The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-15

drunkard apart. for We both wear the
blue ribbon l was glad to wipe the
distinction out by walking down the
street with Rouser or any one else
Now for you pledge-signers. iearneo
some lessons in the Murphy movement.
Il is NOT an easy task, my brother. that
YOU have undertaken. If you nave peeh
addicted to Intoxicating liquors, don
deceive yourselves that you nave an easy
path to tread. When l smell Intoxicating
liquors as j pass down the street, no
foundations come to me. But they
tenopt You / don't wish to discourage
YOU. | wish to encourage you. My broth
ar Won can succeed if you pursue the
right course.
..There was man named Clarkson, a
man of culture and education, Win
whom / fell dead in love, and ne hateo
me But he succeeded. That n2aa S'Sl a
90 to his room when the temptation 4
sailed him, lock himself in, throw the
KEY over the transom and bite his lips
until the blood ran upon his clothes YES
he succeeded, and never, to his dying
day. tasted liquor again. That man was
CIarkson, nephew of the great Eplscopa-
liam Bishop of that name.
II know what it is to stand in the
midst of temptation and culver like an
aspen leaf in its influence, and also 70
stand like a rock burning with the IN
coming of God into my SOUL 1t VIII
hold man right DelOTe tclipt1tioii div
keep him out of it, Let me give you
this golden text for your motto: i, the
Lord have called Thee in righteous
ness, and / will hold thy hand, and keer
thee He is able to keep you above the
power of temptation
At the close of the meeting President
Austin issued a call for a meeting of the
grand council for next Friday night II
the Young Mems Christian Association.
If the temperance people promise Wig
orous work, the Home Rulers will &c
them one better. The bill for local OPP
ton and the substituting of Territorial
dispensaries for saloons, which has beer
under preparation for many days by {
committee of the Independent legislators
is finished. 1t is lengthy and goes int
minute details of the management of dis
pensaries and the operation of the pro
posed law.
? 1t is understood that in brief the Law
provides as follows: That all saloon:
t and all selling of liquor, wines and bee
by individuals or corporations shall b'
t done away with and that the Territor,
Of Hawaii shall be the sole salesman o
: these beverages The Islands will b'
= divided into districts for the special pur
/ pose of allowing the residents to vote OF
L the liquor question. In each district al
voters, besides the wives and sisters o
voters, over q years of age, shall hav'
/ the right to say by their ballots whethe
there shall be dispensaries in their dis
D trict. They are to say whether Their
1 shall be no dispensaries or how many
e The entire dispensary business will b
under an official whose title will b
: Manager of Intoxicants.'' and unde
: him will be the employees of the individ
e ual dispensaries. The dispensaries VII
lopeu at o'clock in the morning an
n close at O'Clock at night. All liquor
n wines and beer and opium also for thi
= drug, as well as ava, is included, ar
: to be sold in original packages stampe
> with the quantity and price, and all pur
d chasers are to give receipts for thei
!; packages. No package is to be opene
e on the premises nor in the streets, an
: no liquor is to be sold or delivered to a
n intoxicated person, drunkard or a mi
Y nor. Women may conduct the dispense
= res as we'll as men,
: Hotel and restaurant keepers will b
N allowed to purchase from the dispense
/ ries, packages to be delivered to thei
e guests unbroken, and at the same pric
d stamped upon the bottle, no profit bein
allowed the bonifaces. Any hotel keepe
1t or restaurant keeper who does not CON
S ply with this rule will go to JAIL TIL
Y bill provides for the conduct of saloon
y existing until the expiration of their ]
n censes, when they are to go out of bus
l. ness. Licenses for saloons expiring bt
e fore the passage of this bill will be n
d issued for another year. The wholesal
v liquor houses will be allowed to sell OIL
l. their stock during certain period, an
lie plus If the price is not higher than eis'
n where. The Government profit on hqut
d is limited to so per cent. Thus the graz