The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-04-21
soz IhO.ghts On the License Question

He y lev YIN. Oleson, and is published
bro e.;
Nlsi Wlla ne the proud metropolis OF
the Iskes- Wasch the entrance TO that
uu-a fAshiezsbe saloon for one h1lf.hour.
t5ssaile-s rren. clerks. snd Strangers pass in
and sal zilh the fumes Of liquor in their
hratb. Dot WHIST Is this Their strap of
Ecaso'-hssss Too pisiHiy tells the story. A
baAi-dsz-a heys- hardly in their teens, ON
tnsr hgureEard wsy from school. step
bsld.y isssids sd emerge with flushed faces
nnd s1e-itBy giauces Oh ! that it might
taop here Oh thst the monster might
s71sre as hhlf 81 hauiauityl But look A
ssgun-a's step - On the threshold, woman 8
hsud is uu fae dsor. and woman's form
pas-es within 10 the same fatal spOt-to
Frgys O. remoustTate? TO plead All
she rizss j. a. her hand and before you
ruru ysur steps you shall see what may
Esl led va 60 eKclsim. 20 Lord, how
Baag fo- yaader come three girls. That
ssr suEhi yea can see may belong to the
h-st faailies Of the city. and they hesitate
buf secJud before they too PISS within
aid e dsors close behind them. Two
Erz-s aEo the number Of minors visiting
zhese rile dens WAS 10000; but through
me iahars q the Citizens League this num-
her haE lleen reduced TO 10000. and the
h1aiusss q 3sJ saloon keepers broken up.
Ten tHSlstrd school children Of both sexes
81 ne pa e scassls 81 Chicago are habitual
lsEg ueaitzs q she baT-noomi While the
rl1y -tlae-s Il Chicago are thus sowing the
SID. AID gang Is a modern definition of
L.inezse,-she Paid-for privilege Of holding
1Hs Eisss % the bps uf children.-the har-
Ess Il tise u airlWInd hasiens on.
ID l-ls there we're IN New York CITY
? 157 uelsed aud unlicensed places for the
s-lH - lsaor- Pur all these shops In a line,
HlasE tasm each tRenty feet front. and
zss--e Allowance ior streets OF STANDARD size,
and ser greg-sh9ps make solid line IS
zliusa-o E. lhzs reads the pubic aud IN
ruul-adAcitsd statement Of Joseph Cook.
T1lsy-zEe uiiies. shop touching shop
Pam l55ls ~ Kiiaae-, and FIVE miles be-
ya-sc- Cerizi1lT license b IS done something
f..r Ner TosSs and except for being on a
szsler scair- license can do the same thing
here ~ Cszsby ends large numbers Of
G. E-e-e=l thai are prosecuting their uefa-
rlsus tlzrie sIth0at licenses. The New
= ~ T-.sFHs q = recent date published
-lt u-uses and places of business Of over
-'',' 7Iz-iles o. New YORK City who are sell
az hgn0r Eiihoai license. and this. too.
D. s1e Tee q a. awakened pablic seati-
zz.tszt- rlsc Despite the unparalleled efforts
q Dr. Grasssys society TO bring all such
EIl-silss iaio cSzrt to answer for their mis-
leH.la1a0zs-
Suuh facts make the matter clear, tint
49, otL.g sRgrfgsscs Tie col, aud in
SEED It Licensing and regulating The traffic
o-.saz wids 65yr to the unlawful sale of
al li1ds II liqaer. Experience IN the op-
s-atoa u license laws eiiectually disposes
- me uo-isa that license would limit the
sale Il lqu0r IL this Kingdom. License
,sFslT~ as-s PROVES itself bat a respectable
stltld Ter the propagation and mul6plica-
-lo1 q erl forces IA = Community. 1t is a
Ea-1 4 eFil history and Of evil omen. lis
t7eacs wsrid PictUre TO az strong man,
E7saE1ug the 81 is5ols % civil power aud tic
rrrilis q Successful and honorable efforl.
liut sc Eslk the streets OF New York aud
Chczgs and ST Sous, and a Thousand
iss-s- a-ssss, zia licea-e Is horrd night
rua-r -hTt Hesss rs 81 fhe Corners of the
s1rs-ls AID eers a T. fgo the windows,
1zla c--itl-- 50 as from asylams, and curses
- -s irs-a the gutters, aad fills the brain
s7lfh s~saces Of tue most dreadful nature;
Fl-isaa-ilars- and mutdeued wives, aud dis
tast1 children and burning homes, and
s-slc1eu e1 uo5s. aud hosts of evils that
---a-e me beart Hict-such is license. And
Eal l.st eresE god man Is ready TO say. ''I
r-si - ~ ueuee against all license" Such
paslc eFl has not grown into power
s'iiilsat Es-1e plausible reasons for its ex-
ss-tac=- j j. not ihlt tie plausibility IF
cazslu c-Gais shsuld bring uen TO tscit
s-ls--Izllor q ihai WHICH sshea shown in It's
--ai l5Eat moves them with Indignation.
as czict- 4 shat the public will De indif-
tf-uzt a. the rezi condition of things. or
al A. as faialists, deeming that what is
z-ust ss, aud there's no way to prevent IL. /
Ok u htlls d lie wondered at that in the
-H,se q such faialism and public Indifference,
H-c n spite of Its record, license should
nd stssef guiuiug power II tightens its
80 O. Il c4piires. and throws out it's ten
-acles Tor rev couquests, and one Of it's
s--us Is ;olchiHg Us. license is everywhere
sae Ea-ne- and II HaEsii mel adopts license
iHE Re ths uztiFe population, we may look
sr- uepstiIioa here Of its history else
Eag-e Let us thoughifully weigh the
el-iuzs ~ forth IN favor Of license.
IA a. canned that Government has no
-lgE p 5af=Terc soifh personal L6s-ty,
aHd faEf isgsso- dri,sl.issg bang a ,1essonol
s's~ssr-, y rsTaaaellt has no right 10 con-
~ 90 4 sia fte EElc o. use Of liquor. Let
e We ns;ed that this Is never urged against
r-y iicease iegisistion- License serves the
tiausr interest," too well to receive opposition
~ IL hrnds- Those who urge this claim
os-E The power sud right of Government
% eilaci regalatiVe and prohibitive laws,
Wh7le they II the sane t.me encourage
sg-se EsTernueutNl regulation as a matter
a eE7sadieacy, It is very Sitting, they say,
-hvt Government should regalate the sale
Of liguo- taoHgh 1t tas no right to do SO.
lsas shsy Vvish 70 iIores,aH oil legislotioe
io9 80 f,.1caTa more stringent Iasos. And
ms thsT hope 10 accomplish by incorporat-