The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-10-25
Reply from Cantnin Mist

EDITOR GAZETTE My attention has been called
to an article in the Premier's organ of the 21st
| inst, in which sundry statements are made con-
cerning certain Carr. WILLIAM MIST
l have never met with any person bearing these
names, but as the surname is mine and the article
refers to some matters in which have taken part.
rs well as to some others of which have not as is
alleged, had any knowledge, assume that the
article was directed against me and beg a portion
of your space to answer it.
1t is stated in the first paragraph that ever since
l made my home in Hawaii have been posing
for position of some kind This is absoIutely
untruthful and | challenge the production of eyi-
dence Of any kind truthful | mean) to suprort
the statement in the remotest degree.
The writer of this article says, I" he has been an
applicant for the office of Chamberlain to Hawaiian
kings" The knowledge that this story was flying
about only reached ne quite recently 1t is a
simple UW itgafed faLsehood.
10 some few gentlemen of whom / heard that
they had been misled By this falsehood. and
whose friendship and good opinion l value, have
spoken on the subject, showing them both the alb
surdity and untruthfulness of the statement TO
others offer the following assertion: hare HereT
since first landed 1 this Kingdom directly or iHdi-
'eetty, in person or By Drony, been IL any
applicant for any office HHder any of the Halrd,aH
Kings. The assertion that have so done is a false
hood, impure, unqualified falsehood Those who
best know me and my circumstances, know not
only this but the reasons and considerations which
render it impossible to be otherwise
few days ago learned from direct testimony
that the Premier, Mr.. w. NJ. Gibson, had amongst
others been amusing himself by circulating this
story, 50 deem it possible that If may be he who
invented It at all events those who have repeated
the story have, Willingly or unwittinely, promul-
gated misrepresentation or they who started
it COINED LIE.
The rest of the article is scarcely worth notice
That which is called deliberate Misrepresentation
and untIuthful implication l repeat and can
prove. l said nothing:about. Mr.. Gibson and his
papers 'rile Moreno icus ~ Office but that imme-
diately, !. as soon as circumstances would per-
init and the mutual understanding could be arrived
at, Mr.. Bush hired Gibson, by agreement dated
AugSst q, 1880. have seen the manuscript, and
1t was printed III the independent papers of the
time If any one doubts ssis he can refer to the
files Of the Saturday Pres and tsu-ests-if he
thinks it worth vhile-I don't. As to the Eleie, il
was started, if recollect Alright, soon after the
payment TO Gibson by Bush of the first instaImenf
of public money nnder the agreement referred 70.
Those who take the troable to refer to the news
papers Of that time may see not only the bargain,
but the defense or excuses or prevaricatious put
forward by Ms. Gibson in his own defense at the
time-they are amusing.
There is one sparkle Of truth in this article: it
is that had In times past a high appreciation
of Hawaiian monarchical institutions . and am
proportionately sorry TO see them so warped aside
from their proper objects as IS the case in the
hands Of the present Ministry. had and have "a
desire to support 4 Hawaiian Throne OF should
not spoken as have.
As to hasco and failure, would rather hare the
appreciation Of the fifty or sixty gentlemen who
ordered that my address should be printed than
: the most sweet voices, Of those who pin their
HSE1 wESrwoETH M1sT.