The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-23
Minutes of Temperance Meeting held in
the Vestry of Fort Street Church,
December g. / So.
Meeting called to order at 7.30 pm.
Mr.. A. Pratt in the chair.

Mr.. A. Pratt in the chair.
The Chairman stated that it would be well to
elect II secretary for the evening, the name of ii.
Johnson was proposed, and he was elected.
All joined i'll singing No. Is OF t g Gospel
HYMNS.
The Chairman called on Rev. DIR. Damon for
prayer.
Miss Breeze, the city missionary, then adj
dressed the meeting. She said that before the
Liquor Law anne into effect she could walk the
whole length of Nuuanu Street ON a Saturday
night, and not see or hear any signs of drunk
ennesS among the Hawailans, now the streets
are full of drunken natives, and now she finds it
safer to take the middle of the street, rather
than be jostled off the sidewalk by drunken
people she had seen the saloons full of drunken
natives, and she thought the free use of liquor
here would act as it has among the Australians
and other POlynesian races, and would in a few
years wipe out the small remnant Of this race.
She thought We ought all to show our colors, and
fight this awful demon.
The Chairman next called in the musical
committee, who sung a beautiful quartette.
DIR. Emerson next addressed the meeting. He
thought that during the last four years he had
seen more drunkenness among the natives than
he had ever seen before, and it was not because
he was thrown among them more than he used
to be, he saw and heard evidences of the use of
liquor on every side, he thought that Honolulu
was to the Islands what London is to England
or Paris TO France, and what Honolulu is, the
whole Islands will be in time he knew Hawai-
ians who used to abstain from liquor who now use
IL. anu Stcua L SAiLh II Adnly .uS lei tnhL Tue
| law was n curse to the race.
Mr.. Frank Cooke was called ON to state his
observations along the wharves and among the
shipping. He said he found much more drunk
enness among his sailors than before, and he
knows that money is spent fer liquor that
ought to go to provide for the families of these
men, the wives now come to him for help where
as formerly they did not, he pays off his men
on Saturday and he feels assured all the money
they get goes to liquor shops, he would like if
possible to pay off some other day if he could,
he thought it would make some difference with
the amount spent by the men for liquor.
Mr.. Theo. H.. Davies was called on by the
Chairman, but he declined to make any remarks
as he had only Just returned from IL long absence,
and had not seen enough of the workings of he
law as yet.
the liquor law had made IA very marked differ
ellce, they Use to be able and willing to trust Ha-
waiians for large amounts, and they always
found them good pay, now they do not care to do
so, for they find the natives do not pay as they
use to,
MIR Macy stated that he found the liquor law
had worked against his business, and he thought
that with "A determined Committee from the Y.
NJ. C. A. to go right into the saloons and fight
this awful curse the thing could DO crushed ont
in n short while.
Chief Justice Judd was called on by the Chair
man, he said he thought it was n step backward,
and n great mistake when this liquor law was
1eissed. He read some extracts from the diary of
Dr. J. p. Judd within some fifty years ago, show
ing what n firm stand the Government OF that
day took against the sale of liquors, he said he
wa in the company of Mr.. +. Cooke lust Satur-
day night, and the sights he saw in some of the
saloons he hoped he may never see again.
The reports he hears fir III the other islands
are favorable, and during his late visit to La
haina, he saw very little drunkenness his hope
is that licenses may not be granted for the other
islands. He read some sections nf the Liquor
Law, and thought that with this law it was much
easier to obtain convictions for those selling
! ITrr1nr than II Ms tn he and ha ROeW that Jnnch
less liquor is shipped to the other islands than
there used to be owing to this very reason.
Mr.. Theo. H. Davies made some very turcille
remarks he said that during a recent trip of his
among the plantations on Hawaii, he found that
the planters only hope lay in licenses not being
granted in their districts they were ready in
case licenses were to be granted to buy them
themselves, so as to be able to contlal thrIl, his
! fear was that by only allowing license in iiono-
lulu, it would tend to draw all the natives to
Honolulu, leaving the other Islands to Portu-
guese and Cinnamon, and he felt there would be
but one end if this free liquor law is continued
in, and that is the destruction of the native
race.
Mr.. Cassidy said he knew of men who advocated
this law being passed, who now cried out against
il. as they said they could not find their workmen
when they wanted them. He felt assured that if
members of the Young Mems Christian Association
took this matter in hand, they could do MUCH to
break up the liquor saloons, and he Tor one was
ready to take hold.
The Musical Committee was now called on.
They sung a very pathetic temperance song, en-
titled &" Out in the Cold"
The Secretary was called on to to make a few
statements. He presented a few statistics from
the records of the Police Court, during the time
from the 18th July, 1882, to October 1. There
were sixty-two arrests for drunkenness, and from
the first of October to the 18th of December there
were two hundred and four arrests. During
October alone there were sixty-three arrests, dur
ing November ninety-eight, and for the eight days
of December forty-three, showing a decided in
crease each month. From October l, 1881, to
December /, the total number of arrests were only
forty-eight.
DR.. J. NJ. Whitney, made a few remarks, and re-
quested the Secretary to read a number OF letters
which he had received from the other Islands to
show him how the law was working there. With the
exception of the Kona district, they all reported
favofably, their hope lay in licenses not being
granted for the other Islands.
Some very interesting remarks were made by
a young man, Stephen L. Desha, belonging to the
Kawaiahao Y. NJ. C. A., showing some OF the awful
effects Of the use Of liquor among the Hawaiians
that had come under his observation, and some OF
statements were blood curdling-
William Sea, another member OF the kanmaka-
pill Y.M.C.A., also addressed the meeting he
thought we must begin with the heads of families