The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-11-22
Aaluaiiall 05aEttte,
wEpNESnAY. NoyEsRER =. ia.


RrsAisltieA.
Ersr0n eAzxrvs What Is rsoAitissess
ThC wera has eczae II have sFeciSe aeanirS,
ard ussrs he Getting e. Ne supelscf slee-
Aelse Beverages hy he legislative sesioa q
he Sa,a
Psshibi6en;ss. are tAcss who hela ], u b
he,A ne rigat ssa he as,y cf he state u a.
this for TIE rahlls hssssl These vho epPcss
us view, tAisk hat sreA seiies ~ he stale
wcsl& Be an unwarraniaele iassrtsreeee With
Pesseeal rsget, VIII IL 6eersy & sas iasisvsd-
ral te eat AID arfnk whatever h ehose. That
alcchclic arizk. as well ~ feca. j. tAs Kin e
kenssceat Creascr e he received With thack-
fslness. and used with EeleEaties. 70 sad -
TIE ecnfert and kapei,sss q nan. rhey, se
ucSe tAaa TIE AieSsiccSs.s, eslSeve T. ir,eus-
rerance. 3runksnress c. tie excessive use e
1lecAclSe drink ss : beverage. Why, then.
are men Prehihiucnisls Are they nsn whc
wish b i,tsrfsre With The ienccent gsstilic2-
sScns e their Fellow Hsn, 70 deprive thea Of
any tASrg which P7cacses tAsir Perscrsl ear,-
6rs AID What right has the state 10 Do SC ?
PrchihiecniStS are REGARDED hy their eppc-
nsnts, eys1, - goca nsn thcagh q narfcw
views, and fasatical. But what possible M
tive can gccG nie1 have. t. wish 70 3epstve
eshe< men Ct that which ecrtrshr:cs 10 their
hapFinesss They ieve to see nea harry.
WHY, then skcald they wish b mar Il b. cnt-
ting CT any sccrce Ct e1jcynsnt, Why are
they Prchitisioassts. sincs il aHst deprive
many q the means & perscaal gTatiscatica
In reply, they are kunaas, they lex srcsrd
them add see the l1ad, yes. the world. fllsd
with crime, with poverty, with nlsery, With
degradation, with suffering. Tkeir FIRST qres-
.1en IS, what Is the cause e al his, and how
can Il Re rshsve6s rhsy f73 urc1 Inquiry,
frc1 cfScial reports, fren examination q he
victims themselves, and frcn ether tsster,ery
not to Be called in question, that large per-
tien CT the crime szS wreseheS1ess wkieA ex-
hSrs Is directly ard Indirectly traceahle 10 The
usa Of Intoxicating drseks. that net orly these
which 81 STR the heart cf hcu,a1lty are due &c
Alcoholic beverages used 10 excess, hat that
lsSge proportion Of the taxes vhScA they are
called rpcu 70 pay for the suppcrs ef the efS-
GERS Ct The law, CT criminals, Of prSso1s, Of
slzs-hczzes are due to the sane cause. They
ind tr0ci ehseEvsticR and past histpTy, that
the tendency Ct the use Of such drirks, Is 70
increase, and II community for scene potion
q L 70 become incorporate, and i1,enpersnee
leading b violence, thriflsss1ess and poverty.
II s1ch BE the kissc-s II the past, the q1cs-
cac Is pertinent, how can Il be prevented
The histsgy Of the past shows that nothing has
ece1l abstinence from its use, can Be relied up
en- IS an absolute preventative CT remedy.
History also shows that 10 influence has hitler
te been adequate to induce communities 10
practice total abstinence. Voluntary Efforts
have AZ TINES checked the tide as II tie DAYS
Of the early Efforts On this subject, bGs II has
cnly been fer 4 seasoR- The evil has been 50
vide spread that b1k few families have ats
yathsr escaped As write, there hes hsfpre
me an address 70 which listened 6fty-oae
years ssc, IN which The speaker says Show
many II this age and land can bonss that the
htccd Ct intsnpera1ce does nes tow nearly OF
remotely allied With their cvuSa This was
Az years after the first effort IN this cauze in
the city CT Boston, and krcv fruu otssrva- |
nc1 anu Information that the universally Of |
this habit vas tue. The Vigorous sforts Of |
the Phii1nth-Spists cs that cay checked for /
few years the Increase CT fntenPeraacs IN 4
many Parts Of Tbs country. New Ycrk CitT, l
n ISIS, with $4,000 Inhabitants lad s.iss /
licensed ig1cr shoes. In 1883 with 2atse00, |
is bad bat 2,sg7, but although checked a. tines
by extraordinary Efforts. nothing has hitherto
been ahls 10 arrest the progress Ct iuseuper-
Knee Nothing hat trtal abstinence can %
expected to Do Il, and nothing bat pru1ihiticr
,a1 Be locked fer &c eject tctal abstinence
The right CT the stats &c prohibit, and rsstrain
icsslvidl1al liberty fcr the suppression Of
Sreas syl, which Il bringing INFO the ccmmu-
NY 50 mrch crime and WretchsGness earrct
se qusscsned- L nay deprive . maz CT some
eli Eratfcatlcn bat nc necessary q lite. aui
however snail the number cf excessive drink
II nay be relatively 70 the whole population
{ : JET large enough e inflct Upcc tie ccn,-
uzuity th-se f1urths Of all the crime, Poverty
nd Trstehesness which exists, with the heavy
'ur1en CT t1I.s, rendered necessary n crrss-
lusnce. besides the vast aucgnts paid b. the
irInksrs fer that which Is u1necessary- and
frggs brings with It's use As beverage Or
zxury, SO uarh misery and expense
Arfens spirits were intrud7ced -inte the
lnglish army a. ! euriial IN 1851 whilst as
istl1g the DutEh IN the Nstherian,is-T l.
