The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-07-12
THE BEER OCTOPUS.

(To be continued.)


year from the vice drawing victims into
its clutch.
In every legitimate business there are
failures and bankruptcies to sadden us.
There are none IN the beer business.
Wherever we may go we are likely to
abandoned rolling mills, freless found
rfes.
We never see dismantled brewery.
When a brewery starts, no matter
how humbly, 1t Is sure to go on grow
ing. 1t adds new buildings and larger
facilities for production every year.
while its proprietor adds to his bank
account, and swells up in person and
in overbcaring insolence toward the
community.
The Mightiest Of Political Machines.
The political power and influence
welded by the insoient Lords Of the
Breweries far surpass that Of any other
interest in the country. Cheap and
shallow writer's and orators are con-
stantly Dining about the Robber
Barons Of this and that trust. These
men may have considerable financial
influence. but In politics they are pig.
niles beside the great Brewery Lords.
Every saloon in this country 10 an ac-
tive political center, where campaigns
are planned and carried out, where
voters are rallied and cont olled, where
plots are Matched for all manner Of cor
ruption- Every one Of these saloons Is
the absolute creature and slave Of the
despotic brewer. More than likely the
brewer owns the saloon. and has set its
keeper up in business. II not this he IL
pretty certain to have a mortgage upon
the saloon and all Its fixtures, and can
turn the keeper out whenever he IL at
all insuberdinate. The Brewer Lords
are as despotic in their treatment OF
t,atr 90 kao ~ a
Car. The saloon-keeper pretends to
be the Boss OF his Ward or Precinct.
but he is only carrying cat the will or
the brewer who holds a mortgage On
his place, who has possibly paid for his
license. and who, il he has no other bit
in his teeth. may refuse to furnish him
with beer.
Il Is this mighty power which demon
aitzeS the police in the cities, controls
the election Of executive officers OF the
Law and dictates the appointment OF
Judges. It Is incomparably the worst
corruption in our politics, because II
suggests. initiates, and makes possible
all other corruption. 1t Is selfishiy. re-
rnerseleSsly greedy. Everything must
bend before it's raging passion to sell
more beer. to have more places where
beer Is sold. to extend, daily, monthly,
yearly the sweep of its noisome, siinay
tentacfes upon wider circle Of VIC
tins. 1t controls elections that 1T may
have men in Office who will favor It's
nrahgn schemes The men who are
suhservfent to IL are naturally red ripe
for any scheme OF graft and corruption
There are great States in which the
Beer Lords have attained such COM
plete power that they have openly and
hautify dictated the nomination ana
election Of every officer from Governor
and Judges Of the Supreme Court down.
This was the case in even such q great
State as Ohio not many years ago. when
the Beer Lords elected their attorney
Governor OF the State, over ]. q. For
aker. and alsD elected three out OF the
five Justices af the Supreme Court.
Let all decent men and women unite
TO crush the deadly Despotism Of Beer.
Deaieatiss Sf GettysbuRg National Gem
terry.
Editor National Tribune. Please tell
me the date OF the dedication OF the
who spoke on that occasion beside
President Lincoln?-I. b. Gardner.
Oakland, Iowa.
Gettysburg National Cemetery was
dedicated Nov. 1s. 1858. and Edward
Everett. then the most famous orator
In the country, delivered q mastery
speech lasting for two hours. Presi-
dent Lincoln then rose to fuIdIr the part
assigned to him on the nrogram.--Ed-
ltor National Tribune.
waists 10 Hear F'rsn His CsnFaAss.
p. Cary. Fairfield. iowa, wants to Keep
In touch with the old boys and doesn't
know any better way than through the
columns Of The National Tribune, whiOA
Is a welcome visitor to his home. He
served four years and six months IN