The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-04-01
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The extraordinary letter published over the sigma
ture of His. Er. W. L. Green. has excited not n lit
tie surprise-and. we may add-laughter.
That Mr.. Green should consider it necessary 20
protest against any effort being made to "repOpu-
late +, the cabinet is natural enoSgh-in him but
that he should endeavOr to put a stop to a like effort
made on behalf of the country, is, TO say the least,
unexpected, and inconsistent.
AS one Of The oommittee who replied to the all
dress Of the 18th ult he declares that failure in the
past " is no reason why renewed efforts should not
continue to be made but in his own letter he
declares that nothing must with q capital ny be
done by those who represent the best influence, the
greatest aggregate wisdom, experience and enter
prise, as well as the wealth Of the Kingdom, unless
they are endorsed by :. such a fair proportion Of the
native Hawaiians as may be entitled to represent The
people.
Mr.. Green declares that the signers Of the address
wish to have him-he especially excludes his collea-
gues-turned out Of Office. But he says the Omis-
sion of the signatures Of native Hawaiians is" fatal
absolutely fatal TO any such result"
Reasoning thus, one is lead TO believe that if Mr..
Green had secured the same signatures to a petition
asking to have him appointed as a member Of the
Cabinet, be would have considered it necessary
absolutely necessary,-that the list should have been
g supplemented 4" by the names of those who repre-
sent The people.
1t is unfortunate that he cannot point to precedent
to support his position.
In the way Of precedent he seems to care for none
in his present-and future'-course save that Afford
ed by the example Of those who fomented the Bar
racks riot, and gave a qausi air Of respectability to
the " Emma " party. We all know who we're the
sympathizers with "the people''-(L c. Mr.. Green's
people y and we also know that in all those troub-
les there never appeared as a traitor Tor de-
mogogue)-a single one Of that /" Compact and uni
ted regiment Of men, - the mechanics.
The efforts made by Mr.. Green to create n bad
feeling between the people, and mechanics The him.
self makes the distinction) on the one side, and " the
press - and E" a few designing men - Gas he styles
the signers of the address, on the other, shows that
he possesses abilities sufficient TO lead him into Diff
culhes, but which may not suffice to lead him out.
Mr.. Carter's reply leaves nothing to be said in the
way of explanation Of the hopes and plans Of the
signers of the address. By proving that the address
was the work Of a committee, and that its wording
was carefully considered, he does away with fully one
half Of Mr.. Green's letter.
In another paragraph he gives Mr.. Green to I'M
derstand that his threat to manipulate the people for
his own ends is fully understood and at the same
time nulli6es Mr.. Green's 4" fatal-absolutely fatal :"
objection to the address by showing that he pro-
posed to appeal to, those who must be incapable Of
forming correct opinions, if, as he says. they can be
convinced, by q little dexterity in s~tringing together
mellihuous phrases, that their Sovereign has been
insulted.
Finally, Mr.. Carter's hope and expectation that
something tOiH be done, find an echo in every ear
nest heart while the " ringing tone Mr.. Green de-
tects in the address may be to him politically. a
knell.
Hawaii, March 22d, 1876.