The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-05


The political debate last Saturday
night drew large audience to the Or
pheum. The crowd was evidently well
divided, and there was plenty of APP
plause for both sides Justice Hart
well, who presided was received with
applause, as were the speakers when
they took their seats on the platform.
He said he hoped the meeting would
be only the first of a series of public
debates on matters of public interest.
He introduced c. ]. Hutchins as the
first speaker
Hutchin's subject was the Cuban is
sue. He reviewed recent history of the
island, and said her annexation would
he a grave menace to Hawaii lie
charged that if annexation were to
take place it must be through the Re
publican party. Hutchins argued that
if Hawaii is to assert herself against
Cuban annexation it should be by elect
ing as Delegate to Congress man
who represents a party that stands
against the proposition. 1t makes no
difference what his nationality, color
or race may be. such man is the one
to represent Hawaii in Washington.
r. w. Breckons replied He was Civ
en- a warm round of applause at the
start and apparently won the crowd by
his opening remarks. He pointed out
that Cuba was an old problem with the
American people and argued that an
nexation, even if it should be accom-
plished by the Republican party, might
not be without a tariff, such as is now
in force as far as the Philippines are
concerned. The Democratic party, he
further argued was supporting free
trade whether there was annexation or
not.
The next subject was Police and the
Machine, handled for the Democrats by
G.. ]. Waller, who read a powerful ad-
dress, which was well received. He
contended that the supervisors had or
ganized their road employees into ma
chine, and he dealt with the police
force in strong terms. He said in part:
There is no hamlet or village in our
| land that has not now a groggery at
! it's door, There could be hardly any
! less restraint if there was no law at all
and liquor sold with the freedom of
common merchandise. Half of this is
due to a thoroughly bad law and the
balance of it comes from the failure,
certainly in this county, to enforce that
law. If men, women and minors on
the Island of Oahu can buy liquor by
the drink, by the bottle, by the barrel
seven days a week, what is there left
in the way of restraint? We say never
before has such a condition of things
prevailed; it is not necessary even I'M
der the existing law.
There are many provisions in the
present law, bad as it is, that could
prevent any such disgrace to our city
The law provides that no minor should
be permitted to loiter in or about any
licensed premises No prostitutes
drunken or disorderly persons shall be
permitted to remain on or about any
licensed premises The law forbid'
sale to habitual drunkards, and hold:
that two offenses for drunkenness pu
him or her in that class. The law
forbids sales to minors and provides
that a licensee who violates any con
dition of his license can be fined up t.
a thousand dollars. Police officers arr
required under the act to arrest TIL
licensee without warning for any VIC
lation of the provisions Of the law
Persons who by the habit of drnkin!
are making themselves a nuisance t,
I their families may have the right t.
purchase liquor cut off by written no
tice to the saloons from their relatives
Has any real or genuine attempt Il
check the evils in question been mad
by an appeal to these provisions o
like provisions in tire law? The penal
ties are so high that licensees woui
not run the risk of mourning them
) a Sheriff was in there determined t
enforce the law and take their license
away unless they did.
1T may be said that the foregoing j
merely a specious plea by a Democra
. to get Republican votes. 1t may
: asked, What concern have you in Re
; publican primaries or the difference
= within that party? Your speech
> merely a trip to catch Republica
> votes Our answer is that we hav
p earned the right to look to the indie
pendent voter in the Republican part
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