Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-08
Rep. BouteII Of Illinois Repeated
Old Shibboleth That II Does
Not Prohibit.
DRINKING PERSONAL MATTER
Then He sounded Pcan In Praise OF
Temperance. Calling II Crown
or Human Virtues.

prohibition by Representative Henry
sherman Boutell Of Illinois. ana pre-
diction by President Carl j. Holster Of
the United states Brewers association
mat the time would come ,yhen the
brewer would be found working viii
the real and practical reformers In th
interest OF temperance" were the sln
ent features Of the fiftleth annual cor.
vention Of brewers az the opening e.,
sion today
Representative BouteIi advocated
temperance IN an things. chsracterizing
1t as closely allied aud almost akin
TO strength"
President Hoster I'm his annual ad
dress To the 500 delegates, declared he
had no apology 20 make for being -
brewer and that he recognized every
anCe'
Representative Boutcll followed Pres
idcnt Roster and was cheered upon his
Introduction TO the convention.
BOUTELLs ADDRESS.
IN addressing the annual convention
OF the United Brewers association,
Representative Bouteli OF Illinois today
made an unqualified attack on prohibit
ton. Three lessons. he said were to
be learned from the several states that
had put prohibition into effect These
were, he contended
That prohibition ala not prohibit
That when the open sale Of mild bev.
erages was forbidden. the surreptitlous
Gales of strong spirits of an Inferior
quality greatly lncreas ed.
That there was an appalling increase
In prohibition states IN the demand for
patent medicines. tonics and narcotic
liquors. He declared that prohibitory
laws, whether effective or ineffective.
were regarded by the wisest statesmen
and philanthropists as out of harmony
with the spirit Of an ideal government.
lis the use Of beer by the citizen"
Representative Boutell inquired, what
Lincoln said II was that which is ex
clusiVely his own business. or in the
language OF the English philosopherMil
ton. entirely q self-regardipg action or
Is IL an action injurious TO society and
therefore ono that the state can for
bid?
In this country We first reversed
the wisdom Of ages and agreed that
the majority shall not interfere by
| secular legislation with any mans
| religion. Now, we are also quito
agreed that the majority shall not en-
| croach on the individual In his choice
OF food, apparent amusen'ents and oe-
! equations"
He concluded by saying that foftu-
| nhtely the cause OF genuine temper
! ance was advancing rapidly.
Temperance in all things. said he.
rs the amulet worn by all thOse who
successfully strive for the mastery, II
is the crown OF all human virtues
Temperance is closely allied aud nearly
akin to strength
Reports or vigilance, publication and
executive committees of the assocla
ton were read to the convention and
submitted for approval.
At the close OF the days sessions the
delegates 10 the convention took
steamboat ride down the Potomac rlv-
or 90 Indian Head.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The vigilance committee believes that
the year just ended marked the height
and the beginning Of the recession OF
thu wave OF prohibition, and 50 report
ed today a resume OF conditions
through the states, presented 10 the
convention by the committee, charges
IN effect that prohibition in many states
prohibited nothing at all.
A condition which the committee de-
scribed as alarming, was reported AS
existing in South Carolina, Never has
Illicit whisky distilling been so
popular there as in the last year" said
the committee.
Reports from other states, the COM
mittee told the convention, gave hope
that the high tide OF prohibition was
over.
While the prohibition movement hai
ridden at high tide, the sale OF bee
has Increased 30. O00, 900 gallone. and tnc
sale OF spirits has bounded upward u,
600. 900 gallons In these aO.OOOoOO gal
Ions Of beer were nearly 4ippV,op gallons
OF pure alcohol
such was the report OF the board Of
trustees to the convention today The
volume OF business OF the year just
ended. the trustees believe, will exceed
1908. which was the banner year Tor the
brewing industry in this country
The poor prohibitionist is up against
a hopeless fight on the natural law OF
fermentation, the board OF trustees be-
lieves. -
strong argument for the restoration
Of the army canteen was made in the
report Of the publication comnittee
Public opinion as interpreted by the
press OF the country and expressed IN
many recent elections the report said,
lis crvstalizing against prohibition.
In spite of the tremendous forces OF
wealth. power and fanaticism arreLyed
In its support, prohibition has not the
standing before the American people
which il had short year ago"
The restoration OF the army csnseeh.
tho committee declared. was demanded
louder than ever not alone by the most
intelligent organs OF public opinion.
hut bV army officers who had Wit
messed the result OF it's suppression.
Apparently this swelling protest
falls upon deaf ears 50 far as Congress
is concerned" the report said. THE
threat Of political retaliation continue
10 be more potent than the bidding NJ
manifest duty"
The last report or the secretary of
war IL quoted as saving that the aboli-
ton of beer halls had not made for SO
briefly and religious Observance among