The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-11-05
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The Advertiser in its last Issue has devoted
> large portiou Of It's space 10 the ever fruitful
theme for that paper-the Chinese We really
commend the persisteney Of our contemporary
N rs autagonism TO the MongoIian race. That
paper has put Itself en- record at last, in its
declaration that It intends to agitate the Chi
nese question till it succeeds in It's designs.
What those designs are exactly we confess we
are II loss 70 discover, inasmuch as It beats
around the hush with such clumsy thrusts as
to bewilder not only all its readers but the
paper itself. Still We cuumend the Advertiser
for is dogged, persistent opposition, while We
cannot say as much for It's wisdom or pru-
deuee IN is opposition
We gather one fact It least from its rawlings
On tie Chinese question, namely: That those
who Contribute the articles for its columns
seem 70 rest satisfied that the next Legislative
Assembly, when It meets, viii be 80 cunstitu-
ted and 50 worked Up Cby the efforts Of the
Advertiser We presumed that hostile Iegis!a-
non TO the Chinese VIII be had without doubt.
For cur own part, We do not know whether II
nay be 80 or nat, nor do We care; bat Of one
thing we feel very certain, and thas Is, should
tie ue1t legislative Assembly deal with the
Chinese question as b1uglingly as the Advsr-
tiser has FOR the past two years, It will succeed
II making itself about as ridiculous as the
paper alluded to.
In legislating On the Chinese question, the
Assembly must not forget that it viii be tam
peTiEg with the labor problem, which requires
much more thought and intelligence than any
ether 70 unravel and adjust. For as labor is
the source Of all wealth in any country, to
legizlats unwiseIy VIII be to strike at the very
rOot and foundation Of the Government, and
any laws passed hereafter that viii have
tendency to ret4rd labor, will strike at the
revenues CT the Kingdom, and IN tines Of
scarcity Of money like the present, will not
only seriously emharrass the Government. bat
nay bring financial ruin upon every planter
and business nan IN the Kingdom We ara
charitable enough to believe that the Aivsr-
tser does not Contemplate a state Of things
such as We have hinted at, because We know
from past e1perisace and full knoWIeiee Of
the ealIber Of that paper, that It does not CON
preherd the labor problem at all. It's efforts
are Ike those Of blind man, who strikes
without knowing who OF what he nay hit.
This kind Of co1i1ct viii not conport well
viii the duties Of legislator who Is called
upou to make laws for the government Of a
uati0u. Be that Ation large or small The
legislator must grappls with all the dIfHcaI-
ties that surround the subject, must weigh
vel and carefully all the Circumstances con
nectsd with the Law before he gives It his
sanction, and ths i expected from all inteIIi-
gsns legislators. But above and beyuud all
these argumeutzs the Legislative Assembly
uust 1vcid all legislation which L born Of OF
pvoGpted By prs5udiee or piqEe against any
man or class Of Esn, Il Il Is desired that the
laws passed shall receive the sanction of His
MAJESTY, or Be respected b. the people. We
couuend these Suggestions to our contenpo-
rzry for eousider1tion, as well as 70 those geu-
tIensn who aspire 70 the dignity Of a seat in
the ueu Legislative Assembly
If prudencs Is the better part Of vaIor, az we
believe Il 70 be- We uoaId recommend ITttIs