The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-11

whisky In tho lowest dives. and tho re-
fnlt was that his physical and moral
health and discipline suffered and dcser-
tions increased.
The Indian is human IKE his whi.e
brother. lie Graves stmuiant. and n
4 - shut on from him he viii 70 out
~ his way to get n He VIII buy adul-
terated. poisonous liquors from tho
aiind tigers he win do worse. maybe.
and turn 60 cocaine. opium. paregorlc
and simihr drugs. Il Is openly stated
IN many portions OF the south whers
prohibition is In force that the cocaine
habit has grown to fearful proportions
among the negroes and ignorant white
people The intelligent ones are able to
defy the law and get what they want
II Is n known result Of prohibition that
beer, being handled IN bulk Is shut out
Of state where prohibition Is IN force.
while the alcoholic drinks generally Of
the worst kind are surreptitiously car
ried IN and disposed or
In the earliest days Of the Puritan
forefathers. beer was favored by al laws
and this continued down to recent
years, when, largely because Of the in
difference of the men engaged IN that
industry prohibition agents placed IL IN
the slmo class with distilled liquors
Whisky was prohibited ihe Indians In
the early days. but our forcfathers gave
them all the beer they wanted. All the
early historians point out that the
drunkenness that was legislated againat
in the early days was the outcome Of
ardent spirits sold in the inns, and that
the Indians were unharmed By the use
Of the native brews Of beers
Mankind, white red or black, has not
undergone any great change since those
days II he Indian Of today Is permit
ted mild drinks like beer. he will not
seek the intoxicating ones. nor viii he
lsin himself with the drug habit He viii
not find 10 necessary 10 debase his man
hood sneaiSlng around In the dark seek
ing an Illicit place to get his stimulant
He viii notice that he is not de'-'ad In
dulging In social way IN same
kind OF drink that his white friend
Is allowed He viii be satisfied. No
serious harm viii bcfau MIN, because
the alcoholic property Of beer is small
and it Is free from drugs or any inju-
rious ingredients The state board Of
health OF New York made an analysis a
.ew years ago OF nearly five hundred
ramples Of beer selected from all parts
Of the state Not a single sample con-
tanned an impurity nor an adulterant.
rhere was no typhoid or other germ. and
there are none in any of the brewery
products of today
In conclusion. therefore. Mr. President,
why not II restriction FOR the Indians
is deemed necessary by yourself and
congress. let it be confined to ardent
4 spirits. and such patent medicines and
noda fountain drinks as contain above
sour and a half per cent OF alcohol, and
| permit beer TO be sold under proper SUI
pcrvision2
Furthermore, we are sure that u
| prohibition s deemed a necessity wise
discrimination in favor of light malt
! beverages win make 1t effective. while
The history Of prohibition shows that
without such discrimination il never
succeeded
Those of us who have authorized our
lanes 10 be signed ksre would like tc
see the misrepresentation and abuse OF
iur prodpcls brought 70 an end and WI
now OF TO better way than to commh
sur views to the good sense Of just
thief executive.
The United States Brewers associa-
tion and other organizations composed
OF men in our business, have not taken
up this question for consideration. Con.
sequcntly we sign as individuals, ol
brewers firms but we represent W.
believe the sentiments Of practically
every brewer Ia the country