The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-18
A PL.AI N.
I AK.
Stirring Address
| AT Central
| Union.
MANY ARGUMENTS
| FOR TEMPERANCE
DR.. Chapman Places Much Blame
| Upon the Shoulders Of the
/ Business Men.
IF PUBLIC sentiment in Honolulu

IF PUBLIC sentiment In Honolulu
on the liquor question could be
= measured by the enthusiasm man
Tested last night by those who crowded
the auditorium, galleries and Railways
| of Central Union Church after listening
to the stirring address of DR.. z. 8.
Chapman upon the evils brought upon
community by the saloons, then the
City and the Islands can hope to see
the doors of every saloon in the Terri
tory closed.
DR.. Chapman spoke plainly. He
minced none of his words. The noted
lecturer denied that the liquor men
have any rights except those conferred
upon them by the people, and he
quoted the Supreme Court of the
United States In defense Of his state-
ment. He said he saw popular wave
of sentiment against the liquor traffic
and it's consequent evils rising in Ho-
nolulu and that it was "a mile high
and mile wide, and it is only half
mile away" When he had concluded in
words of burning conviction that Ha-
waii would some day be pronlpltlon
Territory, there was a buzz or conyer-
satIon, lnen ripple OF applause ran
around the auditorium, which soon
broke into storm of plauditS such as
| Central Union has rarely heard upon
| Sabbath evenings.
| DR.. Chapman, who was introduced
by Rev. E. c. Cory, said:
You are part OF the common coun-
| try and we are fellow citizens under
one flag. and.I shall SPEAK to you
with the utmost frankness. There are
three important statements that
shall bring before you at the beginning
of this series of talks. The first: That
I the Supreme Court Of the United
States in an unanimous decision has
! declared that no person has the right
| to engage in the liquor traffic any
4 where-that the American flag h0ats,
Excepting such right as may be con-
ferred upon them by the people where
they engage in the business. It segre-
gates the liquor traffic from every
/ other business. He does have the
right to engage in legitimate business
/ It is your inalienable right as an
American citizen and you can open
your shop in any place that the Ameri-
can flag floats over.
THAT is not true OF the liquor traf-
f1c The Supreme Court Of the United
States has decided that no person un-
der the Constitution has any such
right except 1t is conferred upon him
by the people. In the second place
j the Congress OF tie United States
| which can make all needful rules re-
specting the Territory of Hawaii, has
seen fit to submit the whole matter OF
legislation upon this liquor question
to the Hawaiian Legislature. There
fore, II there is any liquor traffic, it il
here not because any one has the in
alienable right to engage In It, be-
cause they have not; not because Con.
gress has forced upon the people tha
traffic, but If that traffic is here it. II
because the people of Hawaii have
conferred the right. Liquor men art
often talking of their rights. They
have no rights!
/ Why should the saloon exist here
Because of mems mistaken view.
about it. 1t Is the Business Mems
Bad Blunder,' tell you. 1t Is bat
blunder for the business men to thinl
that the saloon is an aid to the Stat,
and the revenues. To think that be
cause a saloon is licensed as high a.
$1,000 year it is source of revenu,
to the Government and support tt
the schools and means for the i'm
,provement of the streets Is mistaken
idea
THE saloon depreciates real estate
Let a saloon go up next to you ani
see if 1t doesn't. 1t hinders develop
ment of commercial interests Homes
men pay the debts of rogues. Busi
ness men in putting a price on good.
put 1t high enough to cover bad debts
which rogues do pot pay, and the hon
saloons take in the flood of none,
savings banks do not prosper. Clos,
| the saloons and the savings banks viii
be filed