Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-11-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TREASON Treason Treason shricks tho
cypress Treason secret, and Treason open
REASONABLE meetings, arrogant foreigners,
angry speaking Commissioners, panic-strickcn
Ministers! What an awful state of affairs to
have been kept secret long and even now
only made known through the native columns
Of the Express. Where il our executive :?
Where are our Sherils, Marshals, Police :?
Where are our Judges, jnrics, jailers Where
il our executionerg allows, racks, road
gangs, that this kind of thing could 30 on un-
noticed, and except to tho Express writer, I'M
known! Some one is very gravely to be
blamed if all this treason talk be true, and the
Express must be gravcy To blame if it be false
The news of tho election of General Gar
field to the Presidency of the United States,
gives general satisfaction here. aid we believe
it is better received in all countries of the
world closely bound by commercial Lies to the
United States. than would have bccn the cleo
ton of General Hancock. The majority of
influential European papers, particularly those
Of England, comment favorably on the result.
The following is from the Manchester Guar
diam
"There seems to be no reason why, IL the Demo-
Gratis do not change their tacics the Repub lica ns
X.
Probably the former would do well to lot the qm =
tion Of State Rights drop as far as possible, il to
obscurity. 1t behoves them to find another rally
ing CRY. This may eventually be furnished by Fl 60
trade, which succession Of bad harvests or he
gradual exhaustion of the soil may bring into pr
tical politics. There il possibility Of mod f.
cation of the tariff at least for four years. Tn
is, however some consolation for this in the f. ct
that the Republican policy is otherwise friendly
to England"
liz our issue of the 9TH inst, we published an
item giving opinion on the custom of putting"
in newspapers and asserting that it would not be a
feature of the SATURDAY Pass. The editor of the
Pacihc Commercial Advertiser, thinking evidently
that we were manufacturing hats for his use, put
ono on and last Saturday came out with the fol-
lowing
But how you going to put down vanity, or de
sire for conspicuous mention This is what inspires
the noble rage Of the poet, the valor and strategy
of the general the statecraft OF the minister, and
the controversial ability OF the editor. And we
choose to signalize the deserving in our columns ;
and if we give "boot" in our advertising bargains
who is hurt us thine eye evil because l am
The VANITY that inspires the noble rage of the
poet theyalor strategy statecraft and contro-
down" by puHag, for nothing will kill thing
quicker than unmerited applause or commenda
ton for the public being led to expect TOO much,
will despiss what they might otherwise have es-
teemed. Pulling Is lattering and the words OF
the professional journalistic hatterer, however
sweet to the ear of the person hattered Is always
transparent 10 heeyes of the general observer Ihe
desire for conspicuous mention" II IL well
enough To encourage by the bestowal OF well de
served but not over drawn praise If the ,Iissr
thinks il is spiling ANYBODY by syng g99. ;' With
10 publish advertisements for nothing and present
each of its advertisers with chrome We will raise
II takes ali summer. !" The editor shows his
pariaiaty for this style of journalism by conciud-
ing his little piece with the following modes, pun
for himself sI fh1.s sys srii because am goodr'
II AN COOP sounds very we'll, and IA We can not
improve it will let IL stand ~ II H.
The following which will be ot interest to
readers of the Pass. we clip from the Mel
bourne Argus, Of October 52d;-
"Mr. Lyster 10 to be congratulated upon having
secured the services Of two highly capable ARTIST