Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-03-25
SATURDAY PRESS.
WdNJH 70, T6FZ
MOVE EXCEL THE HIGHEST !!
MARCH %. 1889

This translation of the manifesto of Lilika-
lani, issued before the election, and which
probably secured the same 10 him, may be
considered the latest literature of "young
Hawaii" 1t has no uncertain sound. 1t
goes in with heavy tramp where angels fear
to tread. 1t deals with millions of property
with the case and skill of kanaka pounding
poi. Though Mr.. Lilikalani has not secured
much wealth unto himself, he does not hesi-
tate to deal in figures which would make
Vanderbilt timid and the Rothschilds cover.
1t shows the disjointed state of things, that
his talents are not in demand on the Paris
Boursc and the London Exchange, for he per-
suades himself that twenty millions is a sum
that can be had for the asking Mr.. Lilika-
lani's political life is subject TO vicissitude.
He confesses that his fellow kanalla has gone
back on him. There were four of them in the
ELECTORAL boat from which he and his friend
Lilikalani were showed overheard by Pahia
and Keau. And this was done after "all four
Of us had sworn on the Bible" to stand by
each other. Perfidous kanaka Such prac-
ticc tends to degrade them 10 the base level of
the degenerate haoc After struggling in the
waves of the raging political sea, Lilkalani
and Lahilahi drilted upon their stray raft until
they were picked up by schooner Primacy"
which iOated the standards of the heroes of
the hour, w. NJ Gibson, j. A. Nahaku. A
quartettc was formed. Four flags shook in
the winds. Four voices pealed out cloquonce
born of gin and hatred of haole. 1t is the
tbn Of I ;,i,
is before us, endorsed by the whole quartcttc,
the Hon. w. NJ. Gibson not dissenting then nor
at any time since. The haole is charged with
building crooked railways on Hawaii SO as 10
increase lis length aud so secure more of the
$4,000 per mile of government subsidy. lie
don't know that every mile of railway costs
much more. Why should he? knowledge is
not his forte, and man need not have mathc-
matics in order to eat poi. His manifesto dis
closes the fact that he tried sugar and failed,
| because he was "hidden beneath the mill
owned by foreigners" Are foreigners who
succeed in sugar planting any better of? Yes
he says, they could borrow money of Bishop
& Co., while he could not. Does not be know
that natives are borrowing money every day
| from Bishop & Co. and others But security"
is vague idea ia the mind OF this Hawaiian
/ statesman, and he despises it. 'Debt" ho
says "is the foundation and source of wealth
OF the business and therefore why not for the
government also" The more money one bor-
rows, the better of. The height of financial
success 10 when mans estate is taken charge
OF, in bankruptcy, by Marshal Parke As to
the "ten million loan, this statesman is fran
tic, Ii is nothing, thing which he and his
friends OF the quartette can handle easily
/ enough, The value OF the real aud personal
estate OF the Kingdom he says is $500, 200, 200
II is assessed at less than S25 ZOO, 900, but
that ho thinks is because the assessors don't
know what values are. lie says his friend
Mr.. j. L. Bush was made assessor aud found
out values. Mr. Bush has certainly found ont
many things, this especially, lhat it is not
wise to dictate to foreign powers what repre-
sentatives they shall have here.
lunatic is conservative beside this calcu-
latng statesman, Mr.. Lilikalani. In addition
10 all other resources he says, "shor. sighted
simpletons cahnot comprehend that our posi-
ton IN the event OF war is an elemen, Of
wealth which canno. be overlooked nor esti-
mated" lie is not able 10 understand that in
/ case ot war not cents worth Of our produce
could leave the country, aud that The frat
nation which should enter the harbor would
seize il and hold it aud make il seat OF war.