Washington sentinel., 1899-09-02
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The Ohio State Brewers Asso-
citation held its annual convention
in Cincinnati, on Wednesday md
Thursday OF last week. The con.
Vention was called to order at the
Grand Hotel. at 1890 o'clock on
Wednesday morning, by President
Percy Andrae, who delivered his
annual address as follows:
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT ANDRAE.
Gentlemen erHe Ohio Byewers' AssO-
citation;
When we last met, a year ago, in
convention, my predecessor IN the chair,
Mr.. Hauck, in the course Of his opening
address, gave voice to a sentiment which
struck me as being peculiarly apt and to
the point. | quote from the opening
paragraph Of his speech, where he says
sit certainly deserves to be emphasized
that whenever legislators. instead OF
yielding to the demands of fanatics,
themselves looked into and exam
ined these questions with that care and
thOroughness which ought to be given
to the consideration OF all legislation,
our side invariably won the day."
Gentlemen, these words are wise; and
like all things that are wise, thew are
true. Indeed the more We extend their
aPplication-and their application will
bear considerable extension-the more
true do they become. Associations,
like men, learn as they progress. Our
Association is today twelve months
richer in experience ano in knowledge
than it was at this time last year. Let
me venture, therefore, to widen that
observation of our late President and,
paTaphrasing it, say "When the people
for, after all, it is the people who
create the egislators-instead OF yield
ing to the demands OF fanatics, are
themselves induced to look into and
examine these questions with the care
and thoroughness with which all legis
latiVe questions should be considered,
our side will invariably win the day."
suppose l am an optimist; but
whatever am, l do most thoroughly
beliVe in what have just said. do
most thoroughly believe that nothing
and, above all, nothing that is right and
just, is impossible to him who perse.
veres and who sticks to bis colors.
We are all agreed that we have a
gigantic task to perform The only
question with US is as TO the best way
Of performing it That it cannot be
accomplished in day, or even year, is
a fact to which every sensible man must
be alive.
Our Association. though today. as
have just said, twelve months richer in
experience and in knowledge than il
was year ago, NAV still be said to be in
its early infancy, and venture to predict
that its greatest pOssibil ties lie in the
promising future IL is, of course, only
meet and proper that. upon occasions
like the present. We should dwell with
qualification and pride upon what we
have achieved. But, lnasmuch as the
annual report of the Executive Commit
tee, which will be submitted to you this
morning, will afford you ample oppor-
tunitY OF indulRing in this luxury, l do
not propose, in the few words which it
is my privilege to address to you, to
encrOach upon that particular territory;
but, rather. to invite your attention to
matters Of more general, though by no
means inferior, interest to a body of men
Ike you, than the subjects which will
come before you in that report.
Alter all. when everything has been
said, 1t is not what we have done, but
what we have lodO, which should be our
first and foremost consideration at these
annual gatherings.
And what we have to do, gentlemen,
and can do, is a subject SO vast it is safe
to say II will consume your attention at
many, many future meetings. Nor-and
let this be we'll understood--can one or
two, or three or iour, whom you may
select accomplish it. Every man of us
must do it, or it will never be done.
Our industry todsy has entered that
phase Of its history when il must defend
itself against threatening annihilation, OF
submit to the annihilation that threatens
il, when it must fight for its existence,
or be content to go under. There is nc
nsed for US to minCe our words. Nc
one whose senses are active or whose
eyes are open can be blind to the fac
that we are singled out OF the industries
Ofour country for what amounts to prac
ticalIy little short OF confscation. And
wby2 The reasons, l think. can bt
summed up very briefly under two heads
Firstly-Because we are the easies
mark; and, secondly-because the inn
preston prevails. and has, unfortunately
been allowed to prevail too long, tina
the mulcting OF our industry, in the wa
OF outrageous taxation in every shap
and form. is popular measure and sur