The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-12-01

Waimea, Hawaii, Nov. 81.

Mr.. EDITOR Il see by the returns of
your sham or straw election, that the
prohibition vote was seven. That was
more than l expected in Honolulu, the
mammoth rum hole of the nation knew
of only two there, excepting ladies. Of
course [ knew that there were great
many temperance people there of the
liberal " selfish order" of TEMPERANCE
Selfish order? Yes, they believe in keep
ing away from the devil, them and
theirs, and let all others do the same if
they can; but the doctrine of the pro-
hibitionists is not only to keep away
from the devil themselves, but to keep
the devil out of home and out of every
body else's home, by binding him with
a strong chain of law-statutes and con-
stitutional amendments-thu working
to protect others as well as themselves.
So let me say to my brother and sister
prOhibitiOnists through the Gazette, that
inasmuch as ours is party formed for
the redemption OF man from the drink
curse and never expects to give up any
part OF the temperance ship, as long as a
factory can be found that manufactures
drunk drinks, or a saloon found to sell
them, not in fact until this moral reform
enCircles the earth. And as organization
is life, we must organize for the conflict
as soon as convenient and agitate for
God and home and native land"
United we can make our power felt and
our principles known among men, al
though we are only eight in number
The devil we are fighting is entrenched
behind the law and all moral suasion is
powerless to GUST him as long as high
and low license laws and other legal per
mits are granted him as a protection
against the assaults of temperance. Lii
cense means continuance and Govern
ment protection. This fact is amply de-
monstrated by the late decision of Judge
Dole. The supposed right of the minis
ter to curb this rum devil at will amounts
to nothing as long as he is permitted to
ccupy this law fort. 1t is our business
to GUST him; this conflict must 60 on I'M
til he is. The temperance element is
numerous enough now IN this Kingdom
to GUST him if they were only united.
Moral suasiOn is good but pow
erless. Legal suasion is both good
and powerful. So organize and agitate,
hoist the white flag, aim high. You are
temperance ladder and can clearly view
the situation which other temperance
people who occupy the lower part of the
ladder cannot do. They are not high
enough to look into the enemy's quar-
ters, though equally honest with our
selves in their. beliefs. But if not con-
verted to prohibition they will continue
to help make license and other laws
ostensibly to ''restrict the evil"
but in fact only serving the devil as a
fort from which he throws the redhot
shot of hell into all Christian communi-
ties, Staying men and women body and
soul by scores of thousands yearly; and
the most wonderful part of this truth is
that these same Christian communities
are the ones that build and maintain the
legal forts from which this shot is
hurled that makes such havoc among
them. They will no doubt continue to
give good service to keep the enemy en-
trenched secure from prohibition shot
until they get converted; then no doubt
they will also step up upon the highest
round Of the temperance ladder and be-
come worthy and welcome allies in the
prohibition army
So we must agitate and thus school
and convert the people to prohibition,
until these legal rum forts would be re-
moved. Judge Dole says they are there
and must be respected and protected,
because the King and Legislature of this
Christian community put them there,
and there they must remain until pro-
hibition Legislature is chosen, when
they will be removed.
JNo. NJ. HoRNER.