The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-04-29

one does now. No Sir; you must bring moral
influences to bear upon the consciences of men
if that does not accomplish the object, legislation
never can" how men did admire moral infu-
ence in those days
But no great reform was ever effected by one
grand coup d etat and so legislation wrought on
the one band, and moral suasion on the other,
and good work was commenced, and that gen.
Grafton received blessing. But we have had
long period Of slumberiug since those years Of
toll and the evil has taken fresh root and waxed
strong, until it has seemed as il a voice next to
the archaneel's trump was needed to arouse men
to sense Of their danger. Instead Of this, there
comes floating on the air the voice Of prayer and
sacred song and pleading erhortdtioH from wo-
mans lips, and like the sling aud pebbles in
David's youthful hand, the strong have begun to
bow before the weak, consciences have been
aroused. and streams of the fiery fluid have flowed
down the streets instead of mems threats and
we were hoping for greater things than these,
when, 10 we read from the pages OF your paper
that these rum-sellers have been deprived of their
sacred rights-that this work of the women is
passionate outbreak, furious fanatical action,
and il permitted to go on, may attack other
wrongs, and we may yet wade knee deep in blood,
helpless victims of our own moral weakness,
while the red flag Of the Commune triumphs.n
This is certainly terrible language TO apply to the
work Of those women whose weapons Of warfare
are not cdrHdl to say the least.
As impressive climax, you think, Mr.. Editor,
that the law-abdng portion of every community may
seriously ask with Mrs. Dahlgren elf bands Of
wrunped women are 10 be allowed 10 destroy the
rights Of citizens without let hndrance, and in
their blind real sweep away our common protection
may ask What next?' In reply, will humby
admit that l do not know bat hope, and rather
expect that good in general, and legislators
in particular, viii be aroused to tardy discharge of
their duties. While the State Of California
ponds $50 900 600 in liquor annually, and the United
States enough to pay the national debt, it
would seem TO be good and safe thing from fnan-
cia standpoint, for the people to bestr themselves
am no advocate for women appearing in public
the stage for their assuming the duties that prop
erly belong to the harder sex but while thousands
of them left to the support Of their helpless fam
lilies, while those who should be their protectors
squander their time and money in liquor saloons l
wonder not that they have arisen to this unique
of action. The only wonder is that they content
themselves with such mild measures
In conclusion, I beg leave to suggest that while
women are allowed to appear upon the boards of the
theatre and opera, who have no higher motive of ac
ton than the Of the people and the peck
citing Of their money, and while their performances
Landed in the papers and " full houses bespoken
for them" you, Mr. Editor, will refrain from
demuing in toto this woman's crusade against the
LIQUOR traffic that you will not yet class it with the
doings Of the Communists in France; that you will
reconsider your conclusion that if the present tenn
perance crusade is right then the principles Of the
Communists right result Of which was seen three
years ago when they ruled Paris and when her streets
flowed with blood" Respectfully,
A WOMAN.