The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-08-02

rules a-ains; selling IN The streets were relaxed,
anil eventually no one bought the stalls in the
market house. The building was leased by Gov
eminent o. q mercantile firm. and 50 the city was
again without a market house. aud has continued
without one for some fifteen years. The fact
that Government il now and has been during that
whole period, in the receipt Of & 900 per annum
(morc or lessJ for the rent Of the building origin
ally erected for a market, may be adduced Is a
reason why 1t can appropriately be called upon
now to devOts a portion of the amount 50 re-
ceived to providing suitable markets and conve-
nience5 for the public use.
I'VE clip the above from the Sqn Jose Mercury,
for il applies Is appropriately TO our city just at
this time. and 20 80 least one sheet here. a. II ever
did TO any ia California. To notice such publlca-
ton as that referred TO. or to aid in its production,
support or circulation. is 70 lower one TO its level.
for such q sheet would be- 4 disgrace even 10 the
polluted atmosphere Of the Five Points in New
York. No journalist or government officer bl2ch-
guarded By IL, having any respect for himself.
should eyer stOOp 10 defend himself against is
coarse BLlingsgate-l
81 Editorial mendacity would have been a
more appropriate title for the article in the last
Ga-aie from which We copy the above concluding
paragraph, shan :. journalistic Dignity" There
is neither dignity. consistency nor truthiulness in
the application to our city, - or in the intemper-
ate COMMENT which follow, and we Indignantly
r~epudiate the reckless charge against journalism
in these islands, as founded only in the prurient
imagination Of the Gazette writer, whose temper
ament would appear to be one fitted to revel in
the atmosphere to which he familiarity alludes.
Very ingenuously, he practically admits to having
=. lowered himself to the level of one (Which
one? , of the journals published here by 9 MOTTO
ing - it, and no one can doubt but that he would
take the still lower step-if afforded the Oppor-
tunity-of aiding in its production" or in
other words, printing it at a fair price. But it is
lamentable to see such imbecile rawlings in print,
and it is humiliating TO men that they come
from the recognized organ of the Ministry. And
so we leave the subject of " journalistic Dignity"
to the criticism of an intelligent community.
\ LARGE PORTION of our space is to-day occu-
pied by contributors, who discuss public affairs
each from n different standpoint. While it is
scarcely necessary to say that the views and sen
timents so ably presented in the letter of Mr..
Carter are identical with our own, the article
from the pen Of Mr.. Rhodes may be properly re-
garded as n reply to one from Mr.. ). y. Castle
which appeared in our last. So far as these lat
ter gentlemen are concerned, 1t is a controversy
between two very fairly matched opponents, and
the editor and his readers may appropriately alb
stain from interfering, while the discussion is in
progress. When the advocates shall have ex-
hausted their subject. or each other, then it will
be the province of public opinion to pronounce
It's verdict. The letter of the contributor who
writes on the public finances over the sign of a
star, is pertinent and well worthy of thoughtful
consideration. The rule is imperative, that Gov
eminent must participate in the fate of the in
dustrial interests of the country the former can
not prosper while the latter languishes.
The Gazette, not satisfied with being the re-
puted Organ of the Ministers, has the temerity
in its leading article this week to speak for His
Majesty, personally. And it does this in n most
presumptuously silly style, and babbles about
His Majesty's &" solemn and long-cOnsidered
resolve to effect n treaty, If one can be made"
To make the matter worse, the whole Numbering
article is transferred to the native semi-ofEcial
paper. the RuOkod. Has the doctrine become
obsolete, that Ministers are alone responsible
for the Government policy? How much longer
will the Gazette be permitted to drag the Royal
name into the pool of politics?
some OF THE opponents of the proposed Reel
procity Treaty on the basis of a cession, have e-
pressed themselves as injuriously stigmatized by
the use of the word 9 INSCRIPTIONS" as applied
to the party, in the leader of last weeks issue.
1t is n good English word, and was used by us
in n Websterian and not an offensive sense as the
opposite of " nicely doubtful hesitating to de-
termine or to act cautious in decision from a
fear Of offending or doing wrong Has the
party to whom reference was made distinguished
itself by the display of any of these qualities?
\ CORRESPONDENT suggests that the Post-ofice
money order system would be Il great conve-
nience If established between these islands and
the United States. Doubtless it would, to many
here who have business relations in California,
and it would facilitate exchange to such an ex-
tent in the renting of small sums, that the
business of our Post-ofice would be greatly in
creased. The subject is worthy of consideration.
IL THE Supreme Court this week, it was de-
cided, that IN the matter of claims against the
estate of His late Majesty accruing before his ac-
cession, the Statute of Limitations does not oper-
ate during the years of his reign.