The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-07-13

leaving the country safe, IS much respected, rs little
ridiculed aud quite as terrible ss ever (f the present
officers reInain) As for the band, Hilo here supports
its own, and the Representatives should have said so.
For very shame's sake, Honolulu should not ask the
poor people Of other Islands to pay for their music
S9,l44 is set down for food and s 900 for cooking
utensils, ammunition and blowing mems arms of.
Presuming that there is a mess room at the barracks,
l wonder how often the officers and q 4" few friends -
are tcinsd there. Ammunition - is 8 comprehen-
sive word and the Dalgettys OF Hawaii doubtless ap-
preciate it.
[ notice that there is nothing to the credit Of the
army.-not even proceeds Of a sham tight expedition
or the storIning Of Punchbowl,-which L would sug-
gest. The officers might use carriages aud keep out
of gun shot. 21t DO those 127 high privates, horse
marines, sappEr rs, miners and the like, with drum
meIs, buslers, 5andsmen and officers spend all their
time then in squad drill, relieving guard, making
love TO nursery girls and loa6ng: Or ,ehat d0'hey
do. and who has the benefit 7 think that Mr.. Judd
(Who i "A valiancy himself II I'm not mIstakenl and
his committee made very superficial work of il to ar
rive at that adm rably logical conclusion Surely
this fine body Of robust idlers might do something for
their country besides getting ready 10 defend It.
Couldn't they hire to drill in kslO and rice patches or
something ike that? COrporsls and sergeants
should be worth iunas wages and the " gentlemen -
should be thrown in ] think the summit Of the sub
lime (Or Its next step) Is reached when the heavily
plumed hero of battles all to come sits in full hg Of
epauleie1 grandeur for his picture, with an incon-
venient sword longer than himself supporting his
gauntleted little fists, and helmet 4 yard high on the
table beside him. 1t is well that our grandchildren
should see what the brave defenders of their country
once looked like. and a collection of such portraits
garnished with their eminenceS of the cabinet might
justify an appropriation for an historical gallery.
What are roads and bridges in comparison But It
is hardly time to speak of appropriations whilst
- motions TO reconsider > invariably follow any tenn
poraTy success In cutting dOt0H. Finance covers up
the mistakes of his brother Chip Interior By deplOr-
ing the scarcity of competent men, road supervisors
for instance. Who pray supervised the only bit of
good work done on the HilO road? Not u selection
of the Minister. Who engaged the bosses and con-
tractors for such operations as g Mud-lane, Homo
malino and Kshoalele landings, the Wailuku stone
bridge, and to cap the climax, the notOroriOus hum
bug called the Mountain Road Has n single
question ever been put in the House to elicit the
amount of money thrown away by willful ignora nee
and the lack Of 50 competent supervisors on such
trihes as these, where the results have been 10 make
matters worse in every instance, whilst the Minister
comes before the House with q bundle OF futures like
Deau Brummel's crayats, pleading the want OF COM
petent men, but making a great show OF what money
can do on esplanades. And now he wants a Legsla-
tive Chamber-well decorated. The only fitting
decoration that I can think of is-a cap and bells.
The honest Minister-par excellence and by conn.,
mon consent, once told an acquaintance OF mine that
q now HE had control, he'd be d-emollsh-d If
there should be any more fayoritism.' Ha ha f!
ha Consistency, thou art a jewel For this
remarkable utterer has NO preiudlces of his own
no bies any way,-no likes or dislikes.-no antipa-
thics. His bounty is US boundless as the sea -
but then, te careful that your boot is the proper cut
that your hair curls the right way,-that you
were born in a respectable country,-that you have
no patron elsewhere,-tha your ObsequiOusness is
properly expressed and that you were not christened
on Friday. If all these and some other matters be
satisfactory, you will find him a very liberal and
large hearted gentleman. But I would not like to
assert that a delicate sort of favOritissa does not
afhict HIN occasionally ON a raw spot, ana make him
vince.
g The present Legislature is very generally spoken
of here as a perfect farce, and the view taken by
Messrs. Carter, Judd and Hitchcock is thoroughly
endorsed. Yours very truly,
Hilo, June 23d, 1872.