The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-10-18
MEETING
Planters Labor & Supply
Company,

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cf NJ S-,rvtAr,, rrcssarct sud rrustccs. rhei
vrsc ,luiy rys3 sna rvfcrr,l eecA ~ he Cy'uran'
ne iNustsss ryls,tt vas saortci uuaai,nces,,
., vss the Scretar,'s rhe rer,i, Il the trye'
urcr ~as sAc,,is,l Anl totcrr1 b. c,vnsei,ts
,,nsistius q Nc.sr- Nshor> y & lcacs an
tnps who werv h. examine ,,,acher- AMI -, t,ssl
fbs r,,,st. " nv srcrvsNty and ,ee ro-sSs vi
h. tsanl in cuf saiy1erenl Captain Mist
~ rogussi ~ the tNus,ess then dsli,vr,l n.y.
Nsins s,tiryss
Ma rss-insSt AM OsNfAsNsS 4 havc tsSl
Invited ~ salr,ss 10 va ts.la, a ts~ tymslss %
syvu,s m this Nnshsn, r,sry lattscalstl, r,tel
nig D. ts,,ss saectag The vylisrv vt cot .tsi5e M
dustf,, ths culti,ats'n and administrations o
suear. AMI hc~ thts has essn sueies,gl ~ hiu
Aarstss and hfacaurs In ~ u,,ssi tra,sg Is,intl
tbr rEo,tAtpg and ws,atstalag saiaeient suis1
" suitable lalI, unskig,l ls,>s morv f,ftlculsIl
When ~ a diapFeai wars oi scticn thp tf,.cn
Mmi.tf, might hsyy ssvyd scasy b. the puhli
ruru, and tive ~hich is u0ncy ~ thc caltiyNtei
aud utauufscturyt
Nul hutv must cAfsain that masi lass M "
rasfks gn The sianals,iui ot the mf,etuatt0n an,
c,lyrvusy Il an cr,liu,t, h,ghshman, Man, q
u'y uoantt, uacn an interested m ths mdnstta
/ vtltkr q thC-s Islands and hoIo D. IS,iut op
| -'ue ot tho didcrvncs between the meth,Sls "a
| rafnameutary Governments a. ptaclic,sl hvrv an,
] iu Gryai britain.
Rat pF,ts,se h rvtct 10 ths ,>,siti0a Ut th,
rrvsrut Ministry IN its rrlAtion ~ The rantig iu
iercst, q tho Aing'l'n, httlc farther ga II ,e
circausiancys y which oNSy,ston,d The Formation
of thg Nantrrs lator aud Sapyly OonS The ne,
/ rssitics wbich diva tls,vthsr The kcprv-entti,,
men nov iu thc uo,u, and the sblo way m whiCl
thvy have hitherto csrr,ed GA ,hoir orls'n,saton,
/ hud my Undertaking rendered the morv dithcal
| by the thuroaghly exhaustive manner m whicl
tho iopics "a Which | prOe'scd 10 sgsak, haNs
bycn trcatcd by NOur osu othccfs in rCadulg thei
/ rJ-Iycti,r rrpoFts
/ Eyyry one hrrv kno~s ,br oninous AsgSct o
/ puhhl ahairss thr kcynly disguised hostility Z,
this COMPANY shown BY tho Mlu'stry, the yArs'sur'
l ~ the quiehlt hy which the rrvmicF rndcavorys
g. cylds the rvspors aihty IT his action UlAtion'
o. thr 1fur of this OOmFAny, % -enda thustsuFthl
| and able Ngvnt ip whom they had full c'uhdcuc'
at their own clpvu,sc laPaE for the raFP,r'
/ o4 establishing and maintaining a syEicuitti,
| struam OF immigration from that conntry, Al
| this Vss gxposgd IN the indendcnt Iapcrs al th,
time, and has becu hually pat ga rvsord BY thu In
/ yogr Sssrrtary Mr = 4 Adams As 10 the inn
| h,cilc uai-si1n which has been sent At public u
psuse % Japan ostsnsivly On the same efrand Noy
/ ar1 all OF c5urse fully informed,
prupose thurvforr IN the hrst plAcc g. ask yOui
attention ~ the political position Of this o0untF,
a. BE- has takvu shapv IN the cogr~e Of the prvscn
I rui,u-in the last thrvc wears morv particularly
Il NAV, and probably will h said that this is mo-
l nor ought b b. Ia any sense political society
10 this would reply at once. Il "a In some sens
I uuAvuidably 80, that m auy country prcfcssctlN
goycrued by frcC representative institutions u i'
I incumpctcnt Tor auy one 10 say to any one else
stlll les for any one group Of persons 20 say q
/ any other group that the management ur mis-
I management Of ahAirs directly affecting the vel
I fare Of every one, who has an interest material
/ OF even sentimental IN the country he duclls IN
l and which management constitutes that vhicl v,
call politics domestic or foreign, j. not the iulieu
[ able right Of ryrry man OF group OF company Of
I men.
