Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-06-10
The Native Press.

stated through their leader Mr.. Gibson before til,
Assembly that they desired an interval in which
10 settle to their work, and to prepare u new Appro
priation Bill. The former bill did not apparently
suit them They also stated that they should con.
duct the Government for the welfare of all, and
also with economy Time WAS accordingly given
them and the Assembly adjourned for one week
On Monday of last week the House met again. and
the Ministers brought forth the results of theii
wisdom, III the shape of the new Appropriation
Bill Strangely enough, however this bill of theirs
exceeds i'll amount the former one, to the extent OF
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The bill
of the late Cabinet was excessive in amount, more
than was proper, and could not be approved But
this of the new Ministers is vastly worse in extrnya-
gancc. Let us wait and see what our Representa-
ives will do about it, If they shall cut down this
monstrous bill of appropriations to Il respectable
amount, 1T will be fortunate for this country.
1t Is very strange, as we'll as cause of profound
grief to every sincere lover of Hawaii nei and her
interests this commencement of the career of the
Cabinet i'll such an unstatesmanlike style. The
sum total of the amounts which they propose u
spend is over three millions of dollars. The past
few years have been years of exceptionally large
receipts by the Government, bat there is no GER
talnty OF n continuance of this prosperity in the
future. Probably some of the SOURCES of income
are quite likely to fail III the days soon to come
and 1t will be wise for the Government to consider
this. 1t will not do for to rush on regardless OF
possible events for if we do may find ourselves
involved heavily in debt, and debt will be sure to
bring trouble.
Our friend of the Pde IMa of last Saturday is
Inclined to be dissatisfied, judging by his remarks
about ihe new Cabinet, ana where he says. speak
ing of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, "rhe pub
lie opinion is not united us regards his promotion,
but his acts will be closely watched by his numerous
enemies. And "Hawaii Pono' III the same paper.
talks in like strain. Now, not these friends
aware that the majority of the people put this man
into the place he now occupiesl Where were the
fault finders before the election for representatives.
If the Pde IO,o and Hawaii Ponoi'' and the pub
lie opinion had at that time stood forth with their
objections, there would have been some use in it,
We do not say they are wrong i'll grumbng now,
but the blunder consists i'll delaying the expression
of their opinion until 1t is too late. If Gibson
was mt man to represent the majority of the
natives, then he is n fit man to be- Minister, be-
cause the interests of the Government and those
If tine people are the same. The Government be-
longs to the people. The hH0ko1 thought that
Gibson was not proper man for Representative.
and 1t thinks also that he is not proper man for
Minister. he was not elevated to place by the
thinking portion of the people of this district but
by the Ignorant ones, who form the ajority, and
who were led away by smooth words and improper
means. In these comments OF ours we do not
oppose the man personal grounds. Hawaii
her independence and her good order, are of more
worth than the Minister.
[From the no HdVau Pde final
AN OPEN ANswEL.-[ Written for the Pae Afaa
HaodH. We have observed the remarks of the
kaokOq in reference 10 our comments about our
Chief Justice as well as the remarks of the
correspondents of that paper on the same subject.
One of those correspondents is merely personal,
and the other is fawning self-seeker.
Let not the public suppose that we are envious
or wish to detract anything from the Chief Justice
Such thought is utterly absurd and never entered
our thoughts. We have every respect for rank and
position and for those who by their exertons rise