The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-03
THE TEMPERANCE SALOON.

! In an interview printed elsewhere,
| Rev. Mr.. Rice says that there is al
ready substitute for the saloon in the
| buiIdfng kept open by the Murphy Club
! and intimates that as this one IS not
| H,eIl-supported, il might not be wise 70
start another.
II is true that the Murphy Club is, in
some respects, a substitute for the sa-
loon. but between it and such place
as that which Governor Dole mentioned
and for which the Advertiser In the
past has argued, is a very wide diverg-
ence. At the risk of telling an old story
TO MI Rice, let US say that the true
substitute for a saloon is this:
IT stands on some natural saloon
corner in the busy district of the city,
and has swinging doors opening at the
street Within is a bar. not outwardIy
distinguishable from that of any retain
liquor shop, ornate of design, empei-
Iished with mirrors, cut glasses ana
bottles and containing everything sa-
loon bar should have, except alcohohc
stirnulants. There should be a hne
cigar stand, a lunch counter, some Ia
bIes and chairs and some really good
engrayings or paintings on the walls,
and some small rooms of the main
one. where people who wish to confer
adjoining. pool tables should be placed.
The saloon should be for men only, wo-
mon being tabooed. No clergyman
should put in an appearance there. ana
no rules or regula tons should be post
cd The manager should be under /
bonds to allow no liquor or beer 10 De
served. but the bar should be earned
an by professional barkeepers-soper |
men. as the best barkeepers now are
AZ for the drinks, they should en-
brace all kinds of aerated waters, so
das in combination-that is, mlxsu
tenperance drinks; coffee, tea, colo /
milk. clam Juice, buttermilk, bouilion,
ginger aIe grenadine, cherry phos-
phate, etc These should be served IN /
the finest thin glass or china and with
all the care and skill that barkeeper
of the liquor saloon shows in preparing
a drink with alcohol in it. The lunch
should be of the usual things that pro
woke thirst. In fact, the temperance
saloon should have everything in 1t
calculated to make the frequenter OF
rumshops feel at home. save and ex-
,ept alcoholic drinks and indicate pic
lures. The flavor of the church or the
sewing circle, however, to be desired
elsewhere, should be kept out of it,
Now, as to the Murphy Club. When
we saw that it is not and cannot be
an adequate substitute for the saloon,
4 is our duty to show why. First, 1t
stands in place where no saloon
would be located-it is thrust far back
rom the street and some two blocks
away from a busy center. In appear
,nce it is a big clubhouse of dingy un-
.epair Looking from the street one
sometimes sees woman at piano or
. minister lecturing. Now, the club is
IN excellent place, but it is a CLUB.
The man you want to get hold of does
lot, go to clubs. He doesn't feel at
lome in them. He wants the saloon
and he won't seek it in
uch a place as the Murphy Club.
When he has taken to the temperance
aloon and wants to reform, then he
nay feel like going into the graduate
Tub which bears the name of Francis I
durphy.
|. transition in the frequenter of rum
hops. Don't expect him to leave the
lively corners where something is do
ng'' and wander off to a retired club
where he knows no one and is likely to
meet a woman or a preacher who, he 7
ears, will either get out of his way or S
,emoan his unregenerate state. 6
VIII there be a temperance saloon! !
We guess not. The favorite panacea
or the rum habit is not practical work
nut talk. We had so much talk during
he past year that the number of sa-
oons have nearly trebled.
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