Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-02

at that time-for those who voted for
senators $1,000 In cash or $1,000 IN real
estate. | am not quite sure about tho
amount.
The Grammar: There was property
qualification for both senator's and rep.
resentatives at that time.
Mr.. Woolley: I am not sure about
the figure, but there was very heavy
property qualification, considering the
kind of people there.
The Chairman: II remember Alright
II was $1,000 of property or $500 Of in.
come for a senator or $500 of property
and $3.50 of income for represents.
tive. But they now have universal
suffrage.
Mr.. woolley: Yes. let me read this
quotation again:
ITO materially reduce the qualifica.
tion below what is now proposed would
be to practically turn the Legislature
over to the Masses"
"a large portion of whom have not yet
fully learned the meaning of repre-.
sentative government"
A thing which that subcommittee
lHUuBnl WtuiU We DdU-
But the organic act completely swe,t
away the qualifications and put the re.
sponsibility for the formative period
of the Territory into the hands OF the
masses who had not learned and have
not yet learned the meaning of repro.
sentative government. The result Is
that the senate, the small legislative
body, the body that Is elected for a
long term and controlled by scientific
politics worked ont In the law Offices
and the counting rooms of liquor deal.
ers Is not only the balance wheel OF
the legislature. but also the air brake
and engineer. II Is divided into two
groups OF big interests sugar and
whisky and naturally the two ingredi.
ents combine to accomplish the results
desired by each on the ethical maxim
Business Is business" I do not sug.
gest any other community of Interest,
between the two great industries than
simply that of getting done or pre-.
venting things being done in legisla.
ton. The sugar business Is the back
bone Of the country, controlled In the
main by high class Of men, generous
glvers to all good causes. marvels OF
willingness to be taxed for the public
good. but absolutely incapable OF de.
nouncing and destroying the business
OF men who have been their neighbors
from childhood in little bit OF com.
munity, and in many cases related to
them by marriage or by blood.
TERRITORY INCOMPETENT.
In short. the territorial government
10 unable either to poles or abolish the
liquor traffic. The Federal Govern
ment can. II controls the ports and
conducts the business Of them admir-.
ably. II has a very efficient internal
revenue office in the Territory. Il Is
notorious that the federal officers, be.
ing more detached from the local In.
fuences and held to stricter standards
OF efficiency, and being more sharply
most successful. The criminal classes
have more fear Of them. The popular
understanding is that what the Uni.
ted States says goes" The ha.
wailans are a docile, law abiding PEG.
pie anyway and the ban Of federal au.
thority upon the liquor business In the
Islands would Immediately effect a
great popular uplift toward sobriety
and law enforcement. The federal Of.
fieers would have practically no trouble
with Hawaiians. Their care would be
the whites and orientals.
The Federal Government ought to
90 H. It's settled policy In common
with the other nations Is to protect
such people as my clients from the
lquor traric. It's settled policy Is 20
protect Its soldiers and sailors from
the liquor traffic. The military camps
OF hawaii are under absolute proh!-
Diion, whlie the soldiers wander
ABOUT IN wilderness OF saloons H.
censed by the local law or running un-
licensed In spite OF local law and local
omcers.
The battleships are under prohibit
tion Dut when they tie up to the pier
In Honolulu shore leave for the men
means running the gauntlet OF half a
hundred liquor stores, not only saloons
put also liquor merchants who are
glad TO sell short half pint OF gin
and call IL Wholesale"
h..I - II