The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-10-18


spectability.
Before the departure Of the King, royal pro
gress was made through the principal parts of th'
i kingdom, and Mr.. Gibson, in fulhllment OF hi
bargains, published most absurdly iowery account.
of the royal receptions, throughout the foreign
expedition, the native Hawaiians were being con
stantly reminded that every civility shown to Hil
Majesty by foreign officials was a tribute to won
6erful capacity for eifgovernment eviDced by the
native Hawaiian.
On His Majesty's return, the plot began to thick
/ en-, the various constituencies were constantly
reminded by Mr.. Gibson's papers that in theil
hands by dint Of numbers Law the election 10 the
House of Representatives of 1882.
The bait took; the House was made up of natives
/ with few exceptions; the soldiers marched down
from their barracks in rear of the palace, in mill
tary formation under their officers, and deposited
their voting papers; the police force did the same
Now to refer again to England, we must mark the
differences; there in garrison-towu. the soldiers
are confined to their barracks, whilst an elect
ton is in progress and in any other voting
place the appearance of half dozen sol
| diers IN military array, would be sufficient to
vtiate an election jealous the British Of any
possibility of government coercion. The result OF
| the elections throughout this kingdom, however,
fully realized the anticipations of those who ma
i nipulated them, of the whole number of elected
Representatives scarce one was representative
man; in Honolulu itself, the great merchants, im-
porters, planters and agents. wholly unrepre
sented; the elected portion of the House consisted
1 almost wholly of natives. whose daily bread de-
i pended on their subserviency some honorable
/ exceptions should be noted. In the Mobiles. the
1 Hon @. Il. Bishop repeatedly endeavored to stay
/ the flood of waste and extravaganza, but was too
often voted by the numbers of the palace repre-
sentatives. Mr. Nawahi. member for Hilo; Pilipo,
| for South Kona; and Kauhane, for Kau, showed a
manly Independence; but from the composition of
| the House, only one result could be predicted.
The ministry, under the lead of Mr. Green, resign
L ed, and now appeared to be the time for the
Crown to make another great effort towards the
accomplishment of absolute personal rule under
Il Al
late the subsidized of Mr.. Bush became Minister
| of Foreign Affairs and Premier. Mr.. Bush, the
| cuadiutOr of Moreno and hirer of Gibson, was
made Minister Of Finance, Mr.. kaai Minister of
Interior, and Mr.. Preston Attorney General Under
this regime, things have gone apace; the advent
to Office of the new ministry signalized by the
| dismissal of sundry public servants from their
posts without assignabe reason, and III some in
stances new posts were created for the displaced
officials that the hardship of their position might
| not become too necessarily apparent. The ap-
preparations for almost every branch OF public
| expenditure were raised till the totals largely
exceeded the anticipated revenue; over and above
this it was determined, If possible, to contract
serious debt. Jobbery, nepotsm and e1trava-
gance are rampant, the sO-caled palace alone has
swallowed up moro money than II honestly e1-
pended, would suffice to build real palace, gilded
| from flagstaff to basement. sum of money
amounting to n dollar a head for every man.
woman and child of the population is devoted to
the establishment of What is phrased as an armed
force, with what weapons this force Is to be armed
or against whom those arms are to be turned, our
legislators have not thought it worth while TO
enquire The provision of a new tug for the harbor
was very wisely Mr.. GibsOn's paper tells us,
removed from the appropriation bill, recent events
seem scarcely to justify this piece of wisdom. Ot
the EARNED force 1t may be remarked that not
only is it waste of money IN the first instance,
but every days abstraction from wage-earning
labor of able-bodied men, in order that they may
be got up in caricature of European soldlery is
direct loss to the productive power OF the Kingdom.
nd tlta
ent Government while sending expensive missions
70 Japan and to Portugal to invite immigrants,
proposes to withdraw available labor for the sake
of parading an armed force. Again with regard
to the Coronation, the prepOsterous absurdity has
been shown up again and again by every news
paper not under Mr.. Gibsons control, not only is
it a waste of public money as il appears in the
Appropriation bill, but what will be the loss
by the disorganization of labor throughout the
whole month of February next.
