The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-05
The Fleeing Lottery Scheme Meets
With Another Snag.
Strong Resolutions Adopted
Against the Evil, and
Speeches in Opposition
Made by Law
makers.

Over three hundred people at
tended the Y.,M. C. A. service las
evening to hear brief speeches from
leading men against the lottery
scheme
Hon. j. 3. Atherton made the
opening address. He said: We arr
menaced on every side with great
evil today. The lottery, now before
the Honolulu public, is a great gam
bling scheme. 1t comes at time
when we are in a state OF financial
depression. 1t does not come in It's
trGe form, but it comes in the form
Of an angel of light. 1t is doubly
dangerous. 1t makes alluring pro-
positions-to hel p give Us cable
and good roads, railroad TO develop
the internal resources of the country,
to improve the harbor 50 that large
ships may come in and bring pros
perity to the country. 1t says fur
Their, that we in Honolulu want
many other things, and it only asks
for permission of twenty-five years
here. 1t is very tempting, and those
who favor its offers do not look and
see its workings below the surface.
The speaker urged the Y. NJ. g. A
as Christian organization, to utter
its condemnation against the scheme.
He cited the opinion of leading
public man on the lottery in Louisi-
ana: SIT has corrupted officials,
bribed the Government, destroyed
public morality, wrecked homes and
impoverished the laboring classes"
Mr.. F. J. Lowrey then read the
following resolution;
Whereas, Gambling is now pro
hibited by the laws of this Kingdom,
and is punishable upon conviction;
and
Whereas, There is now before the
Legislature IN session, a bill to grant
a franchise for the carrying on OF
gambling IN it's worst form; and
Whereas, There is reason to be
lieve that the granting of a fran
chise to lottery company will be, to
fasten upon this community mono
poly which will through bribery and
otherwise get control of property,
gain such an influence as will give it
the practical control of public af-
fairs, and in time the actual control
of the government of this Kingdom;
and
Whereas, Experience shows that
the methods of such a company,
tend to corrupt all classes, to demon
alize society, to disarrange all vaules,
and to bring about state of affairs
which will destroy peace and honesty
in the community, and substitute
therefor, distrust, dishonesty and
feverish desire for sudden wealth
without an equivalent amount of
labor; and
Whereas, The laws of God and
mankind are both against such
scheme; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is against the
moral, social, political and CONNER
cial interests of this Kingdom to
.legalize gambling, especially as pro-
vided in the proposed Lottery Bill;
that public opinion demands that the
Legislature now in session shall SO
emphatically express its disapproval
of the bill that we shall not only be
spared the disgrace of having such a
company here, but that the world
may know that this Kingdom is
above selling itself to such an evil !;
and be it further
aanu Of fhoco
resolutions properly signed by the
officers of this association be for
warded to the Legislature, as express
sive of the opinion of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Homo
lula upon the subject.
President F. A. Hosmer, of Oahu
College He said that ever since the
proposition made in the Legislature
favoring the Louisiana lottery, it had
attracted universal interest, and was
being talked of everywhere. Argu
ments have been raised by those in
favor and by those opposed to the
scheme. OF the contributors tc
the press, only two have signed
their names. The little sheet
Golden Era has been sent before
the public without the author
signature. He should let us know
his name, for we would like t.
know his past record, whether he dit
it for philanthropic motives or TO
selfish ends. We are opposed to tn
lottery because we know it is wrong
We oppose 1t on high moral grounds
We place it in the same category a
the saloons. We oppose it also TO
financial reasons. Its glittering offe
of a large sum of money is yer
alluring to many. This country ha
brilliant future before it. Rev
Mr.. Bishop has outlined the futur
prospects of this country in the SCI
TENDER lumber. of the Review c
Reviews. According to the lates
news, capital has been secured
New York, Chicago, and San Frar
cisco to push the Nicaragua cani
through, and the United States
going to stand at the back of i
British and American capitalists al
seeking for places of investment, an
their attention is being turned t.
ward this country Are we going
ruin our future prospects by favorin
the Louisiana lottery, which ii
United States have turned out "
know that Louisiana is the wor
State in the Union, and New Orleal
the vllest city in that State. Durir
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