Within the last fly years English P1rfil-
lenrz-F committees have investigated the
1hiers Of the universal use Of Alcoholic drinks
! the Unitss kInr5cm, ard borue their test
icrE "a its unspeakzhls Injury. Careful and .
sdahle Investigations have been made through ]
Z the prisons and aInns-to1sss Of the great
Szte cf New York, as well as IN ether States.
n1cial rscrrJiz have heen examined with the 1 .
,s1lt Of fIisg upcn intoxicating drinks the /
large CT being tls Ersns cauae of large pre- .
rrtirn CT the crime and misery which EXISTS !
i those countries Whsre It's NE Il crmmon,
ID the increasing ennvictioa that pruhibfti1u !
the only sufficient remedy. c
Alcnhol has is PlIce CT usefulness n the Z
Areril Medica, IN the Arts and n Manuf1c- .
res. But bettsr were Il % f1csru alscgEfher ?
leir legitimats use, than thsy shauld be 1t !
e fcm11t1u CT Sc mIch crime and misery
writer says
a The best authorities treat aIcuhaI Is a sim
ant that nay be smplcFed Z adTzuEa-s N c
lsfzining the snfsehlsd powers IN advanced Z
ayes Ct f.Esfs, or fastening their enuv1les- c
ncs frum lcats discusses Also N cases Of ]
i-unir dehdit5-T 6
Another saTE. SEnzlluz exit uerTaas c
rirn tEmPnrarfT and eoupel the wheels 70 4
EulTs rzPHlIy. bG- they SUPPLY 10 threads u {.
5Cf CT w1rFs and Sooner OF II1sr hrenk the u
1ttls. = Z
Pertinent to tbs subject, f1tsrrssfug e the n
az1ence reader and Hlaztrarivs CT some 1f );
e fsreg1Iag pcei1cHs, are the fallGEirg items q
Z paragraphs fruuz lEta eastern papers. from Al
and distinguished ueus sChc- q
! AMI al oehsr restlen-iaI discusses make Ct
IN frst WAITS 10 these WA use h1hftuaIIy
initiating drink
SayE Bishop IrsIaaG Of MINNESOTA = Hrrs Ct
u zraIiis,i ne causes At thessz -sst cEfness 4
llvs trie1 60 study them. I'D n large cities 2
iaEs Questioned 5sr1E-s and pulics stfrsrs 4
{ hrs 4 the fIeE- Ninety per o,ns AZ Isast L
al lrnzh erimes ars rr1EeahIs dractly CT a
irsrtly t. drink TGur Tsmefy NJ brethren g
i1Ezl IhHtI1Encn-" MaFur JacrEs, of Larzns- 7
r. IlfIaua, aid, f11r-6fthH Il tae crius Z
the cfry vas Ca1aed By tie ase 1f f1-r-ica.- =
z elnlfzL Carr1f D Wri-hs, Chisf Of tie :
lGzachuHst1z Board Gf SszEiEfiCz. rsrur-zlI u
: sacfaI Scisnez Association &C Sar1t1gz.
{ sixty per cent of the eruEi.fi1us n SIT
4 CGuEsF, wtieh iiurIaylsH tie Cfev Ct Ers-uu
II f1r diEstinrtIEs rum cfzneaa TWefva Ter e
r. # the sentences Wsrs Esr other Gfsn-ss =
,FefranEd whilst the persons Esrs n I11uar,
king siEhty fur par caut q tie ci-nzS-sirrs r
sa-tfl-llr C1zutF rrzEszhls % I1T11r s-0Tsr II
M per esnt- ef the arrests mals n ysu
wan last Fsar werz iGae--ts En-gznrerzars-f
: Gt1tzr1us. n he H1lzz of Ccu1n1rns suus
urhH ayr sub We E1fsr mere year ET
r. amt everYt7sar f,nu f1tsnl rerznce- ta.n
N VA EE-Ii1e and PestlIaEEs enmEfassss-
ne three ErsaE s.rurrsa 1f khE human fan
Charles 6Gzran, Member af Plrf7I.rsns
d Through fatemperznra, thsrs arg uors
= i've nEnIf-zr ffru1rr.r E,-r-sr - sIz.