Now, how has it become possible that these and
score of other extravagancies follies, imbecili-
ties and iobberies are pOssible-simply thus-in
every constitutionally governed country the Legis
ture stands between the Crown and the taxpayer
here the bulk of the Legislature is merely the tool
which is used to Justify under the semblance of
constitutional rule any mad expenditure or extray
agaut job the Ministry chooses TO undertake. Of
the last House of Representatives the bulk were
placeholders, many dependent on the Ministry for
their daily bread. Most of the members were
incumbents or expectant incumbents of salaried
places, subserviency might lead to an income, in
dependence to nothing at all. Perhaps the most
striking instance of the eagerness of the Crown
to seize every sort of inducement to members to
carry out their schemes was exhibited in the Act
which deprived the Supreme Bench of their ap-
proving power with regard to the appointment of
the District Justices. This Act was hustled through
the house in such an unseemly manner that the
Judges on the Bench did not know what was being
done behind their backs, was actually carried
through the third reading on the last day of the
session in company with some minor enactments
and received the Royal Assent the day of pro-
rOgation--why this uDseembly haste and unjusti-
fable secrecy? it was simply part of the scheme
to draw all power into one hand. By the provis
ions of the Constitution. the Crown appoints the
Judges of the Supreme Bench and all Judges of
Courts of Record; the Crown appoints Mobiles,
Privy Councillors, Governors of the Islands, Min
listers and PlenipOtentiaries abroad of every de-
gree, is Commander in Chief of all forces raised
within the Kingdom. is not this power enough for
any Constitutional Monarch; but ought he to be
as Mr.. GibsOns organ would teach us an "dctire
politician" who may legitimately use all means in
his power to secure the return of Representatives
who will carry out his ideas, and having secured
their return may influence them as he best can to
support his measures. Contrast this again with
the manners and customs of England, even George
III hundred years ago Indignantly repudiated
the right of any man, Minister or other to make
use of his name to influence vote in the House
of Commons and now, the fact of a member ac-
cepting the lowest salaried post under the Gov
ernment thereby yacates his seat, though he is
eligible for reelection, here | believe scarce one
member of the elected Representatives does not
draw q salary from the Government, MANY more
than one, District Judgeships, tax assessorships
tax collectOTships, road supervisors, agents for
registering labor engagements are the rewards |
looked forward to by Representatives and only to
be earned by Obedient voting Of the compost |
tion of the called Representatives it would be
almost absurd to speak. II | take list Of the |
British House of Commons can say this man is |
great land owner who is returned by his tenants,
this great manufacturer, this prominent banker,
here great shipbuider there great ship owner, |
here prominent engineer, there rising lawyer, |
again wOrHngman's representative, the agricul- |
tural interest, the mining interest and so on-any
enc can give the reason why such such sits /
in the House of Commons How does that com |
pare with this-I refer you TO the list Of members
of the present Legislature and their votes, their
propositions, the bills they have brought forward
or supported
And now gentlemen how to deal with this incu-
bus of n nOn-representatiye-reprcse say |
cultivate and use the right of public speaking and
public writing, do not lay yourselves open TO
charges Of neglect and indifference, make your
wishes, aye, your wills known, public meetings, in
signed petitions, are not yet tabp in
spite of Mr.. Gibs0n's papers. The native opinion
is being slowly but surely aroused teach and in
form the natives as to what is going on remind
the foreigners that they are not hrdders who have
been allowed to come here but that it is their
duty to act as COlOnists which they are that even
the present form OF Government exists upon |
will be surely upset if misgovern-
nent, such as we have recently witnessed 60 on
Teach every one that the great Ieutonic race
lwelling either side of the Atlantic are not ac-
ustOmed to sit silent under continued misrule that
he Crown has right 10 active interference either
inside or outside of the House of Representatives,
hat whether we seek laborers from the Western
Islands IN the Atlantic, or from the heart
If Germany, our employers are not 10 be
hwarted in their efforts TO bring in immigrants,
hat our money is not to be wasted in idle
hows. that treaty privileges are not TO
20 frittered away, that promising undertakings for
abor supply should not be stopped unnecessarily
~ telegram, based upon information Said to be
opied from purser'5 book. quote the words
to the House of so-called Represen-
atives, invite the members of this the most
ruly representative body assembled in this King
low to scan the Appropriation Bill of this session,
nd compare it with its predecessors, Invite them
o long pull, strong pull, and pull altogether
you may yet lift this little ship out of the slough
f Autocracy and jobbing. If there be any one
nfriendly to the Treaty. then 1 say this Govern |
nent is your enemy for it will destroy the Treaty by
nworthy means, if there be any, as suppose you
re all anxious for the continuance of the Treaty
hen say this Government is your enemy, for it |
xhibits such lamentable show of incompetence |
hat It's feeblest enemy may mike a successful
ssault. As long as foreign powers, America more
specially, see this Kingdom ruled as at present,
D long may we be debarred from respectful hear
lg.-lncapac1ty for self-goverument wiz be the
~ of those who wish TO upset Hawaiian Indepen-
ence-the fruit IS nearly rotten and must soon
rop, will be the watchword Of those who seek to
gallow IT, Il
Captain Mists remarks we're received with
iany marks of approval, and on motion Of Col.
pal0ing was ordered 10 be printed. The COM
any then adjourned 20 meet again at p. ~
Inc members reassembled at i. NJ. The
fternoon was almost entirely occupied in the
lection of Trustees. The members was increased :
} l3 all the original Trustees were reelected The
list OF the Trustees for the ensuing year.
3 i. Alexander, 2O9l6; A $. Hartwell. 20,glG Z.
Adams, 20906; W.. g. Irwin, 20 100; Z. A Schae-