The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-06-08
TOWN TALK
BY THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

Honolulu should awaken and not al
low Hilo to get ahead of her. Here,
the metropolis of Hawaii is to give a
race meet that was formerly a part Of
Honolulus glory What does Homo
lulu give on June IL? Practically moth
ing In order to arouse interest in
revival of our June 18th race meet,
suggest that we start Futurity stake.
am looking around for a likely young
colt and will now enter it under the
anne of ct Is Said" Let our
Mic pride rally in this matter and let
vi of us make some effort to revive
the>past glory OF Honolulu's race day,
and incidentally sidetrack those enter
prising Hilonians.
'iYes, sir" enthusiastically exclaim-
ed the Acting Governor as he was ex-
paciating upon the grand and glorious
possibilities of the island of Hawaii,
when that railroad is started Yes;
sir, the very shovels will fly when they
get to work digging on that railroads
Why! sir, there will be so many small
farmers wedged in along the coast OF
the island, that the Kohala Ditch will
be used exclusively, sir, exclusively sir
to supply them with drinking water,
alone. Yes, sir 1 see it in the not dis
tant future, l see"
And then somebody said another
round was coming and that ended the
speech making, temporarily.
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Il haint satisfied with this ere Ii
cense law O. ours, any 'ow.' 1t was
John M. Martin the field marshal of the
Anti-Saloon League forces, who spoke.
He continued Hit don't go far enough.
An Hi thinks as It ought to ave not
some qualifications but some strin-
gents, that's as ri calls EN-, strin-
gents, as will made this ere law a
double bender Ow does Hi mean?
Well, Hill tel you.
"Hunder hour present laws, ha man
has to git license to sell liquor, now
Hi thinks as a man what wants to
buy liquor bought to git a license, too
These ere saloon men goes and sells
their vile stuff, stuff as heats into the
very witals of poor unsuspecting peo-
pie, and drives EN- hall into drunkards
graves. Them saloon men, as Hi says
is required by hour laws, as to git a
license. Now hif this license law is
good one, and there is 'em as thinks
SO, then let's make hit better law by
working hit both way. Don't you see?
For hinstance, if man as so for
git ITSELF has to want to drink the vile
stuff, lis family as right, haint they?
Well, let i'm go before a license COM
mission or han hexamining board and
show that he his qualified to buy and
drink liquor Let is happlication fol
to buy the vile stuff be hadvertised
and let protests be heard from them as
10 agin i'm drinking. Make i'm pro-
duce the happroval of the majority Of
is family, and then see how many as
would git them licenses to Duy.
Liquor haffects men different. Hi
three men was as to start in to drinl
vile stuff, and one or EN- took three
drinks, he might be bloody well Jig
gered, whereas hi, for way of hillustra
ton, of course, might hwallow dozel
glasses of the vile stuff, hand still b,
a-standin' on my feet when the patro
wagon came. Hit his lall as man.
stomach is. And Hi says as a doctor
certificate bought to be got too will
them implications for license for t,
buy the vile stuff. Hi thinks as II
might go into politics on this ere sor
of ticket next helection. Hi nigh
git some votes, il Hi did not git helect
ed"
. 8 8 .
Delegate to Congress Kuhio said il
an interview the other day that tn
men selected by President Roosevelt
for Hawaii's next governor would il
all likelihood be called to Washington
before appointment for a special con
sultation.
|
minent Honolulu Tor HilO) man leave
for the Coast there will immediatel
arise cry that he is off to Washing
ton, having been summoned by specis
cable to see Teddy and talk over tn
governorship. A man will not be abb
to run up to the mainland on littl
business or vacation trip without bein
suspected of going to get the governor
ship from Roosevelt.
There is another thing to be cor
sidered and that is that the probabl
trip to Washington will act as an IL
ducement to modest men who migt
otherwise lose the gubernatorial pos
sibility; they will be persuaded, by tn
prospect of a nice, free trip to Wasi
ington and return to come forward an
. die for their country.
Incidentally George Carter is alread
on the mainland and may drop in {