The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-10

men, wheels of fortune, and the
countless devices of sharpers to
entrap the unwary were largely
patronized. At last local election
resulted in the choice of a mayor
and other officers pledged to reform
these abuses. As preliminary
measure an ordinance was enacted
granting to gamblers the privilege
of conducting their games upon the
payment of large, stipulated sum
per quarter. The enacting clause
provided that all games should be
conducted in room facing the
street, on the ground floor with un-
painted and mcurtained windows, !
thus giving the fullest publicity. A
number of gamblers took out licenses,
preferring to pay an ascertained
amount than to longer submit to
the extortions of the police, and
each licensee constituted himself
private detective, and persons con-
Quoting illicit games were arrested
and fined. Several good results
we're noticeable. The municipal ex-
chequer was replenished by license
fees and fines.
Previous to the passage of this
law dozens of young men occupying
positions of trust were able to
tempt the tickle goddess Chance
in secret and many defalcations
ensued. But when their favorite
pastime became public, and the loss
of position was the price of play, the
patrons of the green cloth sensibly
decreased. During this regime the
pulpit denounced the city officers
for deriving revenue from such
sources of iniquity. The fact was
dozens of games had ceased to exist,
and that the few licensed gamesters
we're obliged to depend almost
wholly upon ex-convicts, and the
criminal element, that had nothing
to lose in self-respect, seemed to cut
no figure in the case. At last the
! consensus of public opinion secured
the abolition of the obnoxious law
, through the election of a majority
| of city officials opposed to the sys-
t tenn. The old methods of bribery
l were at once resorted to; "Frank"
7 Rhoads again became a political
: power, and l noticed by press re-
= ports that he was delegate to the
last National convention that nomi-
} mated Harrison. Jno. q. Brown was
president of the board of trustees at
{ the time | speak of q think it was
| in 1888 but have no data to refer toy
, and is now resident of San Fran
{ cisco and will attest the truth of
t these statements. Now, if my posi-
9 ton is the correct one, by all means
l let us have a legal lottery conducted
| openly instead of the innumerable
} games said to exist here. 1t is
1 stated, and the fact is worthy OF
n credence, that hundreds of dollars
+ are sent from Honolulu monthly to
purchase lottery tickets abroad. Our
national finances are. stated to be
hopelessly in arrears. We are thus
in the same position that Louisiana
was when she first granted the lot,
,>n,inI
t of commercial depression that has
: followed our era of imitation, instead
n of an impoverished condition of q
|, state after long and unsuccessful.
e war. To relieve the urgent need
e and avert national disaster no plar
: has been formulated by the oppo
nents of the lottery scheme.
t One correspondent, 81. B." wants
0 the lottery people to exhibit $500,
i 600 in a show window as an evidence
n of good faith. Our lawmakers will
n no doubt, exact a satisfactory guar
n antee should the bill pass. 81. BIS
IS differences are not very logical. He
g wants to know how long Hawai-
h. would remain member of the Pos
It tai Union if lottery is established
IL Probably as long as America die
2. while conducting her lottery. VIII,
is did not 81. b." have this mora
J. spasm years ago? Why did he no
n propose to send back Americas lot
% terry mail? And if she insisted in re
a. naming member of the Posta
le Union, why not have sent fleet tt
IF land force of marines on the shore
,e of Columbia and have marched OF
is the nations capital and have "torl
t. down the Haunting lie" that wave
" over Washington? Why does no
he 81. b." (whom | do not IDENTIFY en-
id ter protest against our contrac
Of labor system which is in direct con
le flict with the laws of the Unite
's States? Is the secret of his silenc
ID on that topic the possession of suga
10 stock? 81. b." should cease studyin
va "The Thomson Street Poker Club
as and take short course in Whately'
RS Logic. Another anti-lottery CORES
ne pondent gravely assures us that 81