Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 359, 4 January 1892 — OUR REASONS. [ARTICLE]

OUR REASONS.

i' < i e (our>trv. t|ieri- arctinic"» 1 . . rhiMT are ><>riout< reai«onF for ♦ik.u- the oommunitv task, for tbe evilt» and vices that iv *he land to tbe detrioient of tbe i-!ic welfiire. The arguroent ia n put forward that a man'» or vi«*es are hia owu aud i» fh< r«'fore nobodjr'a bu6inees to enlito find fault with. This mav bc. all very truo wbere the viee oi f?t*ilt ertend9 no furtbpr tban '•.»»1 :ii?»elf, but vtē hold,- oo ihe corv. that when a man'e fofe or s heoom» «xampteā of vioe ai. a eource of danger to the welUre of fverv one ir> thu eommu'hi* ty, the pUblie t»e tbe right t» *ti>p to sicefc pemkioo* oxample«, hy . •cr/ , *legttin»ite naeaa/? fX ite oommand; and it is e«peciallv tho* duty of the Pi-eaa to bring to tbe *\\r{pro gnch defect« in ihe )t&; of f 1m i ummonity. More eapeeiallv uo* this beoome> dutf *rith them, when the law ir 00 adffiin* . i«iered that vioe m at a pnmium nnd wimm plaoed it a a» it ts 1r H**tK nei fc>Poe Ow ln|n|iMM<«M u9oisnHPr mrmiw uow»w MHaīAii W trifyiiig e*oreece»ee has disi»Q(3red the vtteT!ty <tf ihe People *a a NaHon» Tn dcnng our doty, h<»vever, wo bnd ihe icamoral pest ha* eo far netstled ia 4he commaoity that, ad}<le Aom individua2a, ii has even faaieoed He leeden and deedly inAaonoo opoo the of īlie nftv, xnore especially in afoti* of om eii? deiliee, whoee w«m wlrm+īd\n oar bnt fr§tt «epoee, **d m emeu HiiiiimlMiiii l ■>■ ini 1 J 4 iii iiiphnn fte hy voice, otg ilii.llii>i wlihā iiiii lj hii j!uili|ii b «ro v*ol ihey w*tedeeth>yed. m&**w tl>leiijtftei>iae»«e Ime? vHfc-e3Mtft ea£ nammm* snd tisrir viewu« be«bt% «• are ptee«ed to reed oftl 'fearlweyiun£ Kmpem of Crerwrtn>. takinga hold etaiid againet what h termed the farhk>neble vioe» nt tho prriod.— ihe «eeial evil 1 »d ei.tivl»)ing-rhotti of whieh have rrsu S » *aeh a eUure in tbe faiher!nt.u, .t i* is fou:id to have a miw'i * < r <» ■-«», itg poDiiiaiion. It ll** !»♦♦•• n fc k t I IH 1 n i «y :.n-l i'- o I'- • <• •*; tb«ini*rt*aßn of Ihe .< •:»'« V I it>.l aln»holiH.n. hav U«< r. <leioomliz'».c that tho r t \ » |».«vv«>r • (th< .-e llatiO«iS ii.i V!* d' < rr !. aii.l t) :it it it w\ll ni! <: jvtK;cv IHpoi to aihini rate .• -!tv r, in rour»<»of» o*i»lury - n.»t st<»ppcd. We are afrakl th*t a«s are on h»-re. thie Nnlion will be «xihi€iiii ab< ut twentv five year», ut«d fi«r that reeton we eey, let 0«

| mend our ways,and avoicl the 1»»ttJral an<l nup.pntling iloom »>f sU« li a r<iUtM* of livin<;.