Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-01

not be followed. This is so because
nine-tenths of the voters who regular
ly cast their ballots for the mainte-
lance of the old law or additional and
more forcibIS prohibitory features like
TO go into the back room OF drug
store to take an occasional drink and
also use liquor to limited extent in
their homes. This, of course, does not
apply to the strictly church people but
IL does apply to the men holdIng the
votes that swing elections.
In the face OF all this however, the
Maine liquor law does prohibit to a
sumcient extent to prevent liquor deal
erS from pushing their wares in the
market The tinseled and attractive
barroom is an exception. The liquor
is kept out of sight of the general pub
! lie though the man who wants it does
not have far to search and can prop
| ably get his information from police
man If he is hard pushed. A man may
/ live to ripe old age in the state OF
Maine and never see a barroom, a local
! liquor sign or advertisement of any
kind. He does not get liquor unless he
goes after 1t. The intoxicating CuI
is never urged upon him as a regular
article of trade. This phase Of
Names experience with regulating tn,
liquor traffic is the part that may bes
be studied as an actual and praCtica
result. The Maine liquor law keep
liquor out of sight and though it hat
spasms of accomplishing more. Their,
is but one constant quantity Of tn,
. whole program.
Strange as it may seem the expert
ence in cities and towns where liquO
selling Is legalized shows that one o
| the most benetiCent measures in tn
| regulation OF saloons is greater publ
city. The barroom open to the street
free from screens or back doors, doe
Tor the license cities what the prohiL'
, ton law does for Maine. This is dc
cidedly contradictory, but II is never
theless the fact.
The chief aim of temperance work
ers is or should be to keep the yout
away from the habit of using intoXi
eating liquors. If a young man is sc
: on drinking and making an ass Of him
" self by heavy drinking he will get tn
material whether he be in Maine. Mas
sachusetts, California or Honolulu, bu
e the average youth will keep away fror
= liquor in the prohibition State beCaus
i there is little to attract him to 1t. an
u he will stay out of the saloons of man
local option towns of Massachusetts
for instance. because he must take hi
d liquors in full view of the passers b
t on the street. This checks him 1
n making the start, and If you can keep
o youth from indulgence till h
n reaches manhood. the chances are h
will carry through safely though h
may not be a total abstainer.
% Liquor selling is legalized in thI
IS Territory and the majority Of our sc
n called foreign population have nc
r. been brought up to ideas OF total al
a stinence. The Anti-Saloon Leagu
It must not hold to the idea that II can b
any means short of miracle close tn
saloons. This may be done eventual
II but not this year nor next nor the mex
/ There are too many voters in the Tej
= ritory brought up to consider varior
l., forms of liquor as harmless. tt
r League cannot secure prohibition {
Q government control of the liquor bus
"a ness as under the Gutenberg system
/ 1t can work to these ends but radio;
II steps at this time will mean a waste {
II time and money. II the League wish'
il to make itself an actual potent factC
d il will be satisfied to work slowly.
Il will aid temperance pledge movement
Il and so far as legislation is concerne
l. at this time 1t will work for the MOI
n public saloon, the tearing down {
Q, screens and opening the drinkin
l. places where men congregate to II
l. full view of the street. Such a pla
is may SAVIOR of making terms with Il
n devil, according to the view point
G. the ultra temperance people but the
" will be able to make some headwa
@. gaining u little at time whereas
they strive to sweep the whole bus
ness off the boards, liquor will be so
when the AntiLeague and its COME
" ence or conferences have become