The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-11-29

lU present administration having been
severely hit by the representations upon
the Board Of Health which have appeared
I m our columns and in those Of our con.
. tempurHTIos the Saturday Prrv and Dr1g
/ RrHTE, first began 30 CRY ont through
their organ that what we printed was a
pretty tale to send abroad: tacitly confes
/ sing. however. that the condition Of afiair-
was as we had stated In reply to the
] statement that such O tale should not have
been published. we viii say that the whole
] blame rests upon Mr. Gibson and the
] Board Of Health They have been SIX
months ur more IN office, they have had
] ample time tj shake into the routine Of
/ tins work, they have had larger fund at
[ their disposal, than any other Board Of
Health. and they have had the advantage
I II q President who had climbed 10 power.
/ largely 10y his constant detraction Of the
members Of other Boards Of Health. and
/ his promises II making the health Of the
] people his constant idea. He has his DO
-itiuu. aud-he has done next two nothing
] H.Mp cha -. s lHlllb "a flag-----hnt.
- done for the health of thp 30 59gr
| people, since hc has been I'M office Cant
] that ls what all tins talk was the rlftar
anccs OF yerltable Tartufic. The phrases
were got On merely as political powder 10
i charge the gun. Had Mr. Gibson rrfHr
loved tins people. as he pretends he does.
/ he would at once have taken this terrible
plague IN hand he would have made this
the objective point Of his policy. he would
I have been earnest and devoted to the grand
object the iaih Of the people Had Mr..
Gibson done this he would have. in q large
me'isurc disamed the opposition. be
would have been able to say. -Gentlemen.
M spite Of what you advance against me gs
a time server and q ycnal man. show Won
that on one point / am in earnest So
soon as the reIns Of power came into my
hands, l threw my heart into grand ob
lect. the life Of these people. and | have
done my best for them At tins moment
he stands before the public as "A man v-bo
promised. and who broke his promise h.
has attended 10 everything that he tbor,-ll,
might paudor 10 the vanity Of the Soys,.
cign and has allowed the health of Them
tuu 30 take care Of itself The charpp
has been brought and what reply do We
get None, We hear Of a suhterfuoe
however. which will enable Tins man In
make something uf a showing IN defence
10 answer the attacks that he has had
made upon him. he proposes TO make
hst Of the lepeTs in tins city. Long ex-
penence has shown that any ATTEMPT Of
tins kind VIII merely result in every Der
son who considers himself or herself a
leper flying to such hiding places as will
defy the vigilance of the inspector who
ever he may be THf r,h aLia5 ~ fIi, ur5-
l'os1l q H igisr 05asus is fa naLe Ms EsBse,
OFT ~ fora uad iid,. gad 30 rslao. Ht-
iyfHrHcd. The merest tyro can see,'I
tins transparent ruse. II Ger 'liious i
i:,'s,,' sl,. Dr. sIteh GaR siicye IN snpnlra u
fairly accurate one from his position as
Physician to the leper hospital in Homo
lulu he sHuss be wen acquainted with the
lcpers resident in tins city.
The whole blame Of the preseLt condi
ton Of affairs rests upon Mr. Gibson and
the Board Of Health: they have neglected
their duty. and they would have gone ON
neglecing their duty, had not public opin-
ion expressed itself as it has done in our
columns and those Of our contemporaries.
Whatever Improvements are made are due
entirely te the opposition. and we consider
that we al have done a great work when
we have forced an inert body 10 do its
duty. Leprosy IN tins country may be