Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-30
THURSTON'S ORGAN REPUBLlSHES
PROVEN FORGERY
ON LINCOLN.


In an effort to controvert the au-
! thentic statement by Abraham Lincoln
against prohibition laws, the Adver-
tiser this morning has the audacity
+ to republish the forged opinion OF
+ Lincoln in favor of prohibition, an ex-
preston which was proved to be an
absolute and unqualified forgery by a
journal of the national standing of
Golfers Weekly The following chal-
lenge and indictment for forgery was
made by Golfers Weekly against. a
periodical. "The National Prohibit
tionist'-the basis of the accusation
being the same forged statement that
the Advertiser published this morn
ing; t-.;q
"Austere invective is hurled at us
by the National Prohibitionist be-
cause we accuse the Prohibition
party of practical forgery in circu-
lating what purports to be ver-
batim account of Abraham Lincoln's
stand in favor OF prohibition. Their
only defense is that one old man al
leges that Lincoln made n statement
to him just before he died. fiimsy
enough contention IL he had no fur
Their evidence pointing to Lincoln's
attitude.
From boyhood to age, Lincoln was
interested In temperance. and 1t Is
nowhere on record, either in his own
handwriting or in authentic history.
as speaking one word favorable to
prohibition.
Look. moreover, at what actual
evidence we have in his famous
speech delivered in Illinois explain
ing how much better than violence
are education and persuasion.
There is the liquor license which
his own store took out.
There is the ill-concealed impa-
thence OF his reply to the clergymen
who bothered him about the drinking
OF General Grant.
elusive Our sweet friends, on the
National Prohibitionist.' who call us
such ugly names. have only to exam
inc the records of the Legislature In
Illinois.
ION December 10. 1910, It was
moved to enact by amendment thai
mo person shall be licensed to sell
vinuous or spirituous liquors in thi:
State Abraham Lincoln moved Il
=. lay this amendment on the table.
"A week later an attempt was made
TO pass provision that a liquor lie
ense could be refused If a majority o
the voters in the town, district OF
ward protested. Abraham Lincoln
voted against this restriction. Oh
January ~ he voted again TO thu
same effect We shall await calml,
the National Prohibitionist's reply.
abraham Lincoln believed drinl
to be probably the greatest singl,
curse upon the earth. How II shout,
be decreased was question of rea
son and experience II he lived to
day. our guess is that he would, Xix
most wise men. approve of prohibition
in certain neighborhoods, condemn
| ing 1t in others. The present is no
bound by our dead statesman's views
, 1t is bound. however, not to stat
those views falsely; and We hope
therefore. never to see circulated b.
the Prohibitionists another documen
citing Abraham Lincoln as an up
holder Of their creed"
The prohibition organ speaks O
the memory of Lincoln being drag
ged in the mire."
The republishlng of this lying an
forged statement, which the prohibi
ZIONIST. once had the presumption +
attribute TO Abraham Lincoln, is tn
greatest and most desplcable insul
that could be perpetrated to the mem
DRY Of lincoln.
The alleged statement has bee
proven false The prohibitlonlst
have never been able 10 quash III