The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-02-15

gone and done it, and they've let in generally and
shown the Americans just what a cussed set they are,
and told them how that they zane down here to steal
the Islands, good many. rs long as thirty years
ago,-and how that they want to make slaves of the
natives. send them all to Kahoolawe, gobhle up their
taro patches, and eat their poi, and issue paper money,
and, oh! lots of worse things. And they call them a
party, as the shepherd called old Tony Weller a vessel;
and they insist on it they are a party, and must be a
party; and so, as l said before, there's to be u party,
and it's to be called the PEOPLES PARTY, and you'll
see what comes of il.
Now I'll tell you about the campaign and the cleo
ton, and all about it, because | was there, and know
what / say. l was on hand all the time, indeed l
rather took ar active part, 50 that 1 might say with
the quotation, q all of which l am and part of which
l was,'-I believe that's quoted correctly, not hav-
ing my Shakespeare handy. OF course the Govern
ment put their best talent out on this occasion, and
Bill Ragsiale and David shOne as they never shone
before. The one did the Oratorical and active part,
while the other, with a little ministerial assistance.
attended to the literary department. With such lead
es OF course the political teapot boiled over, and the
campaign was short, sharp and decisive. Such beau
tiful posters as were gotten up with hifalutin head
ings, such as NO paper money -" -fOle ddLa
pepa -" NO rag money '-'' Halrdii for the Ha-
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and then such truthful and spirited little documents
not a bit incendiary-as came from the literary de-
partment, all about the blarsted Americans. And
then for the active part of it. 1t was a sight to see
that heightened patriot Bill Ragsdale rushing round
on q big gray horse all day Sunday, like a mounte-
bank, haranguing every little squad of natives he
found at the corners, in his own inimitable style:
" Fellow citizens,-no-fellow countrymen-to-
mOrrer you must rise in your strength. and be men;
to-morrer you must tell these bloated moneyed aristo-
Gratis they cannot make You slaves; that you are
bound To hold your taro patches against all corners;
that you want Hawaii for the Hawaiians; that you
don't want paper money, or any other kind, Bill
don't like paper money, he prefers leather Us n crcu-
lating meiium); that the soil of Hawaii Is to be free
for all time, ever since Lord George Paulet said -
and lots more.
And then came the election. oh, it was a sight to
see his lordsLip, 1 mean the Police Justice, behind the
ballot-box taking the ballots. Well, here came the
voters; the first man was JOnes|I mean the Post
Ofice-and like a man who knew his rights, and
knowing dare maintain, he boldly presented his ballot.
His lordship-I mean the Judge-took it, and calmly
holding it up to the light, 10 see its texture, blandly
remarked, sound? The indignant Jones-I mean the
Post Ofice-asked what he meant by looking at his
ballot, and if he did so with all of them Whereat
he was told to go to-Bethlehem :" Like the
eagle on the dove, the crocodile ON the Niger, the
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him. Twas q fearful sight. He first threw the Judge
against the ceiling, then he Slated him on the floor,
then he kicked him, then he trampled on hiGi, then
he tore his coat off, and finally gOuged his eyes out.
And, oh, such a shocking sight was that face. 1t
looked just like a rough plan for an agricultural gar
den. Well, after the Judge came to a little, and had
sufficiently recovered to speak, he asked the Post Of
fee if he intended to insult him, but by this time the
latter had gone.
After this little episode came a detachment of SOL
diers; there were Just 999 of them, all told; and it
was lovely to see those soldiers vote to show the per-
fectness of their drill. They did not vote as they
usually carry their muskets, one one way, another
the other, but they voted as one man and all one
way, holding their ballots over their heads, thus
showing, too, that they knew the first and last duty
of a soldier, which is to obey. This was a detachment
of the Light Guards. Next came q body of the Black
guards, and it was disgusting to see how they voted;
they wasn't drilled at all, and voted Just as they
pleased, except when Mahuka took the ballots out Of
their hands, and gave them another in return, thus
making the thing even.
Well, after the Blackguards came - who by
some unknown process had got behind instead of at
the head of them, as he should have been, and he
voted. Nobody knows how he voted, but l think for
himself. Then came pa fremen Bouyed up with
patriotic fire, and they voted all right Next came
more Blackguards, and SO the thing went on until
the election was over and the ballots counted,-and
the result was the Government ticket went in, and
the American, l mean the peoples ticket, went up,
by pa to $50. Now you may rely on all this, except
perhaps there may be u little discrepancy in the fig
ures, which, if SO, will be known when the Legisla-
ture meets.
In my next I'll tell you all about the platform of
the new party OTIS a very comprehensive one), and
about the editors, and the newspapers, and the town
talk, all about it, and you and I'll just stand by and
look on and enjoy the fun; and III say with the
backwoods lady whose feiier was having a fight with
n bar, Good Lord help Jim; but if you can't help
Jim, don't help the bar, but jest lay low and keep
dark, and you'll probably see a little the derndest
fight you ever did see" Yours,
SoUIBoB.