The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-01-14
INDEPENDENT ". MIs1sreR1AL-


The Polynesian. sadly c~hagrined at the result Of
the late election, gives vent to its disappointment in
one Of the sillest leaders that it has for = long time
issued. It must be sadly of for material when it
resorts to such specious pleading as appeared in its
last issue, of which the following is an extract:
aThe representations or rather misrepresenfaktons ofthe elec-
lions IN whichthe Advertiser indulges, are In keeping wEh every
other fact moral, social or political. that hes been unf0etunate
different candidates into Ministerial and Indspendsnt, ia pre-
mature an. s, unlucky attempt to so.estAa pubic opinion. As .
Mr. Webster or MI. Davis to be q Ministeriar' and not 3Inde-
pendent" Do they eat the bread of the Government Are they
in any way subject 70 the beck and call OF the M~inistenln
The saying is almost too trite to be repeated. that
they who accuse their ~neighbors of uttering untruths
are generally themselves the greatest rogues. We
have therefore seldom noticed the accusations of the
government editor, leaving the public to make the
application Of the proverb, which it is always fully
capable Of doing.
But If the Polynesian wishes to know what s. con-
stitutes such men as Mr.. Webster and NJ. Davis
Ministerial" we are ready to answer him. The bare
fact that they were on the avowed government ticket
is Of itself sufficient proof But aside from this the
ticket was approved by the Ministry. voted for by the
police, soldiers. and government officers to q man 30
far as they voted, while the success Of the independent
ticket was opposed by the same.
In classifying the members elected to the coming
Legislature, by their political complexion. we have
distinguished those as ministerial, wfo have either
been nominated OH the part Of the government. are
government officers, or have received government aid
and patronage in their election. This certainly is
sufficient to give them a ministerial caste. Or the
other hand those candidates who are not government
officers or who opposed the election of such as are, We
call very properly Independent, without any regard
to what may be their private views on thip or that
measure, though it is ~palpable that = representative
who is dependent on the treasury for his support is
not so likely to speak and vote with unrestrained
freedom as he who has no connection with govern
ment- In this view Of the case. the representatives
elected in Honolulu are independent, while the de-
feated candidates are as decidedly ministerial.
In reporting the election at Koolaupoko. we called
DIR. Judd Independent, because he was nominated by
the people, while the election of Barenaba. who was
first nominated to run against him, was sought by
the Minister of the Interior, who is reported to have
written to the Catholic priest at Koolau, urging his
election. From some cause, Barenaba's name was
withdrawn, and Makalena's substituted to oppose the
DR.. And Makalena expressly stated that he was the
government candidate, and that the Minister of the
Interior sanctioned his election.
1t is needless to go on any further and refute the
assertions Of the Polynesian by giving the facts that
transpired at Waialua. Eva, and Hanalei, Kauai; but
if he dares to deny them, and undertakes to draw
wool over peoples eyes any further, we can bring
more facts before the public with the proofs, after
which, he will be doubtless convinced of the propriety
of our classification, which we are fully aware is in
harmony with public opinion on the subject.