The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
THE BREWERS GAG
milwaukee Company Threatens Southern Pa
per-Prohibition News Must be Cut Out
or No Beer "Ads" Come

spendence)-Th Times-Democyat of this civ =,
tuesday published in its editorial columns \ et
ter which the editor of that paper has lust re
celved from the Fred Miller Brewing Company,
OF Milwaukee. Before reading the letter the
reader should know that the Times Democyot ;s
by no means Prohibition paper, and has not
been specially conspicuous in the discussion Of
those phases of the drink question which have
lately been prominent before the public Its po-
sltlon regarding the drink business is the posi-
ZION OF nigh license, fortified by the usual argu-
1nent that high license law puts liquor business
INTO the hands of the reputable people and will
keep the INSCRIPTIONS liquor dealer out of the
trade In recent editorial the Times Democrat
gave utterance to these views in tone unite I'm
favorable to the Prohibition movement and com
mented with something of hostility upon the
hysteria' and Spectacular demonstrations" of
the Prohibition movement.
In spite of that the following is the letter which
the Fred Miller Brewing Company gives it,
MILWAUKEE, WIS, U. S. A., Dec. 6. 1907
the Editor Of The Times Democrat:
Lear Strive beg to call your attention
~ tlie TACT that certain newspapers through
out the country feel rather inclined to boost
tne ffon1blt1on game making large front
ably IN sympathy with the Anti-Saloon
Leagues, etc., which the brewers, in general
are keeping record of 1--WE being no excen
tom, and as you have had certain proper
t1on OF Our business in the past we feel it our
duty TO advise you that all these different
newspapers who fail to suppress Prohibition
ana Ant1-oaloon League news hereafter (for
which they receive nothing while the brew
ers are large advertisers spending enormous
sums OF money in newspaper advertising ev-
cry year, will not only lose our patronage
but also that of most every brewery in the
United States
we are now receiving daily reports on this
subject and all papers continuing to knock our
business IN this way can expect to be turned
down on any future advertising contracts
from both ourselves and all other large brew
ers. Respectfully yours
FRED MILLER BREWING COMPANY.
A c. PAUL, Manager Adv Dept
Such letter hardly needs comment, revealing.
as 1t does, direct disposition on the part of the
liquor interests to suppress legitimate public news
in their effort to protect their nefarious business
1t IS worthy of remark that the Times Democrat
not only publishes the letter, but comments upon
1t editorially, and while it again asserts that it is
not in favor of Prohibition, says:
1T is needless to say that threat of this kind
will not have the slightest effect on the Times
Democrat nor, we believe on any reputable news
paper IN the United States The proposition that
the newspapers should suppress Prohibition news
hereafter the suggestion that news should be
measured by the amount Of advertising given is
so monstrous that it is scarcely probable our cor
respondent realized what he was proposing to us
He seems unable to understand how newspapers
can publish Prohibition news when they get no
advertisements from the Prohibtionists especi-
ally as by doing SO they offend the brewers, who
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