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


candidates, dictated who should be no.
minated. Men would meet and mention
candidates but If it was raised against
any candidate that ne would not be
acceptable to the women he would be .
turned down. Whenever the men are
as loyal to the cradle as the women ,
then the saloon will go. The speaker |
declared that the Anti-Saloon League |
was the organization which was fitted I
to fight against the liquor interests |
and it was slowly accomplishing this |
purpose. He told of the power which |
the league exerted in Los Angeles /
County at the election last fall. Ac- /
cording to the local option measure two |
sections to the north.and east of Pasa- |
dena had been divided and both voted |
against continuing saloons. The Sup /
RENE Court knocked out the law, claim |
ing it was unconstitutional. The tenn |
peranCe people We're not daunted how |
ever for when the saloon men applied
to the board of supervisors for licenses, |
representatives of the league including
Mr.. Chapman We're present.
No attempt was made to urge prohi-
bition but the demands of the saloon
men were met by a square issue of law.
They were told to go and get a sufii-
Client number of signatures to their pc
ttiOns and If the necessary majority of
the property holders should be in favor
of the measure then they would not be
opposed. No attempt was made to do
| this however and the board finally
sought to compromise matters and mol
lily both parties by refusing the license
in one section and granting it in the
other. Two of the three supervisors
who voted for the measure We're Re-
publicans and one was a Democrat.
DR.. Chapman and the people behind
him fought the Republicans in the con-
NentiOn and succeeded in having other
men nominated They made no at
tempt to defeat the Democrats in the
| convention as he had over a thousand
majority in his district but they fought
him at the polls and succeeded in re-
ducing his mapority from 1000 to L.
! Tracing the result of the fight for
! local option in California during the
last year DIR. Chapman said that the
matter had been voted upon in San
| Diego, Orange, Santa Cruz and Ven
| tura counties and three of these had
abolished the saloons. He ventured the
prediction that within two years the
| league would succeed in controlling one
! half of the counties of California.
| In conclusion DR.. Chapman said that
while he was not familiar with con-
| ditions here he believed that the Anti
! Saloon League was especially adapted
! to meet the eXigencies of any Commu-
nifty and during three years acquaint-
| ance with 1t he had not found any fault
with the result of its operations.
| discussion then followed regard
/ ing the advisability of inaugurating the
crusade in Honolulu, Mr.. Waldron of
| the Boys Brigade Trade school eX-
pressed himself in favor of going ahead
with the work one of the women
members said that miracles could be
! accomplished if the people would only
! trust in God. He had caused the walls
| of Jericho to fall at the blast of trum-
pet and He could cause the saloons to
disappear if the people would but have
faith in Him
In apswer to a question by'Dr. Serene
| Bishop, DR.. Chapman replied that the
league favored local option but it did
not stop alone at that condition but
where possible would have the measure
state wide.
DR.. Chapman explained the system
under which he proposed to introduce
the measure here and naugurate
! temperance crusade He would hold a
| series of meetings which would be
union in character so far as was posi-
BILE 70" it was absolutely necessary to
have the cooperation of the minis
ters. At these meetings he would have
some definite topic which would be dis
cussed For instance the first would
be THE Saloon i'm Business" The sec
ond might be ""The Saloon in Woman
! hood" while the third might be "The
Saloon in Manhood" They would have
to advertise the movement and blow
about it, Modesty would have to be
laid aside. People could be Influenced
IN the temperance matter to a remark
able degree asserted the speaker, if
they could but be gotten together. He
favored calling a convention of five
delegates from each church and let
them decide what was to best to be
done. If they wanted to organize and
go ahead with the work all right.
Mr.. Kincaid presented motion to
the effect that temperance crusade
be started under the direction of DIR.
Chapman. Rev. Kincaid asked for a
general discussion of the matter how
ever.
Rev. Pearson spoke in favor of the
motion but thought that the matter
should rest with DIR. Chapman for II
would depend upon his health whether
the visitor could conduct the move
ment.
Franklin Austin called attention tC
the fact that the legislature was tC
meet shortly and that he had received
from excellent sources the information
that a law abolishing the saloons as
they exist at present and substituting
the dispensary system, was likely tC
be enacted. He advised that this fact
be carefully considered before any
steps were taken regarding the pro-
ppSth tIuSdut. ne ulu lOl ne saul
pretend to say whether the crusade
similar to that proposed by DIR. Chap
man would interfere with the proposed
law. He was certainly in favor of the
crusade but he thought it wise to con-
slider both matters.
DR.. Bishop said that it was the Ha-
waiian members of the legislature
through whom the enactment of the
proposed dispensary law would have
to be accomplished. There was con-
siderable prejudice among the natives
here against missionaries and mission
airy movements, but 1t would not in his
opinion, be prejudicial If such a cru
SADIE was inaugurated for if it did not
meet with the favor of the natives il
would probably have the effect of caus-
ing them to turn more strongly i'm favor
of the dispensary law.
Several others spoke in favor of the
matter but it was finally decided "a
start the crusade next Sunday night
DR.. Chapman is here upon special in
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