Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-19
Vote NO and
BE sure THAT
YOU Vote NO

Editor Evsning Bul let n:
One week from today Hawaii IL
to settle a question, the like of
which has never heretofore been
placed before the people of this Ter
ritOry, and from what | can learn,
and IL the people will vote the way
they say they will. there seems to
be nothing to fear In the way of
trying an experiment that has failed
completely in every state where the
people have been foolish enough to
a. low such blight to be put upon
them.
II every man will go to the polls
and vote, vote the way he thinks is
best for this Territory after having
the truths of Prohibitions cussed-
ness In other states placed so wildly
before him as has been done by the
press Of this city, do not fear for
the result.
But will every man go to the polls
and vote on July 20? Therein lies
the danger to this Territory. You
may be sure every Prohibitionist
will vote. and vote not early. but
often II he gets the chance.
IT Prohibition should he sneaked
In OF dear Hawaii It will not be by
the voice of the majority, but will
materialize through the fact that
many will think that enough votes
will be east against Prohibition 20
sink II without the bother of their
going to the polls to put In their
one vote. Let no man entertain such
thought. Go to the polls and eX
ercise your privilege of suffrage re-
Cardlcss of what your Eeighbor may
do.
Undoubtedly there are many. who
are In quandary over this prohibit.
ton question They feel as | do in
regard to the liquor question. They
would like to see the traffic con
trolled, or. better still. completely
eliminated. This last condition they
will never see. neither here nor in
any community where man desires
liquor. When legal dlstilling ceases.
Illicit distilling commences, and the
results are far more damaging.
The liquor traffic can be con.
trolled In Hawaii as well as mortal
minds and hands can do so. At the
present moment you have the power,
regardless Of any prohibition propa
ganda, to close every public saloon
In these Islands. Don't lose sight
of the fact that said every public
saloon" Blind pigs you can not
close. That problem has been wres-
tied with for over half century In
some of the Prohibition States, and
they are actually further from the
solution today than ever. This ques-
ton has been placed before you by
hundreds of people better versed In
the ms and outs of II than |.
II there are any in this city to-
| day who are in doubt at all AS re
CARDS the outcome of u prohibition
| law, and would seek advi.e that
| they may depend on, let them tuEl
to the statements of their bishop,
their minister or their priest who
have given to the world their views
on the effects of Prohibition. You
who are doubtful, but who desire
to do the right thing for the good
of Hawaii, could you ask for better
authority?
Let me borrow phrase. which
your sporting editor frequently uses,
and say, Let every prosperity fan
every fan who desires to see Hawaii
go ahead. and not slump back into
the doldrums of stagnatiOn, roll NJ
to the polls and vote against Wool
lcylsm and all the attending evils
that go with such propaganda.
NUE. SED.
Honolulu, July 10.