The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-02-22
Public spirit

Is making or reflections upon the sub
.ject % labor. We had no idea that our
-e=4-ks wo1ld b. attributed TO anybody
e-~e. nor can ve see how the Foregn
OEce- OF a1y other OHice except our
o~u, = q al mixed up with It. BY law,
tL- E1i-1r q this paper Is responsible for
everything that appears inits columns, and
bs, alone. Is responsible No, only Is he IL
sP1us5ls by iaw, but he Is responsible in
fact Il would be Just as sensible for Us,
n o1-uauting upon anything which We
nay So iu another paper, TO say that
these remarks euansted from Mr.. :. or
Jzl-e d. OF Esquire J., as It Is for others
O. s1ezk g Cur editorials as emauatine
---- anybody else. Besides, II does no;
sa,z g1i-s Us, towards the editor Of this
pIuer % attribute his own articles 70
o-he-s We we've writing upon 4 subject
cf great public interest, and the fact re-
uz--s u-5iSp1tei. and NAV now be con
s55a-ei i-.iiSrz-able, that the small amount
q v1-k Jb-ai-e5 here for large prices,
ard tie s-5vusSs with which any struc-
-r-es 20 on for want Of workme1. l.
seri5zs obstacle % public improvements.
We ELAINE no man for obtaining three
dollars and s half sor Just a. small an
znouut of work In point Of time a. he
cz1 a.. BY the way. we ind four dollars
ctz--e5 In bis f,r iourneymen mechanics
va-ss, tbosgh II Is probable that the
extra hllf-51LLzr g0es as a tariff 70 the
.' boss Nor do we blame any man for
rslsh5ug 70 obtain Tor himself and family
q many comforts or even luxuries a. his
labor and = fair regard 70 prudence viii
euabis him % command
Bzt we do say, whatever the cause may
Be- Enich lads 70 the demand Of large
Ezzes for 3 snail amount Of labor, the
kct remains that enterprise l. retarded
thereby. And those who undertake 70
disczss the question with n now, are
oons-rzined 10 admit that the few me
chz-ics thss are here can not make . full
tine
Il nay be that jourueyman mechanic I
II shis ooautry, having = wife and two
oL1l1n. cza no, ind the ~necessaries Of .
life Tor less than nine hundred and .
tssnty-ight dollars per annum, not In
clading therein clothing, schooling. med
ioai zr-endanoe, &c, which. being added. .
=ay make SOM three or four hundred .
5olzs = year more We know that
ths7e are uzuy respectabLe families IN this
tova Eho have lived apparently comfort
ally s1r les. and do i've FOR less. And
4 parcs Il the world where the prime
Heoessz-iez Of LIE are as high or higher,
and ths cEzate requires better and more
abunSlzt clothing, Is vel as better shell
ter and nore f1el k the bare preserva-
ri1a q Ete, PesPIs d i've for very much
less money. Il Il Is sid that the mainten-
anoe O. s1ch fnily as Is described,
oosas SIS psr day for provisions alone,
Ee can ouly say that such persons neces-
szles very largely traascend those oil
sozs 10ss rsspecsabie families Of our &C
gzzissaaoe
We have nothing 70 take back IN this
natter We a-e Iabolng for the public
god alone; ne are As desirous Of per
s0szl popularity Is anyone can be, and If
~e Es-e Wiling 70 sacrifee our sense Of
dzrE, night perhaps bii FOR 4 little poPu-
ls-ify Eith few persons By hiding the
truth or CLOSING L over
II o0ursrzng with different people dur
N The past two weeks, the comments
Ehich re have heard made By al classes
Il aez- and s0ze losable instances which
ave f1ilsz under or observation. have
,surzroed us tkat our rseEs on this sub
euf are participated N By large ma
o-i1y of The community In OuT remarks
Fe do MT fnclude everyone, and that
-z1 Who fees that be does cam al that he
.sks hon his euplOyer, has no reason to