The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-02
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
BY U. S. BREWERS ASSOCIATION
Strong Plea For temperance and Denunciaton Of
DisorderIy Saloons Police Corruption and
lnefficienc}' One Cause

Brewers association year book fcl
f19o9. Giving the proceedings Of the
association and its annual ms citing Of
, the year. The as ociation endorsed
4 again its Declaration of Princip' es
4 adopted at its meeting of the year
before a. follows:
THE United States Brewers As.
isociation, in convention as eibled
presents the following tieciarat;o OF
principles and declares its sympathy
with. and offers it. cooperation with
any movement looking tothe promo
| tion of habits Of temperance in the
use Of fermented beverages. BY tenn
| perance is meant temperate use
! neither abuse nor di use. We be-
I lieve that the temperate uEe OF beer
promotes health and happiness. which
Fare the underlying conditions of mar
atty aud social order. and In this be-
lief we are supported by the vast pre-
ponderance of educated $ we'll a: pop.
|ular opinion all over the world.
Consistently with this belief We
favor the passage and the enforce
Iment of laws for the regulation OF
the dring traffic and for keeping
such traffic free from unlawful and
improper accessories, and we earnest
|ly desire such Improvement in the
drinking habits of the people "a will
still further advance temperance, to-.
gether with the spread of enl'ghteu-'
meIt as to the proper functions of
drink, whereby the individual may bel
able to regulate bis habits according
to the requirements OF wholesome liv
ing.
I'VE realize that these declaration
are contrary to what the public il he
ing persistently told by those who
are opposed to the use of alcoholic
Beverages, in regard to the attitude
of. the brewers towards the drink
question, and especially towards the
salon.
'.For that reason we desire to make /,
clear two important points.
"First:-It is mistake to believe
that the commercial interest of the I
brewer stands back of the exces i've /
Of saloons or Of any
Of the unlawful or improper practices
resorted. to by a small minority of
saloon keepers to swell their incomes.
such AZ keeping open after hours,
selling to minors or drunkards, en-
or toleratinG gambling and
he social eyii'' in connection with
their place., etc. We recognize that
he amount OF beer sold by such inn
proper and uniawfuk practices is trifl-
ng. and Is more than offset by the
of a place conducted ac |
'ording to law and the proprieties.
We also recognize that the multiplied
ion of saloons beyond the require
nents OF the market involves great
which is by no means made
~ by additional sales of beer, and 4
hat the maintenance Of saloons in
esidence neighborhoods where they
ire not desired by the residents, is
leither profitable nor wise. as the an
tagpnisnl created by their presence
involves greater loss than the sales
n such saloons would make good.
We are not. in this present state
nent, putting our arguments upon the
,asis of publls spirit and considera-
ion for morals or social order. While |
fielding to no class Of citizens in |
these sentiments and con
siderations, and believing firmly that
he temperate use of fermented bey
erages promotes both morality and /
social order. the purpose of this pres
ant statement Is only to dispel the
false impression thai inc commercial
interest of the brewer is served by
ENCOURAGING or conniving at laWless-
ness. We do not deny that keen
has in the past led to
of saloons beyond the |
actual requirements Of the market.
in that respect our business does not
differ from many other lines. some of
which have been recently oyerhauled
by legislation designed to eliminate
The evils resulting from excessive
The existing evils. how
ever, can be eradicated by action on
the part OF individuals in the trade
only il they are aided and supported
bv ,nrblc sentiment and suitable laws
which will make it impossible for a
small number of people who mayi
wish to abide by the concerted act
ioH vi tue HidJoi Ivy VI Tue tTdue, 10
make such action futile The Brew
ers are read and anxious to do their
fhare, to cooperate to the extent OF
their power In the work of elminat.l
ing abuses connected with the retail |
trade. While regulating the charge |
that theirs is the chief responsibility |
for the existence of such abuseg, they
ask the cooperation Of the public and |
the proper authorities in the work of
making the saloon what it ought to /
be. place for wholesome refresh-'
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