The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-10-14
Two Bites for One.

Not only ''any other man I" bat even two ofhe,
men " como out in full blast against the " Cockroach
man " in the Hatpaiida Gazette OF Oct. 4th, upon
the invitation to show in what way the expendi.
ture Of money lS50,000) for Chinese immigration
has benefited the country or will benefit il ia the
future but neither d. nor L. Z. like bro~ken-wheel.
ed carts can stick to the track. My very Chris
tan friend" (my modestly abstain from writing
" brother" as my skin 10 not yellow enough) bEings
in Solomon, saying, He that reproacheth the poor
d~espiseth his Maker. . which is undoubtedly q very
wise saying Of Solomon the wise, but In my &c vile q
4 opinion quoted very much out Of place, as in no one
OF my articles on the Chinese question any reproach
is made against the Chinese as being poor, but as
being the means Of making others poor" besides,
being myself very poor my Christian friend is Ger.
tainly too we'll versed In scripture 10 know all about
a certain kingdom. Moreover my Christian friend
calls me ga man rHe enough 10 write anything. {"
which Is the least TO say going very far for a Chris
tan friend TO say, who certainly must be well aware
OF what Is said 20 my Christian friend about calling
any one " thou fool or A" Raka." However, with
out pretending to put myself on q level with the pin
nscle upon which my Christian friend stands 80
eminently l know, though IL was not Solomon, but
one somewhat wiser than Solomon, who said, I'll |
speak the truth, why smitest thou me -" Without
being able TO eortravert any one assertion or argu-
ment put forth by me against - q numerous Chinese
immigration or population our Christian friend
refers 70 the Bethel. but l cannot for the world zee
what the Bethel has 70 do with the Chinese ouestiou.
However, / have heard that the American Board Of
Missions has expended one million Of dollars 20 veau
tue naWdllan NATION from neatheni6m and therefore
/ suppose, according TO the views Of my Christian
friend, VIC must not grumble at the small amount Of
10000 being spent for tho introduction Of a few
thousand OF Chinese heatheus " 10 undo what the
jealous American missionaries Of former DAYS. the
most Of whom sleep in honored graves, have over-
DONE" as long as " the commingling Of the nations
IL the wonder of our days and q handful Chinese 20
TO the Bethel to learn to read and write English.
Adios, amigo milo sagrado.
Mr.. L. Z. Of the Hatcaiiaa Gaz6ie Of Oct. 4th,
poor unfortunate man, is so much affected With sore
eyes (hsppily not sore head) that Of the hundreds Of
houses in Chinatown, be has only seen the house Of
Mr.. Afcng, 8 corner lot, not in Chinatown but fer
away from it. and a remarkable. shall We call IL
scumen or righteousness or only a slip is, that Mr..
L. Z. refers just 10 that class Of Chinese which were
particularly exempted in all my remarks. This, be-
sides the communication Of Mr. L. Z. being only a
TeiteTGtioa Of assertions unsupported by any argu-
ment, (someHhst in the style Of Biddy'e argument
against Pat) is not worth notice, except the romark
that | have "been venting my spleen" against tho
Chinese, and | can assure Mr. l.. L. 10 all truth that
I entertain not the least spleen against the Chinese
individuals and do not blame the Chinese for enter
ing the door opened 10 them 50 very politely and lib
orally, and l admire their industry ia picking up
the spells to enjoy the harvest in their native home.
aud with all pleasure should have compared them
with "the busy little ant or the busy bec,'' instead
Of cockroach, IL truth had permitted the simile.
have written my articles on the Chinese question in
the same spirit in which l years ego wrote articles
on the disappearance Of forests Or later upon the
slums Of Honolulu, only and alone with malice 20.
wards none" for the sake Of self preservation, in be-
half Of a country. many Of whose people and fellow
citizens are endeared TO ne during a long residence
amongst them, and 10 behalf Of those who are even
desreE 70 me than life itself and who call Hawaii mel
their native land. II my warnings have been pre-
mature and turn cut 10 have been without reason, I
shall sincerely rejoice in the fact and say, Z" so much
the better for the country. my fellow citizens aud
those who will some day step into cur places" The
Chinese question has been finally settled by the pro-
rogation Of the last Legislature, which might have
done something in reference 10 il. Legislatures after
this will find that they are poWerless. The dark
cloud is oVerhead-the future 10 man knoweth. I
regret that Mr.. L +. considers me a . hopeless
case +" and " far gone in absgrdity." However this
may be, while l thank Mr.. l.. Z. for his kind and.
undoubtedly sincere administration, / must be salts
fed With what little brains Providence has provided
me and very modestly, TO judge from Mr.. L.
E.'s article in the RapaiiaH Ga= ne, | must decline
q swap. 10 resPect TO Mr.. L. Ed advice 10 mo to
take a lesson in political economy, | very modestly
slso have TO remark that as far as my acquaintance
with political economy goes II teaches me that where
in 9 country more goes out Of it than comes in, such
q country cannot last long. However I shall rejoice
if Mr.. L. IS pockets are differently constituted with
Mills volume on political economy st the bottom Of
the said pockets u. HoLsTEIS.