The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-02
LIBERTY
MEETING AT CAPITAL

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such legislation.
Wear on your bosoms a yellow
badge-the color of the Canteen Club
and let it be seen by our lawmak-
ers that not all the women of Wash
ington are swayed by sentiment
against justice and fair play"
Mrs. Inez Seymour Mcconnell sang
Dreaming" and responded to en-
cores.
BARRIER AGAINST "FRENZIED
FANATICISM."
Charles w. Darr of the local bar
and superintendent of st. Paups Sun
day school was the next speaker. He
said he is proud of the fact that he
is an officer of the Personal Liberty
League, which organization stands as
barrier against "frenzied fanati-
cism,' sometimes termed prohibition.
He said to argue prohibition from an
economic standpoint is absurd.
81 want to say right here" Mr.
Darr said, that while Mr.. Shoemak-
err may represent $4,000 persons, l
have the honor to speak for 10000
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that capacity, but as a taxpayer in
the District.
This is not a question of prohibit
ton prohibiting, but an economic one.
Prohibition is led by the short-haired
women and the long-haired men, SO
per cent of whom do not pay taxes,
and will not if they live hundreds of
years"
Referring to the efforts of the min
listers in the prohibition fight, Mr..
Darr asked if the ministers are will
ing to pay tax on their churches of
$500.
REFERENCE TO MINISTER'S.
ut is easy to say take away the
100000 taxes paid by the distiller,
brewer and saloon man. But will the
ministers make up the deficiency? We
want the ministers to stay among us,
but we say to them in all earnestness,
Stay in the pulpit
Mr.. Darr asserted that fully SO per
cent of the "speakeasy" cases that are
tried in the Police Court came from
the so-called prohibition DISTRICTS of
the city, those beyond the mile limit.
81 know a man who always preach
es prohibition in this town. When l
asked him why, he told me he owned
a dynamite factory" Mr.. Darr said.
Temperance in all things should
begin at home" the speaker added,
where the mother should be, instead
of attending congressional meetings,
attending to women's club engage
ments, and up to the House meetings,
where the short-haiTed women try to
deprive us of our rights.
stay at home and educate the
children. Ask your pastor to help in
educating and safeguarding the chill
dren. He will have enough to keeI
him busy without running around. In
temperance of speech is one of the
worst forms of intemperance."
OPPOSITION TO PROHIBITION.
P. T. Norman, president of the grain
exchange of the District of ColumbI a
and national director of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, said 95 per cent
OF the business men are opposed tc
prohibition, and like number of the
citizens favor licenses. He asserted
the local saloons are better kept than
in any other city; that the laws of the
District are more stringent, and il
prohibition is effected we will have
blind tigers and speakeasies.
Il appeal to my overzealous
friends" Mr.. Morgan said, ito direct
themselves along other lines in theil
efforts, and be good American citi
zens. There is no need of prohibition
in the city. Note the saloon keepers
and the way they conduct themselves
Their places could not be better con
Quoted.
"The overzealous ought to be edu
Gated. They are possibly honest but
are in a small minority. l believe
men of power and wealth want the
present condition. What we want il
to live in peace and harmony.
1--WE are men of all nations ant
creeds. Let us stand together, anC
let no one try to drive out legiti
mate business"
AS TO ARMY CANTEEN.
A solo was rendered by T. H. Max
well of the st. Aloysius Club, anC