. The passing of the saloon; an authentic and official presentation of the anti-liquor crusade in America;. - - — rt /..: THE NATIONAL PROHIBITION PARTY. 165 facture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Being thus brought into po-litical prominence and schooled in political arts by its close relations withthe Federal Government, the liquor element gradually asserted itself instate politics. The liquor interest inaugurated an active campaign forthe repeal of such temperance laws as had been adopted in some of thestates prior to the war. On June 5, 1867, the National Brewers Con-gress, in session i
. The passing of the saloon; an authentic and official presentation of the anti-liquor crusade in America;. - - — rt /..: THE NATIONAL PROHIBITION PARTY. 165 facture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Being thus brought into po-litical prominence and schooled in political arts by its close relations withthe Federal Government, the liquor element gradually asserted itself instate politics. The liquor interest inaugurated an active campaign forthe repeal of such temperance laws as had been adopted in some of thestates prior to the war. On June 5, 1867, the National Brewers Con-gress, in session in Chicago, adopted the following resolutions: Whereas, The action and influence of the temperance party is indirect opposition to the principles of individual freedom and political equal-it v upon which our American Union is founded; therefore, Resolved, That we will use all means to stay the progress of this fanat-ical party, and to secure our individual rights as citizens, and that we willsustain no candidate, of whatever party, in any election, who is in any waydisposed toward the total abstinence
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