The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1856-07-02


them respect and esteem.
The time has come when the attempt shall agar
| be made, when the reading thinking laboring por
ton of the community. who are the life and soul o.
the nation. shall have organ adapted to their ne
cessites, breathing their thoughts carrying spirit
OF enterprise to every portion of the kingdom and
breaking through the crust of Incidence ethargy
which is fast burying this nation and must soon
seal its fate. like the mighty stream of lava rolling
down the side of Mauna Loa which turns the hither
to impenetrable forest into dreary waste
We therefore issue this morning the pioneer mum
Der of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser paper
destined. We trust to exert more than ephemeral
influence the industrial and social condition of
our community and nation The principal objects of
this paper have been forth in prospectus is
sued by the publisher, some weeks since which will
be found the first page. They certainly embrace
wide field scarcely occupied present. which will
furnish material to fill the medium sized sheet on
which the Advertiser is printed The objects of
a newspaper should be encourage every branch of
lawful lndustry-to be the exponent and leader of
aim to make that public opinion powerful and ire
efforts to improve physically and mentally the con-
dition OF the body politic-to frown with imperous
every attempt infringe popular rights and
act that tends violate the confidence re-
posed by the nation in those elevated to authority
in word the public welfare-these conceive to
be the end and aim of a public press
But in community such this. made up of
babif
frozen shores of northern Russia to the most south
ern portion of Africa, America Australia. what
be looked for but diversity OF thought and opin-
ion every subject that may be embraced in the
columns of newspaper. whether it be morals,
politics, religion reforms. One perhaps desires
paper to commence fierce attack the govern
ment and every member of it; another would have
excluded from its columns everything that bears the
semblance of the teachings of morality and religion
and devoted wholly commercial intelligence; while
third would frown every item that causes mirth
and the notices of public amusements but would
have its columns wholly devoted to morality and
religion
In the outset of enterprise might as well
have distinct understanding with our patrons To
each and all of them respectfully say, in the
form and style and general management of this
paper and its contents. must be left to own
judgment to act with entire independence To com
mence any other basis, would be but render
sheet what former attempt has been, the tool
of party or the mouthpiece of minister. Sugges
tions will always be cordially received; dictation
never. To be entirely independent in what have
to say is all seek to show when occasion de-
not all centered within the radius of the chickering's
of the foreign Office candle-Iight how far the
financial prosperity of the country is dependent
the movements of the Lord Treasurer.
THE days rapidly passing away. says the
London Times, when any Newspaper of character
can itself the unlinching advocate of any
party any person-of anything, in fact, except
that which ought be the object of all periodicals
as well all permanent writing-the truth the
whole truth. and nothing but the truth To give
rue narrative of passing and to make
hose events just, natural and pertinent reflections,
S all to which aspire. it being mater to us of
he purest indifference what party, what clique,
What individual reputation may be damaged pro-
noted by our faithful and fearless discharge of the
uty we undertake
This is what we shall aim alto give truthful
ecord of the present. and to point out the of
he past that they may afford experience for the
uture. If the policy of the government is clearly
the public interests the of its
ficials open to animadversion apprehension the
rrors of the former will be plainly pointed out, and
he shortening of the latter feariessy exposed and
is columns will always be open to free and tenn
,erate discussion of matters of general interest.
will always be welcome but they
will bear mind that breviy will be chief recon-
columns, however important the sub
ect may be. Neither personal abuse be allowed
" us, nor our paper be prostituted to become the
ehcle of petty individual disputes party bicker
ngs.
Doubts have been expressed to in regard to the
ropriety of publishing portion of issue for
he Hawaiian race. 1t may be that such publica
ion is demanded by them. but think it is.
nd willing risk to make the trial
he truth is the experiment of a sterling weekly
aper, partly in English and partly in Hawaiian,
ught to have been made by the Government years
CO. instead of wasting its funds in foreign publica
ions of doubtful utility. The intellectual eyes of
he native have been opened for years, but be
ond few elementary volumes and charitable
ttempts to provide newspapers for them they have