The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-31
HAWAIIAN SALOON SYSTEM COMES IN FOR A STRONG
ARRANGEMENT BY MANY LEADERS Of PUBLIC OPINION

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Excbanga 60. Favorite, Sc; Criterion,
65. Hoffman's, 30; Pantheon, IL, anu
With two others, a total of 40 men
were counted entering these saloons IN
one hour"
He asked what was the future OF the
Young men of Honolulu with such
Drospects facing them. He SAID lhat
often men who begin drinking moder-
atelv the results would generally be as
follows: One will stop drinking one
will continue moderate drlnhlns' t"o
will he very seriously injured and be-
come harder drinkers; three will be-
come ruined in life and property and
three will be killed by the diseases
which alcohol produces. How many
wears will it be before many of our
brilliant young men of today become
drunken sots through the agency OF the
saloons in Honolulu?
Il want to say something in regard
to the policy of the Territorial govern
ment but time will come later on
when I can express an opinion as to
that Treasurer Wright is very cour-
teous and is a gentleman, and mas al
forded me every opportunity to arrive
at statistics and when 1 get a state
ment that a few years ago there were
is something that needs to be said or
this policy. The opening up of so many /
Primo saloons is wilful insanity Men
do not drink except to get alcohoi ana
not for the swill that accompanies IL
"Mr. Westervelt and myself are col
Iating a large amount OF STATISTICS, anu
we will soon begin tour of the ISL
ands. commencing with Hawaii. We
will tell the Hawaiians what curse is
drink and appeal TO them to leave IL
alone At present the whole matter oI
how many saloons there shall be rests
with Treasure Wright. His present
policy is to give license to every man
who asks for one, provided the taxpay-
ers in the neighborhood of the propos- {
ed location do not protest. Our bust s
ness will be to see that when these IL
censes run out the property holderS In
the vicinity have an opportunity to
protest against the renewal"
LORRIN ANDREWS. e
Lorrin Andrews spoke the sub
ject Practical Lines of Work" He .
made an earnest appeal to the people :
10 use their votes in the matter of tenn =
perance agitation. There should be :,
something more than talk. The tenn 9
,erance people must be practical. The
saloon element was very practical in 9,
is methods. If the temperance people ie
wanted to put a stop to this terrible %
tate of things and make this better Ii
,lace to live in, they must help the =.
ause by assisting practically. AS to NJ
Or. Rice's statement that Treasurer -
Wright had absolute power in the mat :.
er of issuing licenses, he said this was n;
rue, and that he could say yes or no, -.
nd the Governor or the Legislature -
ould say nothing against his decision g.
ne way or the other. The Treasurer -,
ould be controlled. How? By public :;
pinion and sentiment. 1t was for each 70
ne to organize into committees and
and present to the Treas q,
rer reasons for not establishing a sa- 60
ION in a certain neighborhood. Until 90
ne people did something of this nature -
ne Treasurer would say that he did ,l
OF know of any sentiment of public To-
pinion The saloon men worked along 80
tactical lines; it was their bread and ..
utter to do So 1t was the duty of the -,
importance people to undeceive Treas Nv
rer Wright as to the stand he has ia a.
en- There was a vast amount of IL -
cit distilling going on, and it was for e.
lie people who wished to do away with -,
lis to aid the police in giving informa- 70
on that would lead to arrests and con-
lotions. The police detectives were -
10 well known to these violatorS of the -
w and reputable witnesses were need -,
I. He called attention to the coming -
LII election. The temperance people %
iust see to 1t that the platform has W
1mething in it directed against the -,
quor traffic and this could be held as c.
sword over the heads of the success -,
IL candidates. The people had to be -
iucated. 81,
E. Tappan Tannatt moved that it be 10
lie sense of the meeting that no more o.,
luor licenses be granted In the Terri
Try of Hawaii, and the motion was =.
issed unanimously. =,