Washington sentinel., 1900-02-03
IMPORTANT FOR BREWERS

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true that Mr.. Barlholdt made a
great fight on the Lodge Immigra-
ton bill, but he is also now making
a grand record by fighting the beer
tax, in the interest of the Germans.
Though some may differ with him
in his Philippine policy, neverthe-
less this is not sufficient ground for
the Germans to repudiate him"
etc.
In order TO place Mr.. Bartholdt
IN his proper light, we will state
tnat il is true that when he vas ap
poin ed Chairman ( the Conn
tee on Immigration, all the Ger
man Americans expec ed a great
deal from him and were sure that
he would be able 20 check the on
slaughts oA immigration by the
Republican Know Nothing Of his
Committee. but he turned out to
De perfect failure, for his Com
mittee soon afterwards recon-
nended the adoption of the Lodge
Anti. Immigration bill, which was
adopted by a large Republican
majority. Mr.. Bartholdt being a
good Republican voted for the
Lodge bill. The indignation
among the German-American cit
izens was so great that finally Pres
ident Cleveland came to their res
cue by vetoing the bill. When the
question came up in the House,
Mr.. Bartholdt, frightened by the
German press, voted with the Dem
ocrats 10 sustain it. This is a con-
else and correct statement Of Mr..
Bartholdt's record on the Lodge
bill, from which his friends are
trying to make so much capital.
His record on the beer tax ques-
ton was even worse. When the
Dingley Committee prepared the
bill to levy a war tax upon beer,
he and a friend Of his (beiore the
Democratic members Of the con-
mittee were permitted to partici
pate in the elaboration OF the COM
mittee) were informed by the Re-
publican leaders that the Govern
ment needed the money and that
the tax had to be doubled. Mr..
Bartholdt and his friend appre-
hended that the increase would
very much offend the brewing in
terests, especially as beer alone
was TO have its old war tax doubled,
whilst that of whiskey remained
untouched (the latter having been
previously reduced from S2 to
SI.Io gallonl and skillfully OBJ
tanned from the Committee a sort
ofconsoling concession in the form
OF IA per cent. rebate 10 quiet
the brewers TIE papers there
upon were informed that the brew
ers, as patriotic citizens, had VOL
unfairly consented to the increase
Of the tax. Afterwards, when the
Dem ocrats and other friends oithe
brewers attempted to fight the un-
just increase in the committee, they
were quietly informed that this
question had been settled, and the
brewers IN consideration OF the IN
per cent rebate. had as patriots
cheeTiully consented TO have their
industry crippled by paving the
So tax insteaI Ut one. BIT the
worst OF the whole matter was that
Mr.. BaTtholdt himself voted for the
So increase whilst every Democrat
IN Congress, including the NJ M,ssouri
delegation, voted against the IN
crease.
Now we have the same old
swiudIing game going on again.
AS regards Mr.. Bartholdt's as.
surance that he has good prospects
OF securing the majority in Con-
gress to reduce the beer tax, the
SENTINEL wishes to say that there
is not one chance in a thousand to
expect any such concession from
the Republican party. They are
bound hand and loot to this Phil.
ippine and Colonial policy and they
need every cent that can be |
scraped together to meet these ad- |
ditional expenditures. he action
Of the Republican leaders in ap. |
pointing the Beer Committee was
TO assure the reelection OF some
Of their members from brewing |
districts and again throw sand in
he eyes OF the brewers and work
a great bluff on the beer tax
question"
We assure the brewers that no |
legislation will be had on that
point and the tax will remain. Ths
only thing that will be done will |
be probably the passage OF an act
10 abolish "sixths" and "eighths,"