Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-11-04

represented, and the men who were prominent
in promoting the meeting have proceeded from
the office OF the r. c. 4. Co.. represented by
Walter Murray Gibson, and conducted under
his direction and in support OF the policy of
Cabinet OF which he is Premier. Notwith.
standing the utterances of these papers, how
ever, Mr.. Gibson, to whom the King referred
the committee Of thirteen who presented the
resolutions passed at the meeting, speaks in
tone commendatory Of the subject Of the
meeting, and recognizes the results as some.
thing Of serious import, ,aeitly admitting the
truth Of the allegations upon which they were
based. He would, nevertheless attempt to
extricate himself from the meshes Of his own
| net in which he is forever becoming entangled,
| by placing the onus Of the things complained
of, upon the Legislature But the dilemma into
which he has got himself, is becoming more
and more absurd at every move he makes. 1t
was his greatest boast that his Sidewalks had
been swept clean "by "eleyen hundred brooms," :"
this being about the number of votes polcd
for him as representative at the last election ;
and that his popularity as evinced by this ex
preston Of the majority of votes in Honolulu
had been the chief means Of his elevation to
place as Premier, as the King was extremely
regardfu Of the popular voice in his choice of
advisers. Upon his elevation to power, his
own praises were Immediately sounded through
the columns Of his own papers, and every
vote Of the Legislature was there asserted to
have been subservient to the views of the
Cabinet Of which he was the assumed dictator.
1t was distinctly asserted by his own English
newspaper, the T. c. A., that "not a single
measure of any Importance passed the House
that did not originate with the Ministry or that
was not supported by them" But, in his an.
swer to the resolutions of the mass meeting
presented to the King by the committee OF
thirteen, he would fain ego back" upon his
previous.boas,, by attributing to the Legsla.
ture the entire blame of the evils of which the
masses were complaining. lie acknowledged,
through his recognized organ, that the planters
represented powerful and influential body OF
men against whose wishes the Government,
would not run counter and by way of a SOP
to secure the support which he had admitted
to be so essential reminded them that through
the very active and influential character of the
Gibson Ministry, ga large appropriation fol
immigration" had been secured, which tn,
previous administration had failed to do Bu
the sop was not swallowed, and the planter.
protest against the Gibsonian method of Gov
eminent stands on record The few "sore heat
politicians about which the r. c. A. has prat
tied so much now appears to be very numer
Gus community, represented by majority o
the population, both native and foreign anC
let His Majesty remember that it is every da,
increasing; that the bluff game Of Ministr,
in whom but few of the rough element o
society have confidence, is well nigh expended
The King rules over people among whom
i are largely represented, honesty, intelligence
and wealth and these have combined to i'm
press upon him necessity of reformation ii
> the administration Of the government Of thi
: country. And let us trust that the expression
: of growing sentiment which nothing but
. reformation can appease, may ere long be sui
ficient to bring about the desired change.