The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-02-08
Campaign Documents and
speeches.

: The government organ had SO frequently, dur
ing the last two or three years, asserted that no
party existed in the country except the supporters
Of the ministry, that those who honestly differed
from them and knew the contrary of the assertion
to be true, determined to show them that the
whole people were not supporters of their theories
and acts. This was the. origin of the nomination
of independent candidates, particularly i'm thiscity.
We went into the campaign with the determin-
alton not to resort to any unfair means, nor to
countenancc-thcm in others, so far as we had any
control. And we are not aware of having done
or said anything with which either of the candi-
dates of the opposing party can take exceptions
or ofiense. At the same time, we looked for fair
and honorable dealings from such government
officials us had anything to do with the election,
though properly speaking, no government officer
has any right to take part, as a partisan, in any
popular election. Such acts can only deinean the
Government. The honor of the Government
demands that all in its employ stand aloof from
participation in a popular election, and that they
remain as passive spectators.
Ii was with surprise, therefore, that we learned
that the Government Press had issued a campaign
document headed "KA MAKAxAE HAWAII (the
Hawaiian Darling,) denouncing the publisher and
editor OF this paper rs u I" conspirator," and
Americans generally as consprators, aiming to
transfer the Kingdom to another power charging
certain parties with language they never used,
and cautioning electors TO beware of the ballots of
these Americans. The whole tenor of this docu-
ment, like the articles in the Government native
paper, signed . : n true Hawniian," was to create
prejudice against Americans, as a body of persons
who can only be looked On with distrust, scorn,
and hatred.
This document was circulated in this city on
Saturday last, and in EVA, Waialua and Koolau,
on Sunday, the agents distinctly stating that it
was sent over by order of the Minister of Interior.
II was reported to have been prepared 10y Hon.
David Kalakaua, who is understood to be the
author of the . . true Hawaiian - letters in the
Government Press.
Has it come to this pass. that the American
residents are 10 nc singled out, and publicly de-
nounced by authority of the Minister of Interior
as dangerous persons-a - nest of wasfs;" and
that a person occupying the high official position
Of the Hon. David Kalakaua, can only be useful
in STOPPING to traduce true and loyal residents of
the land? Has it come TO this that n man is to
be ostracized ON account of his nationality? Are
Americans to be exIsperated to retaliation to de-
fend themselves and their reputation from such
slanderous governmental publications? All this,
it should be remembered, is being done while the
Government has its envoy ut Washing
ton, seeking TO obtain special favors from the
American Government.
SO far as we personally are concerned, we care
nothing for the SANDERS of the Minister of Interior
or any of his miniUns. But with American resi-
dents here, the case is different. If the Hawaiian
Government allows Its organ to incite the natives
against Americans as a Glars, it is time the
American Minister made a diplomatic question of
to test how far this can be carried with i'm
punity. The British Minister, some years ago,
made a diplomatic question, simply of an article
in the Government foreign paper, injurious to his
Americans probably have rights
a. well as others.
Since writing the above, we notice that the
,aInpaign document referred to, is reprinted in
the Government official native paper, thus show
NJ that it il fully endorsed BY the ministers.