The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-11-13
NEM0'S COMPLIMENTS TOW.L.H.

EDITOR BuLLETIN.--
w. l.. II. in the BULLETIN of Oct.
29 says "Nemo in one of his articles
attempts to drag down the hoDored
name of Abraham Lincoln, by as
cribing to him license sentiments or
views" ! beg to differ with W. l..
II. with what he calls the attempt TO
drag down, etc. For a finer senti-
ment than that which quoted from
Lincoln was never uttered by anyone
the world over. 1t is thus: "Until
my tongue shall be silenced in death,
| will continue to fight for the rights
of man." Prohibition would des-
troy that very sentiment. | have
been asked the source of my author.
ity and have given it. ! now ask of
w. l.. H. and Homo their authority
to prove that the views that | quoted
from Abraham Lincoln were not his
on the subject of prohibition. ! be-
lieve Lincoln to have been a true
temperance man, but no extremist or
fanatical prohibitionist; he was not
made that way. There are hundreds
of thousands of honest temperance
people in the United States who de-
spise the very name and principles
of the despotic prohibition politician
and fanatic.
W. l.. Ii. says; He (Nemo) caused
to be published in the BULLETIN
statements similar to these, 'Prohi-
bition lowers the value of property
etc. Omen In reply gave open letters
from the Mayor and other officials of
the city of Atlanta while under pro-
hibition, proving that it was better
off financially and morally than at
any other period of its history !
will only ask W. L. H. one simple
question, 1t the city of Atlanta was
so prosperous financially and morally,
as Omen said the Mayors and other
official letters proved, why did the
people rise and crush prohibition out
OF sight by an overwhelming majority
after only one years trial? For any
one to say that to suddenly strike
out of existence hundreds of thou
sands of capital in closing breweries,
distilIeries, wholesale and retail
dealers, also hotels and saloons,
thereby throwing thousands of peo-
pie suddenly out of employment,
and then to say that prosperity in
creased financially and morally dur
ing that year Of prohibition in
Atlanta, looks so ridiculous that /
never thought there could be per-
son outside Of Omen who would ever
ask me to answer such nonsensical
question.
quote from the Atlanta Constitu-
tion, Nov. 21, 1887, the following:
'There are twice as many houses
vacant to day, upder prohibition, as
there were when there was no prohi
bition." ii. w. Blair may be a
politician, but not statesman. He
is known throughout the United
States as a fanatic, or a one-idea
politician. Window, Hamln and
Frye were good men who did no harm
TO themselves, or anyone else. |
will now ask w. l.. II. and, Homo,
if they acknowledge the following as
coming fl ON Lincoln:
$50 | understand Grant drinks
whisky to excess?" interrogatively
remarked the President.
"Yes," was the reply.
"What whisky does he drink ?"
inquired Mr.. Lincoln.
"What whisky?" doubtfully
queried his hearers.
eyes. Is it Bourbon or Monon
gahela?"
"Why do you ask, Mr.. President?''
"Because if it makes him win VIC
tories like this, | will send q demi-
john of the same kind to every gen
erai in the army" MEMO.