The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-26
CORRESPONDENCE.
Ore of the Ways to Overcome the
Evils Of Irtemperance.

Mr.. EDITOR Among all the evils thGt
curse mankind at the p esent day, none
is more widespread or more destructive
than the evils of intemperance. Every
country in Christendom is suffering I'M
told miseries from the demora:izing and
disturbing fleets OF the use of alcoholic
drinks. How to prevent or restrict the
evil has been one of the prominent social
problems of this whole century. Many
attempts have been made, but 10 method
has been sufficiently successful to enlist
public sentiment of sufficient force TO
urge it's general adoption.
The method of direct at ack has been
hitherto the most common; and, TO
many Jealous opponents OF the iiqnor
traffic, the only iors<. Of opposition that
they would favor. But more and
more it is evi ent that in dealing with
human wills, the method OF indirec-
ton is most likely 10 b. successful
Rouse the spirit OF opposition in a child
or a man 10y any attempt to force his
choice in given direction, and, though
You may rouse, You cannot crush, the
indepeud, MT power OF viii While men
are what they are, and know no sweeter,
cearer plea ure than having their own
way, thOugn it he way OF sin and folly
AID death, they will insist upon going
| their own gait.
! We may learn n lesson from the at
| tempts made to crush the secession
movement during the war period Of
! | nited States constitutional history
! ] 6l-ls65. The cry was raised AZ once
bv the newspaper men, "On 10 Rich
mondw 1t was popular cry. aud it
was the real objective point, the over
throw of the secession usurpation at
is head center. But first the Union
armies started out ike a holiday process
sion, only to be routed at Bul Run,
as the festive crowd tina they were
ought TO have been. Putting down a
rebellion is no holiday revrl V. it was
not ii Grant, with iron Will and reso-
lutte purpose, took hold OF The work and
brought the intelligent methods OF an in
djyidual, indomitabla will to bear upon
the solution OF the problem, that the
conflict was brought to a cose. Rich
mond was still his objective point. bu
his method was that OF indrection
The battle of Vicksburg, away fl in the
Southwest, was the turning point OF the
war Of Secession That led to fur he
indirect movement, Sherman's iamuui
march to the sea, and the Southern Con
federacy was cut in two. So Rlchmou
at last fell. But, even on 0ranti
march to Richmond, his strategy wal
not direct attack, but, every time, I
. flank movement. Troops were masseC
in front, but the march 10 victory was OF
the flank every time, and so ee and HI
troops we're ciTcumvented and Richmond
: was won.
Let us follow the same method in cir
cum Ventiug this gigantic evil OF intern
perancs. A movement that has III
this elament Of probable success is H.
= Norwegian movement The essentia
q feature is taking the problem cut c
p ,litics. and stopping the liIuor traffic {
! those accessories that bewilder and mis-
l lead even intelligent men. The bushes
! is turned over to pub ic corpJraiipn-
I a company of intrllig' mt men o. publ
spirit and rewd ability. They IN
> d-rtake it rot for gain, but 4
the definite idea Of minImiz n
e the evils of intemperance, Will
n accomplishing this biect through th
: iufatuation OF its victims, determined t
have liquor at any cost This Compan
s control the entire liquor traffic hav
!. their own agents for the sale, sell onl
= the purest obtainable article a a reason
able ,roft Tn business is always ope
: to official inspection. Whatever profit
I are made ar devoted first to keepiu
= down and crushing out all Illegal trsth,
a md afterwards to objects OF publi
! utility. The business l. not allowed
u surround itself with the meretrici1u- at
i fractions OF pictures and 81 IS and ligl
and artistic fixtures. II deals out III