The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-01
The Liquor Question.

itself could be made in some degree
TO undo its own evils.
There is no doubt that if prohibi-
ton could be carried out it would
result in much general good, but at
present it does net seem to be
practical plan of work for each
consumer feels that he has the
right to be his own judge as TO
whether it is best for him to use
liquor or not, and the mass of con-
sumers do not yet feel that they
wish to be deprived of this privilege
even if it may be for the public
good. The object here is, while
cutting off no ones privilege of use,
to reduce consumption, with it's at
tendant crime. The following,
therefore, is presented as a possible
settlement of this great evil:
Let the Government take the
whole business into its own hands,
purchasing from present dealers
their saloons, unless they prefer to
keep them, paying their owners
fall value for them, assuming also
any obligations of rent, etc., they
may have put themselves under in
carrying on their business.
AS the interests of the liquor
dealers and the good of the public
are of necessity at variance, the
duty of the Legislature in carrying
out Laws for the good of the major.
ity will bring upon them a temper
airy burden.
1t seems to me just, therefore,
that besides buying their saloons a
reasonable sum of money be al
lowed to each dealer as bonus so
as to avoid any possible distress
while finding new employment.
This the Government could soon
recover from the large profits of
the business.
Let the liquors imported pay the
same duties as they do at present,
the proceeds going as they now do
to the general fund of the Govern
ment.
All liquors to be tested by Gov
eminent officers to see that nothing
but pure liquors are put upon the
public, this would be decidedly a
benefit for consumers.
Let there be then in Honolulu
one place of selling, the hours OF
business being the same as other
kinds of business, from 6 A. NJ. till
6p.M. No sale to be made in guam.
titles less than quart bottle, moi
allowed to be drunk on the pre-.
misses, and the store where liquor
is sold to be without screens, being
as public as dry goods or grocery
store.
The entire liquor business of the
s, islands to be carried on by agents
of the Government, and the agen-
cies to be located in certain places
designated on the different islands
from where people on the Other
islands will purchase their sup
plies, no liquors being sent from
Honolulu, excepting in quantity, tC
the various Government agents.
| 1t being an offense punishable by
law for any persons besides Gov
eminent agents to sell liquors, anc
no vessels being allowed to carry
liquors to private parties, this lat
ter would stop the liquor trade tina
is said to be carried on at present
by employees of vessels plying be
tween the islands; another advant
age of carrying the liquor in ;
lump ON the vessel and to on'
party is that it can better b.
watched and will produce fewel
drunken sailors.
: All agents to be paid by salary
} only, so that there will be no OBJ
ject for them to press sales or sci
to forbidden persons.
:. Agents also to be under bond
for the honest and faithful carryIn:
out their duties.
The Government to keep in on
weekly of each of three languages
English, Hawaiian and Portuguese
a printed price list showing kind
/, of liquors kept and prices per bot
tie at which agents are instructed
, to sell, making returns to Govern
, ment ut same figures, no differenc
being made between the price G
one or many bottles; this is to pre-
vent agents from getting ahead c
? the Government by returning Gl
, case of wholesale and retail prices
so many dozen of an article a
dozen rates, when perhaps larg
part has been sold at bottle rates.
All liquors to be cash with n
: discounts from published list. ii
, quors selling for the same price a
. over the islands the freights wi
q be paid for, and charged to tn
Government liquor account as on
of the expenses of the business.
Every agency keeping a recor
of all sales and knowing VIII
o it's purchasers are it will be easie
to detect, and punish illicit selling
Agents who should be detecte
0 of adulterating or mixing the Coy
S eminent liquors to be fined, on
= half of the fine to go to informe
the other half to government, an
agent to lose his place.
l. To partially undo It's own evil