Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-26
Senatorial Candidate Charged
With Breaking Faith on
Liquor Law Bill


4 Based on his record in 1853 wher
az q member CT the territorial senatt
he is charged with breaking persona
faith and a platform pledge that he
would oppose any change in the I.quo:
1 law, a vigorous tight has been started
against Z. w. Quinn, again a candl
date for the senate on the Republicar
ticket. . H..
/ Qufnn's candidacy this year Is &C
ccrrpanied by the statement that he
opposes any change in the liquor laws
except the minor. amendments asked
for in the Republican platfoI Ii. In his
published announcement he says:
T Il have read the platform CT the Re
publican party and endorse the same
/ IF nominated and elected to tht
next legislature ! will act in the IL
ture as l have in the past for the In
terest of all classes to the best OF
my ability. am in favor Of the pre-
sent liquor and Sunday laws and will
oppose any changes to either outside
of the amendments asked for in -he
platform. ..-..
Now the voters who are familiar
with what happened in 1909 are ask
ing what Quinn will do if again elect.
ed to the senate. III l..@
They Gec.are that in 1909 the Re
publican territorial platform definitely
opposed any general change in the Ii
quor law which was passed in 1907
and which created the present system
Of licensing and control by license
commissioners. Quinn was elected on
this platform. IL 10 declared further
by those who now refuse to uphold
Quinn that he gave his strong support
to a senate bill which ripped up the
existing liquor law and opened the
wav to all sorts Of abuses of it.
This bin passed the senate and
Quinn voted for its passage. 1t was
killed in the house by big vote and
while it was before the legislature 8
storm of public sentiment arose which
did not cease until the bill was killed
Quinn is charged with having en-
tered into combination with certain
senate Democrats to "put over" some
legislation that they wanted. This
radical change in the liquor bill was
one of the things they tried to Fput
over and failed. The people would
not swallow 1t.
What the Records Show.
The plain facts concerning Quinn's
record on this matter are shown in
the senate journal for the session OF
1909 and in other publications of Off
cial accuracy. Furthermore, for some
days there has been gathering storm
of remembrance that is likely to break
over Quinn's head, even before the
primary.
The. Republican territorial platform
of 1908 adopted on September IA of
that year, contained the following
plank:
1--WE indorse the present liquor law
and oppose any general revision there
Of"
Quinn was elected to the senate on
that platform So far as can be learn
ed the proposal for sweeping change
In the liquor law was never favored
by any of the Republicans in the cam
paign. and certainly Quinn ran on the
Republican platform and was elected
on the understanding that he would
abide by this provision in it.
It was therefore not known that
any Republicans in the senate would
demand a radical change in the law
of 1907. which had worked very sue
cessfully for two years.
However, hardly had the session of
1909 opened when the men who were
after an easier liquor law started their
game to get it. Senator H. T. Moore
now dead, was the man who fathered
the bill to let down the bars. Moore
was a Democrat 1t was stated at
that time and has since been reiterat-
ed, that Moore, Palmer Woods, also a
Democrat, and others, including Quinn
Republican, framed up a combination
to control certain legislation in the
upper house and get it through the
lower house.
On the second day of the session,
Senator Moore gave notice of intro
duction of Senate Bill No. 90, an act
to amend Act 10 of the session laws
of 1907 The bill was introduced the
same day and strong pressure was
brought to put it through the senate
as soon as possible.
The bill reached second reading on
The fifth day of the session, February
%, and on Senator Moore's motion was
referred to the committee on ways
and means, Of which Quinn was a
n,avahar