Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-19
The Native Press

People" the RHotod says: "rhe Eiei, talks non
sense when 1t demands that all the money Of the
Government should be given for the preservation
of the nation. 1t il right TO eIpend what is requi
site for the assistance of the destitute sick but
the people will not be saved by spending large
sums of money, even up to II thousand millions, II |
We had it, in doctoriug the people, or in covering
the land with hospitals from the mountain tops to
the shores of the ocean, while tn. people continue
to live wrongly.all these will not save them. But
right living brings safety and it will be well IL
nation apprehends this law
The same journal calls upon its aders remem-
Der that the time approaches for the election of
representatives We translate: at is clear that
IN sessions of the Legislature that have passed we
have had bad management. The sort of repre-
sentatives like those of the session of 1890 n
disgrace to the country Alas for Hawaii. If in the
future her legislation is to be in the hands of such
ignorant and incompetent NEIL Legislation is no
boys play. The good name and the independence
of the Hawaiian people and Government will not
be safe in hands that are soiled by bribery and
shameful deeds; and men who are incapable of
taking of their own affairs not the ones to
be entrusted with the management, in the Legisa-
ture of the weighter affairs of the Government.
We have been urged by certain newspapers to
turn only native Hawaiians for the coming session.
Let not heed this blind leader. but carefully
consider the that is for the best interests of
the country. Who qualified to conduct
tiona affairs? To whom are we indebted for our
present prosperity and degree of knowledge 7 On
whom do we rely for relief when we get into diff
plain enough that the foreigner in such things s
our superior, and that have been assisted by his
knowledge in the past and shall be in the future.
Without such assistance shall not secure the
prosperity of the country. For us to disregard
the wisdom and the experience of foreigners in the
management of public affairs, will be tantamount
to giving up national independence. If for
eigners had dealt with us in the manner that the
Pde Alma tells us to deal with ourselves status
n Government would have long since dis,p-
peared Blind guides indeed the newspapers
that tell us to return only natives for the coming
Legislature"
correspondent in the Pa. Aina writing from
Hama, Maui, offers himself to the voters of that
district u candidate for the Legislature. He
thus lays down his platform: LIST. Repeal the
road tax. 2n Repeal the Reciprocity Treaty.
3rd. Forbid the importation of spirits. 4th. No
taxes fathers of families. 9Th All Cinnamon
who marry Hawaiian females to have their tails
cut off 9Th Three Thousand dollars TO be appro-
prated for road in Hama" He proposes to NEE.
the people next month and read before them the
speeches on these six points which he will deliver
III the Assembly tif he gets there and he says he
will hold up his hand before God in tho presence
Of the people, and be sworn by the attendant cler-
The Pae Alma says: I've picked up u scrap of
paper i'll the street with these words in English
written on it, The Ministerial Organ recently an
nounced that the present Minister of the Interior
will shortly leave for foreign parts as Minister
Plenipotentiary to Europe. Would it seriously
overburden him with work. were he, in addition TO
other duties, he instructed to make u tour of in
spection of Small PoY Hospitals, so that proper at
tention may be given to the public health on the
mercantile interests of the country 2"
The Elele Poakoiu has column editorial on the
Hawaiian hula, much i'll the same strain as last
week, and repeating the utterances of the Adper-
tiser on the same subject, while adversely CriticZ
ing the sermon Of the Rev. Mr.. Bishop. Quoting
that gentleman y ausion to the hula, and the bad
characters that are sometimes elected Repre-
sentatiyes the editor says: " Is this kind of talk
friendly reception of the king-trst to give him
polite words aud then to pet him with dirty ones
We say it is not. You Hawaiians, and you foreign
ers also who are fairminded and unprecedented, we
leave to your consciences to Judge of such talk II
such ID the evil mind of an occupant of the pulpit
how approve of the first part of his dis
course while We disapprove of the last. We have
only one remark to add. First weed out the grea,
sins that are open and undsguised a stencil among
those claiming to be pure and good; that are in
Vulnerable among the great majority of foreigners
who are oorruptng the Hawaiians; when this rot
tenness il removed, then it will be time to turn and
abuse the innocent hula, that has been handed
down from ancient times"
\ bitter letter appears in the Eieis, over the sig
nature "A Hawaiian Jealous of Life" in which
are repeated many of the editors idoas about the
hula Allusion il made to the prophecy of Arm
years, which III supported by knokoa writer, and
the letter goes on to say That journal declares
that 1t IL useless TO largely eIpend the Government
money for the health of the people, because they
cannot increase or exist while practicing evil
Who brought those evil practices here 4? Was !,
unmi1ed good that was first brought, or was evil
such Language. -" On careful re SssHe% \
appears that these utterances together with thos.
bearing spite against and contempt of the redskins
and are clearly in opposition to the honor and dig
nifty of the King. - 1t will be we'll for thu
Hawaiian redskins TO elect redskins ~ Representa-
tves in the next Legislature, and such foreigner
a. have fully proved their love for Hawaii"
Another writer in the same paper says; "Ih'
foreign newspapers, and some Others who are nov
on the doctors hands, are rdculing the hulas il
the Palace grounds, AZ being filthy and obscene
borne before him. il Is said that he threw ofi hi
clothing and worshipped and began u leap and y