The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-20
QUINN SAYS, He
WAS MISQUOTEO

fan TO- see whore amy fair minded per-
son can justly criticisc such amend
monts. The reason that the appeal
IS asked for. was caused by the do
mineering and unfair actions of tine
majority OF the Board OF Liquor Com
missioners, whom ! claim abused the
privileges that were given them Had
posed OF fair minded men like Clarence
Cooke or Norman Watkins, ] do not
think tAere would be any appeals ne
cessary
The star chamber proceedings and
the law and degraded spy system
should never have been sanctioned or
entertained ! claim that no Board
of Commissioners whether 10 be for
the liquor business or any other bust
ness should have unlimited power.
admit that there are many petitions
sent in against any change But
honestly believe that 80 per cent OF
the signers do not know just what
amendments were proposed or how far
reaching they were. There has not
been day since the amended liquor
bill went in from the Ways and Means
Committee that | have not been stop
ped on the street by number of our
most prominent business men who are
not in any way connected with liquor
interests telling me that / was right
in the stand had taken. There have
been less than that | have met, that
opposed my stand. If it came to sign
ing petition chances are. there would
be few of the same men although they
would be in favor of 1t, who would care
to sign on account of the publicity
But | feel assured if it was put to a
popular vote of the voters of the Ter
ritory on the proposed amendments as
finally passed by the Senate, that they
would carry by an overwhelming ma
jority. I have no interest in any IL
quor business nor do own any stock.
! am bound by no pledges nor am | un-
der obligation in any manner to the Ii
quor interests or any other interests
OIhCl IMAM IH6 puDllC Interest. luey
saw fit to endorse me without any pro-
misses. | did not seek their endorse
ment nor did | refuse it, As | under
stand it now, some of the other can
didates were looking for it, others
made mistakes on account of it.
II am accused of being pledge
breaker, which [ deny. / was a dele
gate to the Republican Territorial con-
vention and that body adopted the
! following plan: That no general revi-
sion of the present liquor law should
be made. The County convention
comes along afteTward and says that
NO change to the present liquor law
shall be made / claim that the Terri
torial Convention takes precedence over
the county, and a county convention
has no right to interfere with any
plank that has been passed upon anC
adopted by a Territorial Convention
for the reason that they had their de
legates in said convention and haC
their say and helped to adopt the same
And | further claim that no genera
revision to the present liquor law has
been made. My record in the past
present and future legislatures ha
been and l hope always will be opel
and above board. | have always hat
the courage of my convictions to vot
for what | considered just and RICH
2 without fear or favor or intimidation
If | am mistaken in my judgment o
the stand / have taken | am only do
: ing what every member of this senat
has done or is liable to do
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