The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-05

IN to day. Shall Hawaii lose its
future prosperity by accepting what
the United States has turned out
/ Rev. 5. h. Bishop said: We all
feel opposed to the scheme. Speak
ing from business point, here are
| So00,O00 offered u.s. Half a million
is an immense sum. For years in
the past the United States have been
| giving Us $50 ton on 100000 tons
of sugar-six and half million dol
lars year. What is paltry half
/ million dollars? What Is the object
of those business men who are will
ling TO grasp this paltry sum? / do
not talk of the gratitude due the
United States, for what has been done
for us in the past. Are we going to
! do something which viii bring the
anger of the United States upon usa
What sense is there in selling the
honor, respect, regard, not only of
the United States, but of all honor
able countries for this paltry sunni
Rev. w. b. Oleson, in the course
Of his remarks said that half
a million dollars expended under the
government does not mean pros
perlty to the working men of Homo
I0lu. What is meant by prosperity
to wage carriers is the permanent
prosperity of the land and nothing
else. 1t Is not expanding one half
million by the Government that
brings that. A very limited number
may be benefited by this expendi-
ture. 1t Is not going to bring pros
perity. Only that which develops
the industries of the country would
bring prosperity, and nothing else
will
Hon. W. o. Smith: If this
thing gets hold of US here, we
can't get it off except by revolution
and foreign interference. The inten
ton is to get the support of the
members Of the Legislature, for it
must be question of votes. Unless
the community rouses up and ex
presses itself against it, what can we
expect from the Legislature? The
temptation is very great to many
people. Those who favor it are
mostly unprincipled, or unaware of
its evils.
Messrs. Lowrey, Hall, Thurston,
Burgess and Prof, A. b. Lyons also
spoke against the lottery.
Calls of Hon. I'll 7. Baldwin brought |
that gentleman on the floor. He said |
briefly: Members of the House |
want to hear arguments against the |
lottery. Most of the powerful |
used are from moral and |
business standpoints. There should |
be no reason for Christian body to
bring arguments up, for we are all
against the lottery. The lottery in
Louisiana had bribed the Legisla-
ture in that State and brought the
the Government under it's control.
1t Is proposed to rush this measure
through the Legislature. Petitions
against it should be sent to the
that is the proper
method. The principle of those in
terested in lotteries is INSCRIPTIONS
from first to last. A number of bust
ness houses in the town, on account
Of the business depression, think
that this scheme would not only
benefit the cable, etc, but also the
Their business will be
largely through the mails, and
It's ultimate result would be to
drain the wages Of wage earners
and take them out in all countries.
We have only to look on the game of
che ia for its results. We do know
that it is real curse in Honolulu.
Wherever it fourishes trades go
down. The same in all other lines.
To keep it out, all-men, women and
children-should stand up againstit.
Mrs. J. NJ. Whitney announced {
that 1000 pamphlets, in Hawaiian,
about the lottery would be ready for
distribution this morning.
The resolution was adopted, ak
standing.