The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12
BREWERS ARE OUT.
FOR TEMPERANCE
Utah Beer Makers Endorse
re Resolution Passed by Big
Association.
,,gF STAND AGAINST DIVES
,oos7 ENEMIES THE LIQUOR
TRAFFIC CONTENDS WITH.
,,gF STAND AGAINST DIVES

Meeting Of the United States
association, held some weeks
Dr. resolutions in favor of temper
As and against the low dives were
an ma Last week the Utah brewers
.orsther and passed resolutions en-
INC the stand taken by the larger
o'''. ,.otion Both sets of resolutions
follow;
:, convention assembled, presents
auOii allowing declaration of principles
me iSoclares its sympathy with. and Of
anu i,s co-operatiOn with any move
iels Looking 10 the promotion of hab-
loHss temperance in the use OF fer
JUS Va beverages. By temperance is
mens ,, temperate use-neither abuse nor
MA we believe that the temperate
uisUs baer promotes health and happi-
use which are the underlying condi-
~ ~ of morality and social order, and
W.. .his belief we are supported by the
u =. ',renonderance of educated as well
ropuIar opinion all over the world
Favor Law Enforcement.
consistently with this belief. we ia
49,. tho massage and enforcement of
W. ,or the regulation of the drink
ct and for keeping such traffic free
s,or, unlawful and improper accesso-
.,os and we earnestly desire such i'm
..orsrent In the drinking habits of
,bs neople as will still further advance
IGNORANCE. together with the spread of
snIghtenment as to the proper func-
lions Of drink. whereby the individual
NAV be able to regulate his habits ac-
cor5ing 10 the requirements of whole
some living.
Eve realize that these declarations
are contrary TO what the public is being
nersistently told by those who are OPP
posed 10 the use OF alcoholic beverages,
b regard TO the attitude of the brew
irs toward the drink question, and es-
oeciaIly toward the saloon.
For that reason we desire to make
clear two important points:
Il. II is a mistake to believe that
the commercial interests of the brewer
stands back Of the excessive multiple
cation Of saloons or any of the unlaw-
'ful or improper practices resorted to
By small minority of saloon keepers
10 swell their incomes, such as keeping
open after hours, selling to minors or
drunkards, encouraging or tolerating
gambling, and the social evil in con-
nection with their places, etc. We rec
ognize that the amount of beer sold by
such improper and unlawful practices
is trifling, and is more than offset by
the patronage OF place conducted ac-
Cording To law and the proprieties. We
also recognize that the multiplication
Of saloons beyond the requirements OF
the market involves great expense,
which is by no means made up by adj
dltional sales of beer, and that the
of saloons in residence
where they are not de-
sired by the residents is neither profit
able nor wise, as the antagonism Great
ed by their presence involves greater
loss than the sales in such saloons could
make good.
We are not, In this present statement
putting our arguments upon the basis
Of public spirit and consideration for
morals or social order. While yielding
10 no class of citizens in cherishing
these sentiments and considerations, and
believing firmly that the temperate use
Of fermented beverages promotes both
morality and social order. the purpose
Of this present statement is only to dis
pei the false impression that the COM
mercial interest of the brewer is served
by encouraging or conniving at lawless-
ness. We do not deny that keen compe-
uton has in the past led to q multiple
cation OF saloons beyond the actual re-
quirements Of the market In that re-
spect our business does not differ from
many other lines, some of which have
been recently overhauled by legislation
designed to eliminate the evils resulting
from excessive competition. The exist
ing evils. however. can be eradicated
by action on the part of individuals in
the trade only If they are aided and
supported by public sentiment and suit
sole laws which will make il impoSsi-
Ole Tor small number of people who
may not wish to abide by the concerted
Nuon OF the majority of the trade, TO
make such action futile. The brewers
are ready and anxious TO do their share,
10 cooperate TO the extent of their pow
~ IN the work of eliminating abuses
connected with the retail trade. While
Tepudiating the charge that theirs is
he chief responsibility for the exist
ehee of such abuses. they ask the CO.
operation Of the public and of the prop
81 authorities in the work of making
me saloon what ii ought TO be-a place
Tor wholesome refreshment and recrea-
ton.
To Stay Out of Politics.
= The brewer is charged with being
IN politics and using political power for
ehe purpose OF influencing legislation,
pdfalyzing executive action and pro-
ecunS the disorderly saloon. Such
ss,,dtements are grossly exaggerated and
Mghly colored. 1t is true that the eX-
N'ence Of disorderly saloons is in many
edSes the work OF a certain class OF
rontcians who keep them alive fol-
.lelr own purposes and in opposition to
we wishes of the brewers. With suit
sue laws properly enforced and backed
" healthy public sentiment, such dis
piuerly saloons could be eXterminated
oi 81 not only the community purified
% Objectionable places. but the brew
ing trade freed OF an incubus which II
. now struggling to shake off without
such assistance. No one would hal
such a consummation with greater sat-
N!dction than the brewer.
the brewers have been driven into
poI,lcs, 1t is due to the incorporate at
saeHs upon them along political lines
III We ask the public to bear in minC
t4at set-preServation is an elementary
i,.sunct. Whenever a spirit of genuine
.gulry and rational betterment shall
axe the place of needless persecution
olulng not at ir11nroVernent but at tn,