Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-05

IL might nave mad some standing ON
a platform of common honesty.
But Mr.. Castle could not deliver
the Anti-Saloon League, and the
Bulletin believes he knew 1t and
had no intention Of SO doing. This
paper also feels. after reading the
correspondence given out. that the
radical temperance men with whom
Mr.. Castle talked, had no idea OF
delivering the endorsement OF the
Anti-Saloon League to ceasing agita-
ton on liquor legislation. F.
The whole thing was trick as
Jesuitical in It's whole frame-up as
the methods of the radical saloon
men are usually charged by tenn
perance people with being crooked.
II the. Anti-Saloon League en-
tered into that agreement, as an un-
Outstanding reached and to be car
ried out with honesty of purpose,
John G. iWoolley would be out OF
work and some of the aspiring poll
ticians of the city would lose one OF
the easiest ways of catching the
thoughtless temperance vote that
exists today. This city is repIete
with examples of political aspirants
capable of personally becoming full
as a goat" on intoxicants, who
straighten up and shout on temper
ance because they want to get into
the prohibition-vote fold, and in
deed are accepted as worthy follow
ers of the cause. OF course they
d'y be worthy, but followers OF the
.duse must not be angry II they are
Judged by men Of common honesty
I; ccordins to the character OF some
the alleged converts. who drink
all the red liduor they can get free
and then call for more. 'l
As Gar ns the relations between
liquor interests as represented by
Mr.. Cohen and the. temperance in
terests as represented by Mr.. Castle
are concerned. the average citizen
who believes In applying the rule OF
common honesty to all public mat
tiers Is again convinced of the sound
judgment shown In the conclusion
that you can no more obtain
straightforward. commonly honest.
sbove-board treatment from the
radical temperance men than those
temperance men claim YOU can OBJ
tain from the radical liquor men.
whom, they charge with striving to
debauch humanity.
The fact of the matter Is that the
two radical wings are bowling drunk
with prejudice. !'
This having been established by
the experience of many years both
in Honolulu and throughout the
mainland, the average, right-living,
independent, thinking, temperate
citizen naturally seeks some middle
ground
He knows from experience that
under any circumstances II he takes
a stand for that which he believes is
right and gets into the open. he will
be charged by the radical temper
ance forces AS In league with the
demon rum. So he hesitates and
does not exert the influence he
might and ought to exert for Great
ing conditions satisfactory to the
average fair-minded. liberty-loving
members of the community.
or course the citizens OF the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, except for very
small prejudiced minority, do not
want prohibition of the liquor traffic
in these islands. Hawaii has been
and now stands for high license.
The presence of John G. Woolley
before the United States Congress
contesting for prohibition In Hawaii
is an insult to the intelligence OF the
citizens Of the Territory and n dis
tinct threat against the privileges
of self government now enjoyed.
Nothing under heaven but po-
litical trick and Misrepresentation
OF the deliberate judgment of the
overwhelming majority OF American
citizens within the Territory can
ever secure prohibition of the liquor
traffic In Hawaii by act OF Congress.
When this Territory wants or
needs prohibition. the people OF the
islands will send men to the Terri
torial Legislature to place prohibi-
ton laws on the Territorial statute
books. And the mere fact that Mr..
Woolley. as the paid agent OF tho
local prohibition forces. has to go
to Washington and attempt to ride
down the Territory's privileges to
take care of itself in this matter is
proof that the people of the islands
are not with him, prohibition is
not wanted, and in order to gain
even the appearance of winning
he must adopt methods that en-