The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-12-22

Liquor License -Inexpedieat.~
Whatever rnisi-ates the voes or increases the
happiness e others this Is my criterion Of good
ness; and Whaisver iniares society al large any
individual in it. tAis Is my measuSe Of iaiqrity.
No eioyeruuaeat has a right 70 DO anything that
VIII cause It's people 10 sin, Or make them iano
eeatly sndeF This Is my rule ef "ezpedlisney.n
A writer IN one Of The local papers fsvot,ng
the government action ca The license question, DE-
riss that intsat bot coafesses 10 "a calm enquiry
/ into tie subject natter That IS whether the
granting q these licenses Is lawful and Il lawful
--~sxpedient.m II Barns measure IS correct, and
We think It Is. how dces 'czpediency OF govern
ment "hanur license stand, measured by that
rpleg When from statistics. gather the dark PIC
ture that 'se 4sts Of al poverty and arse. fss. -
! of all crimes CONE FROM intoNicantsF
Or II measured ~ Horner's rnle-whieh none
can deny o. refute, as beiRg jus; rule. how can
The government justify itself u licensing the sale
Of liquor BY any plea Of law or -ezpsdioneys' No
las Of God Or nan viii icstlfy government officers
n s1n pr IN making Others stu innccsntly suer.
The above rule Is the latc Of "e1pedisncyn gov
erning this case Now, II IN our rossarch we ind
that hqeor produces both Sin snd suffering afio rg
cur people. II vii bs proof positive o. the 'inexpe
disney' Of granting liquor licenses on thsse Isl
TIE plea that liquor Is now obtained by stealth
don't Justify Cur government 20 % openly an evil
that Is noe done secretly hy weak OF wicked men.
A deed that works evil ard ocly evil. cannot be
justified IN government under any Circumstances.
Is supposed TO be father to the people. to pro
tect ths from evil and restrain thea from VICE.
The writer Of the article commences his vindica-
tion Of inteaperance 50 skfnlly as 10 disarin
Pieicn that he i IN reality an tatsv'psrscs CHAM
PseH-
If tempesance Is a VIRTUE intempsrancs is-S
rec. II II Is the duty" Of all men to practice
temperance, 1t IS Sinking Of that God imposed
duty 70 depart fro II IN the slightest degree and
duty ~exINedlency and fsaEsrrHes under this
license question extends 70 ouly one form Of tenn
perance o. lntsnperGnce, and that Is solely con
hned to intoxicants and 10 this we viii oontine
ourselves.
That the Jews or other enlightened People should
Use wine without mourning the displeas1Fe Of Je-
hgv1h, has nothing - do with the "e1pedleney of
car government opening the fo0dsates of intern
psrGnce 10 the natives % these Islands who yet,
are bet children, and Is above observed. the gov
ernment sho1lt have I fatterly care over them,
and n some strong one ike the Blsti writer feels
his danertfRes-his mental aud moral Stamina
claims be Is odd enough 70 wear pants and de-
nands his freedom. rights be calls It. which
rights tEuratively stated, consist OF bringing
into The family sharp knives, pointed instruments
sles-f rHR sr'fsctiss pots8s etc, which b~
without injury 70 himself; tsrhHus-
Bat the father knowing the weakness Of the
yuung and weak members Of the family. and the
deadly consequence TO his numerous family, If
sach things we're introduced. wisely bat mildly
and firmly refuses the request, believing It 'expe-
dent 70 refuse, for the good y ai and that would
Be right That IS what our government should do,
and ne think the intelligent writer must secretly i'd
niIt that 10 protect tie weak and restrain the af
petItes and passions OF the strong, Is better than
rid sabri3isf liberty although his f1Hcef rights
should Be eGrtailsd little. BY this act, 10 would
not Be inIured physically, tuanciAlly mentally OF
morally, the weak vUuld be protected and oil be
blessed.
The particular writer says The sure vav 10 stop
drunkenness Is to refine mans taste, 70 strengthen
MS character, move him by the force Of god Grant
pls, Fn1a. But Thoss example shall We point to-
We can't take the drunkard, until he reforms, We
can't use 4 man for an example who l. always
rpplinc, even II he never gets drunk.
Ihs besf example aud tue one carrying the most
weight. no doubt, would be our government al-
tkoritiss- Hey should however. be not only limo
cent CNs they undoubtedly are bet uusUspectsd,
not that drink would hurt them, but their example
would be pernicious upon all weak winds If they
drank or offered It TO others or nni0rissi its use.
