The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-11-22

I AtatAtLH, anu Acouctc Nlls We cAVNuN tAAAAAA
who have not heretofore affiliated Wit
either machine party.
VIZ presume the definition Of -gOoS
honest political opposition according Il
the Premier's views would be one which
always applauded what his eastern mag
ination suggested. 1t might psss a mild
criticism. ,ia; his gorgeous vanity could
stand, but on the whole the opposition
should be favorable to the administration
An opposition which is in earnest, an
opposition which lays bare the gaping
wounds and the fostering sores of the
body polite, IS by ~ means what is re
CURED The opposition. however, which
AIR Gibson has aroused he had better
understand is no child's play, it Is in
earnest. and as we have frequently said. it
aeras % 'ria, II does not intend TO so fool
ing about, but every time it hits nail on
the head. It does 50 with the intention Of
driving It home.
-.
One particular nail. which it seems to
Us, needs driving home as soon as possible,
i the Board Of Health: this undoubtedly
Is the weakest part OF the armor The
neglect Of this Board TO do their DUTY, as
required alike by common sense and by
law. fairly stinks in the nOstrils Of the
public
In a recent article we called attention
e these short oomingS and the only reply
Of the "Orc,Rf has been q feeble wall
which begged the question altogether.
What have the Board donea They may
have held II or they may have held 100O0
as far as the public are concerned
hey might Just as well not have met at all
The extent OF the work Of the Board has
'een the appointment of Mr. Gibson's
.on-in-law as Secretary at a salary sir ti1ses
hat OF any other incumbent Of that none
90 onerous Office, the acqiesence in the
Of some one else to help him
o do his work, and the spending of some
where about 800 on the wreck of the
when no money need have been
pent at all: this cash has been paid as
mart money for official imbecility.
The fact remains, patent to all. that the |
resent Board of Health. with Walter |
Iurray Gibson at Its head, that apostle |
I health among the natives, that self
acrifcing man who has devoted so much |
inc to instructing the race in hygiene,
lat patriotic statesman who has given his
$500 a year. has done abso
Itely nothing. Leprosy Is rampant in the
md; number Of incuable cases. 40 in
u. are now resident at Fisher
Ian's point. The Premier dare not move
ZEN for fear that the act may injure his
aning popularity. The day Is not so far
istant. when for this cause alone. the
hole Hawaiian nation viii execrata
le name Of Gibson as the man
no Tor his selfish ends led them astrsy
Id allowed the dread canker worm of
prosy TO take firm hold on the nation.
wo wrongs do not make right, and the
istakes Of any previous administration
I no palliation for the neglect of the
'esent one. Yet this shifty and unstable
an tres to hide his own incapacity and
eanness Of conduct under cover Of what
hers have not done. The public have
-ly one issue before them in this matter
lepr0sy; have the Board done their !
lty: they have emphatically net.
Over forty lepers, not only are now /
Flsherman's Point, but the city c
full Of leprosy Complaints of lepers
Telling among the hale and hearty are
Id and continuous In the band. in the
ny. among the express drivers lepers c
: actually existing, and this with the Il
] eognizance Of the authorities. II Is a
re than 4 disgrace. it is an outrage
The members Of the Board, too, require \
word how Is it that they have g
owed things to come to the pass they Z
Te, without protest, responsibility rests i
b them Let them assume the respon- VI
1Ities Of their Office, and by a deter T
ned effort put an end to the present :
graceful condition Of affairs. Let them L
vigorously. let them sweep away the z
gon Of disease which Is, Just now, u
wing upon the very vitals of the
valian nation. eating lis way into its rs
1t. and If left unchecked as at present IN
BE to destroy what remnant Is left. "
lly the Apostle Of Health to the Ha Z z
ians has made a sad mess Of If. let Us a
x, before the injury IS irTetrievable, vi
le one viii be put at the head Of the u
1srtment who viii have the love of the ~
Iyaiian more practically embedded IN u
heart than It Is in that Of Mr.. Gibson. IA
policy Of the Premier President. IN %
: as IN other things may be character "a
as 'r9F & Prgtersa HfhHtn nj