Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-10-07

herewith Appfeciaii,e u thi, faei and in
confederation of such m assertion, The remark I
has been made in our presence, ny more than |
one Wholesale dealer, that they cared nothing |
aa IN ~ their business was concerned, whether |
the natives were allowed The legal use n liquor
~ not % such q change would In no wise af
feet The quantity sold, for now they sold aa
much tathc Chinese an They would then acll more
directly to the natives, a. fat ~ they were
concerned II would bc but q change in the
name and nationality ~ the purchaser. In this
town 1t has long been known ~ an established
fact that natives have been able to procure
spfitupua liquors, ~ times and IN places when
and where white men were utterly unable tnI
do the same. aud the remark wna one day made
to rs by resident foreigner, that II hir life lie
pended upon IT.. hc would not know where tpI
go 10 get q glass of liquor On Sunday, unless
hc had i, In his own house ~ could beg !, n q
friend but, that by giving the first kanaka hc
should meet In the tu1d, The price II bottle
n gin and hfy cents ior hia roublc, II would
be- forth coming in q very few minutes. Such
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was but slightly, ifal all, hypcrbolieal
II Is the contemplation " such facts ns these
that lead ~ io look upon the removal of the
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zoe ,yo,,t1 /, ma vi.r enJo,.r the p,incirIcs
unon vbich the recent legislative act Ia based.
n,,ctir,lIy. wr do believe. II tipidly cnCotccd.
thn, drunkenness and IL, attendant evils will
lac lessencd by lis oucrations. And the busi
mes, industries of the country will he benefited
by /, In this wise that il will compel many
hundreds Of Chinese who have been able ,o
earn an easy livelihood by the illegal vending o
su;riis. ,o seek other cnployment. and ncrhau,
Of necessity. To return again TO their oripina
condition as useful plantation laboren. I, vii
also prevent, in those who are employed a
con,rao, laborers, the disposition TO du, ,hc
work on pre'cncc OF sickness, when IN reality
they are only nursing the chances to sell lil,l'
gin, which signifies to them, less work 10
more money.
Il III, usu lnW IL strftlv .nlaffeI fla.
executive have promised II shall be, contain
: many provisions that may be brought Il
bear with telling effect upon the licensed dealc
q and should prevent many abuses attendant oi
/ spirit drinking, Of which the previous law tool
no cognizancc; and IT has been asserted iror
the pulpit, that proper enforcement Of tn
5 law would soon "closc every rum shop in tn
!. land. In this matter, the executive, il re
miss in their duty, will have no excuse
plead bu, their own idleness, or indispostio
:, to act, as they have been amply provided wit
>. means with which to meet any cxigcncy tha
may arise.
But, while we have admitted belief in tn
probable benefits Of this law as compared wit
the actual state of things that has existed for
long time past, we wish it to be distinctly III
:; dcrstood when we say ii, that our estimate
y comparative only.
7 This journal unde, i,s presen, MANAGEMENT
~ has hecn. and is an exnoncnt of obs,inenr
., principes and total prohibi,ion. rs moral an
$ legol necessities. and # has been our endeovc
IL ,o influence n,hlc onin;o, /, 6,vo, n, in,re,s.