The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-04-03
EDITORIAL sK1RMIsHINe.

Rarely have we seen in print so bold an attempt
to deceive the public, and at the same time reproduce
assertions calculated 70 injure the planting interest as
connected with the pending treaty, than appeared in
the ADVERTISER Of Saturday lAst"-Ga=sae.
This style Of writing will not do. neighbor. 1t
is a poor retort, and a very poor evasion. The
j. c. King matter lie a side issue, brought in by
you to create dust with which to blind the public.
We charged you in terms, with having asserted
that the crop of sugar of this kingdom would
reach 80 millions pounds. You denied it fatty.
saying: "No such assertion has been made by
US" We then produced extracts from articles In
your paper wherein you not only said the crop
would reach the figures named, but wherein you
said that we have 100 900 acres of land ~ capable
Of producing on an average 200 millions of pounds
annually" To put it mildly-is not your mem
ory defective7 The statement that the 100 900
acres would produce 9 on an average 200 millions
of pounds annually" takes the point from your
correction that This was distinctly given as
merely a superstition of what might be produced
If The irh0Ee 100 900 acres were under ~cultiva-
ton" Would it not be better to say nothing,
rather than labor 30 strenuously to pervert the
meaning and intent of words.
w law - VI u Q wiz . WIZ
to answer the summons of the door bell, and if
anybody inquired whether his master was In to
return an evasive answer. Precisely what an eva
sive answer was, Pat did not know, but when the
first caller appeared-an old friend of the family
he received a round Of abuse with all the venom
Of tongue and strength Of lungs at Pats disposal.
Our neighbor of the Gazette has bad a call this
week,-to answer the question as to which was
the grosser exaggeration, 10 say that the possible
sugar crop of this kingdom was $50 millions of
pounds, or to say that it was 200 millions OF
pounds-and having no pertinent reply at hand,
gives an I" evasive answer; !" i. e., responds in an
impertinent and abusive manner.
The question is still an open one.
The Gazette is painfully sensitive about the in
terests Of the planters-Gearful that something
that we have written or may write will prove in
furious to the treaty-and pathetically asks: els
there no power in the land to stop these insidious
attacks on the only measure calculated to impart
life to Hawaii nei, and to be a blessing to both
nations entering into the compact?" Yes, neigh
Dor, there is a power, and when its assertion is
thought to be a necessity it will be felt. topper
ated very effectively in September, 1870, when
you lowered your standard and your quill.
Now any simpleton knows that the whole Of 9
mans farm can never be put under cultivation at
once. OF the cane land in this group not over one
half can ever be planted ut one time. And Of this
not over twenty-five thousand acres can be cropped
in one season, as cane generally takes two years to
mature, which, at the highest estimate, could not be
made to yield over two tons to the acre or fifty mill
ions pounds."-GaEets
"Stoopid!" Any simpleton could tell you
that 25 900 acres yielding two tons to the acre
would make a total yield of 100, 900 900 pounds
not fifty millions. If the Gazette writer fools
much longer with these figures, he will have the
$50 millions story current again.
A certain editor seems to dread ga Ere in the
rear" What's the matter? Been hurt, eh?