Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

N,1a aoh'a, bfloggfHgtot4e GoetypmfRf shall
Re srcaf wiflonf me aotf efftt legislature.
These are words which the Minister of For
eign Affairs publicly uttered in one of his
speeches on a certain appropriation, while adj.
dressing the legislature that has lately closed its
session, and we ourselves heard him speak in
the same manner: and for this reason section
of the appropriation bill, relating to transfer.
ing money from one appropriation to another,
as was formerly done, was abrogated.
As result Of their explanation, the Majority
Of the Legislature were persuaded to pass the
items of the appropriation bill, not suspecting
that this was device to commit fraud. and
tina, such was the intention of The ministers.
But now that the legislature has departed, the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs is wasting the
money Of the Government in drec, violation of
his pledges before the Legislature
lie has lately raised the salary of his son.in
law, the secretary Of the Board Of HEALTH to
81, 500 year, and he also gives him $500
every year for buying the supplies for the lcpers
amounting to So, 800 year This is much
greater than the pay the clerks the Interior
Department and Of the other departments, men
who are kept at their work every day from
morning 10 night, like day laborers.
Heretofore, the pay Of the Secretary of the
Board has been only $500; But when Gibson
comes to be minister, he chooses his onin-law
as secretary and Immediately raises his salary
from n modest sum to an exorbitant figure, six
times as large. Is this an honest thing the Pre-.
mier is now doing2 No!
His newspapers are full of his Boosting about
his love Of this race, OF the land and the kings
of Hawaii: but is his prodigality Of public
money without the vote Of the Legislature one
OF the indications OF Gibson's true lovc1 Ac-
cording TO our thinking, if Mr.. Gibson had de.
clared to the Legislature his intention to raise.
the salary of his son.in-law to ST., 500 year,
he would not have found a single hand raised
to sustain him, especially when one would do
the work for $500 year.
During the Wilder ministry, Gibson was
strongly opposed to those in power who formed
as he said "a ring. But when Gibson in turn
comes into the same office, it seems that he also
has fallen into the same pit that he formerly
and now he is swallowing his own
words.
From these features of Gibson's actions and
from certain other secret deeds OF his, il is evil
dentthat he is conducting the Government on
the principal g9f all yom fdn /oy tonysfD And it
wont be many days before the people will mourn
eyes full OF tears, like the people of Palawai.
For the above reason, in our character as
leaders Of the people, and foreseeing the dan
ger that is coming on us il Gibson continues to
be cabinet minister, we lift up our voices to
the people, that all the borders Of Hawaii may
hear. Rise up! show your love 10 the land and
to your fellow men, and beg our kind hearted
King to turn Mr.. Gibson out Of doors and TO
dismiss the notion that he tGibson) is good
ruler
1t is with sorrow that we point out again and
again to our race the ignorant and mistaken
policy Of the Premier, Gibson, as follows:
First, His treachcously giving away part of
the crown lands;
Second, His striving TO popularizc rum drink
ing;
Third, His plunging the country into debt;
Fourth, His stopping the importation Of
Portuguese laborers, and encouraging the, inn
portation OF the Chinese and East Indians with |
cholera in their blood;
Fifth, His raising the salary Of the Secretary
of the Board of Health from 5000. a year to ST., |
Soo because his son-in-law had been choshn |
10 I'LL the Office;
Sixth, Because the cabinet have taken away
The publication of the laws from the SATURDAY |
PRESS, The hnokOa and The Pae lima, after
an agreement had been made and portion of
the laws had been printed in those papers.
In this connection we are reminded Of the |
lawless actions OF ]. +. Bush, AT the time of the
Moreno trouble, when he ]. T.. Bush) paid in
advance $1,000 TO Gibson before the Govern. |
menl printing had been done at Gibson's print.
ing establishment; also OF the letters to friendly
governments having representatives, requesting |
these governments TO remove their representa-.
tives from Hawaii, without previously inform. |
ing these commissioners Of the charges made |
against them, that thus they might be enabled |
to defend themselves before their government.
For these numerous reasons at which the ma. |
ton is now indignant and full of,anger the
people cannot bear 10 see these eabine, minis |
tiers continue their lettering in their present
offices, prolonging their blind guidance Of the
ship Of state.
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