Washington sentinel., 1900-06-16
A word TO Brewers.

reducing the beer tax will compel
the brewers 20 pay out for the next
year thirty-seven million dollars
more in unnecessary war taxes.
This is indeed a great blow to the
American brewing interests. The
prospects now are that the beer
tax, in consequence OF the threat
ening wars in China and elsewhere,
stands chance Of being increased
rather than reduced, as was gener-
ally expected.
This is the result Of President
McKinleY's war policy, and what
the outcome Of this shameful, un-
American business will be nobody
knows. Had the brewers followed
the SENTINEL's advice, and stood
by their friends and iorsaken their
enemies in sleeps clothing, and
not permitted the United States
Brewers Association to be con-
trolled by and in the interest OF the
Republicans under the leadership
of Gallus Thomann, we are sure
that the beer tax would never have
been doubled.
The United States Brewers AS
sociation at its recent convention
should have demonstrated to the
politicians Of the country that It
possesses sufficient courage and
backbone to assert itself by taking
a firm stand and siding with that
political organization which has
its best interests at heart. There is
not a brewer in the country who
can say that he has received any
favors from the Rep ublican party
during the past year.
Not even the bill for the aboli-
tion oi sixths and eighths, which
was gobbled up by the Republi-
can party as a little sop to be
thrown to the brewers TO appease
their wrath against that party on
account OF their do-nothing policy
on the question of reducing the
eXorbitant war taxes, passed this
Congress. Who defeated this
measured Why the Republican
Senate. Who led the fight for the
brewers in Congress during the
past session. Was it Congress
man Payne, or Bartholdt7 No, il
was the Democratic leaders in
Congress, namely, Jas. d. Rich
ardson, VIM. Sulzer, Jacob Rup-
pert, Jefferson Levy, w. T. Ryan.
Martin H. Glynn, F. E. Wilson,
Tho5. H, Bradley, Cochran, (Mo.)
Nicholas Muller, Mcclellan and
Kleeberg, backed by the entire
minority.
Did the managers of the United
States Brewers Association ex.
tend vote Of thanks to the gen.
tlemen above named7 Did they
invite any OF them to their ban.
quet7 Did they recompense or
even officially thank the Editor OF
the SENTINEL for his consistent and
faithful work in their BEHALF So
far they have not, because the
power behind the throne which
controls the workings of the or
ganization has always been mimi
cal to the SENTINEL on account Of
party politics. The Editor of this
paper is Democrat, and is proud
OF 1t. The day is not far distant
when this organization with its
trustees, who think they can do
more with their shrewd and schem.
ing manager, here before Con-
gress than the SENTINEL can, will
have their eyes opened. and what
we have done for them will be SO
VividlV impressed upon them that
they will be glad to have US con-
tinue to help them.
The Editor Of the SENTINEL will
attend the Kansas City convention
10 urge that plank will be placed
in the Democratic platform for the
reduction Of the war taxes, and
from conversations with all the
great party leaders We have little
doubt that such a plank will be
inserted. The one chance the
brewers have of reducing this tax
IS in the election Of William J,
Bryan. who has declared himself
n favor Of such reduction. {
The WASHINGTON SENTINEL re.
;eiYed testimonial signed by the a
Democratic mem bers of Congress ,
rom New York. which reads in L
part as follows: at affords US Il
much pleasure to state that no one S
n Washington has done more to L
Eeep up the agitation for the re. I
iuction Of the exorbitant war tax /;
IN beer before Congress than has n
dr, Louis Schade and his paper S
he SENTINEL. In our opinion it 4
deserves the hearty supDoYf of e