Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-07-04
BEERMAKERs DEVOTE ATTEN-
TIoN TO THE SUBJECT.
ISSUE A CALL TO ARMS
Say That Enemies of the Industry
Have More Than Held Their Own
In the Struggle of the Last Year
Manufacturers To Be More
Active.

Madison, June %.
More than 36Q leading beer manu-
facturers OF the United States, repre-
senting three times their number, par
ticipated in the forty-seventh annual
convention of the United States Brew
ers' Association, which has just been
concluded at Atlantic City.
The convention devoted its atten-
ton exhaustively to the remarkable
current progress OF the prohibition
cause, and listened to detailed reports
from every state in the Union where
the liquor business is now being
threatened.
What the leaders of the brewing
industry think of the outlook for their
business, despite their increased beer
sales, is wildly manifest in the fol-
lowing militant call to arms presented
by the vigilance committee and
which was afterward unanimously
adopted as the utterance of the con-
vention itself:
THE recent alarming growth and
intensification of the prohibitory spirit
call for the gravest concern on our
part and point the necessity for a
general closing up of our ranks and
the adoption of vigorous measures of
defense. 1t is only too apparent that
the enemies of our industry have more
than held their own in the struggles
of the last year. Emboldened by their
victories in the SOuth--victories con-
ditioned by wave of fanaticism-
cheered by their advance in the West
and not discouraged by their set
backs in the East they are planning
greater conquests in the near future.
Their resources are without limit and
they refuse to admit defeat. They are
pledged to a war of determination
The friends of personal liberty, of the
square deal, OF just and equal govern
ment, could not ask fairer warning
than is afforded by the history of the
last year
The report of this vigilance commit
tee' covers more than 10000 words
descriptive of the trials, tribulations
and defeats and successes achieved by
the traffic in every section of the
country.
Delaware "Drys" Are Alert.
George w. Wood of Wilmington,
Del, reports great enthusiasm in the
prohibition cause in that state. He
says:
We are getting our entire state or
gained for coming campaign for local
option. The election will be Novem-
Der 5, but in the interim we are doing
the best we can from one end of the
state to the other to vote out this mis-
cradle SELDOM business. A week ago in
Eden Hall in our city, with Lieutenant
Governor Parker presiding and State
Chairman DAILY Of Dover present and
directing the meeting, we had one OF
the best and most encouraging temper
anoe and prohibition meetings eves
held in Delaware"
The Florida legislature, which has
just adjourned reports Francis
Trueblood of Bradentown, adopted
some excellent temperance laws. ID
ANY man drunk can be arrested and
compelled to tell where he got his
liquor or go to Jail This gives us
in dry territory a great advantage
against blind tigers. Evidence against
them has been dificult to obtain
heretofore. CD Possession Of United
States license is positive evidence OF
guilt. (3) Members Of family can
collect damages of liquor sellers for
selling to their loved ones. (4-Anyone
who produces evidence that convicts
a liquor seller is paid 500 for this
act by fine collected Of the convicted,
Or in case he cannot pay and is sent
to Jail the county commissioners pay
$50 out of the public funds.
Amendment Defeated by Money.
The bill which was introduced to
give the voters of the state chance
to vote on prohibition constitutional
amendment would have passed if
money had not been used against it
$4,000 being sent from Tampa alone.
The way 1t was done was when the
bill came up to be voted on twenty
men left the chamber and could not
be counted.
Substantial gain has been made
and sentiment is growing fast Our
senator tHumphreys), who champion
ed the amendment bill so near to
success. says it will pass next time.
We consider it an outrage that legis-
lators from dry counties are not will
ing for the people to vote on this ques-
ton. We have three dry counties to
one wet