The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-04
"Communicated.l
TALK.
THE ELECTION.

REvERED EprroR,-A little while before cleo
ton day I dropped in on the ~Ring-street Man,
who being, as / had understood, a candidate for
Parliament, l hoped to get II job rs a "luna
hooikaika, - or cauvasser-as 1 knew he was
flush, and would bleed wen for the sake Of having
II. o. N. stuck to his name. But l found him
rather down in the mouth.
Dom said he, e its no use. there are already
two haoles foreigners in the field, and two's "a
many rs the kanakas will stand. The shepherd
is cock of the walk among the Highwyans, and
Joe (not our Handsome Joe, but the hero Of
the Glensannox), has got the missionary backing,
and the Bank to boot so / have no show, and
shall take care of the shop" (.
As we chatted away IA kanaka walked in,
scratching his head vigorously with both sets of
fnger-nails, as he held aloof with a thumb and
forefnger a hIimsy straw tile. He's a Pola Ga
wharfman) named opupele (or Fire belly).
Said he, addressing King-street "Bapa : (for
Bob) l come hooikaica (canvass) for you. All
Pola men belong me-more than three haneri
kanaka. All luna hooikatka (canvassers) for you.
You givee haneri dala me now and by and by,
two haneri dala more when you membp. You
fix up coffee shop for all lunas on In baloka tbal-
loting) day, and have plenty gini, make kanaka
strong, and you p,dta (win) sure
'Say, Opupele," observed King-street, in a
sneering tone, " amt you lying, Hasn't that
pious dry goods duck corralled all the Pola
crowd and won't he march them in line to the
ballot-box to vote for Joe p"
80 Bapa,' said Fire Belly, deprecatingly, IT
no lie. What you say ? Lole Popopo ~(rotten
dry goods), he got all Pola boy ? Aole :" (Eo.)
The native splitting out the negative with in
tensity, as he at the same time licked ont his
tongue, aud reversed both palms. F" You see,
Bapa, by and by Lole Popopo he no get many
balokas (ballots). He work plenty hard. O,
yes. Smallpox time, lie and Keo tJo) go roand
and scratch arm (vaccinato) kan,ka. Every
body say this they do for hoOasaika ielecd oneer-
ing). SO you see, now. And Lole ponJpo, he
give plenty wool shirt, hat, boot, and kukae-
nalo cotton cloth to Pola boys, to make them
oluolu GALL right.) But, Bapa, j tell you, it no
go. Pola boy want the elemakule (the Shepherd).
All kanaka want the elemakule and you, Bapa,
put his name ON your paa baioea (tickot), and
you puca (win)."
See here, Opupele,' said King-street, half
re-assured, amt you humbugging me-? Joe's
bound to go in. Amt the whole missionary
crowd backing him 2"
sMikioneri =" exclaimed Fire Belly, Will a
grimace. "Aole waiwai !'-Nothing in thein)
meaning that they amounted 70 little or
nothing, as hackers to influence the votes of.
kanakas. "Aole hilinai, ia lakou"-lNo con-
fdence in hom) -continued Fire Belly. "They
talk soft Just now but all the time they no want
to 90 near kanaka with long pole. One kahuna-
mule (preacher) speak me this morning. He say
'Opupele, what for you vote for that bad man,
the elemakule 2 / say You good, chl You
talk that way No, you mikioneri got bad
heart when you talk that way. More all same.
this mikioneri,- talk all same on the street.
They work hard against eIemakule. They turn
kanaka heart against them. And more they
talk, more strong they make the elenakule. All
fool men, these men talk Christian Dale no
(only). They think kanalEa no heart-he same
same slave, and don't know who his
friend. But he tell 'em on lection day he vote
for man he like. More they say bad, more he like.
Now l tell you, Bapa, you put elemakule name
with you name, and you pHea (wip). Keo.be
smart man, plenty good haole. One time he
man, and they give him more 600
balokas. That time all Bank men, and Beach
men fight him. Now ali Bank men and Beach
men help him. Kanaka no understand, kanalua
lin doubt. And say, Keo is not same haole,
and he help his brother the Kuhina (King's
Besides, Keo's friends fight tho
eIemakuIe, and no want his name. They fool
for that, / tell you, Bapa, on lection day Keo is
make Ia dead cock.
King-street had further parley with Opupele,
finally made up his mind that IT was too late
to make up a ticket, Notwithstanding the assurr
ances Of the native canvasser, thGt all the Pola
men, and other societies and bands Of yotois,
were under his influence. King-street saved his
money, and coffee, and gin, and took care Of his
shop.
Since then, the result Of the election has
proven the truth Of Fire Belly's words. Joe,
who would not fraternize with the Shepherd,
tailed off rathey badly and he can now appre-
ciate the value of certain assurances that he
would have all he Pola vote, and other inn
portant and influential constituencies. Lots of
chaps, foreign and native who Dragged
the votes they controlled have proved
to be nowhere and the stone that was rejected
hv the builders becomes the cornerstone.