Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-12


has changed in the last two decades.
II is seeing 1t with new eyes, and
eyes alert to the evil of drink, and
the duty of society to suppress It.
These are points made by Rev. John
w. Wadman, DID,, In his sermon last
night at the First Methodist Episco-
pal church, the subject being "A Live
Issue" A large congregation heard
Or. Wadman's powerful plea for total
abstinence. He made a case against
the so-called moderate drinker. or oc.,
casionaI drinkef, and declared that
such drinkers were more pernicious
to society-'far more so than the ex.
ample of those who through excess
have gone down into poverty and dis
grace" $780, r. ..-,s., =. ~. -
eIt was altogether, sones OF the most.
impressive sermons on temperance
heard sheresfor many weeks. His firm,
convictions, his abundance of facts to.
support them put the stamp Of sim
cerity and .earnestness on what he
said. s ~ s.t
he said in3paYt: t-,,e 81 -
In view. then, of this great fact,
the relation OF public opinion TO life.
humane life especially, IL must be ap.
parent 20 every careful obseryar OF
current events that under. the influ.t
kence Of that of which We nov speak,
the temperance question lis this very
day assuming q moral, political and
scientific form such .as the anost ardent,
| phianthropist Of the past century
would never have dared helieve pos.
sible. It's the voice Of public opinion
Life Is precious. Intemperance hurts
life, Life must be protected Intern.
perance must be restricted and must
be abolished abolished, did Il say;
Such unqnestionably seems to be the
decree, since no other policy save that
OF the prohibition of the manufacture,
sale and use of alcoholic drink WILL
ever, 1t is believed, effectively and
permanently remedy the evil.
The policy of license OF the traffic
by the government has had q long
and faithful trial. In recent years. in
no direction OF reform has dissatisfac-
ton as regards any wrong been mani.
Testing itself more persistently than In
this. So that In Switzerland, Norway,
Sweden, Great Britain, United States
and In Canada. prohibition Is becom.
Ing more and more prominent lead.
ing question. Under free, intelligent,
untrammelled discussion, engaging the
best thought Of this days pulpit, press
and bar, moral sentiment is rapidly
|crystallizing into the mistaken conYic.
ton that the traffic In and cOnsump-1
ltion or alcoholic drinks Il an unnifti-
gated evil which ought not to be en-
dured any longer. In eorrohorat lion, Of
this statement we can cite the In.
stance 81 the supreme court 81 the
United States. having publicly de.
cIared that since the statistics Of eV..
tery state show greater amount Of
crime and misery attEi hntad to the use.
or ardent spirits obtained at retaifi
liquor saloons ethan ito any s other
source.sit is the opinion Of this court:
There Is no inhepent right In a
citizen Of the United States to sell Iii.
t8Sicating liQu0fs. M :do SO Is not ID
privilege Of q citizen of athe United
Estates. ~ h, 20 s. Il vs. q.
Here them Ii the conviction sof the
highest judicial authority in America
Epht On record and phblicly declared.
|Prehibited BY GcNernnasr1t. II ~
Moreover the federal government.
under the dominance of the same en-.
lightened conviction, has prohibited
the gtralfi liquor IN Indian counties.
Etn iGeFtain tportions sof sthe territories.
insmilitary forts ana reservations I'm
fhesI United StatesAnayy, in1thesnatfonal
seapitoh 1in the sUnited States soldiers
homes and In other specified areas nm
Eder federal control. J. .sss.,.!
Nor have state governments. laps
Eed behind In this tremendous move
Enent under the direction and cpntroi
Of an enlightened public conscience
Nine states Maine, Kansas. North
Car0lina, Oklahoma. Mississippi. Ten.
nessee and West Virgins, with an az.
sfegate population OF nearly @15. 900
000-shaEe gone completely dry and 81
others are partially so and heading
rapidly N the direction Of being who'll
" sos Ina H0Rb more than Al, 90Q, geo.
q the ipeOple Of the United States are
az this very smoment living nnderspro-
dbition, and this represents more
than 70 percent of the entire area Of
the nat Hon. ~ - ,ss,scas II H. 4
EStatisticssFeil Story. stsa I. fs = .sss..s
MQFeoEer. actual statistics In our
recent federal census report show
eDnelusiFelE that prohibition does pro.
habit Heresis the statement recent.
Elyallade by Gongressmen Ernest Cher
nlngton before the Jhonse In session:
he number sof paupefs per 400.
pis60 pQpalatiBn in mine ,prohibition
states lis. 40: stn the IA Iear-prohibi.
tion Estates, "a; Ia the IS partially lii.
eeIlse states, l23;; and in the nine III
Iseeuse states, i12S while the number
Of insane in public hospitals per .10O.-
600 population In the nine prohibition
states as s1fg; IN THE az near profibi.
ton states. $50; ID the 4 Is partially
license states, 2t2,, and lin the. nine III
cense states, 276.' /. III - &. Z -
Are mot these figures startling,
even sappallingS No state OF the un.
ion has given prohibition so fac d trial
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