The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-30
THE PLAGUE
OF LIQUOR
Evil Which Threatens
Honolulu.
COMBINATION NECESSARY
Rev. J. c. Hay Urges Formation Of
Anti Saloon League to Fight
Destroyer.

Rev. j. G. Hay. OF the Christian
Church. preached yesterday on the theme
who Are Responsible for the Ruin
Wrought by Strong Drink and What Can
BE Done to Greatly Diminish Its Devas-
tations In Honolulu and Hawaii" Text, |
Ephesians $40. BE we not co-partners
In the unfruitful works of darkness, but
rather reprove them"
The plague IL still In Honolulu. Not
the little plague called bubon.c. which ap-
peared in the city a short time ago. ter
rified many people, aroused the whole
community to a determined warfare
against II. and after snatching a few
victims disappeared: but the big plague.
tho black pestilence, in comparison with
which the Asiatc scourge Is harmless
and Insignificant.
And yet very few OF our citizens APP
pear to be alarmed or disturbed by it's
presence. The recent action of our local
government in first proposing to compel
tho withdrawal of saloons from one of
tho principal business streets and later
increasing the number of licenses and ex-
tending the traffic to other parts of the
city and island. has attracted attention.
published In our city press, and discus
sions In editorial columns, have set many
to thinking.
In war men are held accountable for
giving aid and comfort to the enemy by
assisting that enemy in any way what
ever. This principle covers the case In
hand. 1t demands OF each and all two
things: First, that we be not partners
In this wrong. and. second. that we re-
prove II. The first forbds participation;
II demands that we do nothing whatever
to extend 81. protect II. perpetuate or
propagate. The second part of this God
given rule goes further. II teaches that
personal separation from the evil Is not
enough. We must oppose the wrong, re-
sist, condemn. denounce. speak out
against II and seek to Danish it,
l Who are co-partners in this sin against
individual manhood and womanhood,
against the home. against the State
/ against the church Of the living God? a
gigantic partnership does exist. Know
ingly and wilfully a multitude are mem
lbers of this partnership. They are asso-
lciated together to perpetuate and extend
the use OF intoxicating beverages. This
multitude includes the liquor manufac-
turers. liquor dealers, wholesale and re-
tail. bartenders. saloon-keepers and their
employees, owners of buildings who lease
their premises for a share of the profits,
editors and publishers who hire them
selves to defend and extend the business.
lawyers who hire their talents to protect.
Legislators who deliberately ACCEPT the
Nomination and election for the purpose
OF terrifying the evil, executive officers
who use their discretionary powers for
Instead Of against the traffic. voters who
by their votes assist to continue tbs
wrong and refuse to vote against it-all
are partners. All who use Intoxicating
IhauQrauQa In M - Will nj
who manufacture and sell. The merchant
, who treats his customer and the me-
, chanic who Invites his companion to 9
friendly glass-an are partners with the
, dealers.
I know not who the author of the let
ter published In last Tuesdays Advert
ser may be. He writes as an old citizen
HE excellent communication contains al
implied recommendation of association
and co-partnership of temperance people
n VIII not Civis Secundus at once call
' meeting for conference ax to our duty Il
, iris crisis? pledge him my own coop
GRAFTON and that of the church which
: serve. VIII the Roman Catholic clerg
n and the Anglican clergy of Honolulu an
= Hawaii join in a common movement? Or
,, 10 they prefer. will they separately With
their own communions enter upon a thor
N ough agitation In favor Of total assti
n nence7
What a powerful aggregation of force
"A could be marshalled under the banner {
- temperance The Congregational mi.
sionary fathers gave forth no uncertai
~ utterance on the sin of the drink hab
:, and the liquor traffic. The Methods
n Episcopal Church Is staunch and ou
spoken. The Christian Church repreeen
a people second to none N zeal for tot
abstinence and the most effective legisli
ticn. The people of Hawaii rightfully e.
n pect the pastors and leaders in Il
churches to be foremost in all movement
for moral and spiritual advancement l.
"a them not be disappointed.
7. We may expect the cooperation of u
IL large corps of educators whose infuen
lie In potent We have press remarkab
"A clean. strong and favorable to everythii
:, good. The Chief Executive and many
b" the public men OF Hawaii are In symp
thy with the highest ideals Of human co
ne duct. The judiciary II able and impa
g. tial. To an extraordinary degree the co
re ditions existing In this young Terrific
al are favorable to n successful temperan
or campaign. When the Congress OF
=. United States placed the power In I
- hands of the people to deal heroical
ne with this evil. they knew the peculi
mt perils attending the presence OF a labc
w ing population Overwhelmingly numero
re. and liable to be infiamed by strong drir
en- Mt any crisis. TO deeds of violence and
cd struction.
Let all friends of the temperance
form unite to improve the opportun
ne presented by conditions In Hawaii for
M curing n general adoption of total abs
rse nence from intoxicating beverages, al
rts voluntary act OF devotion to the pur
In welfare, by good citizens. and the WIS
a. Legislation which carefully chosen les
lfotnra abau h. ahIe IN daytaa