Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-06-03
Mr.. Green's Reply.

EDITOR SATURDAY PREss Il do not purpose to
continue the discussion on the subject of my
letter which appeared in the last issue OF the
weekly Pacific Commercial .ideertiser, explaining
the of the resignation of the late Ministry,
and shall allow to all those whom may have
there 'arraigned," including the Editor of the
Gasstte, the privilege Of the last word. think
can afford this, as the four leading articles and
numerous paragraphs on it in the last issue of
that paper only confirm in substance all my state
ments; and the contention of the Gasehe notwith-
standing my explanation, "that it still seems to
us that the late Premier could have held his posi-.
ton for u time at least, and that no should have
done So" Is rather complimentary to mo than
otherwise. 1t has the misfortune however to be
somewhat inconsistent with tho succeeding article
on the same subject in which he says, and in
italics, that he was told ON authority which ho
says no prefers to mine that, ga new Cabinet mas
gting 10 be formed at any rate" and that my
influence with the Legislature was down to tho
yanshiug point"
This il unintelligble. But the Editor Of the
Gasetie gots bothered between what no is told and
what ho makes out for himself. His informants
no doubt told him that had to resign any way,
and they perhaps also told him that ought TO
have hold on n little longer They did not how
over tell him why should havo held on. may
perhaps bo ablo TO hcp him with hint. Could
Il have been that having baen taulkod in the Glib
son scheme, they wore not quite roady with a man
TO put In my shoes In that view no doubt
resigned too quickly. Next time will wait till
own party.
The Editor Of tho Ga.ette whilo apologizing in
part for what ho had said before, persists in say.
ing, aludng TO myself, that he entUrtaiis sufi-
cient prejudice on tho whole subject Of making
any effort towards the Treaty Is unfortunately
made only too plain in his celebrated letter"
bog IN the most respectful but decided manner TO
dony that my letter gives him tho slightest ground
for such a statement, and challenge him, or any
Of his informan,s ON this subject, to point to one
single instance where have failed to do nything
for Reciprocity that ought to havo done in the
past, or TO ahow what measures should bo taken In
the future that Was not prepared TO adopt.
Everybody but tho Editor of the Gassfte knows
exactly how this mattor stands, aud that some
over zoalous men having made o mistake are now
compelled to look round and find some excuse
for II.
II is well understood that the great fight against
Reciprocity will not como on before December
next, and that somo months before that our
Lnyoy at Washington, whose businoss IL is will
have To work hard and also he will have 10 get
assistance Notwithstanding this however, wrote
upon tho department. Of Foreign Affairs for what
money he wanted for the purpose OF obtaining
what assistanco was necessary IN collecting and
spreading information and In vefuting falsshoods.
March, and tho remainder xas drawn ont and
placed IN tho halds Of tbs Registrar VI Public
Accounts ready 70 meet tho drafts and IN % doing
have rendered myself liable TO be torn 10 pieces
citizons for having spent pablo money for which
tnero was no appropriation, and transforrsd tho
account 70 the education Of Hawaiian youths IN
foreign countries.
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