The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-03-10
TEE public has doubtless been re-assure,

The public has doubtless been re-assured
Wv the late loyal utterances Of the 4,}rertisgr;
" ourselves eoaiess TO . feeling Of comfort
antSsecurity resting upon its present position,
happy aud somewhat unexpected sequel TO
its very independent standpoint Of the I4th
Of February. When we read in the issue Of
that date that:
When the SIR Is full Of expressions Of diSsatis-
faction coupled with contempt for Governors, 80
Ss1rs may We feel that the elements which 50 70
rlaks the State strong a-e errnlollrS, and that
sooner O- later new order OF things must become
q fuct- For tce election documents Of which the
one ascribed - Lieut.. Hoapsh Baker Is 3 sample.
ana of which We have already treated at length,
ve hold the Ministry responsible for reasons al
ready given, and as Consequence they are also
responsible for the result Of the election
And other sentences equally impartial, We
dashed away = responsive tear. and prepared
AZ once 70 nominate a new Cabinet, and an
u0unce the political platform 70 be recon-
rneudsd 20 the new government. We watched
events; we mOurned the depravity Of men in
general and Of Cabinet Ministers in particular:
we trembled for the future and braced our
selves Tor the erumblinS of the elements.
After bearing mp under this trying state Of
things for j week, we read in the Thunderer's
next issue, referring 70 speeches by two OF the
"
read with pleasure the assurances therein
given that we have men Of the proper strength,
intelligence and principle AZ the head Of af-
fairs" That "tEere can be no question but
that the present Ministry, by It's now pub
lished and autL0ritatively declared line Of
policy. must have the full confidence Of the
entire people" and that "capital and indus
trv can now feel assured that aErarianism and
political nisrule are TO find no foothold in Ha-
waii uei, Notwithstanding the insane ulteran-
ces Of ignorant native par.isaus during the
late election excitement.
Although considerably bewiIdered. we felt
very much relieved aud ventured 10 cast aside
our sack-cIoth and get the ashes of from our
head; the sun shoue brighter and we troubled
ourselves no more ab0u. the elements crum-
bling. On returning 10 the perusal Of the
powerful leader in question, feeling some curl
0sity whether anything more could be posi-
blys4it on the subject, We toaHd our own fal-
tering suggestion Of the previous week, Of the
danger Of dissolution Of the Cabinet, righte-
ousiy rebuked IN the following words: We
see no reason whatever for entertaining the
idea. The present Ministry are empbaEicaly
q strong Cabinet in every respect. They are
united On all material points they are in eu-
tirs acc0rd with Hi; Majesty ON matters Of
public policy" &c, Sc. We got down on our
marrow bones and wept. How deplorably we
Lad mistaken the signs Of the times, aud vet
how honestly. Wheu the EdrsrtiS=r previ-
ousiy referred 10 His Najesty's remarks AZ the
/ Aru0ry IN favor Of the ten million dollar loan,
we took 1t for granted that tile loan scheme
was matter of pl5lic policy. We now see
. our mistake and acknowledge 1t.
We made other mistakes also which We
/ could not very well help, if we relied upon
I our contemporary. The vigorous impeach-
us1t of the Ministry was made on the 18th of
( February: the exhuberant and atectionate
/ support Of the Ministry, above referred to,
| began in the issue Of the 2Ist Of February, and
was cnnfessedly basel upon the speeches OF
their Excellencies ) X Klai and 5 e. Wilder,
/ delivered on the 81 and 18th Of February, and
z commented on By the 4dr=I-tiSsy in its issues
/ Of the 18th and ltth Of February, the latter
/ being the date Of the Cabinet teuunCiatiOns
/ published in that paper As the 4drsTtissT
/ had the emphatic Utterauces of the two
Ministers on the 18th, why could 1t not have
( eul0gised the Cabinet at that date instead Of
dsn0uuciHg them aud 50 saved Us and the rest
I Of the community, not excepting the Ministers,
/ week Of disagreeable sensations. We give
I IL up; the Thunderar has its own substantial
/ reasons doubtless; it appears certainly TO have
/ sources Of information that We as well Is
others wot not Of. We rejoice that things art
all right now and we trust. that they are fixed
! SO satisfactorily that they are likely to remain
I all right. What changed the Thuuderer's mind
between its issues Of the ltth and 2lst, vii
/ probably remain secret until some future
GreviIIe lets the Hight shine upon the hiddaI
things Of Hawaii