Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-12
HUGHES LOCAL OPTION

which the House had 80 summarily
squelched. There was Lyle Dickey and
Doremus Scudder, Or Wadman. Pala-
INA Rath. Principal Horne Of the Ka-
mehaiueha schools. DR.. Edwards,
Frank McStocker. Johnny Martin and
one or two others.
The members were In state of seige,
and some OF them had fed to the la
nais and corridors to escape Several
OF the bills most vigorous opponents
heaved deep sigh of relief when the
Speakers gayel fell and drove the be-
seigers to the spectators gallery.
The bill was called up again by Ka-
ieo. who moved to reconsider the ac-
lion taken yesterday.
Kaleiopu, who was the most vigor-
Gus opponent oil the measure. moved
that the report OF the Committee of
the Whole that the bill be indefinitely
postponed. be tabled. Carried.
kaleiopu moved the House 90 into
Committee OF the Whole to consider
the bill on second reading. Carried
Sheldon took the chair.
Hughes moved that DR.. Scudder he
! allowed to come before the committee
and explain what the local option bill
. ls. Carried.
| UOREMUS SCUDDER TALKS.
Scudder addressed the Representa-.
lives. He began by explaining what he
considered the defects of the present
law, and said that on account OF these
oefects. the local option law had been
suggested and has the support of large
numbers Of people all over the Terri
tory. In thirty-nine States, he said,
there are laws which embrace the
principle of local option, winch is pc
culiarly an American institution. II
has been granted In State after State
as result Of the demand of the COM
mon people. The principle is that the
common people shall rule, shall decide
every issue. This institution is abso-
iutely fair; the principle Of this bill
is the principle Of fairness
SCUDDER AND KAKAAKO
Scudder implored the Representa-
tives TO give places like Kakaako &
chance. He predicted that In time, IL
this bill were to become Il law, even
kakaako would vote to Danish saloons.
The speaker denied Kaleiopu's claim
OF yesterday that local option would
increase the prOmiscuous selling bf
liquor In the Fifth District. II any
precinct, under this law. votes I'm favor
oil saloons, II will not change condi-
tons bit. There would he no more
saloons than there would be without a
local option law, because the applicant
Tor saloon license must go 10 work
and secure the signatures of property
owners the same as now.
CIVIC FEDS ENDORSE.
The bill, he said. has the unanimous
endorsement of the Civic Federation.
which Is not n temperance body, IL
mas the unanimous endorsement of the
Anti-Saloon League. and of the rep
resentatives OF 20 of the old churches
of the islands.
When Scudder had concluded his As
minutes talk, Kaleiopu wanted to
know what the Civic Federation Is.
Scudder said 1t Is a body to advance In
every way the interests of the COM
munity. For instance. II has secured
the appointment OF a commission Of
six OF the most distinguished citizens
OF the islands to study out educational
problems.
He recited other supposed accom-
plishments of the Civic Feds.
kaleiopu wanted to know II the
Civic Feds do not arrogate to them.
selves the right to endorse or condemn
such citizens as they please.
Kaniho broke In with suggestion
that the question of the Civic Feds had
nothing TO do with the matter In
hand. He moved that the questions
be confined to the merits and dement's
of the bill.
Kaleiopu explained that as the Civic
Federation Is said to have endorsed the
bill, he wanted to find out what kind
of an organization 1t is.
He then asked Ii tae object of the |
bill Is not to restrict the sale Of
liquor. ScUdior lald II Is TO restore to
the people the!" right TO decide.
Would not all the precincts vote for |
saloons il the question were put be- |
fore them" inquired Kaleiopu.
No, ] am sure some of them would |
vote against saloons. though am not |
familiar with the names of those pre-
cincts." replied the local option ad-
yocate. Il think that in precincts |
where there are large proportions of |
Hawaiians, the vote for no would In |
many instances be large.
THE LAW, NOT THE PEOPLE.
Scudder said he thought Kaieiopu |
wpnll hanr hin, ant a., H. |