The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-09-13

1t is indeed tiresome to make allusion
to what the Premier of the Kingdom has
done in the past, the public is sick of the
reiteration of accusation. In our columns
we have ever studiously avoided any I'M
necessary allusion to Mr.. Gibson's earlier
career, we have been ever anxious to give
him the benefit of the doubt, to allow him
to stand upon the position, such as it IS,
which he has gained since he came to this
country; and yet his former record is
thing which must never be lost sight of in
estimating the present position of affairs
1t must never be forgotten that the man Is
one whose whole life has been a series OF
mistakes: that plausible as he is, many
times as he has won the confidence of this
or that man. he has ever had the same
finale: the inevitable showing up which
follows upon the collapse of his schemes.
Knowing him as well as this community
does, it is not necessary to look back more
than two wears and half Though skilled
in arts of fattery and adulation, he had
vet something to learn from the adyentTer
Moreno; there can be no doubt in any
ones mind that Mr.. Gibson drank deeply
at the poisoned spring which that unprin-
cipled man opened up for him: Moreno
used him, as he said. flung him aside
like a squeezed orange" and learning by
experience, ever since he has strIven on
the same lines, to emulate Moreno: Mr..
Gibson it is, who is urging and has urged
the King upon that idiotic course OF folly,
the Coronation: were it not for him, the
notion would long ago have been given
up 1t is he again, who, by course of
the most fulsome fiattery has led the King
into those ideas of Imperialism which are
meeting with such strong opposition from
every free born denizen OF these Isles, and
are making him so unpopular. 1t Is Mr..
Gibson who has attempted to antagonize
the races here, and thank heaven, has not !
succeeded: for the opposition can reckon |
in their ranks a strong phalanx of natives, |
the men of thought and of independent |
spirit among the Hawaiian nation. 1t Is |
the same man who has pandered to every |
foolish expenditure which has been made |
in the House, who has led a set Of weak |
men blindfold to acts of folly which he. |
with his vigorous intellect, should have |
guarded them from. 1t is he again, who /
having climbed. no that is not the word, |
who having grovelled. wormed and fawned |
his way to power, deliberately has chosen
among his associates one man who Is
incapable of filling his posi-
ton as Minister with any dignity, and
another who by his previous life Is such
disgrace to the position he fills, that it
will be difficult to find any one, when the
crash comes to sit in the chair
that has been sullied by his occupancy:
why continue the list Of chargesl it is
long enough as it stands TO weigh down
with shame any man
4 man of great talents, of considerable
though hashy. oratorical ability. OF keen
acumen in public affairs, Of excellent edu-
cation, of undeniable power of reading
certain classes of character, has prosti-
tuted those great gifts to stand in the pc
sition he does Were it only himself that
be injured. 1t would be piiiable, one would
sigh, one might almost weep over this
misuse Of talents; but when it comes to
be considered that this misuse Of ability.
his perversion of gifts affects rot himself,
Jut a nation, affects also reignIng family
With all its hopes and aims, far different
ceiling inspires every ones mind and
heart
The present unpOpularity Of the King
'ests entirely upon Mr. Gibson; with
different adviser, his position would have
1een far different; as long as the Premier
lolds Office, so long may the King look
or continuance Of the condition Of dis
comfort under which he Is living 1t is
10 agreeable thing to live under con
tant strain, under fear Of opposition, or /
whatever name may be applied in the
yalace to the feeling that IS abroad: to !
ind the Government powerless to cope
Nth the constant attacks that are being 7
made on the sovereign direct Let King Z
Aalakaua consider well his position: it Is
y no means a very strong one; It can be i