The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-07-18
PRORlBlTlON---CONTlRUED, AND
MY ANSWER TO j. +. SMITH.

MY AHSWER iU j, +, SMiih,
When the struggle against slav-
cry was agoing on in America,
everything was tried the imogina-
ton of statesmen could invent to set
limits and bounds to Its aggressive
approaches, except annihilation.
Compromises and bargains of diffe-
rent kinds were made-local option
popular sovereignty and the sword
were all tried, but it would not
down. Compromises were broken
and armies put to flight; no weapon
raised against it prevailed. While
it was being dealt with gently by
"moral suasion" rs it was held up
and protected by law as an honored
institution and no weapon but pro-
hibition, abolition or annihilation
had any effect upon it; but after
abolition had been decreed and its
death warrant signed, all armies
fighting against it, and all weapons
raised against it prevailed, and slav-
cry was wiped out, which never
could have been done by gentle
treatment. The slave power strong
ly objected to the unconstitutional
ity of the weapon, it much preferred
the old ''moral suasion" weapon
should have continued to be used.
the same as the rum power does to-
day.
Again, we remember the wolf
that was destroying the sheep of
the farmers and which they had
tried to scare away-trap, poison
and gun; but she cluded all and
continued her depredations upon
the sheep, until al! decided "any
further temporizing was vain and
costly-she must be followed to her
den and killed" And killed she
was by j. Putnam, who crcpt into
her den and shot her. The safety
of the sheep and peace in the neigh
borhood was secured by the death
of the wolf. Moral suasion and
temporizing experiments were all
abandoned in her case, hence the
success.
Once more, the papers tell us that
"mad dog" bounded into an Ame-
rican school one warm day, with
murder in his eyes and death drop
ping from his lips. Fortunately,
the school was presided over by a
Iankey Miss of Is summers. A he
roinc who took in the situation at q
glance-that the dog was mad and
if not prevented some of her schol-
ars would be bitten and die. SO as
quick as shot, she promptly placed
herself between the children and
the dog, and baffled him with hel
ruler and her dress, until at favor
able opportunity she quickly envel.
opcd the dogs head in her dress
and held it fast until help arrived
and killed the dog. Fortunately
neither teacher nor children were in
jured.
This was desperate case whicl
demanded and received heroic ac
tion. 1t will be observed that i
was the executing the decree O
death against the dog that prevailed
and brought peace and rejoicing.
Bear with me: Some years ago il
California, l heard mother Chat
wife you know cry out, "John
there's a snake in the house! Cal
Nelson! Call Patrick Call Joe!
, We made haste, and after hunting
! l suggested, ~ guess it has slippe'
out" ''llunt it up and kill it; it
a rattlesnake; it will come i
again." was the excited answer. S
, nothing would bring peace and
feeling Of safety, as the childre
were running around, but the deaf
of that snake-it was killed; an
: the wisdom of the prohibition deere
g against the wolf, the dog and tn
/ snake were never questioned.
= Now, we fancy we hear the des
e pairing and heart-piercing cry {
/. thousands of mothers, scattere
e over all lands, "Thcre is a snal,
: in the house, the snake Of the stlll
n Help! Help! Help! Our beautifl
o boys will be bitten! Oh! Help
= Help!" And thus they cry wit
e anguish enough to make devils hoy
s and with tears enough to float IL
d steamer "Kinau." The deadly C
e feet of the bite of the snake of ii
o still is notorious. 1t destroys mo-
= human life in America, in one yea
; than all the mad dogs, savas
), beasts and poisonous reptiles ha'
II destroyed since the landing of Il
= pilgrims upon its shores. No woI
e der the cry against ii is bitter al
re prolonged. And prohibitions
h know there can be no assured safe
d in the homes until this snake of Il
t. still is slaughtered. So they spril
e, to the defence of the homes as no
] ored knights of old to the defen
r. OF the weak.
er And knowing its deadly effect, tn
e. will not scruple nor be very paltic
10 lar whether this snake be kill
-iguratiyely-by Patrick's clu
le Joe's AK, or Nelson's mattock.
is death warrant as beverage h
If been signed and it must be eX
le cuted. Prohibition is the weapC
II and the question of the age.