The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-22
R[I. JOHN 7. JONES
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,<<e...' liberty ends, and 1t
, Man - end. when that liberty =
, ought ~ ' curse to his neighbors' =
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: favor Of the prohibition OF
a 'a- traffic because it para.Eze7
De nqr arm of industry, robs the
BE "1 g. his earnings, impover.sheS
hi'fs' a.noerizes the poor, deties the
is Ficn, P IF law. destroys virtue, breeds
GstutloH a 5obanches manhood, creates
hr i. tirrtaIizes humanity promotes
srte' ~, g.r and fills our insane asyiumS
cllna ntc,+pnate victims. The saloon
TiS ua, nare 10 civilized society, the
,.i nFr' barrier in the way OF the
nsi'its' = christianity; and it IS re-
rosIesif directly or indirectly, for the
'r'nsl9ie s, Of more souls than all other
,ssrciss combined. that i
' !, The prohibition campaign t9aI IS
u !. ~ mi operation many subordinate
toT y lu'i involved in the prohibition
~ I particularly worthy of note IS
tsn y IS usually discussed under
d. Won of ..Personal Liberty
u cIp 'Irorates of the saloon insist
l's arobibit the existence of saloons
iiaI !; ~ h an infringement on the per
Fo.i 1 liberty i, of individuals, depriving
saa # an ssinalienable right, It in
l ..fr.s = the old question, asked by Cain
'l'. .5orsapd wears ago, Gam l my
inther's keeper
' rbs world SAYS, "No!'
F Trs mans brother ought to keep
T Ts,+ would be an ideal state Of life
,s;s world if every man was COM
..-s INF and disposed to keep himself in
+ ',' 1atb of righteousness; but the fact
-. :, men generally do not have either
+. T.. ,blity or the disposition to con-
..s,tr pnrsue the course Of sohriety,
---rs and goodness. this state, however
1.,i,sbe is impossible of realization.
Rrt there prevails an ambition among
,,ns II throw off all restraint and pur-
rs ne course that they may choose,
i-,ssapetiye of consequences. If this
,o.;an Of personal liberty should become
7tivsrsl and all laws for the regula-
ION Al society should be annUlled, all
restraints Of moral suasion should be re-
fuauisbed. all efforts for the moral ele-
vation Of mankind put forth by church
and state should cease. and every man
should be permitted to go his own
tovrs without restriction from any
source it would only be brief period
Of time until this world would become
vsritable pandemonium; drunkenness
and laseivonsness and every abomin-
able sin in the catalogue, would be on
rampage, and one s life and property
would not be worth the smallest frac-
ton Of penny.
Fanal saws, "Man's liberty ends,
and II ought TO end. when that liberty
becomes curse to his neighbors.'' The
very fact that the saloon is a menace
TO any community is sufficient reason
for its abolition. The slight restrictions
imposed on the saloonkeeper by high
license, the laws regulating the hours
for opening and closing, etc, are not
sufficient to prevent him, in the pursuit
OF bis iniquitous business. from becOm-
ing a curse TO his neighbOrs. Therefore
bis liberty to dispense the vile stuff
that debauehes manhood, degrades wom-
anhood, pauperizes families and casts
down thousands of unhappy victims to
premature death, should be taken away
from him. We must become his keeper.
And if We permit him to continue his
WORK Of destruction when we can pre-
vent It We are criminally responsible,
and deserve to share the punishment
mat he Justly deserves and shall surely
fetelVe at the hands of an offended
Col.
Again, the world says: eff a man 5
BROTHER can not keep himself. he de-
serves to perish Such an assertion Is
la'sh and cruel. Just as well say that
Y, unwary sheep that jeopardizes its
ie oy straving into the wilderness de-
SfVes to be DESTROYED; or that the in
recent little child that escapes the vfgi-
isnt eve Of the mother and toddles into
,aee crowded thoroughfare. frequented
y automobiles. deserves 70 he killed.