The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-09-06


Among b. written by reputable lawyer, Topeka, the
illogical capital Of Kansas, likely from his opporta
'omcn from mites 70 know whereof be writes and
bonet coneusyey the repeated allegation that "po
rcassiau girl aon De enforced"
be Zulu his SKI Gov ST. John whose name has become ideti-
omance "a with the prohbitory amendment the Con-
Mr.. Justice Ciuon undoubtedly reelected. Iowa
iiCh Court Of a. adoui ,ohitory amendment BIZ a ma
amous We aoy of about 5000 and other States moving
reading m the direction the only effective way
wore Riding country great evils Of
as ~ efance, and It hoped that Hawaii may
IN y W. y OF be far behind in the good work.
- TOPEKA, KANSAS June 70. 1882.
The railway DAs. RICHAEDs, ESQ Stuart, low
Ireland during DEAR letter Of recent date max
0g5 killed audg some inquiries Iel'e 10 ts NoI o. e
Os pas in n s,s1 =. ~ ~ ,t-in,. ~ ,er on
The ,5sd to Legislative euacts or constitutional
anes cont nendmsnt concerning the total partial fail
56 injured, VII Of the law IN kansas yq5t as frequently
ons who met , ar Ii ; nsIg o l a. i 5 "uG
IN the tracks ok Of anr EnoEede relative to the subject
Among the Wd and ysrou as are the s1iements as to
build tuu .o AoAis s o w i@S, i'g G3i s In %
cited the d oaica statses both State and Uuited states
blow up III which show beyond any question: that the
aims because dsucy aud actual workings Of the prohbory
uc fine l ~, ~ vi 1891 49, - Us ~ - NJ -, ~
seized ia5leatia dria and TO mat degree the law
inc, and tn has been As has been repeatedly
n i;5 affirmed aud repeatedly admitted, in the large
IS cities in the State the enforcement Of the prolu
oanr 9 i 1 S S9n he yo Gi " t a baT
md plunge been more bold and OPEN yet these are but few
o,ne aite c'mparse WIN Ite Io'' D,y ~ W. ne
diamond, he enac.aat Of the proh5itory Law and oa9i
u turpe with that more iiqaor Is sold and drank than
.avng, BEFORE only need be side by side to show
petals Il is no longer reputable to sell As the owner
cert Of the disIlery in tins place Jwho has nov re-
nc Of moved OF made Proy,;ons for removing to St
answered 9o5Pi Me- sAl We lre 's Ss' I W. ~
ZONE rel ~ vail 9s On ana of t6ouslnd barrels bile tho
o balls fine would be the same in either case and our
rou alu saloon kepsr will not buy here, although
,srv have good article Of liquor they get
bc dane anySAere To him the prohbitory Law has hot
' u1e been failure. Nor 1t bssn toe - breweries
AeIgyna that have given W the manufacture and sale
years. May lst ISL leaving but 10 in the State
he houn attempting to run 1t all Nor docs it like
go, total failure ia MONTGOMERY county which May
Paris, th during the fron May ls ISL to May LIST
lten exs lS all these were SUPPRESSED leaving not one OF
m. - tue original sllo1ns attempting 20 The
M I saloon keepers who paid the 5000 fines into the
llu Dog be by all the
suffers mt asons made for the next 40 years that prohi
very tim bitioa IS failure From ~ lst lsS9 t. May
i,s Montgomery county. From May LIST, 1851, to May
llectrictii failure certainly failing the right way.
log docs Tas &. S show that Ohio and
end rs Kentucky pay per capita tax Of 500 for liquor,
- Nebraska SlsJ. iovt irtid prohiotionl 30 cts,
with N 5f5r 80 years pr5 l5itionl ony cts By the
nr int 30 years Of failure has passed our pro
patton 1s ma t,e one rspai8ipg rs5t shall ny gor
adapted 'msdicl mechanical and sc71tifc purposes
instead Charles MckInson, wh9es We liquor dealer Of
delicate Kansas declares that failure in business
49, Ae ~ testimony Of Of the liquor himself
hAPeIt unasked and unsought.
fro Howard in Elk county, has succeeded in clos
more. ing every saloon within its limits This does not
-rsept like entire failure.
iII There one thing in which prohibition has
.houGh proved failure and that keep js and
much Dsntentiary titled their full capacity. and to
gaphv. number regularly sent to them before the
M passage o the Amendment, the State official
Inc show. Since the passage OF the Amend
ne neal ment there has been continual reduction IN the
the state number the State Pententiary Lans
do not he ing eaye3yorth 25 S9ayi1 Ters sent dur
and fIs M ms 1ntbs ~ ISL ma notViIsts,
with hs fact that thousands have been added 10 Inc
disease population State since the passage
and in amendment shows very strong proof that some
is decal way .ns Il1se ;, =; nv m ELI ~ 70 ~
" pu bIt1ry law. Where tins alone the case IN tins
Japanes State might be doubts being the g
take direct But it having been universally the g
disease that suppression OF the and sale OF ~
1narsnti liquors followed by corresponding suppress
power to ousion II difficult to know what not
Thous Present IA the way Of statistics as to the success
and Nor 81 le nv osaag IN fTn ali over The Stle nd
ton OF aocumulave Of evidence gathering that
does hi overwhelming IN Its conciusveness. One has
rus CaEly Montgomery, lafayette, Salna, Dioken-
ase eln ani Mcpherson counties to become convinced
oMlsb that thus far prohibition IS not failure in
besow, Kansas. mention these counties because they
colcr are good examples the successful workings Of
80 ~ the law and other counties have good aud
- better showing. In Topeka prosecutions go
the len made but many lost from lack Of evil III
eight dsncsaot from perfect conclusyeness Of evi
bo Il dgaca-bui from Jurors who purposely placed
fortunai on w !uls ~ i nas f,r tboy 81, ics ~
and in "a s d bring IN verde. according to The law
ever dd evidence what it says and is not sub
the greatest number of dollars that may lie
on.is 'e offered to bring IN verdict Otherwise.
he ooncorhe larger cities have cause Of regret
force to regards tue la nor d'app3htmsnt as TO Us en-
He claim ~ s ne oa - i ' ma NJ
ing busidisSnp,ntd in our eFpsettons Boz the fact 81
shine phat the STATE, the
Ercson forced fully as successfully as every other proh Bro
caI bon law on the statute book Is proof enough plar
f-'N'e- thai prohibition Is a failure Ion
rays as expect the fight have had P
nounceu the displraging statements the len
rollecp that prohibition failure Let her advocate Of
for lfoholtlon poln Y acs Io' Laoesi y lu5es
uoales u Vermont Maine Kansas while
70 be asses looking how she shall acuit
nriucipe ersst on 9Th June. And the advocates
ro,o,rc, prohibition Union waiting with
ts- expectations that she shall wheel into 70
eelouOe " another prohibition State. May her
tics; and thei- D. wcr nrog OF the yoke Of
of an mech power aud with aurity OF 1000 in
!, .or Of freelJ.n the Of ruined homes,
Office isrh5oi Of States and say; Which is the next e5s
medical ate to fall in line nor
and made Tours lruy' n N OASfil'
vain. Sg That C-rovv, uc
.;s re are inclined to think His Majesty scarcely