The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-26

It is suppressed the consumption de.
ereases in proportion. "
Mr.. Carter declared that the argu.
ment that Honolulu would have To- be
"wide open town TO attract the
tourists appealed TO him as a strong
argument at first but that il has been
cnircly controvertcd by the conditions
that exist in Southern California,
which, he said. was far beyond any
other section of the country in cater.
ing to the tourists.
off YOU go TO Pasadena or Red.
lands, be said, "you will not fnd n
saloon. | thought it would keep the
tourists away but IL has an exactly
contrary result---it is an attraction
rather than handicap. ! talked with
hack drivers and roustabouts and they
were all of one opinion-that they
were far better off without the saloon
than with il.
"There IL one distinguishing char.
acteristic of the liquor dealer and that
is the absolute failure to realize that
principal is responsible for the acts
of an AGENT
Against Changes.
Referring to the proposed changes
contemplated by the Moore amend.
ments Carter said that they were sim.
ply intended to obstruct the enforce.
ment of the law and remove the salu.
'tary effect of the existing statute upon
the saloonkeeper with an inclination.
to defy the wishes of the people.
81 challenge any liquor man to draw
mp law that will be satisfactory to
their side,' said Carter, "and | chal.
lenge any man to show me n saloon
that is not degrading and debasing.
You do not allow a glue factory in
your midst because il gives forth I'M
pleasant odors. Why should you allow
saloons the evil of which affects the
moral health of til" whole peoplef
Views of w. o. Smith.
81 am in hearty accord with the
suppression of the saloon, said w. o.
Smith, 'but | do not think. that il can
be accomplished by the enactment of
any one law. The greatest enemy of
organized society is the Incorporate
use of Intoxicating liquor. But ] do
not believe that prohibition can be ear
ried out ON this island, at least at tho
present time. Much can be accom-
pished step by step and not recedng
from that which is once accomplished
Public indignation was aroused by the
number of saloons that thrived under
the loose provisions of the old law and
forced the Legislature to pass the pres
ent statute.
''The fear of the inspector and the
discretionary power of the Board of
Liquor Commissioners is what the liq-
uor men wish to escape. j wish to
take the occasion to pay tribute to
Mr.. Ballentyne, the chairman of the
board and who accomplished so much
while on the Board of License Com
missioners. The men of that commits.
sion did good work and while they may
have made mistakes they put the best
liquor law we have ever had into ac-
tive operation
Woolley Shows Danger.
John G. Woolley mace an eloquent
speech, replete with biting satire for
the men behind the attempt to railroad
the Moore bill through the Legislature.
""rhe period of mere agitation
against the liquor traffic has passed, -
said Mr.. Woolley. "We have now
reached the place for constructive
program. The first thing that we must
w N W hoii INV Di'S'hi INV WI lht
statute books--in my Judgment the
best law that has been enacted in any
portion of the United States. The
passage of the Moore bill. even as
amended, means more misery, more bad
debts, more criminals, defiance of the
law. Surely the Moore liquor bin is
sponsored by gentleman with a very
appropriate name. Tie bill plans to
take all real power from the license
commissions to give to the class of
dram sellers, who reap its profits by
selling TO drunken men, an opportunity
to gather in more of its llegitimaGe
profit. There are decent sal9nkeep-
ers. but they are content TO reht under
the restraint of the law and are not
continually striving to secure more
privileges. If this bill should pass il
will crystalliz, public sentiment in a
manner that will assure the prompt
curbing of the liquor traffic in these
Islands A public sentiment will not
tolerate the further spread of this
deadliest enemy of mankind. Now that
the liquor men have opened up the
question, we are determined to get all
we can ont Of II and this League will
wage an unceasng fight to carry out
its labors in this field. We would have
been content with this law for two
! Years longer in order to give it fair
trial. But the liquor men have start.
ed the fight and it now remains with
the people of this community to show
that they are awake to the dangers
that threaten them in the granting of
these privileges asked for in the more
liquor bill -
Following Mr.. Woolley's speech he
introduced a resolution, which was
adopted, expressing the appreciation of
the League of the services Of Mr. Bal
lentyne as license commissioner. The
report of the nominating committee,
also adopted, and the program of the
evening in full follow;
Hymn No 35s-" Onward. Christian
Soldiers
Prayer. Rev. Doremus Scudder, d. ID.
Minutes of Last Annual Meeting. -.
Read by Lyle A. Dickey, Secretary
TreasnFeri's Report ......,......
! Maasgiion. G. H. Dickey Treasurer