The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-29
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From. Literary Digest.
It is suggested by the Breoklynl
that the Prohibitionists give
President Lehman, of the United
States Brewers Association. a place
on their ticket in view of his strong
temperance speech at the opening of
the Brewers Convention in Milwau-
kee, and in view of the resolutions
with which the convention closed. 1t
is our duty" said Mr.. Lehman to
the assembled brewers, "to spread the
conviction that our industry stands
for temperance in the pest sense OF
the word, and will neither counter
ance nor tolerate anything not thor
oughly in accord with the moral and
physical welfare of the people" II
its resolutions the Association declar-
ed it's sympathy and cooperation"
with any movement looking to the
promotion IF habits Of temperance in
the use Of fermented beverages" be
ing careful to stipulate, however. thar
"by temperance is mean temporal
ase-nedtheF abuse nor di%dsa TIE
asspciat1op goes On &c brand rs
ne de-, tna the CONNER 4s9
! gs< of II br-wer are rye ;
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aesF na a. ares de
salons De zxt 1
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Ill with ~ree-r 81, s 6h=A
he cseEST Hh5y ass ne
:ias t. accept our assurance Ehai
u: .~JesEtonable features of the re-
tqaog traffic do not rest upon
- ar not backed either by the com
interests or by any supposed
3e,z4zcal power of the brewers, but
Ehat The elimination of such objec-
| tienabIe features is most earnestly
desired by our trade, that we will
lend our fullest cooperation toward
their extinction; and invite the assist
anee of public officials and the people
in general to that end"
These words of the president and
the platform" of the Association are
regarded as the official beginning of
the campaign to rid the trade of the
| disreputable saloons that are blamed
for the prohibition movement. Action
has been begun in Milwaukee itself
by the mayo and police chief, who
have made a BLACK list of forty
IIlGoS saloons CHdI are 10 Dc CIOSeu.
The Milwaukee Daily Disconsin be-
Iieves the work of the brewers de
serves encouragement from friends
of social betterment," n the Pitts
burg Leader thinks the eradication of
the low groggeries will make unnec-
| essary sterner but too often less eff
Elective measures on the part of the
people for the control of the liquor
business" Many other papers wish
the brewers success in their new line
of endeavor, and the New York Trib-
une believes that if they go at it
heart, soul, and purse, in a war ag-
ainst dives and harmful saloons" the
prohibition movement will 'inevita-
bly, lose a considerable part of its
present impetus" If they go at it
half-heartedly, the Tribune looks for
more prohibition victories.
] ne sincerity CO the brewers is
rct rted by tie '"cGado Blade. 1t re-
1 nat wner = assault against
/ he < DE frs. tot~ 81 the brew
crs | zee r. f 80 D,st- men tLey
ri4d .oIitLS I'D ten erhs:ls.
"CrIy whe- driven IL tie S uI ca
4, nave the brewers seemed e aTLre-
odate the errors CT their pest ca.n-
pafgrs, AM Shown symptoms Of intete
lfgeace. We assume they are grow
ll1S ElEC 1-CI L. oldi--lChS hEoS
that the CONVEX ior. IS discussing me
| thods whereby he business a be
placed on a more legitimate basis.
Glad the taken the nee
essary steps. years 60, to lop off the
most d~isreputabIe feature of the traf-
fic. the prohibit On movement YOU
not be what it is today. 1t is the low
live and the GROCERY, the wine-room,
and the political work which is indis-
pensable to the protection of these
resorts hat have aroused the people
to strong protest. All such reforms
must be backed by public sentiment
in d to make progress, and the
brewers themselves, by their AFRO
gance. and selfshness, are responsible
for the public Sentiment that is be-
hind the present prohibition wave.
How far the brewers will go to
improve conditions in their own house
hold is a question, out the fact that
they did nothing in that direction IN
til driven in a corner robs their new
program of much OF its efficiency.
For the people, taking heed of the
past, cannot convince themselves that
there is any sincerity in the proposed
reformation of the business"
The Philadelphia North American
says:
Excellent in all respects, so far
as mere words go, is the proclamation
of the brewers. Had such a platform
been put forth and honestly adhered
to before the abuses and crimes Of
brewery-backed saloon men had piled
so high that finally they toppled over
upon the heads of those really respon-
sib1e, the present national protest
against the traffic would not have
come into being.
"But they speak too late. They have
sinned away their day Of grace. Their
repentance comes after the clock has
struck twelve.
"And even now they do not speak
ho-a-41r Cor thor doclaro that IF is