
charged with alcohol 10y having corn OF
rice substituted for harlcy-hu, II SAYS
that beer manufactured out Of such INA.
icrials shall pay special taxes and bc
known as aiul,cra,.i. Any beverage
by this bill intended TO bc sold as lager
beer In the making Of which glucose
starch, corn, rice. soda, blcaEbonn,c Of
soda, alocs. or any other substitute for
hops or any other substance than hops.
barley. matt and wafer is used. shall bc
known as aiul,cra,ed lager beer. -
Brewers OF such beer ARE required To
pay license tax OF siup. and both
wholesale and retail dealers must pay u
special license tax. while a, every stage
of the sale the brand "aiult.ra,rd'
must appear ON the package, barrel OF
kcg from which tie beer Is drawn.
The penalties for violating the pro-
visions OF this bill nrc sufficiently severe
to secure the observance OF the law
with yigilant United States Revenue of.
iicers to enforce them. There Is no
doubt that the public health. general
sobrlety and order would be promoted
bN Aut Id-~t-' VI Aisls iAt. ii'i'NA
brewers will lind nothing In II TO com
plain of. while those who are making
money by adultcraiing beer are not en-
titled to any consideration. The far
mcrs are interested In IL, and its pas
sage would greatly increase the demand
for barley and hops. while To the con.
sumcr of beer such law vigorously en-
forced would be an incalculable blessing
saving him from many headache and
disordered stomach and giving him n
far better and more palaiabic beer than
he can now often obtain anywhere in
this country. The bill has been amend
ed so that its provisions apply to ale and
porter as well rs beer. 1t has, however,
not advanced very far in the Senate. 1t
ought 10 he pushed zcalously, as Con.
grcss has not often before II more
genuine reform measure than this
Philadelphia Press.