The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-11-07
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the part Of all in favor Of PFObibitory laws- I, opens
thus:
&" The alarming progress Of iniemperanee, with It's
train Of crime. misery. and death, and iis social aud
T%o.Itical corruption. al point With unerring certain
q 20 the necessity q restraining the traffic IN intoxi-
eating liquors. Moral suasion has been tried with
but partial success. Many are induced 10 leave
their cups for a tine, bus the aIlurements Of appetite
and eompanionship, in too many cases, carry them
back TO their former habits. They 6nish their course
as confirmed drunkards and sink into their graves
victims Of strong drink.
Feeling the truth Of this, the friends Of temperance
in this State know they can accomplish but little
without effective legislation, which can only be OBJ
tanned by combined action IN supporting for Office
men imbued with The principles We advocate.
To that end an Executive COMMITTEES has been
chosen, 10 act until a State Convention can be assem-
bled, for the purpose Of fully organizing a political
temperance party"
The following preamble and resolutions we're also
adopted
WHEREAS, The Local Option Law has been de-
clared unconstitutional by the court Of last resort in
this State, thus ending the efforts Of temperance peo-
pie in that direction; and whereas. by the elections
held under it we have tried the strength Of the tenn
perauce vote, showing that in the aggregate we have
The majority as far as tested, and believing We have
the majority in this States
ResoIpsd, That our defeat under the circumstances
is but the index TO ultimate success in establishing
the principle that drunkenness is a disgrace, tipping
the road to drunkenness, and the liquor-trafhc the
great fountain from which flows crime, misery and
despair 10 millions of unsuspecting persons who are
hattered with the belief that drinking moderately
does no harm, without considering that il is danger
Gus and does them no good.
Res0lUed, That corruption in Office, as 8 general
rule, grows out Of ; desire for excitement and show,
while indulging in the use of intoxicating beverages,
and We can see no remedy short of electing to Office
strict temperance men of known integrity and bust
ness capacity, who will be satisfied with legal COM
pensaiion provided for their respective positions, and
not steal the public money to crafty RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Resolved, That we are under no obligation to
party other than to secure the best government, and
believe the only way to effect that object is to unite
the temperance element, and demand a rigid compli-
ance with the rule that none but temperance men
should hold office; and to that end we earnestly re-
quest temperance people throughout the State to
hold meetings, organize societies, and send delegates
to the State Convention, to be held in San Francisco,
Thursday, November 10, 1874.
Resolved, That we call upon all temperance or
CARNATIONS and societies, ofevery kind or name, who
sympathize with this political movement, TO take i'm
mediate steps and elect delegates to the State Con-
vention, to be held in November, with a view to
thorough organization for political action at the next
State election, and that they be requested to send the
names Of their delegates to the Secretary of this
League, and that the Secretary be requested to pub
lish them as they come in.