Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-04-01
The Native Press.
From the kHoiod |

w retlctcu OF SHALL " Dc freeE ms ~ one OF the
principal subjects of inquiry Mt present, and will
be brought before the Legislature this year How
will they decide?
There can be no question as 10 the injury done
to the nation aud the country through liquor in
times past. From the reign Of Kamehnmoha Ill
down to the present day, it has slaughtered the
best of the chiefs and commoners of the land So
strong has been liquor with its feet shacklcd
10y the law. II thus mighty it's effects notwith-
standing the restrictions of law, how awfully de-
structive would 1t become if the law were repealed
and liquor be made free. II it had been made free
IN the reign of Kamehanieha III, would the nation
to-day be as favorably situated as we now see il?
III Is said that the present law, forbidding the
sale To natives, is onesided, i'll not forbiddng il to
the foreigners as well. But the natives op.
pressed or do they suffer pecuniariiy by the opera
ton of this law? No one eau say that they are
either oppressed or defrnuded. II there is n diff
ference i'll the operation of the law the difference
Is to the advantage of the native, and protects
him from destruction by liquor. Who made this
lawt The Mobiles and Representatives of the peo-
pie. And why was it enactedp For the purpose of
annoying, humbling AMI defraudng their own
peopeI No; but they perceived that if this enemy
OF the life OF the people was not restrained their
destruction would follow, and SO the law was
framed To preserve q people-to help them to
tNht Clfc OI themselves. ms WIS right, and
cordlnp to the policy of q paternul government in
looking after the interests of its weak Subjects
Ot similar character Is another law now existing
which prohibits native Hnwainns from leaving
the country without the permission os the Cover
nor, see Section l42 OF Capter of the Civil Code
Foreigners, however, can 90 when they please
But We hear no complaints that this law is one
sided and, II so particular to the equal applica
tion OF the law, why does no complain! Evi-
IDENTIFY the trouble IL not 50 much because the law
Is unequal but because of the desire to drink
LIQUOR and hence fault is fpunl tha lnNr
A MIsFoRTUNE.-If II the difficulties and mis-
fortunes that overtake n man through the love of
riches were to be faithfully recorded, it would
make II sud history. 10 seek for wealth is not
wrong in itself, and it proper to try to accumu-
late. No one can object to the pursuit of riches
when no one is injured thereby, and if good is
done with the acquired wealth. But the fault with
some OF orr Young people, and grown people are
not entirely free from it. is that they want to oct
wealth without laborinc it. They desire money
without work, and while there many in this
country who have accumulated property by honest
labor, there is an equal number who are endeavor-
ing to get wealth by means that are not honest
FROM this last disposition proceed theft robbery
Illicit Installation cheating gambling, and numer
ous other dishonest Transactions. We have to- day
In Honolulu, grown, able bodied men, who have no
occupation beyond the practices of deceit aud
sycophancy. These men eat up the earnings of
the honest iaboring men They are to be found in
groups outside the Court House. but with no busi-
ness there. They will be found where gambling
Is going on; they delight to deal in dirty scandal
they ARE land-sh,rks that devour everything
ineir pIoper pihce shouid be on the roads, work
iig ioI Government, Tor Government should take
care OF such AZ cannot care for themselves. The
alh1uity win the,e men Is, not tue lack OF food,
LOT 'ney eau Una. when Is earned by others, but
'hat they VIII no, Work'
mere Is another iauit In some OF our Young peo-
PIE, wuich we re@ret very much to see. They get
INTO some oec.ht employment whereby they get
goou nVihg ana soinethhg besldeS bur, from
grasping after more, a fondness for pleasure, or
some other cause they get INTO trouble and loss.
ferhaps they nave swinded their employer; com
famed money by false representation. and on.
Ihis way OF getting hold of money and property