The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09

Icalculrs. II q stated that liquor VII
be cheaper and shiS VIE tncxeo1s
Circumstances Yes TIE nquor win b
cheaper. IT must be cheaper Ror z
regular temperate consumer IL -
staple like other staples Of food Al In
Indispensable article upon his dinner IA
BILE There i 10 more sense in IevyinG
a TAX On him for liquor than Tor hta
bread and butter As for dtpooma-
iacs or drunkardss they are SICK men
and il - absurd 20 crush them with
taxation for their sickness. n much alb
surd as 10 tax any other sick person
for being sick II II absurd to compel
them TO sell their over-ccArs and the
pssricoatS 0s their wives TO procure
liquor. which procure they must and
will. no matter what is the price
II viii be more TO the purpose 20
build and maintain q special hospital
FOR inebriatss where they might be car
ed for. Such hospital could be built
and maintained from the profits Of
liquor sales
Every restaurant and hotel, accord
ing to the provisions Of the bin, may.
and undoubtedly viii keep liquors for
the accommodation OF tourists. and
guests and the tourist travel will not
II any way be affected
The dispensary system was not only
attempted" as the majority report
states. in South Carolina. but IL has
been IN good running order there Tor
over eight years. becoming 50 popular
that il has been extended to the neigh
boring state OF North Carolina MassA-
chuserts people tight hard against liQ-
uor interests to introduce the same.
Norway, Sweden. Switzerland. and the
whole of Russia mot certain provinces
n ha ~,of - 49, frxr
long years adopted the dispensary sys-
tenn, and the reports from all those
countries are more than favorable.
(Dr. Russell then quotes at consider
able length from letters received from
d. H Traxler, the first commissioner
and organizer OF the South Carolina
dispensary system. and H. II. Crum the
present commissioner The report then
continues).
In regard to the sum Of 500. 900 re-
quired by the bill. it may not be sufii-
Gent, and l propose to amend il SO
as to read $3.50. o00." Considering that
in the course of one year. the most OF
the old licenses will continue to sell |
liquor. and the fact that the sale in |
government Dispensaries will be for |
cash only, SO that the capital invested |
may return several times a year to |
be reinvested. I think the last named /
will be sufficient for the first |
biennial period.
The important feature Of the bill is
that it does away with the private pro-
fits in liquor sales. In doing so 1t puts
a stop upon every sort Of pressure exer-
cised by the dealer in order to make
one drink. No more soliciting, drum
ming, forcing, no credit, no dice, and
gambling. no mutual treating. no room
for making the drinking an entertain
ment, no free lunches, etc. And at the
same time no infringement upon the
liberties of any one. since everybody
can easily procure every kind Of pure
liquor in any quantity.
In regard to the whole report Of the
majority of your committee, as for
nerly constituted. will state that it is
/ familiar voice of the Canadian and
United States liquor dealers Convention
held in New York in 1905. This con-
7ention appointed a commission to WIS.,
t the State of South Carolina and re-
port upon the Dispensary Law. The
report of your committee is a
-ank piece Of plagiarism from the re-
port of that commission. and I am as
.onished to know that your committee
could permit the said Commissions
-eport to be foisted upon them.
For all these reasons the minority Of
your committee appeals to the highest
and humane feelings of this
body and heartily rec
the passage Of the bill as 1t Is.
With but 4 few small amendments
Whatever further amendments may be
necessary will be shown by experience
md such amendments may be safely
eft to the next legislature.
Dated this Sth dav Of April. 1901.
NICHOLAS Russell,
Member of the Committee on Intoxi-
cantS