The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-06

IS whole history, not sendino =
vertising matter about the Is1s oat al
ing to get attention to them auds tq. /
,wering the letters Of SONAR pGt al.
men who seek delightful snr, nsh.elss
where sweet, clean homes can ha a
unspattered by the filth Of = oe setpp
At the same time, the loafar r' aloea
Venturer Will seek new fields ~, aug al
out Of their cheap and nasts a4u Sfiss
the word " Hawaii - Instead 80 eeaieads:
mechanics and small farmers " sklta
for the mainland. we shah bay. iesvAs
pawnbrokcrs. eS ait
My last word IN this oonno...
to the Christian men. whose va;s suen
missionary blood. ana those uha eahy
are set TO missionary deals T,i hSs
he most dramatic point in miss; ns
history, and this election is th a''unaiy
est opportunity this missions.rs ieal-
has even known. | would no. aet
your intelligence by arguing th aafolt
drink has been the undoing 90 .h AH
work of your fathers and vonr eh ae oe':
You know it is so. You know the a
is worse tonight than ever iat ease
ninety years Of Christian labor ~ 1 'le
simply prophesy that an oyerwbaIu |
victory in this fight will starr
of Christian faith and life in tba. way
lands such as even the fathers -.
dreamed of, for it viii be ,a WV,
among intelligent, patriotic. inssa a
dent citizens, focused upon aayslsa,
phases of the great Commands
'Thou shalt not steal. . The ~
traffic is organized robbery. .. -Ta''
shalt not kill" The Liquor tr.sa 4va
organized manslaughter. For God
sake, stop doubling yourselves ~
disparaging your converts and n Jas
the man.
] have heard of the criticism H..
congress has abandoned us to our or.
Legislature. Such criticism does W..
bear the marks OF careful thinkno
1t is utterly unfair to the terri.o,sl
house Of representative and carrie,
suggestion of popular impotenev tbs,
is unsupported by any facts that ,rs
known to me. The congress has simnlv
submitted our case to ourselves, wi,h.,
order that we proceed to try it. Its
true that in the absence of an authm
tative expression of the popular win
directly on the question, there was ltts
hope of securing a prohihitory law, ba
cause of the ability of the Liquor inter.
esJs to control the senate. But if ism.
thinkable that the formal, solemn voice
Of the people viii be ignored by the
Legislature, and I dare to promise that
if such a thing were to happen. con.
gress would pass an equivalent Of The
Curtis bill at the next session
I have heard also the criticism that
in the senate the joint resolution was
amended so that the vote of the peovls
might ''request the Legislature, in
stead of "direct' it. This verbal
change was made to meet the objection
Of one senator, who feared that the u,a
of the word ''direct'' would commit
congress to the principle of the nitis-
tive and referendum. We were Of The
opinion, and were advised by members
Of the senate committee. that the Heg
burn amendment in no wise weakened
the joint resolution. The request Of the
sovereign is command.
Unjust to Legislature.
1t has been predicted that the ter
rItorial executives will refuse or be W.
able to enforce the law The prediction
does injustice to the officers and con
Tesses a tiabbiness Of citizenship, that
does not exist. If we carry the ISLANDS
for prohibition by an emphatic major
ity, it Will be an entirely new atmos
phere in which executive officers take
up their duties. 1t is certainly tine
that federal enforcement ls more thor
ough as rule than state or territorial
enforcement. But the abrogatlon OF
Prince would have given the liquor men
a splendid working pretext to deceive
and intiame the popular mind, AMI
make even federal enforcement difficult
while greatly diminishing the edaea-
tional valne Of the law. If the voters
wish this law. they will wish it en-
forced, and it viii be enforced-nat
perfectly of course. any more than the
avs against larceny, and assault ate
enforced perfectly.
Kuhio to Be Here.
The date of the election has come ID
for criticism. on the ground that many
of our friends viii be absent. Inc
objection is valid in a way. But the
absentees viii not be very many anc
the number will include enemies as
we'll as friends Of the measure. IaF
Prince and Princess viii be here. lle
Hawaiian women will be here. not u
vote but to help. The Hawanan nsl
viii not 90 away for the summer ln'
question viii he disposed of before lD5
November election. and the mora
effect Of it will profoundly affect W.
personnel Of he next Legislature
Suffrage Question
We have been censured, ] am tola' ~.
not insisting Oh vote for women !,
the plebiscits | can only SPEAK y.
myself as to that, although ! am gun ns
sure the Prince ana Mr.. Mcclellan luni
coincide. | strongly desired ana al IN
a vote for women, but was emphatiean.
warned by our friends in both nous
of congress that such clause "Ous
imperiI the joint resolution. "" We !,
riouslv considered a separate pla IL
follow the passage of the rseo!u . I
But there was 10 hope of getting ("
out of the way and the necessary i'
tratlon in pursuance of it IN tiihe, If
lay no claim to unusual knoWieass !,
the workings Of woman s hih a.rs
viii, but / reckon that we sfai ,r5Is
the best womanbood Of Hawai- sO.