The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-03
MAS. COUGAR AND .eRAscrs MURPHY.

prohibition advocates in country An idea Of
Mrs Cougars broad minGedness and liberal spirit
IS shown By a1tHk upon Francis Murphy. the
gospel temperance worker in the first interview she
gave out for publication n this city. We believe
that the honored prohibition advocate calls herself
Christian but If so it would seem at she needs
TO be born again OF the spirit as our Methodist
brethren say. in order that she may possess some
Of the spirit Of charity so admirable IN all people
In this connection it would that Mrs-~G Cougar
might well learn at the feet Of Francis Murphy.
That great and good man does not believe in trying
to drive men with a club labeled Law but be knows
that men can be eosxed with the sugar OF kindness
and love in the name Of Christ who was all love.
He does not berate or belttle men. but he appeals
to their mind. conscience and. reason in His name
Mrs Cougar in her blind bgotry says: Il know
that Mr Murphy's influence on the mainland has
always been cast with the saloon people" This is
as false and malicious statement as though it had
been made By some mortal enemy who was deter
mined 10 ruin the object of his wrath Mrs Cougar
does not know anything OF the kind On the other
hand she must know if she knows anything that
Francis Murphys work for good and for the cause
Of practical temperance in the last thirty years has
been incaculable. Wherever he has gone he has
preached gospel temperance and has constantly
said that man Of himself alone is weak and only
through the unbounded love Of God can any man be
strong In all his temperance work he has preached
Christ and His love and insisted that with the leav-
Ing of of drink men must turn to God and ask His
help TO aid tlem TO be strong and to walk in His
footsteps.
The writer well remembers the results of Francis
Murpnys work in little town in the State of Ohio
in 1875. Among the heavy drinkers of the village
were a iveryman. butcher and attorney. There
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mentioned because Of the results of Mr. Murphys
work and the impression created upon the then
youthful mind of the writer.
These men had drunk until they all three
bankrupt and almost without friends excepting their
long suffering wives who stood by them. as true
and loyal women of the old school wont TO do.
Mr. Murphy came to town and started his series of
meetings. Within week all the town talking
about Mr. W. the liyeryman, signing the pledge.
Within a few days Mr. S. the butcher, signed, and
then came Mr.. H. the attorney. Nr, Murphy i'm
pressed upon the that if they wished to re-
habtate themselves. as it was within their power
do they must not depend solely upon themselves,
but must learn to seek Gods aid and assistance.
This every of the three came to do and all later
united with the church and what is more all three
men became useful and valuable citizens to the com
munty and to their families. The liveryman and
the DutCner re-eStdDlSneQ themselves IN business
and soon began to prosper The attorney secured
clients and later held high and honorable position
in the State government at Columbus. Each one of
tie three raised family of children. giving them
good educations, and now all three men are going
down the hill of life respected ny all who know
them Even if Francis Murphy had never accom-
pshed any further good in the world in all his life
than the redemption of these three men, that alone
would have been sufficient to wipe whatever sins
he had committed in young manhood and given him
a future of glory.
But such instances of the good work of Francis
Murphy be related times without number by
those who have known of his work for years past
In this same town where ,nese three men resided
Mr.. Murphy's work resulted in the closing of the five
saloons then in existence for very considerable
period. and to this day there has never been to ex
coed three saloons in the place any one time since
that great good work Does that look like Francis
Murphy casts his influence with the saloons?
Mr.. Murphy is not prohibitionist. and therein
he shows his good sense. Mr. Murphy in his vast
experience as a temperance worker has learned that
YOU can lead men by love and Kindness but you can
not drive them As long endures sin will
exist and as long man endures liquor will be
made and drunk From the days when Noah drank
of the wine and was drunken" until now men have
made wine and drunk it, and so they will continue
to do till the end of the world. Prohibition laws but
lead 10 disregard of the prohibition enactment and
of all other laws This is particularly shown in Kan.
sas at this time. where Mrs. Carrie Nation woman
insane upon the question of prohibition is going
about trying to destroy saloons by vandalism. Mrs
Cougar says; That is great work Mrs Nation
is doing in Kansas" In other words Mrs Cougar
is applauding and endorsing the Illegal destruction
OF property by Mrs. Nation. Her reasoning is along
the line that the saloon being in existence contrary
10 law is right to destroy it contrary TO law Such
reasoning followed 10 its logical conclusion can lead
10 but one result, and that is anarchy and chaos
The effect of prohibition in Kansas is to destroy re-
spect for the law and nstill into the minds of the
Young contempt for the law. Kansas is On agri-
cultural state, one where if any place in the world
it should be easy to enforce prohibition and yer I.
has been failure there. Saloons exist in every
town. Just they do in every other
state where prohibitory laws exist You can no
more egisate saloons out of existence than you can
legislate and women out of existence who re
peat the ofense of Adam and Eve
Mrs. Cougar belongs to that class of the time of
Christ who shouted Cruelty Him" because He
taught differently than the rabbis She is typical
pharsee. Such people think the angel host should
not have sung Peace on Earth. Good Will TO Men
but should have sung Now Is the Time To Destroy
To such minds God is love- He is power of hate
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