The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-05-17
THE TEMP GRANGE QUESTION.

EpIToR BULLETn;:-'rhls subject
has been worn almost threadbare by
articles Iro and con in the rewspa-
pers of this city. Nevertheless
there.are some aspects Of the sub
iect that are not threadbsre, and
these we propose to consider. No
man who values the respect of his
fellows will confess himself to be
either an intemperite man or an adj
vocatc Of intemperance. We may
assume uhanmity OF opinion as to
intemperance. All concede il to be
crying evil. Every good man de-
sires its eradication. The foes OF
intemperance ere of two classes
those who disbelieve in the Excess
sive use of stimulants and those who
condemn their use at all The lat
ter class contends that moderate
drinking eventually terminates in
excess and that every indulgence in
the use of alcohol is twig bent to-
ward the inclined tree of habitual
intoxication. They regard every
moderate drinker as an agent
for and an abettor of intemperance.
They scott ut the temperance senti-
ments OF those WHO drink temper
ately and insist that the force of eX-
ample outweighs the power of pre-
cept. Were this unjus5 principe
applied to an estimate of our
churches we should have few con-
g
sors declare temperance is abstin
ence and read out of the temperance
ranks all VINO dissent from their e!:-
treme views. Thus they deprive
the cause CT many valuable allies.
The parties to drinking are two
the seller and the buyer.
THE SELLER.
The seller exists in compliance
with the demand of the buyer. He
is caterer, but many temperance
people regard him as tempter.
There is in existence holy horror
of the RUNS eller. He is viewed as
a m.n shorl OF every good impulse,
who shields himself behind iniqui-
tous concessions of Law to ruin his
fellow man. He is an agent of the
devil to drag nen down from their
high estate. He throws out allure
ments to make men drunkards. He
deprives customers of money and
reason at the same tire. To this
end he gilds his 81 loon and decoratts
it to please the eye. Like spider
he caves MS net for flies. He aims
to make m,n primarily drinkers, and
finally drunkacds. He is constantly
lying in wait for victims. His greed
for money renders him insensible to
feelings of kindness or mercy.
| With no aloha for the liquor
dealer and with no desire 10 apollo.
gise for his avocation, we must dis
sent from such extreme views. We
believe there are very few, if any
whlskey sellers who desire to make
drunkards AS & part Of their busi
ness they desire 10 sell liquor. They
are in business and consequent ly
desire patronage. They cater not
only to the appetite of their patrons
in the selection of their stock, bu
also to their taste in the appoint
ments of the saloon. A saloon il
gilded and adorned rather to defel
to the taste of habitues than to al
lure the unwary. AS rule, rum
, sellers do not en,ice men TO drink
They simply wait on customers
The majority of bar-keepers ar
merely clerks. Their salary is no
: dependent on the downfall of man
, kind. They have no intent to I'll
| the ranks of criminals, and when me
desire TO he waited Oh vhey fill thel
orders without forebodings as t
their eventually landing in tn
t States prison.
THE BUYER.
Il This individual is classified b
Il | nao,1a of nytrnm tamperauce view