Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-09

rectors. stu, although felt con
vino ID at the time that the club di.
rcCtors were being made a tool of the
to disCredit me, | did not
want the work to fail, in which | had
spent so many months of heart and
sCul-labor of love-to foster, and my
last act in connection with Murphy
Club was to raise enough money to
pay all the Indebtedness incurred prior
t. September LIST and pay MIR. Gear
800 on the September rent for the
benefit of the club. There was bu,
one bill unpaid, about S26 due the Ad.
vertiser The money gave out before
reaching this bill. Thus | stand con.
v.cted of the folly Of having paid for
hall and stage to enable Francis
Murphy and others to SANDER me and
assassinate my good name, as they
did in numerous speeches made after
September 14th.
After invading my work and stand.
ing sponsor for Murphy Club, the Min.
isterial Association, moved the club
to Emma Hall, leaving the indebted.
ness, for rent and lights for October,
OF Sl75, referred to, against furniture
which | had hoped could be used to
equip my Hawaiian clubs after the
Murphy Club had moved; but 1t all
had to be sold to pay the debts con.
tracted by members of the Ministerial |
Association and club directors.
As ! have kept out of the public |
prints since September "a long period |
Of quietude for mel | desire to EN-.
brace this opportunity to make the
following statement: began the
temperance work, Of which Murphy
Club is the outcome, January 18th OF
last year, and was forced out of II by
the conspiracy between members of
the Ministerial Association. the Adver.
Itiser and whisky trust. September 10th,
a period of eight months. During this
time about 800 drinking men signed
the pledge, of whom, as nearly as |
can estimate, more than one-half were
| permanently reformed; and three
clubs are still in existence, continuing
the good work, on the principles and
plans | laid down. During this period
! expended SLIGO for the maintenance
Of my family. OF this amount | drew
S432 from temperance funds in my
hands between March 18th and August
LIST. and the Francis Murphy Temper.
. arce Association paid me $27S in sal.
airy. or the balance, $500, w. h. Cas-.
tie lent me 5000, which Indebtedness
George Castle has now assumed and
] kindly given me a year to pay 1t in.
3 The remainder was partly earned by
, my pen, partly advanced by my wife
. and | still owe a small portion. Thus
temperance work cost me $500, money
. out of hand. and my time for eight
. months, which, estimated upon basis
e OF my earning capacity since October
Q LIST, would equal at least $500. There
e.. 4 q q 4.
! $4,000 to the so-called Murphy move.
a ment in fact. am out nearly as much
as all the other donors put together.
And | was accused OF carrying on tenn
perance work for the money there was
c In It! This is the only personal state.
5 ment ! ever care to make. at least un.
I til ! make my last temperance speech,
g which will take place sometime before
a ! enter the political arena in the cam.
=, paign of education.
5 Many Of my friends were surprised
. and disappointed that ! did not meas
L uTe swords with my traduCers last
Q September | have the ability, both
Z with pen ard from the rOstTum, and
fl have the fearless COmbative force TO
s fight combination of the Ministerial
- Association. the missionary" money
3 power and the whisky trust. linked to.
gethor by the Advertiser and the devil
Il and enjoy the pastime. ! confess. II
tool all my power of selt-restrant to
-. keep out OF the fight. There would
~ have been n famous opportunity for
l. brilliant work. and ] flatter myself
q that some regulations for Goodness
d would have suffered from exposure
e and the garb of evangelist worn by a
q member of the Ministerial Association
II sadly rent, exposing | dare say, "a
sccundrelly a heart and as white a
liver as could he found in any "Uriah
Heepish," Cody parsonage in any
y community under the sun. But there
1r could have been no personal gain In
fe such "QuiXotic' passage at arms
10 except added popularity with tbs
70 masses. AS dear as this is to my
/ heart, the cause of temperance, as
= had conceived and fostered It. was
Is dearer, and ! could not run the risl
IN of my personal quarrels injuring tn,
IS. program of Murphy Club. even though
ar under other guidance. and sincerel!
,e iEdOrse Mr.. Westervelt's hope that I
ts has brilliant future ahead"
| have one request to make of tn,
members of Ministerial Association
III which, ii they still have the persona
IN regard for me they profess, will sure
re ly be granted; and that is, that in tn,
Pc future they will cut my name out O
is al addresses they may make at Mur
m ply Hall or elsewhere. II seems pas
~ belief that Rev. Mr.. Westervelt delhi
- erately lied, even under the excite
u ment and in the heat of a public ad
u dress, and ! cannot but sincerely hop,
o. that the Republican misquoted him
" However the defamatory innuend,
b. found publicity and this explanation
ia made necessary.
no FRANKLIN AUSTIN.
Honolulu, Dec. 30, 1901.