l lnjseJ we're liberty of discussion OF public mat
] tiers by a meeting such as this, even called N
question % would only prove that the qusstioner,
/ knev not the ABC of frse constitutional action
l Therefore I pruP'se 70 lay before you soms
thoughts uu the existing rule on these Islands not
I uithgut, hope, due courtesy % the Cruvn, the
Z Ministers and their subordinatss whose cnuduct
l may have occlslon % call IN question. To pass
briefly over the sresof events which have led fruu
earliest days Of Constitutional form Of Government
In this country 10 the present day. / may refer o
/ the hrst constitution granted by kameh.Uueha III
who thereby tiytstAd himself Of a great portion
] of his absolute mOrArchal rights and adopted q
system Uf representative government, with Ee-
spuusihs Ministers something after the fashions
Ut Older civilizations. tempered Of course with
due regard for many old-fashioned Hawaiian Gus,
[ toms, privileges and laws which It wuusd have
l been obviously unjust and in6Kpedient % reyulu
I tiuuIEe tco Suddenly or too thoroughly, many Ot
ghich laws especially in regard to inheritance N
aud the holding Of lands, are still IN force and
ART highly valued by the native people. This Con.
stitutiuu vas ahrusated by EamshamehA Y and
the existing one established With the last breath
/ Of that monarch passed away forever the line Of
kEuehameha kings, aud With Il much Of the
old fsGdu respect for the royal and other noble
native families AZ the death u Lunalilo the last
I 1f the great Chefs With auy sort Of hsridIta-y
I claim vas gone and It became Necessary, IN &C
cCTtInce with the provisions Of tue Constitution,
20 seek another family % be invested with royal
[ pEsitiuu and which should constitute a new stem
OF root whence future ruleFs should be drawn.
The prgssut royal family vas selected and its
head David kAlakaua was made King not without
serious ulisgtvrlgs amongst alarge proportion OF
the natives which eliminated IN not IN this city
only quoted BY the IutsFpusItiou Of American and
British National forces which were fortunately al
hand and responded 70 the call Of their respective
Commissioners. Order being restored and the
king fully in possession Of the ROYAL rights and
functions; nothing need oe meutiuned here until
the arrival Of ac1sul1poitan adysuturerU Of Italian
origin named M1ruuo. Il seems to have occ1rred
b this man or % Mr. Gibson about the same time
that the almost pure manhood suffrage grant
81 by the Constitution was the most available
means of establishing something close akin to
an absolute monarchy, or at most an Oliglrchy
which should rule ostensibly through machinery Of
Constitutional government without any reference to
etlucAtiun, intelligence or business or govern
mental capacity provided they centred II a uurusr-
ical minority shortly before this the long sought
for Reciprocity Treaty had been signed. capital
vas attracted, industry advanced with a bound,
revenue ruse rlpIdly and every prospect vas favor
able. when public opinion vas aroused by the
slddeu dismissal without assigned rgasUu Of the
existing. Ministry, this az a time when no great
question vas before the public, ard no ground for
such action. Iustiiahle BY any parliamentary pre-
evident Els known to exist Again later on another
Ministry shared 4 similar fate. tins tine II the
face Of all Constitutional practice. Iuasuuch as
the dismissed Ministry bad but a few days before.
