Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-30
PERSONAL LIBERTY NOTES.
Items from the Big Fight Against Sumpuay Legislation

Following are the officers of the
Illinois Brewers Association for 1915.
1916:
President-Ernest Fecker, Jr., Dan.
vile.
First vice president-George Reisch,
Springfield.
Second vice president-Edward G..
Leisy. Peoria.
Treasurer-Peter s. Theurer, Chi.
cago.
Secretary - william Legner, Chi.
cago.
| Trustees-Robert Bethmann, East
st. Louis; A. G. Radeke, Kankakee;
Ernest Kunde, Chicago; II. r. Pie.
penbrink, Joliet; II. A. Berthold, Au.
rora.
The Chicago delegates to the an.
nual convention of the United States
Brewers Association, included:
Percy Andreae, Chicago Consolidated
Brewing Co.
Edward J. Birk, Birk Bros. Brewing
Co.
Joseph F. Bolek. Pilsen Brewing
Co.
John A. Cervenka, Pilsen Brewing
Co. go
Charles Hasterlik, Best Brewing Co.
Thomas f. Kelley, Kelley Brewing
Co.
Edward A. Landsberg. United States
Brewing Co.
Adam Ortseifen. McAvoy Brewing
Co.
Philip II. Shaffner, Manhattan Brew.
ing Co.
Peter 8. Theurer, Peter Schoen.
hofen Brewing Co.
Fred w. Wallin, National Brewing
Co.
Nationwide prohibition would mean
that our exemplary and effective sys.
TEN for the collection Of an enormous
internal revenue would be extin.
guished and the revenue itself lost
to the government. Taxes in endless
variety. national, state and municipal,
would be inflicted on numerous occu.
pations and on many forms Of prop.
erty to replace the liquor revenues
which are now collected without DIFF.
ficulty and without complaint.-Th
Western Brewer.
Lost-One Kindred prohibition
amendment artistically gummed along
the upper edge all ready for attaching
to the national constitution and with
the name Hobson at the bottom. Last
seen in the House of Congress, Wash.
ington, ID. c., but for some months 10.
Gated by rumor only. Its restoration
to former prominence among matters
Of interest will be duly recognized and
greatly appreciated by its author and
onsors.-American Brewers Re.
view.
At the state convention of the iii.
nois Brewers Association Thomas f.
Kelley was appointed national coun.
cilor and delegate in full to the Ma.
tional Council Of the Chamber of Com.
merce Of the United States, and Aus.
tin ]. Doyle representative on the
Interstate Conference Committee Of
the United States Brewers Associa.
ton.
National prohibition Is a dangerous
proposition. said former President
Taft, speaking before the Bar Associa.
ton Of Boston at its seventeenth tri.
ennial banquet.
1T would revolutionize the Ma.
tional Government" he said. ut would
put on the shoulders of the Govern.
ment the duty Of sweeping the door.
steps Of every home in the land. II
national prohibition legislation is
passed. local government will be de.
stroyed.
"And II you destroy local govern.
ment you destroy one of the things
that go to make for healthy condl.
ton Of the National Government.
National prohibition Is non.enforce.
able; 1t is a confession on the part of
the state government OF inability to
control and regulate their own es.
pecial business and duty; IL the mat.
ter were placed under Federal control
1t would result In creation of ma.
chinery Of government officials large
enough to nominate any president"
In Illinois, the operation Of the
township local option law. combined
with the adoption Of woman's suffrage
has added large dry area to that
formerly existing. At the time of
writing the liberals and the cold wa.