Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-07-07
PROHIBITION MAY
FADE IN SOUTH
BREWER, RETURNING FROM CON-
VENTlON, SAYS REACTIONARY
WAVE WILL CONTINUE.
CLEANUP MOVEMENT PUSHED
III EARNEST BY BEER
MAKERS.

That all the south will follow the
state of Alabama which repudlateo
prohibition last fall, and that every
state in the union will join III the re-
dictionary movement eventually was
the feeling OF delegates to the United
States Brewers association conVen-
ton which has just closed in Washing
ton, d. c., according 10 brewer VINO
has returned from the gathering
"The consumption OF beer through
out the country is increasing steadily
and it is expected that the United
States treasury will receive over
S6,O00.00G in revenue from this one
source this year, said he.
The uppermost attention was paid
to the question OF prohibition whether
countrywide or statewide, says the
brewer. He declares that it was
shown by government statistics in the
convention that all the anti-Saloon
agitation Of the past few years has
not accomplished beneficial results.
The internal revenue receipts on al
cOholic drinks are larger than ever IN
spite of the fact that the anti-saloon
people claim half of the American
people live in prohibition districts.
The change OF public opinion as
to the license question was shown by
the returns of the last elections in
Illinois, Alabama and Michigan and
cities like Worcester, Mass, and
Denver, Colorado" said he.
The most satisfactory speaker at
the convention was Holman Day Of
Maine, one of the most accomplished
men of our time. Coming from a state
where prohibition has been tried for
almost so years, he could, of course.
speak with authority. He maintained
that there is no such thing as an en-
forcement OF the liquor laws except In
those smaller communities where pub
lie opinion is strongly in their favor
But the drunkenness which prevails
in the cities of Maxine is appalling
For Instance, the city of Bangor had
over $500 arrests for drunkenness
last year, though it has no saloons
and only $500 inhabitants. The deal
ers In those cities handle the poor
est kind of liquor, and beer is not
much in evidence, except in the clubs
he wealthy. Mr.. Day claims that
prohibition would have been thrown
overheard long ago but for the joint
vote OF the fanatics and of the blind
plggers, which latter number by the
thousands and they with all their
friends uphold the present method on
which they thrive"
The consumption of beer through
out the land is increasing steadily
ana it is expected that the United
States treasury will receive over So
100000 revenue from this one source
this year.
The general feeling among the del
egates was that all of the south will
follow the state of Alabama, which
repudiated prohibition last fall and
DeTore long they epxect to see every
prohibition state coming back to sane
Methods. Their battle cry will be:
Regulation of the liquor traffic is bet
ter imam the illegal traffic. This traf-
nc itself will never stop until the de-
mand for alcoholic drink stops. Edu-
cation may bring this about but sump-
tuary laws will not. The fact that
conditions are improving is illustrat-
ed by the recent refusal of licenses to
100 applicants in the beer CITY of
milwaukee alone