Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-07-01
The Native Press.
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and divided No by the Legislature is to MS mat
ter of great Importance. The life, the progress,
and the welfare of our beloved land and its very
gentle people are in the power of our Legislature.
The inserting of appropriations whose fulfilment
by the Ministry is not clear and the needless
increase of appropriations which are considered
to be already sufficient is not at all good thing
i'll our Judgment, and we presume in that of the
people. temperate and proper use and the
reduction OF the expenditures of the government
within its revenue, think political
economy and true patriotism. Upon the Lagsla-
ture will rest the disgrace, the odium, and the
wrath of this nation If the government shall be
drawn into heavy debt resembling in its features
that which now hangs over Egypt Proper legis.
lation, the temperate spending of the revenue.
and the consideration of measures for repeopling
our land, these are what the nuton are looking
10 the Legislature for.
Is the Hawaiian nation commercial people
This is question which arises in mind when
ever consider our substantial condition of life
with reference to the opportunities of education
We have enjoyed. Sixty years have passed i'll the
general prevalence of educational advantages i'll
Hawaii mel, but we have not attained the least bit
of this most valuable profession. that of the
chant. The greater portion of this nation have
learned writing reading, teaching, legal nterpre-
taton. debating, shoemaking, tailoring, and other
domestic occupations, but merchandising, that is,
the obtaining of property i'll wider way, We have
not ali attained The only reason is this, waste
funess, not thinking that the seeking of gain il
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of this nation, their getting food without much
toll, their not goiag abroad hither and thither
the world, and above all other reasons, the
too great Independence which this nation had
obtained or else perhaps the undue qualification
of desires which they have enjoyed.
From tie kuohoa.
itis proper that the consideration of the nppro-
priations which the Legislature may ahnula
he kept constantly in view. AS 10 the needs of
the government, to the internal improvements
which have been made, will return the interest of
pSDpuUpI thereof. IA IN o.
proper tintenance of the dignity of the King.
to education, the proper expenditures for those
purposes approved by all right thinking per-
SONS !; but expenditures for mere show and for
useless purposes cannot be approved. And it is
Thought that of this class is the coronation that is
proposed, and the preparations for war on the sea
and on the land is much beyond what is suitable
for proper employment. 1t should be understood
that in the dealing of the Legislature with the
money of the people, 1t is AS If the property OF
others placed in their hands for them to
eNpend in judicious manner. and upon them
rests the responsibility for that work. All these
moneys are obtained from the different kinds of
taxes and they have been cheerfully paid 10y
respectable people for suitable purposes; but
whenever they shall be taxed for things which
they consider to bc useless, they Will pay unwill
iigiy, and # such course be persisted III, the
government will become weak ANA trouble will
result.
Every government is strong according to the
esteem OF its citizens and of those from whom 1t
may receive uid. and it is weak according tn the
dissatisfaction of the citizens and their dsesteem.
Ii so, then the true wisdom of the representatives
and of the executive officers is to seek the proper
appreciation of the citizens and of those who
dwell III the land and the best road TO attain this
Is not to impose heavy burdens such rs the tax
payers think not right. The great majority of
The taxpayers, in this matter under discussion,
forei,ners-that is, their property has been
assessed for the larger part of the taxes which are
appropriated for general use. But they nave
vote the Legislature, or else they are placed in
the minority. Bishop, Wilder, Isenberg, Smith,
Richardson, kauaaue, Pipo and Rice voted
against the appropriation for acoron 'tion. Among
those who absent, Nawahi had opposed this
item. and if he had been there, doubtless he
would have voted against it, The law exemptino
$3.50 of taxable property has given the voting
power to Il large class of persons who have no
ownership in tine property which their represent
tatives should he able the more cautious about
Imposing heavy burdens On Others III which those
VAC chose them have no share. 1t is well enough
to expend freely our own money but when 1t is
given to TO expend the money which is to be
approval. Otherwise they will have good reason
10 complain, for the burdens which are imposed
apIn the people are sources OF difficulty III all
governments whore such things are done.
If the King desires to reign III the hearts of his
nation, if ne desires to bind the nation To him
with the cords of love, if ne wishes to unite all,
both foreigners and Hawaians as one man in
their efforts for the stability of his government,
and to perpetuate the Independence of the nation
then let him refuse all that leads 10
q lavish expenditure of the revenue,
and let him direct matters toward suitable
expenditures and toward such works MS are worthy
of Imitation, that he may be called father to
mis- nation. by railing thus his government will
attain dignity and strength far beyond that of n
coronation and of wariike preparations by land
and by sea.
The Legislature has been constantly pctitioued
to reduce the taxes but the increase of eXpendi-
is that which will increase the taxes. 1t is
right In expend the revenue properly, and to
lighten the taxes as far AS consistent with the
expenditures. II Is n source of sadness to those
q truly desire the Independence of the land,
when they SEQ large expenditures of money for
unprohtable things, because no other cause will 80
hasten the overthrow of independence if such a
course b. persisted in. But those who earnestly
desire to Independence transferred under
the power of some other government, are the ones
who rejoice in these things il there any such
persons here. Perhaps the Legislature will per-
ceive before II is too late, and be cautious, and
direct its labors to those things which will truly