The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-12-27
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The audience room of Fort ST. Church was we'll
Tiled last wednesday evening Js5th inst.' By
members of the Temperance Society and a num-
Der of visitors, who were present to listen TO the
evidence expected to be presented in relation TO
the evil effects produced on the native clement by
the granting Of free liquor laws. Mr.. Amasa Pratt
occupied the chair, Mr.. H. johnson, Secretary.
After prayer and an opening hymn Miss Broese
stated in concise and clear manner her experience
Of the drunkenness prevalent amongst the natives,
instancing that on every Saturday evening during
the last month she had noticed over 200 natives
more or less under the influence of liquor. DR..
Emerson said he was well acquainted with the law
and knew how it operated and he was satisfied
that it was working TO tho detrrnent of the native
population. He had seen more natives under the
Influence of liquor during the last two months
than during the last four years preceding When
he desired boat boy to row him TO a vessel in the
harbor the trip was rarely made without the pro-
duction of gin flask by the oarsman and in
yItatiOn TO d" take a drink. In the expresses
driven by natives, a search under the seats cener-
ally brought TO light the accompanying gin bottle
Mr.. A. Frank Cooke, from his experience
amongst those who 60 down TO the sea in ships
could say with certainty that drunkenness was on
the increase among the native seamen. Those
who did not indulge before, now do. Families
were more destitute now. Mr.. Chas. l.. Cooke
stated that his firm had been IN the habit for years
Of trusting and assisting natives with lumber who
desired TO build. They do 50 no more. the cause
being the lmpoverishness of the natives by the
indulgence IN liquor. Hon. A. Francis Judd, con-
sidered the license law as passed. step backward
Read from journal Of his fathers the Hon G. p
Judd, the successful steps taken by former
Governor of Oahu TO introduce prohibition. He
described the scenes witnessed by him on a late
evening at tue Commercial Saloon which he
hkened into a pandemoniUm and desired never
again 10 witness the sights he then beheld He
thought the granting of licenses IN the country
districts 10 the other islands had assisted great
" IN reducing drunkenness in those places. Mr..
T. II. Davies thought that the existence of the free
liquor traffic in Honolulu would tend to draw
natives from the other islanls, as il was now do
ing, and would thus depopulate the outer districts
Nj. johnson the clerk Of the Police Court stated
that from the 18th of July to the lst of October
lsc2, there were 90 arrests for drunkenness alons
from the LIST Of October to December 18th, there
we're 2O4 arrests for the same crime. During the
same period oct. to Dec ISL in 1881 there were
6 arrests for drunkenness. He considered that
the statistics spoke for themselves
Dr. Whitney presented letters, one Of which
from Maialna said, Hon s. h. haai is here and
everybody has had big drunk in consequence
More yieOr Is Necessary IN suppressing the illicit
traffic IN liquor" From conversations with butch
ers, dary-men and bakers, he learned that natives
now purchased far less bread, less milk, and less
meat than formerly. Letters were read from g.
III. Dole Of kApaa- Judge Lyman of Hilo. ]. ID.
Paris. haaxaioa. K. L. lyman, Hamakua; and James
sAASAAANCA OF OF
drunkenness amongst the natives the Illicit selling
Of liquors and the Incompetence and inactivity of
the police. One of the audience, member of ka-
waihao Church. stated that lately at Waialua.
man died; the body was placed in coffin, drunk
en- 9Egie ensned md one of the parties maddened
and aeInoll1ed with liquor, parted the lips Of the
dead man and nlled his mouth with gan At the
burial OF he body the parties were still drunk.
anu the conn not hitting the grave properly. the
.oa of the dead man jumped on the coffin to force
u IN, but being unsuccessful took stone and /
smashed il the head of the box and thus cot the
body II the grave. lady present spoke of a /
drunken native having entered on her premises 1
late At night and she having found him. ordered /
him to leave, following him to the gate Of her resi-
dence. Them she was surprised to see a polics /
ottcer. On questioning the policeman. WHY he /
did not arrest the drunken mRl, she RECEIVED the i
answer that he was instructed to arrest only I
those who were noisy or quarrelsone.'' Other
speakers, including Rev. DR.. Damon, also added 4
their testimony regarding the evil effects noticeable
among the natives by the indulgence in liquor.
Between the, remarks OF the various speakers d /
paraphraseof- Remember ms, love. in your pray
ers- was sung BY Mrs Jordan, aria, assisted by /
Ms. johnson, Mr.. W. W. Hall and Mr.. c. Z. Cooke
and Driven from Home Mrs. Louvre. aria. as
sisted by Mrs. johnson and Mr.. Ball, both songs 1
being well rendered: The usual hymn closed the 1
exercises and the meeting adjourned.