The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-22

American farmer, for the sake of whose
prosperity the brewing inraistry gloi.y
and >uhgrulginly Beafs tBs additional
burden" q 81
The resolutions presented by former
Mayor Hinchliffe, of Paterson. and
adopted. were as follows
! A%That the policy heretofore adopted ty
US of not permitting our business to be
drawn into party politics be continued.
and our non-partisan position mainta.n-
cd.
That we denounce as unpatriotie. un-
American and detrimental to the mate
rial progress and welfare of our country
the misrepresentation made against our
products.
That our products are rightly claszed
by the highest authorities in this and
other countries as pure food products;
and, as the capital invested and labor
employed in manufacturing the same
represent many millions Of dollars. it
should receive the protection of law and
should not be Disseminated against or
permitted to be destroyed.
That, as our business pays. in rev
enue to the National Government. and in
licenses and taxes to the several State
and municipal governments, more than
any other interest n this land, it is en-
titled to consideration commensurats
with its economic Importance and should
at least be given square deal.
THAT this country should not depart
from its earlier policy of encoprag ging the
brewing of beer and ales. nor should it
ignore the fact that the drinking Of beer
promotes temperance
THAT our business depends for sue
cess upon moderation and temperance,
and it is, therefore. our duty to discour-
age all forms of intemperance.
'That We denounce all places of an
unlawful and disorderly character and
heartily recommend the enactment Of
such laws as will effectually prevent
them and severely punish those who at
tempt to conduct them.
That We use our best endeayors and
influence, both individually and as an as
sociation. with both national and State
Legislatures to spread upon our statute
books such laws as will permit Us and
those who deal with us 10 do business
as respectable and aegitimate business
men; and that, in enactng such laws,
due consideration should Do given ali
classes OF people who constitute szhs COS
mopolitan citizenship of this great eeun-
try, as well as due regard for all olsssss
of worshippers, so that each and everyl
citizen may enjoy the personal Aaiberty
our ability the movement in favor pe che
fringing upon the rights Of ethers.s
Heary R. Kingsley. Of p. Ballantne
& Sons, this city, presented the follow.
ing resolutions:
Resolved. That we reanHrm our de-
termination to assist to the full extent OF
our ability the movement in favor Of the
enactment Of federal law designed to
establish uniform standards of purity for
all articles of food and drink, and to pre-
vent and punish adulteratiOn.
Resolved. That in pursuance Of rezo-
lutions adopted at several conventions Of
the United States Brewers Association
we pledge ourselves individually and
jointly to abide by the decisions OF the
United States standards committee in
regard to standard of purity for malt
liquors ,and hereby tender our thanks
to the advisory committee of the United
States Brewers Association for the fair,
jadicious and effective way in which they
presented our side of the question to the
said standards committee"
.