The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
RALLY IN H11o.

"America has given us the privilege
to make the choice for ourselves by
providing the plebiscite. 1t is up to the
people of Hawaii to torn to God and
leave off drinking" was the opening
statement made by Nakookoo at the
prohibition meeting at,the Hail church,
Hawaii, last Sunday.
A number of prominent Hawaiian
speakers were present and addressed
the audience on the evils of drink.
Among them were Messrs. Nakookoo,
Mossman, brahms, Smith and Desha.
Rev. August brahms was the first
speaker. He said that next month a
great question was to be decided, which
had been forced upon the Hawaiians
by necessity. Before the foreigner
came to Hawaii the Hawaiians were a
temperate people, and they were now
to decide whether they intended to re-
main so or not.
A majority of the States of the
Union had decided that liquor was a
curse, and had become dry. 1t was sig
nificant that four-ffths of the States
in the South had turned to prohibition;
this was a strong indictment against
the liquor traffic.
There were several ways of legislat-
ing on this great issue. There was high
license, making the license practically
so high that it eliminated the smaller
saloons, and limited the evil to the So
called respectable" saloons. That, it
could be readily seen, was no cure, for
there would be as much drinking as
before, even if there were only two
respectable salOons-that was a
misnomer, for there were no respect
able saloons. 1t was like placing a
plaster on the body to cure heart
disease. The other method of fighting
the liquor evil was by means of prohi-
bition measures, by which State could
prohibit the manufacture and use of
intoxieants. Now, if the use of in
toxicants were a crime, the question
arose whether it was best to use mere
superficial treatment or to resort to a
complete eradication. That it was a
crime could be seen from the express
sions of men like Lincoln, and by the
United States Supreme Court.
1t had been said that prohibition did
not prohibit. Why was it that the saloons
and liquor interests were arrayed
against it'll
Rev. Mr.. brahms went on TO show
the relation between liquor and crime
by quoting statistics and statements
made by officials of prohibition States
and cities, mainly in Kansas. Any one
who voted against the prohibition law
on grounds that it did not prohibit,
might as well try to wipe off the stat
ute books the laws against murder and
theft, because they did not prevent
murder and theft. 1t could be readily
gaau ha ar0uad that 10 nrob,n,fiou ala
not prohibit, the States of Maine and
Kansas would not maintain such laws,
and Maine had had it on its statute
books for sixty years.
NakoOkoo told the audience that 1t
had now heard from Mr.. Drahms that
liquor was bad thing. brahms want
ed them to do away with liquor, and
had pointed out how it had been re.
sponsible for the filling of the jails.
Seeing these evil results It would be
hest to wipe It out.
@. @. Smith, a Mormon elder, was
.he next TO take the floor. He spoke
Of The homes aud families which we're
being destroyed through liquor, and
called on his hearers to help 10 stamp
out the evil. lie owed a great debt OF
gratitude 10 his parents who had kept
him away from liquor. He was afraid
n liquor which always led 10 evil.
Liquor had tempted many boys away
from their homes, ana they had be-.
come servants Of Satan. IN bis travels
he had seen much Of this.
The speaker said that DO was doing
what he could for prohibition which
Wan act only Coz The lisnailans bat