Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-26


order and refused to listen to MIN.
Goodnight, said Lucas, and he
stalked angrily out of the room
"The minority is not going to rule
this Board said Ballentyne.
81 will take the same action" said
Carlos Long. This action of the
Hoard is arbitrary and illegal and the
minority will not stand by it..
And Long, too, left the meeting.
Perry. representing the Wigwam
saloon, protested against this man
ner of procedure.
1--WE protest against the action of
the Commission on the ground that
the law providing for a public hear
ing is not being complied with" he
said "A public hearing is actually
denied them However, us we have
no other way open to us, we will
therefore go ahead and produce our
evidence and put on our witnesses,
reserving the right to cross-eXamine
and to put on rebuttal."
Ballentyne proceeded to read his
little lesson over again. but it made
no difference.
Perry stated that his protest still
remained.
G. d. Edwards requested to be al
lowed to make statement, and he
read the following;
Gentlemen of the Board of Liquor
License Commissioners:
Before these cases begin tonight
we feel it important that certain
matter of policy be determined on for
the reason that that determination
will affect very materially these and
all other similar eases, in the method
CT their handling.
This Board is establishing prece-
dents and needs to be very careful.
T hey hear the first cases tonight
where parties are arrayed against
each other. 1t is important that
these first cases establish such prece-
dents as inure most beneficially to
public welfare.
The question of policy relates to
permitting paid agents to appear for
saloons or in. behalf of protestants
where the two sides are before you
to present their cases. We do not
think it good public policy, or just to
the professionals to do SO.
las regards the protestant:
He comes before you in the in
Iterest of public welfare. He is not
expecting to reap any financial re-
ward by his action.
2-He loses his time and runs the
risk of financial loss besides, espe-
Icially il a business man. Many men
Iwho are opposed 10 saloons, or par
ticuar saloons now, are silenced on
this account.
Bile risks the social odium Of
the liquor element in the community
and their sympathizers.
4-He undergoes the unpleasant
ness which is no small thing to u
Ipeace-lovng man when he goes into
a fight of this kind, and has to seem
to be fighting some man or men Of
the community
We submit that this is sufficient
burden for him to carry in the inter
est of the public without having to
IEay lawyer fee in addition.
u--As regards the necessity for
paid advocates.
We should not object so strenuous
ly to the additional lawyer fee if it
seemed necessary in order to get at
| the facts But it doesn't. In very
truth it strikes us as doubtful Wheth-
er paid advocates will not serve to
befog and hide truth rather than
bring it out into the open. The paid
advocate is seeking to win the case
for his client not to arrive at the
truth. What this Board wishes is
the truth. We submit that they are
more likely to get it without paid
advocates than with them.
Why should there be needed a paid
advocate to crOss-eXamine witnesses.