The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-08-17
Our IIilo Letter.

HILo, July 3lst, 1872.
To the Editor Of the Pacific Commercial AdvertiSer d:
DEAR SIR In that stupendous grafton, lately de-
livered to the House Of three Estates, by the Cabl-
nets volunteer orator, with all its effrontery and
aplomb, yet which the meek author would, with
Urish Heepish 'Umifiiy, simply designate 're-
marks" whilst, with perverse vanity claiming two
precious columns Of the Gazette for its re-exhibition
on his own parade ground ,-employing also an OBJ
sequious commentator with the unique monogram
ed. Gd=." (Which L venture to translate donkey
engine). In that remarkable effort of the season
{ so stretched out huge in length over the Elysian
grounds of Authority s own paper, printed ana paid
for by the slowest of all possible publics,I find one
sentence worth notice. 1t is this 80 those who, by
their character, talents, industry and standing IN
the community, merit,''-$5.000 a year,-no--I
mistake" merit the confidence Of the Government
and a share (Which after all is the same thing,)
''in the administration Of the counfrg." Mark
that not administration of laws, or justice or
physic or anything of that kind, but administration
of the cOuntry-all of it. | suppose we may assume
that the reward of merit here spoken OF applies
mainly to the Cabinet, whose trumpet tones are
volunteered on this occasion, to the disgust | should
imagine of some parts of that piece of Government
furniture. But as the Attorney General is rather n
late importation, and one as / judge OF quite another
kidney than the orator, OF infinitely finer texture
and less equivOcal antecedents,-and whose merits
were not acquired in this country, he may be left
out. Neither is it worth while to discuss the merit
of industry, for | think il will be conceded that the
remaining ingredients Of the snug little party,
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dustrious, distressingly so, each in his own way,
even though dropping buckets into empty wells
and growing old in drawing nothing up" And The
mole is industrious sc the sullen mole, busy and
blind, casts all his folly up aud throws it outward to
the worlds open view" So are the sPARRows in
dustrious. Smallest of birds, 81 pair Of them will
fetch straw and rubbish enough TO build an eagles
nest, and grubs enough to surfeit a colony, choking
up the water spouts and driving p~erplexed house
holders crazy. Eeqs and ramptres are Industrious
blood suckers, and | think our portfolio holders are
also entitled to the adjective.
What about character, talents, and standing IN
the community? ?" From the peculiar build OF this
Government and its absolute system Of patronage,
We are debarred the privilege and have not the right
Tin faet) of hearing the popular voice as it Is heard
in well ordered and honestly constitutional govern
ments. Yet murder will out and men cannot
occupy any very prominent public position anywhere
except perhaps in Paraguay or Cochin China, with
out submitting their characters to o busy inquisition,
and I think it would be an easy matter TO show that
it is possible for men to obtain the administration
of a country Ito repeat that very Frencby express
sion) with nothing praiseworthy or meritOrious in
their characters at all. And when an ottcious orator
takes the forum to insinuate how for services rem
dered, remarkable talents and high station, he and
his colleagues earned their much coveted portfolio.
and hold them against all Corners, it is q fair chal
lenge to whomsoever may dissent from the PROPOSE
ton. Modesty is not one of our orators shining
virtues, though prudence might suggest its exercise
ut times as good policy. Some people cannot ever