Bat We cau't take all Of them as examples be-
they issue licenses for all to drink when they
could refuse 70 do 50. - VII turu Tor Al ''ex-
ample 70 such the particular writer Is Supposed
to be. Strong minded uIsu, men who can buy and
pay for liquor, then drink or let II al0us can drink
without gstting drunk. that can walk without con
t1-iin2ttou auonC dr1nkars and drunken always
teaching BY word and example, touch not, taste
not handle not. and al VII be safe. But 70 show
L G01f -exauple~ be must let drink shat makes
drunk alons- Keep away from erogshops- shan
the very appearance OF evil sud from plrs Chris
tiln spirit Of example SAY and acts If drink
M makes NY brother 70 ofend, VIII drink no
strong drink while the world stands and thus
AEA-A4se SKI EEesEaAA-As - a Exam pc
The question arises JUS here. VII the particular
writer take up his cross, and consent TO become an
eKampls and cease being the grugShOps cham
plout 10 further snturee his doctrine u sali. It
Is not rum, but hcentio1Snsss aud attending dis
eases that Is killing them the natIvss.l Ibis
We grant IN part only and ask him II It vas hcsn-
tiousness that the drunken kanAka used % Kill his
friend and relative at HakalaE as short time a-os
Was 1t licenti1usness that moved drdnkeu kl-
ualzl, few miles from here, to IissJ ChinaEan
th1t &c overlook By the Fly, and drag him upon
the grUCnd Until he was dsads BE did 1t Just for
fun-dldn't mean TO hurt him.
Was It lcentioGsuess that set three young friends
fighting n dru1ksn spree at k1k1ihasie souis I
tEJ years lgUf one being killed 10 the hghtf Was
IT. lceutodsuess That prompted SONS i friendly
k1nakls % assemble and EaFe-8 Jelly TINE and
By O'clock At night they we're all q1arrsliug and
fighting drsaE and one win 4 billet Of wood (
cracked the head Of one of TIE company and done
Il 50 thoroughly that the whole company believed
hi1 dead and prompt and seri1us urepuratl0us
were made % hing the Eouu1 for murder; TiCI- /
Is1ee eUmuittee style, which they Euuid no doubt
have cunSuumatsd IN their drunken frenzy had not
a white mSR happcusd to be sleeping near enough I
to hear the screams Of the supposed murdzrsss,
which NJ 6o1bG saved her life BY ur0using 4 I
dsliversr-
LicsntiQususss kills al does IT. when al Of ths /
above mentioned cases have occurred II only a
snail part OF this Island the past two years and
and the fourth part Of the violencs, blood ard |
death has not been recorded, thzt has occurred
mere through r1mL during that time.
VII mention one more case Of the worst effect I
Of rum upcn the native race. that which Causes
more sufsrings and deaths THAI all else, VIZ the
negiecs and consequent suffering AMI death Of
young children By drinking, and drunken moth |
er, Il / rH- not hcHntlo1snsss IN the sense 4dat
the BHistilt writer evidently ueaus. Can this Be
deuisde
EEcAFrruLkrIpS
It IneTpedisnt' for the Government to license
EroE-shops On these Islands Tor the following reas
ocs.
Ist. government should always be an -szam-
pie II al Its acts encour aging virtue and sup
pressing viEe-
End Because -guyerrneut has no right, to do /
anything that shall cause mzn 70 siu make them
u slfsr.7
3Ei Grogsh0ps tIuteuperaucal Is more prolific 1
Of sIz Than al evils known 10 man causIug three
1fths Of al poverty and ue-tenths OF al crimes.
goEerzme1t's duty Is TO prevent crime and not
70 multiQiy T.
Ala The Ignorance UncgltiTItsi taste. and gross
passions Of the natives render II InsLpedlsnt 70
allow them tie FREE Use Of strong drink.
9TH II Is -IreIpedient7 to establish Grugshgps
"a the government must be held responsible as ac
cessoriss before the fact for all injury done By
them whether It be PCTsrtT. corruption u morals
premat1rs DEATHS OF murders
6tn. Il Is -lnexpedie1t7 that the government
saO1ld destroy this Hawaiian rRce with rum, and
then spend large SUMS 70 import other races for
population and labor and iarcs SIMS to punish
criminals made 50 By ruu-
Ith- NJ yq0f srsr crpts fran grp5glGp- Hence
Il K lnezpetleut that governments should be en-
raged II Labor from which no good eIs caHis-
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