The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-08-23

too late by those who are most interested
I. HOWEVER great the fertility Of country
may he. however fine its natural resources,
however large its population, however ex
cellent its position on the highways Of the
world, all these advantages count for moth
/ ing unless there be men of ability and
/ energy who can take hold of affairs, who
can cultivate the soil to good purpose,
who can develop the natural resources by
calling in the assistance OF the arts Of
civilization, who can use the labor of the
population economically, who can set be
fore. OF in other words advertise, the eX-
cclencc Of the position on the highway
Hawaii Is now awakening into vigorous
life a few years ago the country was so
sound asleep, that its existence might very
aptly have been styled one prolonged
snore We were all lotus eaters in those
days thcy were pleasant enough, all
who were here enjoyed them thoroughly,
but the lotus eating days are past; we
ldht tullN tlltNltu hDDu If utM tlds anu
those who wish to feed upon that sOporifc
aud dclcctablc vegetable must seek other
Quarters. Hawaii has no longer any place
for them Such a change as has come
over Hawaii is by no means to be regretted,
q country can no more afford to stand still
and snorc its time away than an individual
man can. and these islands may consider
themselves fortunate, that when their wax
ing time came, there were men of sufficient
energy and courage 10 face the Difficult
ties Of developing their agriculture and
their commerce, to thrust them forward
into the prominent position, which. for
so insignificant place, they occupy
Agriculture and commerce have their
heroes ms well as the army and navy; the
soldier OF sailor who wins glory in time of
war. Joins his profession not merely for
love Of fighting, but to gain his livelihood
as well. and every time he does some dar-
ing deed. OF leads some successful attack,
he knows that he improves his chances of
making that livelihood better. The world
has learned its lesson here, and rewards
the fighting man not only pecuniarily, but
pours honors upon him as well. In com
mercial and agricultural matters 1t is some
what different: the man who risks his all
in developing a place or some particular
industry is not looked upon as one who is
worthy of honor, his reward Is TO be
purely monetary one, and if his energy OF
good management obtain for him hand |
some return. that is sufficient: though he
may have opened up gateway by which |
thousands Of his fellow counhymen are
benefited though be may have done
thousand times more good than the mill |
tary man. he can look for no support, no |
assistance save from his own acumen.
Hawaii has had and is having her share |
of commercial and agricultural heroes, |
and It will not be amiss II she should &C |
knowledge them somewhat. How shall she |
do this7 by bestowing titles Of nobility |
No. titles Of nobility in such pinchbeck |
kingdom would be an insult rather than
an honor 10 men Of the calibre We refer 10.
Money rewards the country is too poor TO |
offer There is only one way, and that Is
by listening attentiyely to the advice of
such men, and carrying on a form of gov
eminent more in consonancc with their
views than at present. The Anglo-Saxon |
has made this country; he has not only |
improved his own condition, but he has
that Of the native as we'll: the labor value
OF the native Hawaiian is greater now,
very much greater. than it was twenty |
years ago: his lands bring him higher
rents, his produce commands better prices;
he lives, If he is at all thrifty, IN far
better house than his forefathers did. II
the Anglo-Saxon has done all this, il he
has so benefited the native race, there
should be some recognition of his ser
vices: at the present he is ignored, the
man who has done everything for this
country Is sighted and put aside; his
wishes are Systematically opposed An
attempt has been made to try and call the
Anglo-Saxon party, or better the CONNER
cial and agricultural party, the NiSioRdiy
party, and papers abroad have been weak
enough to be taken in by the claptrap.
There is no missionary party any
longer. that is a thing OF the past: the
opposition to the present administration,
the opposition to the Palace party is COM
posed Of anything but SO called mission
aryn clements. il IS made up Of the hard
headed. hard handed pioneers of our
national industries: all that these men
want IS 10 have their due share in the
direction OF affairs; bearing the burden
and heat of the fight they demand, and
they have q right to demand that their
views should receive careful attention. 1t
Is not to be supposed. that knowing what
they have done for the advancement of the
country they should tamely submit to
being set on one side by those whose
fortunes they have made, while making
their own. There is a little paragraph,
published in one of the recent periodicals
which We should recommend the poll,
ticians of the young Hawaii school to1
read, mark learn and inwsrdly digest it
runs as follows: Had the Red-man, the
Negro, and the Hindu been more skilful
in turning the elementary wealth of their
respective Netherlands to good account
than Europeans, permanent conquest of
those countries would have been impossi-
bic. Invasive races hold colonies and
on the tenure Of superior
for economical law is funda-
mental and governs the universe. The
laws of the universe are not likely u be
rhanged for the benefit OF Hawaii ne