The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-07
Til BLIND |
TIGERS |: :: Of
SOUTH
Ways and Means Committee
Consider Bills Against Con.
sorts Of "Piggers" in the
South.
BY E, G. SNYDER.

South.
BY E. c. snyder.
Washington, d. c., Feb. s.--That the
U. 8. Brewers association was heart
lily In sympathy with the war on the
blind tigers" of the south, which is
the subject of dozen bills under con-
sideration by the ways and means
committee. was the authoritative de-
claratiOn of Robert Grain of Balti-
more. general counsel for that organi-
zation, before the subcommittee on
internal revenue today Instead of
opposing the various bills introduced
for this purpose by Representatives
Humphreys Of Mississippi, Little of
Arkansas, Bowie of Alabama, Clark
of Florida, Williams of Mississippi,
Bell of Georgia, Pearre of Maryland,
Macon of Arkansas, Wiley of Alabama
and Rixey of Virginia, as was expected
would be the case, Mr. Grain heartily
endorsed the efforts of those men
toned and "our good friends the pro-
hibitionists" crush the blind tigers"
or "speakeasies" by requiring collec-
tors of internal revenue to certify to
the state courts when required, a copy
of the national liquor tax certificate
issued to any person against whom
proceedings might be instituted for
violation of a state liquor law. 'The
blind tiger of the southern states is
one of the things the brewers, and I
speak for IS per cent of those in the
United States, do not care to stand
for" declared Mr.. Grain with great
emphasis. "We are always only too
glad to serve the good people who
seek enforcement of the liquor laws
when they can show us practical
method. One of the faults of prohi-
bition, however, is that it hugs the
insane delusion that the body polite
can be prevented from drinking in any
FORM"
For Pure Food.
Mr.. Grain also interested the men,
bers Of congress by formally announc-
ing the support Of the brewers for a
pure food law, saying that the time
was opportune to make such an an
nouncement although the bill was not
before that committee. "The brewers
are endeavoring now and will continue
to do so," he said, ito aid in every
way to pass a pure food law. We are
anxious to have standard of manu-
featuring set by the government and
a government stamp on every keg OF
! beer showing It to be pure malt liquor
containing only az per cent. alcohol u
Many Listeners.
Although the hearing was before q
subcommittee of which Representa-
tive Dalzell is chairman, the room was
crowded principally with members of
congress interested in the subject.
Nearly every member of the ways and
means committee was present and in
addition to those others having bills
on the subject were Representatives
Sherley of Kentucky, Sullivan of Mas
sachusetts, and others appearing in
opposition to some of the measures.
The principal bill under consideration
was that of Representative Williams,
of Mississippi. which prevents the
sending of malt, vinous or spurious
liquors from one state to another &c.
Q. d." when the state where the liquors
are received has prohibitory law.
HnmesoR Inedaeat.
Addressing himself to this question,
Mr.. Grain created much amusement ty
humorous attack on Representative
Williams for CHASING beer with lot
terry tickets, obscene pictures and
other things to which the same pro-
hibition will apply. He protested that
beer had been declared liquid food
by many learned scientists, that the
brewing industry paid to the govern
ment fifty million dollars a year in
taxes and supplied % per cent. of the
people of the country with its product.
1t is q shame to constantly class beer
with lotteries, indecent pictures, vice
and crime," he heatedly declared.
There has been much talk of the in
crease of homicides In the south.
Where was there ever a man driven
to commit murder by drinking beer?
Beer does not I'LL your jails and peni-
tentiaries, nor does 1t drive men to
murder or rapine. The crimes COM
planned Of In the south come from the
vile wood alcohol and poisonous COM
pounds sold by the 'boot-leggers' to
the Indians and by the blind tigers
and walking speakeasies."
Crain Objects.
Turning his atteption to the &c. o.
d. |" provision In the Williams bill, Mr..
Grain insisted that congress would not
take the liberty Of telling q citizen Of
one state that he could not order any
thing from . citizen of another state
g. q. a" except liquor. "You say
nothing at present about coffee. sugar
or: tea.n he continued, J, "but where IL
this interference with interstate COM
merce to endl The democrats are in
q peculiar position In TINT they were
always Jealous Of state rights but
ware NOW coming to oonsress>t ask
interference with state rights. You
have twelve bills before you8 intro
2duced by southern and western mem-
bsrs md every ono Soe thsmt asks for
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