Washington sentinel., 1899-09-02
WASHINGTON CITY D. c.. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2. 1899

of the general community, than are the
effects OF sottishness and iuebriety'
Whv not. indeed, hold the dry goods
manufacturer, the milliuer, the mantle
maker responsible for the many unior'
tunate husbands who are ruined by the
extravaganza oftheir wives in the matter
OF dress aud fiuery?
We know It, OF course, to be nonsense
gentlemen, this grandmotherly senti-
ment, which, if fallowed sufficient license,
would reduce mankind TO a species OF
irresponsible animalism, to be fed,
clothed and housed. according to fixed
laws promulgated and administered by
class OF beings who are our superiors
only in the Inefiable conceit and the
spirit OF self which charac'
terizs all their doings and sayings.
(Applauss) We know it, sav; and can
we doubt that the majority OF our fellow
citizens know it as well as we do1
1t may be asked, "If they do know it,
why do they not prove their knowledge"
think the answer is simple: Because
they are Indifferent, and because we
have renamed silent and inactive and
have done nothing TO arouse them from
their Indifference.
To those that maintain that the gifts
of Providence should be prohibited and
contemned because they are liable to
abuse. to those we have nothing to say.
We can leave them to the consequences
OF their own misguided logic, like their
next OF kin, the Christian Scientists.
and a few others of that ilk. But TO
those who can discriminate between
cause and effect, between good and evil,
between moderation and excess-and
am optimistic enough to believe that
their number in this country is legion
to those we have much to say-and the
time has come for us to say it, not hall
hsartedly and timidly, but loudly and
unequivocally, proclaiming it from the
housetopS in every State Of the Union,
without hesitancy, without reservation,
True temperance in all things. as every
intelligent, we'll informed man knows,
is moderation, and there is nothing more
blindly, more stupIdly lntemperate than
intolerance; that intolerance which,
born OF ignorance as luuIcrous as It is
is the keynote of all the
fanatic utterances directed against our
business, the basis of all the unscrupu-
lous attacks with which we have to
contend.
1t is this ignorance, gentlemen, which
1t is our duty to combat and remove.
And we can remove it--not, indeed, by
passive endurance; not by silent aCqui
in all the ialsehoods and misrep-
which our foes are daily
spreading broadcast against us; but by
live, energetic action, by disseminating
the truth, and stamping and exposing
the lie wherever we meet it.
You will learn from the report OF your
Executive Committee, among other
deeply interesting things, what a single
effort IN this direction can
accomplish. You will learn that our
opponents are powerful only because
they have hitherto had no one to gainsay
them. The people are always ready to |
accept the truth, gentlemen; but, if the
ruth is 1ot offered them. they will
accept the lie, and the lie must perforce
prevail.
Let us be frank with ourselves. What |
we brewers require more than anything |
else is the courage of our own convIc-
tons, a proper and just pride in the |
business we conduct-not that pride
which derives its nourishment alone
from the accumulation of dollars and |
cents, but that militant public pride |
which every man engaged in a legiti.
mate. honorable business, like ours.
should possess, aud the possession of |
which compels the respect and the |
esteem Of his fellow citizens.
To elevate our business, among our. |
selves as we'll as among the community |
at large, should be the aim Of every one |
Of us, and by accomplishing that aim we
shall each and all contribute our share
towards the attainment Of that greater
ultimate end we have in vieW-the
recognition of our industry as one Of the
to the national welfare is
second to no other; as one, in short, that
should be nursed and encouraged, not
harassed and prosecuted by
the lawmakers OF a greats' enlightened
nation.
This, gentlemen, is the goal we have
to strive for; and, this, most assuredlY,
is the goal we shall ultimately reach
not lightly and easily, we may admit,
but only by deliberate and determined
concerted action, only by strong and
steadily progressive organization.
thank you for your attention, gentle
men. Great applause.)
now declare the Fifth Annual Con-
vention of the Ohio Brewers Associa-
ton open tor the transaction ofbusiness.
AT the conclusion of President
Andrae's address, reports Of COM
mites were presented and acted
upon.
An amendment to the Constitu-
ton was adopted abolishing the
giving OF souvenirs, such as
glasses, calendars, etc. This order
will go into effect Immediately
and the local brewers, commenc-
ing with the Est OF September, will
abandon the practice OF giving
presents to their customers. By
doing so it means a great saving,
and will obviate a cut in salaries oi
the employees in the various brew
nrian rn,hich nrnhnhlr, ,,rnI1ld haue