The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-11

MINISTER'S AND OTHERS WILL
INAUGURATE IT.
DR.. Chapman of Anti-Saloon League
Explains the Purposes Of Organiza-
tion-Proposed Dispensary Law.

The plans of the Anti-Saloon League
have been unfolded. Rev. DR., ). L.
Chapman presented the whole subject
to a meeting of the Ministerial Union,
called to hear him at Central Union
Church this morning. In addition to
the members of the Union, invitations
had been sent out to number of other
clergymen and others interested in the
general subject. About thirty or forty
people were present to hear him. about
half of whom were women.
Rev. A. E. Cory presided. He stated
the object of the meeting and introduc
ed DR.. Chapman.
Dr. Chapman entered Immediately in
to discussion of his subject. Much of
his address was as follows:
1T is now six or seven years since the
anti-saloon movement was organized.
1t had its inception at a meeting in
Oberlin called for another purpose.
| Some one asked the question why tenn
| perance could not unite as 4he people
! interested in the traffic do? That
| why" is very important question to
answer, This is an important matter
and there must be a reason why.
The men interested in the traffic are
united They may be Republicans or
| Democrats or Populists. But when it
comes to their business, they have no
politics or religion.
THE Grizzly bear is a good symbol of
| the liquor traffic. The grizzly bear is
! the gentlest sort of creature around
your camp. 1t will sniff about and
play about and won't hurt you-until
| you hit it. Then its a different sort Of
a creature. That's the way with the
liquor traffic In its expressions it is
well hammered and gentle until it is
hit. 1t don't object very seriously to
the meetings of the w c. 7. L., or even
very widespread agitation resulting in
pledge signing. OF course they would
rather not have these things. But they
don't seriously object to them. | do not
disparage these efforts, l have been
Identified with them for years and am
still.
But they do object to the Anti-Sa-
loon League, because it hits them. And
it don't make much difference where
you hit it. The traffic is so united that
if you attack it in one place the whole
strength of the organization is thrown
against you.
why we had harder fight at Long
: Beach where there was only one sa-
loon, that we did at Santa Monica
where there were "A number OF saloons.
The liquor power was determined that
there should be no beach resort in Cali
forna where liquor was not allowed to
be sold. Long Beach was a nicely To-
Gated place the land of which was
bought up by christian people as a
place where they could hold their Cha
taquas, and where the better class of
people could go for an outing. The
deeds to this property contained a
clause prohibiting the liquor traffic.
But there were two or three lots that
had been previously sold that did not
contain this prohibition. But last
spring we secured a victory there.
Now at this Oberin conference it
81 nv 10 a~a tt-at,a
, not united as the liquor people We're
And it was discovered that temperance
people raised too many issues. They
divided on too many questions. Some
were i'm favor of constitutional prohibi-
tion and some Of legislative prohibition
Some want a separate party and some
don't But it was found that there was
one thing on which they could all unite
and that was summed up in the watch
word the movement took, "The Saloor
Must Co"
THE truth is that christian people
! have not found out their strength unit
this anti-salOOn movement showed il
TO them. ! say to you as | have saC
= to people in other states and territories
the christian people can put an end L
the saloon any day they choose to. Act
ing on this plan of uniting all who ar,
opposed to the saloon, the anti-salooI
e element controlled the organization o
and failed to pass the bill they asked
5 for by only three votes. They would
= have passed the bill by majority o.
? five in both houses, but that bott
! Senator Hanna and Senator Foraker
a entered the contest at the last momen
I and turned the scale against them"
I DIR. Chapman referred to the move
t ment which had resulted in the over
, whelming defeat of Roberts to enter
> Congress. 1t had been accomplished h,
s declared by the wives and mothers o.
- this country Touching upon the sue
T. cess of the movement against the army
| canteen he continued "The Administra
ton was committed TO the canteen. TIL,
n power of the Administration and tn,
= party in power was pledged in favo
To- of the canteen. Committees from boil
- houses had reported i'm favor Of it bu
p. the movement against the measure re
- suited in the canteen being defeated b.
r an overwhelming vote in both houses
n although the great papers had ridicule,
e the people who had opposed it in tn
Y House. This victory was gained b!
the sterling men who looked the Ad
miIistration i'm the face and oppose,
: the party in power in its attempt T.
force this iniqutous thing upon tn
: army.
II have been in political life for l wa
the private secretary to a congress
man and | know what is behind tn
scenes i'm political life. l will say tina
people must not think that candidate
do not care for what they think Wi
be approved by the people who electe
them. The very first thing which a
office holder does is to intrench himsel
and If there is anything which he hate
TO see 1T is his successor unless he him
self is advanced to some higher offic,
while / am not well acquainte
with the condition of affairs here l wi
say that what the Hawaiian Island
needs Is concentration of the ballots
concentration upon the best candidates
irrespective of party affiliations"
The speaker told of conditions /
Wyoming where the women were pei
mitted to vote. He said that durin
his observations in that state he ha
not seen the women attend any pol
teal conventions or caucusses The
remained at home rocking the cradl
but when the time for voting came the
knew who to vote for. The result wa
a.