The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-26
'ADOLpHUS BUSCH
ON BAD SALOONS
WANTS BREWERiES DIVORCED
FROM SALOONS AND LAT
TER REGULATED.
REVOKE ALL LICENSES
OF Saloons Conducted In Violation of
Law--Protests Against Prohi
btion, Confiscaton and
Destruction.

In a communication 10 the New
York Sun recently Adolphus Busch,
president of the Anheuser Busch
Brewing Co., gives his views on the
subject of saloon regulation, separa-
ton of salons and breweries, etc. HI
writes in part as follows;
1t Is a fact that most breweries and
liquor supply houses furnish the capt.
tai with which to start new custom.
ers in new saloons. They are forced
to do this by competition Self-pres-
ervation in given locality requires
them to compete in an undesirable
contest which would not be necessary
or possible II the law afforded reason.
able regulation. If all competitors
kind of forced competition the pub
lie would still obtain its reasonable
requirements OF beer and liquors, the
salon keeper would become more in
dependent Of his source of supply
and the business Of brewing would at
tain the ideal condition OF manutactur.
ing and selling merchandise.
The system of licensing saloons,
subject to good behavior, and OF keep
ing them constantly under the iuris
diction of the license commissioner,
FORGETTING the license in any case IL
the established regulations are viola.
ted, has proved so effective in re-
ing the saloon that it should be adopt.
ed generally, and especially in small
towns and rural districts where
lack of proper regulation
saloons may become offensive.
believe that brewers should help
guard and protect the public against
bad saloons by helping the license
to ascertain whether
a given man is worthy to receive or
keep a license, and by refusing to aid
or deal with any saloon keeper of bad
or who does not strictly
with the regulations imposed
by law.
In advocating this method OF Fegu,
lation | am not unmindful of the
of saloon keepers who have
been my loyal friends. 1t is my con-
viction that they will be benefited
not injured by it.
Having endeavored for many years
to purify my business by refusing to
sell to the proprietors OF any saloon
which | knew to be disreputable,
would now welcome any law which
will afford a reasonable method OF
separating the brewery from the sa
loon. to the mutual benefit of both.
When the saloon is divorced from
the brewery the brewer will have no
more political power or influence
than any other manufacturer whose
only hold on his retailer consists In
the quality of his product and the
of its price.
If the Jealous enthusiasts vino In
different parts of the country are
now seeking to destroy. without com.
the vast brewing industries
which the Federal and State Govern
ments have encouraged us to build up.
will abandon such high handed and
unjust confiseation and direct their
efforts toward procuring effective,
fair and reasonable regulation. | be-
lieve they will find most brewers will.
ing to cooperate with them.
OF this | am sure. that effective and
regulation is possible, and
that regulation in the manner suggest.
ed here would satisfactorily solve the
problem in a manner which Is ade-
quate and fair at the same time.
Having an abiding faith in the al.
innate common sense of the American
people, believe that they will vote
for regulation, temperance and moder
alton. not for prohibition, confisca-
ton and destruction
ADOLPHUS BUSCH,
New York, June Is.