Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-09
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NoDGiNG mn LSStE,
The SATURDAY. Pass aud the Galctys have
tn, some time past been wagng wat against
the policy ot the Government in wasting the
public funds upon needles, ostcntaiatinn and
parade that require iot their gslenancc the
negotiation of large loans They have rceug
niscd the iact and given 1t expression, that the
large sums Of which the treasury has been
drained io, the Nppori Of royalty, arc incfcas
ing from year To- year, and already present
deplomhlc comparison with the expenditure,
that have been made ior like purposes during
previous reigns. that, cnincidoni with the
means oi subsistence supplied and in a meas
ufc dependent thereon, has been growing
tendency 10 ahsoutism already sufficient,
threatening in its attitude to create feeling OF
unrest among such ns wished Ia sec a const
tutipnal government maintained. The charae
icf of our legislatures, and the means that have
been unmistakably used To influence their &C.
iions strongly indicate the necessity Of reform
II has been no secret how the votes of lcgsla.
tors have been got and none but fool would
suspect them OF any spontaneous lberality
towards others than such as those from whom
| they might expect some return. The most dis.
iant echo of wish that might have had It's OF.
| IGN in OF about the palace, WAS aeecetled To by
the majority OF the last legislature with libcr.
ality and readiness utterly without precedent
in the history of the country. How these men,
| fnf their hheraliix in tho ,g .,s,,i
pomp and administrative eNtravagance, have
been rewarded. is too well known TO need
mention here, These facts are no, the mere
invention of sofe.head politicians, but are
we'll known throughout the community, both
native and foreign, and from Hawaii To Niihau;
81 well established, and so generally known
that even the muuthpiccc OF the present minis.
try, the T. C. H., has yet made no attempt to
controvert them. Its attempts OF late have
been neither 10 discuss nor deny hem bu,
painfully aware OF It's inability to defend them
before people that has lost all confidence
in its uttcranccs, it is strenuous in It's vain en-.
deayors 10 lead the attention from the real
question at issue. The burden of the com
plant uttered against the conduct Of this gov
ernment nj the "Amcrcan dinner" and which
has become n common topic Of discussion in
our society, was not that Americans and FOR.
eigncrs had been excluded from holding public
offices, although the tendency TO exclude them
has lately been manifestedl, but that govern
ment was soaSfiag me resources Of he country
IN ob1effS Maf d,f nSfifSS Ioy The general .gpoa,
and which tend strongly to eentralize power
in any one estate of the realm that the results
inevitable would be, il allowed to go on un-
checked, an increase OF taxation and the virtual
establishment OF an absolute monarchy.
II matters not 50hatnitS, OF 7oho represent u,
iH hit legislature, so long as useless extraya
gance is kept down, and the tendency OF who
ever may occupy the Hawaiian throne to exer
else an autocratic sway, is held in proper posi-
ton under the constitution and laws of tn,
country II is neither an answer TO established
facts, nor an explanation of them, that 18Th,
direct taxation of this Kingdom is less thar
any other civilized country" so long as it j:
plainly evident that good government and IA
tional economy would lessen them still more
Anything is expensive that is not necessary
High salaries in government are no, necessary
large expenditures for palace hnery is notneces
say; the support Of remote connections of tn,
5 King, especially such as may never be calle,
into the service of the country, is unnecessary
= improved ordnance" is unnecessary; ''foreigl
official guests" to witness absurdities are un
= necessary Co,0nations unnecessary an,
Istv Million Loans are unnecessary, eycep
to cancel the obligations incurred by govern
7, ment foolery. But necessities will come OF tn
= H,iaef6dSatieS, and they will be these; ;-Toadie
and sycophan,s will take the place of oompe
" ent and independent men, and panderism be
come the ruling genius of the Government
autocraey will be lostered; and hopless deb
" will be greedy Of the taxes it can cxtorl fror
an oyerburdened people. II remains to be see
y how far spirit Of iatasm pervades this com
! munily, and how long it will be content I
meet without a murmur and with senselcs
" apathy, whatsoever fate may be "willed b
3 Allah" But we believe the community
: awake TO the danger Of the situation, and wi
, oomport itself accordingly. Let measures b
. constitutional, judieious, bu, E,mi