Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-26
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entered upon new rae, 10 which nrIihef ,fo
fllition nor total abstinence have pf1nirint
paH. q ha, become question " regulation
fni " fio'ilo ~ % iamof tun ui-r ihc
mHeh abuiei license yHem. fna ma0omct
20 r1'l ihu n iui license ysiem, boaocf,
which his generally pre-, icd. license iak
'h9ud have some relation, vhsto Imposed ai
80. ioihe proper burdrn ,he bafin,. consented
10 should beof as compiiel With Doe co,i boz
posed on The government rs tcaspn 81 such
consent Bot mot liccn,e tenn have been
imply ad itmfy afa afmHnis. Wat may u,
cillcd The new Temperance movement fikcs
hr form NJ nt liip1 through lrcnse sysiem
having lor iis lasis, lf, ihr assumption thai
ihr liquor traffic clnidmica in undue pfppnf
lion ~ The cost"'g,,cfmnont, sud- io be cii,aoi
che lusudesi secondly that the business h.
nggrd 10 Wy one elias Which drgmd,s Il 10 the
lowest level, and males It HE excuse fof .ys
.cmali,ed dffgng ard robbery. 10 Tie injury
1f lhose who desire ~ keep dercnt and
orderly places; thiflly, that more licenses
ifc demanded than It ~ wise Tor ihs com
mnnity to grant, "Tbcfcfprc," say the
ndyoo lcs II high license, "we will ds rate ~
high 90 TO exclude the dstcpa.ablr, protect ibe
reputable, increase the revenue, loweftaHa
lion, and lm, the Issue u licenses To rcas.
oiible number On the Other hand, II IL con.
tended by the advocates NJ low license thai II
/ nndemocahc la li,crminlie, that the poor
ms1 has equal right With The icI To- engage in
The traffic; That high license erect, monopoly
81 the Business u ltpDr.seiling nj retail, that
80 IA a. the number u saioon Is concerned
here never nbemoreihanihcre g leinendf for.
There D. IN this debate third party. tie
adical icmpcran &c element. opposing any and
al license systems, on the ground that they
&c cogr Yea business not tpier,ble in any aspct.
There is also fouih pirty 10 the agta.
iion--tle conservative temperance element.
II looks upon any restriction Of an evil as 50
much progress made toward final extinction,
and believes tia, Il good results now tom less.
cnng the number u drinling place, the people
vii, rs nat lril sequence, Scek greater good
~ iirihcr diminuiion AMI finally IN prohii.
| ION. I. Is 10 be- noted tia, the hieh license
cement is by lar the niger and more powerful.
appeals 10 those who desire the lowest pos.
lie rate Of taxation, and hope To attain that
nd by shifting he burden upon liquor retail
ng "a embraces very largely the drinking
classes, who recognize the fact that. az they
contribute literally to the saloon, Il Is bui far II
should con ribute largely toward governmental
rNpenccs Il embraces almost all Of the
Dn'iness community, who advocate Il as a
measure Of fairness ard economy, and who dc.
'ire TO he relieved % merchandise license tax.
alton, and in fayour II which release there is
vety much 10 be i lylnced; lastly, It includes
the major portion Of The saloon proprieiors.
who believe their incomc is diminished bv to-.
vide Distribution OF patronage, and their bus.
mess injursd ty the miserable ,,itial and dive
seepers gtio cling TO lie sir,s OF the fraternity
IN all the debate now open IN twcnty.one
-'-'.-.- 81 tho American Union, all parties
ave agreed upon one poin,--,hai the reia liz =
beer shall not b. placed nppq the san,e plane,
Is to cost Of license, as the liquor saloon.
The purpose now ispol to di7cuss ;hc ques-
lion in any Of the phases it presen,s, but 10
consider the prcsen, salses OF The movement
and present the issue, as now defined Thai
these are llvirg issues, tha; the question Is not
an ephcmcral one, that The movement is deep
and earnest, is pcrfr-,ly eyden, To every man
who keeps pace witt, the news Of the day
Is some evidence Of the sentiment prevailing,
We have been at pains TO compile some Stats.
les. High licen'e IS reality in at lcas, six
arge Giles and over Two hundred leading
owns o the country. In five of the great
cities Of the Union liquor licenses are not is.
sued as Of course, but only on petition Of
bondhoders, the flag ola bond and the ac-
ton oil license commissioners. In seven STATES
high license prevails in a majority Of their
counties. In two states il or a similar system
has been incorporated into the statutes. In
three hundred and forty villages high licence
is enforced in several states i has Il n pro-
posed as 4 constitutional measure in fourteen
legislatures bills favorinc il have been discussed.
The records do not show that any Town,
city village OF county thu has onee adopted Il
has receled from it. In California Il prevails
in several small places, and is discussed ia ever,
county. As further Indicating the state us The
public sentiment on the question, /, Is 10 l,r
npie'l hat similar system i vigorously sup
ported by the New York Herald, Tribune,
fines and Post, which advocate rnlicalr.siric.
lion IS also the leading iiialo, Rochester AMI
Albany journals. The Chiclgo Tribune, liz.
! ,er-Ocean, Herald and Times favor more OF
less extreme high license. The leading Gin.
cinnaiii, Cleveland. Columbus aud Toledo pa
leIs favor the direct heavy taxation system.
The leadl0g journals % Indiana hvor a
very restrictive iicca,e system. In M,-, land
phas. Of local option prcgails IA over haii the
state, and leading papess advocate H. The
Portland oCegonian carried high licens. 10 .
successful ISSUE 1t that civ. VI ~ al the lead.
ing iauma ol Nelaas'Sa. Iowa, Illinois, WI.
consin, Minnesota and several IN Missouri a,lvs.
cate high license. In California seven out oI
ien papels oi The Interior are ou,spoken 10 il
sipposl and but onr Of two have opposed Il.
; I ia, had he's attention ia Pennsylvania, tbs
Ni'guias, and the c.lolm.s. /, wsa a warm
issue IN rcpigis. and j. being ii,eusssd in All
baum and Tennessee rs, Legislature a
Arkansas has p@si.;'l severe restrictive mea,nft>
and in several 81 tbs territories mlyrnrnls Ia
the direction 81 high liscas, have legaa
This. then, Is the situation, 40 IN view ~ n,
fac,s The man 1, her Hes, and .hras.sigh,gl ~la
Al,cmpl. To brliliie ,lic ncw movement OF
ra,rnsiiis the ilea ,ha, il /, ma question
! Nns,hy % his consideration. l. may ~ nssc,
Ia casellsipu that il .eyssAi places wherc cl;i
{ zen, have Ind the !" ,einei'y, anl,ha pres
the courage 10 coa.lda The topic, vaae O
'',s pN-lissas' aihsfeeis have i.'cn 80 (I,olisi
a,io Plai>a hya sy~.ea II Naturalization anil bly
+. e''ils,, 'nra who FrsuaIs iaror,l,s u,s,n IL,