The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-03-13
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DR.. Chapman in his farewell ad-
| dress at the Central Union Church
said that the liquor interests of the
\ Mainland were strongly represented
| in Honolulu at present by special
| agents, who were here to tight his
newly established anti.Saloon League
and the promised Dispensary bill.
He even went so far as to say that
some of these representatives were
present in the Church, and he melo.
dramatically pointed his finger at
for any liquor house has been sent
to Honolulu to fight cranks or bills
At this time Of the year the great ex-
porting firms send out their repre-
sentatives who on their way to the
Orient or Australia. naturally stop
in Honolulu to see old customers and
get new ones. No one on the Coast
could have known anything about
the Dispensary bill to which the pro
fessional reformer referred, and no
firm composed of sane men would
spend 100000 in defeating that
measure, as the reverend gentleman
claimed they did. Mr.. Kaufman,
the representative of the famous
Lembst Brewery of st. Louis, passed
through the town, while DR.. Chapman
and his crusaders were on the war
path. Kaufman had no more idea
of the Dispensary bill than the men
on Mars have, and he simply estab
lished an agency for his brewery
with Seeley Shaw and left for the
Orient without even making enqui-
ries into our existing or to come
laws. Mr.. Sweeney, the vice-presi-
dent of the great brewery which is
responsible for the Seattle beer was
here to arrange for the building of
warehouse, in which he could store
in the future, his Rainier beer.
Sweeney had good time and the
first he heard about our temperance
wave was on the very day on which
he left for home, with his pocket full
OF orders for more good beer. Mr.
Van Bergen, a partner in one of the
best known California wine houses,
was here strictly for recreation, and
refusing even to talk Shop" He spent
few pleasant weeks here with old
friends, and one can surely say tnat
he talked neither "law" nor temper.
ance" to any of them, or cared a hang
for DR.. Chapman and the Anti.Saloon
league Mr.. Ferguson, we'll known
saloon man of San Francisco, is here,
and he has absolutely no interest in
The business of Hawaii. He visited
Hilo shortly after his arrival, and we
have strong idea that he is after a
certain horse which may yet cut some
ice on the tracks in California DR..
Chapman is supposed to be good
Christian, and he has had the floor
and pulpit and collections of the Cen.
tral Union Church. His mind was
WohuOi ms, hOWONcI, Wueu lie Ldlheu
about the multitude of liquor men be-
ing in Honolulu to upset his league,
and when he saw them in the church
he must have had an acute attack of
d. 7. AS a matter of fact, the local
liquor dealers even have not met to
discuss a problem which of course is
of interest to them. Why, then, in the
name Of common sense, should Cali.
fornia liquor merchants send their
representatives to Honolulu. as DR..
Chapman claims they have done, to
kill a bill which hasn't been heard of
yet? 1t is a pity, for the sake of
Christianity, that her alleged serv-
ants cannot refrain from lying when
the contribution box is in sight, as
in the case Of DR.. Chapman.