Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-02-21
The LIQUOR QUESTION.
OPINIONS OF A PROMINENT
Resident OF. KAUAI.
He Touches ON Some Points Not
Hitherto Discussed--PIanf for
Controlling the TrRfic.

ihO lOtlpNihS iObViSO Oll lL'
liquor question, from a well-know1
merchant on the island of Kauai
gives some new ideas regarding
the adaptation of the dispensary
system to the peculiar conditions
of these islands:
1t has been great pleasure tc
me to see the strong movement
that has been started for regulat.
ing the consumption of liquor
Our government has awakened to
the importance Of the question
and appointed a commission,
preachers from their pulpits have
taken it up strongly, the press is
doing their share and the better
class Of people realize that some
thing must be done and quickly
too.
Having for a number of years
been interested in the question
and having somewhat Investigated
the two prominent systems for the
regulation of the liquor-traliic, viz,
the Gothenburg and South Caro-
lima systems, which have both
proved very successful, | like to
say a word or two on the subject,
because | have an idea, that | have
not seen advocated before.
We cannot abolish the import
alton and consumption of liquor,
as some of our best citizens like to
have a drink occasionally and they
are entitled to it. We must let
our respectable temperate citizens
have their drink, and do all we
can, that they get a good one and
arrange it so, that they get it legi.
timately and near their home.
In South Carolina the State i'm
ports all liquor and every package
has to be analysed and examined
by the State chemist, and il found
good distributed to the retailers.
This is a very good idea, which l
think we ought to adopt, as that
would give us liquor as wholesome
as liquor can be, and when the
liquor from the Government dis
pensary could only be sold by it
to parties connected with them,
that would do away with all the
illicit trade. The consumer to be
supplied from the branches of the
Government dispensary-associ-
ations for the sale of spirituous
liquors.
l believe that there should be
instituted a Board of Control of
the liquor traffic, who nominate
Commissioner to be appointed by
the Senate (as in South Carolina)
who does all the wholesale bust
ness in liquor, and the proceeds
of that wholesale business should
go direct into the treasury.
In South Carolina this State
Board of Control by its COM
missioners sells the liquor to the
County Boards of Control, who
supply the customer and the pro-
ceeds of the retail business goes
into the County Treasury. My
proposal is that the State Board
of Control shall sell only to Asso-
Citations started in each district
on the Gothenburg plan, as our
country districts are not incorpor-
ated. Of the proceeds of the dis
trict associations Zone in each dis,
trict) about s per cent interest
should be allowed on the shares
in the association and the balance
be used for the benefit of the pub,
lie institutions and benevolence
within the district. By distribut,
ing the net proceeds this way the
results are more visible than if the
proceeds go into the treasury. The
statutes of the association and the
proposed disposition of proceeds
to be approved by the Minister OF
the Interior.
These district associations
should be started and supported
by the good people of the district
and attempt made to have the
shares divided as much as pos,
sible. In the associations of Nor,
way shareholder who has more
than one share is obliged to sci
if anybody, who has no share
wants to buy, and it is fact tha