Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-23
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

The r. {. dirO1i5fy puts rather a low
estimate upon the Kings popularity, when
admitting the possibility that "hs enemies may
knock him Oft the throne
We believe !, was Tom Paine who charac-
termed kings as paupers fed upon the bounty Of
the body polite, whom they de,pised Beg
gars have become provcrbial for their DISPOSE
ton to become choosers.
Hon. J. VI. Kapena our tbfciHi Postmaster
General, cN Cabinet Minister and eS. Governor,
is announced as Commissioner to Japan, with
J. L. Kaulukou as secretary. Probably the
organ will deny this as usual.
The r. c. 4. leaders have arrived at the
cheap adj feature Of supporting royal meas
ures, and defending the present Ministry, jus,
as the agricultural journals OF the states would
speak Of fine blooded stock.
The r. {. 4. says; "The Queen Of Eng
land may be said never to exercise the power
Of vetos upon measures passed by the imperial
parliament" No British sovereign has ever
exercised the ve,ong power since the time Of
William Fourth they dare not do it.
Doubtless the Premier and his organ will
deny there was any unpleasantness or disagree.
ment between the Cabinet and an influential
party yesterday; simply little Glove spat ="
that bound them still closer, though to the
community it is more like the entering wedge
that has received its decisive blow.
QUERIES. the Premier in his capacity
rs Chairman Of the Finance Committee of the
Legislative Assembly ever evince any financial
ability Did the late tax assessor Tor the dis.
trio, of kona, Oahu, display marked percept.
i've faculties for discerning true values Has
the manager Of the estate of Keelikolani con.
Quoted it with shrewd business tact ?
In the preparations that are being made by
the Minister OF the Interior for laying rail.
road track along Beretania street. has it ever
entered his head TO consider the public right oil
way thereon, and the large probability there is
going to exist for accidents on so public thor
oroughfare1 Does the Government hold i,sel
responsible for the risks to life and limb from
this arbitrary act
To the traveller in the Koolau district of thi.
island the most noticeable feature, next to the
beautiful mountain scenery, is the large mum
her Of red.shirted policemen or constables who
infest the highways and by-ways. When MOI
rushing wildly about on their skinny ponie
their favorite pastime is to sitn the shade anc
MUNICH stalk of sugar cane, and yet there i
more lawessness carried on beneath thei
optics than in any other part of Oahu.
sop to the planters is thrown out by tn
Government in the proposition TO supply then
with Japanese laborers free of expense OF i'm
portaton besides several notifications Of
previous rulings of the Board of immigration
Whence this sudden flop Of the Board An
whence this power that can take of the take
Of this people to benefit any one class or bod
of menp The Labor and Supply Co. neve
asked for it, and when the day for reckoniu
comes the Premier and his coniederates i
Government mismanagement will find the
effort to curry favor with, and support from
an influential body will as surely meet il
just deserts,
Legislation is new work in the hands
men whose fathers knew nothing Of eivilize
life, and many of whom, II inclined to be st'
dious, have access to none Of the literature
which they might acquire sound knowlede
Of their duties, and Of what is good or bad Il
their county" So pipes the Adr0ti'er
justification Of the excessive use Of the vetoir
power by the King, and in general support
its doctrine OF the immaculate qualities Of III
waiian kingship. Vastly different and di
cordant is such tune, however, when cor
pared with tina, lately sung for the benefit
the native ear, and wherein We were told
the signal qualifications OF natives for the CO
due, Of high Offices in government, and of 4
reasonable nature OF the foreign assumptio
OF superiority in experience and education.
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