Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-15

said Governor Carter when he was
seen, having brought to close his talk
with the High Sheriff. about some of
the saloons in Honolulu going out OF
business on account of hard times. Ii
seems that some of them have not been
making money of late and are serious.
ly considering abandoning their lie
enses. AS far as have DeGn aOie to oD-
serve II would seem that there Is
greater consumption of liquor during
hard times than at any otner time.
Besides the $1,000 license liquor men
see that hotel keepers sell liquor on
Sundays they think that they also
might as well sell on Sundays. and be.
cause one saloon allows gambling to
be carried on on its premises, other
saloons see no reason why they should
not also indulge in little gambling.
Then the $3.50 beer license men see
that the $1,000 license men are break.
ing the law and they Immediately start
in selling hard liquor on the side. nat
uraliy being able TO sell II cheaper than
those who have to pay $1,000 for lie.
ense. In this way the high licensed
men lose much of their trade. They
do not seem to realize that in breaking
the law they injure themselves.
The consumers, seeing that the law
Is not enforced. and seeing that they
can save still more money by buying
their own liquor, start numerous little
clubs, buy their liquor from the whole
sale houses and still further injure the
business Of the high licensed men.
This Is the secret, | think, OF the so.
called hard times among liquor men.
II IL rather the general breaking OF
the law and the consequences thereof
that ruin the liquor business and make
some of the saloons talk of abandon.
ing their licenses, not the hard times.
Nov the wholesale houses, a mum.
her of which conduct high licensed
saloons. take the attitude that there Is
no responsibility attached to them as
to whom they sell liquor. They are
willing TO enter into what they call a
cash transaction with anybody. no mat.
ter whether they are responsible prr.
ties or not. In this way the fort. six
or more small liquor clubs are supplied
and the business taken away from the
saloons that pay high licenses.
I'm trying to find the wholesale
liquor house which has ewes gone to
the police authorities and stated that
IL knew of any person who was selling
liquor illicitly. Some OF the wholesale
people have built up quite a trade with
these illegal clubs. Macfarlane 4 Co
lave been doing big business in this
manner, have every reason to be-
iieve; have as yet found nothing to
make me change my opinion in this
regard: | may be wrong, but there IL
every indication that Macfarlane & Co
Is one of the firms most largely inter
ested.
II have talked with people Of tho
wholesale houses and they deny anv
knowledge Of those to whom they sell
liquor. II is strange that they do not
know to whom their delivery wagopS
or hacks deliver the goods sold
"I believe II is my duty to show
these people that II Is business which
is detriment to the community, q
detrinent to society, and that there
fore II should he under control and that
the handling Of the business should bo
given TO men who will assume some
proper responsibility in the method Of
handling the business.
establishments of the kind which
break the law and which care nothing
as to how they sell as long rs they do
sell their liquor are not Of the class
which should be allowed renewal of lie.
enses"
Governor Carter stated that he did
not believe that warning should DO
issued to breakers of the law. In this
respect he did not endorse the attitude
OF the High Sheriff In spreading
warning abroe[ II Is the Governors
idea that violators be apprehended and
punished; he does not consider that
any good can be accomplished by in
forming people what will be done IL
the event of infractions.
'The people are supposed to know
the law" said the Governor.
High Sheriff Henry means to enforce
the 'wide-tire" regulations. Governor
Carter expressed his approval OF this
step,