Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-12
Things Wise and Otherwise

There il nothing so instructive to youth as the
sayings of great and good men. We quote from
the niaxms of ono who has had ample opportu-
nifty for reflection, owing to the fact that while
he has sought the Office, the office has never
sought him. "
Only those are immortal who never die. Loyalty
purchased at newspaper rates lives only while
pap lives. Even the stars complete their courses.
So do Ministersj Bush whacking il played
Selah!
Political life is creased pole, which / have
climbed for twenty years. Even AZ mounted TO
the top and clutched at the CABINET pie which
rested on the top, my hand slipped, and my torn
breeches walled of friction and destruction.
But my ambition, like soaring eng!e mounts
upwards 1t dares the sunlight Thousand miles
above the stately range of konaiuanu. The widest
storms upon the earth below are only the faintest
Whisper yet it mounts with imperial daring to the
stars. Its boundless desire In satisfied not with
the gift of universe, but with an "assessor-
ship"
Moreno-He was, truly, one Of those seductive
spirits, who, with infinite address and captivating
manner, involve even the purest and noblest OF
the earth' like myself in tho game OF heads win
tails you lose"
Those whom the Gods love die young. Why
then am old aud tough3
We don't "know anything about the STATUTE
which is to he placed upon the vacant pedestal be-
fore the government buildings" Perhaps copies
of the Penal and Civil Codes, entire, would not be-
out Of place there.
We learn that the Tax Assessor for Honolulu
has made his returns which. by some hocus- pocus
means, has increased the property valuation some
x6Ol1OOO, II therefore stands people III hand
| to visit tho Tax Ofiice aud ascertain the amount
their returns have been jumped ard note their
| appeal by tho 30tl day OF November, after which
/ no protests will avail. The books show in places
not only the same properties assessed to dinersnt
parties, but at different values, while Others ara
assessed who have left the country.
| - . .
We beg to remind tho powers that be that our
Assessor has now had three separate important
positiors assigned him in which his ability bas
been put 10 the test. AZ Minister Of tho interior
| he was miserable failure, Ms Governor OF Kauai
he was little better, and IN his last duty a. Asses
sor public opnion records 4" utter failure " again.
Probably II the round Of government appoint
| Inents are 10 he continued to him In succession,
by the tinie that Of Pound Master u reschsd
they will have discovered the position he Is quail
fled to fill.
Additional importance seems to be attached 70 thu
Ahoio case from what We were fully aware of In
our note of last week, aud that is the fact Of Ma
maxi having been convicted upon ess notorious
though similar aledged dsfacations, aud ths
probable connection between them. II IL furthel
intimAted that another party who made himself
notorious la antihaol speeches lately In Waiiukt
rnay have motives for the same aside from wha
appears on the surface. II there has been ring
| oreration going ON for the past several years be
tween the Tax Assessors and Collectors of LAhain,
and Wailuku, we hops the Attorney -osneral vii
ferret the thing ont and et Justice be dons thou2'
tbs heavens fall"