The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-01-18

AL around. everybody has something
10 say on the coming election: the eandi-
dates are coming well forward into public
view. are airing their promises This one
advocates the 100000 loan. that one
VIII have nothing 10 say TO ii; here Is q
candidate who would sweep away entirely
the existing order of things; there Is
another who would support a part but
would clear of some. HuTTah, for cheap
cin and free liquor shouts 4 third, and
80 the different election var-cries ung IN
the air: II all runs. however. very much IN
the same groove. Ii i the old. cid tune.
repeated perhaps IN different time. now
sounding Is z waltz now Gs q sonata, and
anon wailing out as q sort of funeral
march. The man really most interested
IL having good representatives. though al
first sigh: II may not appear 81. Is the
native himself. The large property
holder may. by course OF had leCisla-
ton. suffer loss. which he would rather
avoid. bu5 il l. the native who Is going to
suffer the great loss. who VIII have. as far
as he Is personally concerned. the most
irreparable blow dealt 20 him by foolish
Legislation. which Is the result OF his own
voting. Ii Is time for the native OF this
country 10 pause and think who are his
friends Axe they those who clamor most
loudly: Or. are they those who. making
less noise. view calmly the questions
which come before them weigh them
carefully; look at what Is best both for
the native and the foreigner; who being
resident IL the land. must have hopes Of
prosperity bound up IN the success Of the
country: II Is stated IN the EJo,S that Mr..
Gibson's name has been placed upon no
less than fifteen tickets which are put for
ward for the forthcoming election N
Honolulu. This evidently. points TO the
fact. that Mr Gibson l. either q very
popular man among the natives. OF that lie
Is very ssfute vire-puller. and has man
aged to get in with a very large mum
Der OF people. who have . considerable
number Of planks IN heir platforms,
which viii not readily doyetail into one
another The latter Is undoubtedly the
tue diagnosis Of the case How easily
men are hoodwinked Is shown in this
instance. 1t Is a very fair question TO
ask. what has the aspirani. unwilling %
aspirant. as Il Is said. done TO Win such an
amount OF confidence u Is being displayedi
has he shown any particular Political acO-
rnen= 10. Did he not speak II the last iegis-
lature so highly IN favor OF our old friend
Moreno: was be not fairly used by him
and q fairly outwittedi There was very
little political foresight IN the dealings
with this man. It was a blind rushing
knowing not whittier It would lead
Where Il did lead we all know ~ it
very nearly landed Hawaii nes -5le
difficulties. and It dealt : blow 70 our
credit with the great countries abroad.
that only years Of the most careful steer
ing Of the ship Of State viii rectity- This
was not for the good Of HAWAII neI- This
one thing should be sufficient to condemn
him IN the Hawaiian mind The very
man who i 50 loudly pTOclaiming himself
- the friend OF the people. as the regen-
orator Of the future. Is the man who help
ed by his u1terances IN the legislature,
to bolster up the credit Of 2 needy adyen-
turer TO dazzle the Hawaiian intellect
by brilliant gensralIties- and who
nearly wrecked Hawaiian independence.
Take another case. Who was II who lent
the assistance Of his paper to bolste-ing
I'D another a3ventUrer 70 our shOresl Il
was assureily Mr. Gibson IN the -4duer-
tar. who advocated the cause of Father
Iarkin. man who caused endless trouble
TO one Of the worthiest bodies Of men IN
this community. Here again Is an In
stance Of that lack Of foresight that
absence Of power Of reading men and
their motives. which Is indispensable IN
public man
These are cases which there Is no con
towering. they only happened the other
day. the game was played under the very
eyes Of the voters. and with this before
item. the electors who put In this candi-
date, viii show themselves culpably blind
To their own interests f be : elected To
the Hawaiian at large. 10 those Of the Ro-
man Catholic religion these cases ought 10 /
come home; they should realize. before I
they vote, what kind Of man they are
voting for.
To bring up matters which occurred 4
many years ago. IS not nearly 50 much to .
the point ss to show. as has been shown IN 4
the two cases quoted above, that this candi- /
date. whose name Is on so many tickets Is 4
BY his recent public acts. most uns
for the people and one ~
nav at any time lead their councils ast
-
There Is one thing which at this time
native and the foreigner might sdvau-
study; ard that Is the fabl #