New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-28
WILSON NOT ON WAGON
Seen Taking a Scotch" Durinu
Campaign in Milwaukee.
WINE GROWERS REJ0ICED
News of Coming Presidents
Liberal Views Cheers All
at Annual Dinner. ~

The praise of alcohol flowed In the ora.
tory last night at the dinner Of the Amer.
lean Wine Growers Association at the
| Waldorf. In the midst Of II the hearts OF
the beverage purveyors were cheered by
the news that President-elect Wilson Is
rot the complete teetotalier campaign ru.
, NOR had reported. And. more than that.
that he divorced in his own mind the
question Of liquor control entirely from
his politics.
All Of which was conveyed 10 the at
tcn,ive wine growers Dy Dudley Field
Malone. who spoke on the subject. The
Political Vintage" during which he told
of hts experiences campaigning with Pro.
fessOr Wilson.
1T was "a Milwaukee" he said. that
first heard RE rumor that Governor
Wilson was a Prohibitlonist. Men in puo-
lie life are often misrepresentcd. and It
is godsend 20 some men that they are
When / heard that rumor | happened 10
know that OF the moment Governor Wa
son was sitting in the cafe Of the Psbst
hosiery drinking Scotch.
Il went and asked him II II was true
that he was a prohibtionist. lie replied
that he had never answered that before
because he was busy with more import
ant things. but lie said then that TO his
mind prohibition had no place in politics
and won't have in his, and that he be-
lieved it belonged 10 economic and social
questions Now. some prohioiuonsts
drink Let US quit hypocrisy and fake re-
form and let every man live according TO
his own common sense and own good
judgment"
William II. Hildreth, newly elected pres
ident OF the association. presided as toast
master. He was particularly ELOQUENT IN
the defence Of alcohol. which he declared
10 be "predigested food which some
mon felt the need Of and should be al
lowed 10 use without interference Of those
who do not care for it. He praised espe-
cially the light American wines fer their
salubr!ous and pleasant virtues. and
prophesied that the time would com"
when they would crowd foreign wines out
and the magic word imported would
lose its charm.
DR. Frederic c. Howe. director OF the
Peoples Institute. also spoke IN way
that was pleasing TO the sellers OF wine
having as his subject Law Made Mo-
ralltv." Speaking Of the manner OF
morals in general, ne said that in New
York the trouble was not with the Chief
Executive nor with the ten thousand 20
| l,cemen. and not with the American pen
J pie. but with those who try TO make al
/ people good according TO the lines few
people insist upon. He characterized the
excise laws az hypocritical and advocated
greater frankness and hberauty II liquor
statutes. declaring that In Europe Whese
there was less restriction. there was 40
drunkenness.
Other speaker. were John MCClyrh
president Of the New York state iiote4
Association whose subject vas The WAY
| aide Inn" and Carl Houser whose SUBJECT
was Cheer Up.
At the business meeting Of the associ'
alton in the afternoon resolutions wer5
passed indorsing the Crderhill pure vine
| bill now before Congress. The following
! officers were elected: william +. tiildreth.
| OF Crbana y. j.. president: BENJAMIN X.
| Kittredge. of San Francisco, vlce-presl-
| dent: Frederick r.. Palmer, OF Hammonds'
port. y. Y, treasurer. and Lee }. vance
| secretary =,
During the supper eighteen varieties OF
American wine were served.