Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-17

having caused such humiliation in the
county of Maui
These same commissioners so close.
ly identified with the liquor inter
ests" favor the closing of all liquor
houses on Memorial Day-the day set
aside as sacred to the memory Of
those who died for our country. In
the writer's opinion such action Is Of
far more importance to the general
public than the closing of the retail
saloons in the district of Wailuku for
few hours on the 4th Of July. Con
sistency thou art jewel but, to the
prejudiced mind or to the one seek
ing its own ends thou art an unknown
treasure
That Mr.. Wadman may know the
opinion held for many years by the
man whom he chooses to style "a COM
missioner with the reputation of a
temperance advocate" will again
state that do not feel that the former
board of license commissioners or any
other body has the moral right to bind
an incoming board to any given line
of action. While personally believing
that prohibition, rather than the regu-
lation of the liquor traffic, will do
more towards minimizing its attend
ant evils, take the stand that this
is supposedly q free country where
every man has the right to his con-
scientious opinion and liberty OF
speech and action, and no one man,
or handful of men has the moral right
to bind, force or coerce his fellow-man.
For instance, because DR.. Wadman
may not see wherein the closing of
the retail saloons or the enacting OF
an anti-treating order can accomplish
much good I would not go to the ex
tent of allying him with the liquor
interests.
Mr.. Wadman is able to affirm on
good authority" q? that there was
more open drunkenness seen on Maui
July 3 last than on any other race
days for many year. This was par
ticularly true among the Hawaiians. "
One need hardly ask who was MI.
Wadman,s informer since in the state
ment itself, "a wayfaring man though
a fool can easily recognize the ear
marks.
The sheriff of the county OF Maui,
his deputy and lieutenant of police
state that July 3 last was as free from
drunkenness as any previous race day
and exceptionally free from disorder
and that no arrests for drunkenness
or disorderly conduct were made. .
am privileged to use the names OF
the following Maui citizens:
G.. d. Lufkin who says that the near
est approach to drunkenness which ne
saw was one man whose gesticulations
and manner of speech indicated nav.
ing imbibed a little too freely.
Editor VetIesen of the Weekly
Times: As a matter of fact never
before has such quiet, orderly ana
sober crowd been seen at the race
track as this year and less DRINKS
were seen in the streets than at any
previous celebration on Maui OF the
glorious Fourth"
Rev. j. Charles Villiers: Il was about
the streets of Wailuku all OF July
and must say that was impressed by
the ouietness and entire absence OF
the evils that might naturally be ex.
pected to flow from the festivities OF
the day. | saw no drunkenness what
soever."
w. F.. Crockett: las secretary and
treasurer of the Maui Racing Asso.
citation 1t is my duty to have general
oversight of affairs at the races. We
have never experienced more order
ly day. nor enc SO free from drunk.
anness In former years considerable