met and defeated In the Legislature a direct vote
Of want Of cunfdence, IN other words had inst
been assured b. the N1blss and Representatives
IN legislative Session, that they bad TIE conidencs
Of the constituencies Of the country, here was a
complete breach with the fundamental laws Of
Plriiauleutary -Jverrmsuts. | shall have fre-
quGutly 10 refer % parliamentary government a.
prlctIsed IN Great Britain partly beca1se it ap
pears 20 Be the most apt parallel and partly be
cluse II Is the only system with which can claim
even very moderate acquaintance In England
tie fall Of Ministry ci1 Be- generally auticiI ated
for some time beforehand, and the question which
decides It's fate l. generally one on which public
attelti1u has been fixed and public discussion
aroused waning majority in the Houss Of
Parliament, a waning popularity and confidence
oct Of doors usually precedss the resignation Of
a Ministry, frequently indeed the leader uf the
Ministerial party IN the House Of Commons an
uounces that when the debate a certain gues-
tiUu comes % be voted On. the Ministry vii accept
an adverse vote as a cuIuruaud % rusizu vhIle on
the other hand should the Ministry be upheld by a
sound ''Eurking majority their position Eill be
Of Necessity stronger than before. Rarely Is the
question uf want Of cnuhdsnce brought % the
vote, and never think I nay Confidently say, a.
least ss1ce the resolution OF lhSe. never has 4
Ministry besu 3isatissgi by the CroEu 50 immedi-
ately after receiving the highest mark Of approval
that can be conferred By the Legislature, VIZ
defsatIrE vote Of want Of coufdsncs-
In the 7islH5s-rf. for L would b de - ak II
The r-sislsffias Of NJ WIder's Ministry, vhicE
Eas accomplished almost Immediately after :he
pr1rocati1n Of tne Legislative Session Of IssO
Ministry vas amended By the Crown for again Il
Is a ulisuuner % sdy-called mo poser By tbs
LaiIsllture. Of Whoul the head aul frcuf- the Be
ginning and the end WAS the aleu- Moreno- whose
political status debarred him By TIE pruTis1Jua Of
the Constitution from 4 seat II. the Hausa q
kaPreseutatIves, though 1ot from seat N the
Cabinet
M Moreno being installed A. practical tsr-t.fssl
under the Crown, the other Cabinet portfolios we're
assigned b men Wko we're either deslrUus Of %
hndInC A1tCcratlc rule or incompetent % oppuse
IT. Accordingly We ind NJ ksea, the minister 20
A native congregation, Irruded Minister of
Fmauce-a man utterly ignorant Of financial
uiat-ers-EIth Mr. Bash A. Minister Of Interior.
and v. C. Jones as Attorney GeEeraL And nov
the -1n-e vas % - tired on Mr B1sh iumedi-
atsly hired Mr- Gibson, BY deed dated Ang. =
isting Ministry. To NJ Gibson sas also granted
q cuutrlct for t-- su2plT Of sheep from lanai f1r
the Use Of the Leper Esiabllshment or MolokaL
Another friend va % Be paid handsome salarv
.erlals for the Government with 4 handsome
qerrEu-s-e Allowance on al pun;hases be might
1dEe- 1a1zrH q materials uaed for them nul
spected- The pruverbial heG-zr, u the person OF
A1rtu0, nov seemed % Be fairy On horseback-
bit his very EreecInes hIstsued his ARRIVAL al the
1rUvsrhial goal One q the srss acts Of the No
-Eno Ministry TEs n order % sweep away any Pos
able distractions trDm thei- path % demand the
-a- iy thzI- respective Governments Of the three
.ieasl1Err G1n1Ellssiurers. his vas too serluEs a
i1ep 70 Be % lghtly Endertaksn and the rsprsssu-
iltluus q tie cau-suen vho had been 80 grossly ]
lsu4-ec- both n their rEprEse1isIiITe and theIr /