The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-05-31

ORR small political world was cast INTO
somewhat Of ferment by the letter Of
Mr.. W. L. Green which appeared in the
Woslly idrc7iso Of Saturday Mr.. Green
informs the public that Mr.. Carter was not
coming back and that Mr.. Armstrong Wa
going away; that he proposedyto recon
struct his Cabinet. but his Proposal met
mo response" At this juncture. as he
says. persons connected NTH the Planters
Company made -overtures to Mr.. Gibson
to 10 into an entirely new Cabinet with
three Americans more pronounced than
himself with regard to the Reciprocity
Treaty. The oyertures We're declined. he
saws. and the ~smarties in the political
arena" as he calls them. We're "crestfallen;'
that Mr. Gibson selected cabinet 80 TO
please himself and the King" and not to
suit them. These were the red-hot Recl
procity men or the e Reciprocity at any
price party. as he STYLES them. who tired
to make tool " Of Mr.. Gibson and We're
foiled. and who. had better not play with
edged tools ~ any more They had to do
some "manHuverng to get the British In
dian CoOlie party to wheel into line IN
the Planters Company. But they had
''axes to grind hence the secret of their
undertaking Mr.. Green's efforts to con
tinue the Treaty He meant TO strike
when the time came. but not 10 make
g" gratuitous concessions" His Ministry
found their influence weakened with the
King on the one hand and with many Of
the Mobiles and Representative on the
other. by the knowledge that they were
opposed by gentlemen connected with
that company. Hence. they resigned.
and If the country Is in danger. they
lthe red-hots0 have nobody but them
selves to blame" The foregoing Is a fair
analysis Of the letter.
We should not have made SO much of
an analysis Of this letter. unless Mr..
Green had made certain references TO the
GAZETTE. which need contradiction. In the
course Of his argument which has been
stated above he refers to rs as the -organ"
Of certain people here. This Mr.. Green
has no right to assume. the GAZETTE Is
edited a. free lance. it supports what 1t
thinks Is right. condemns what il thinks
is wrong Arguing upon his premises.
Mr.. Green says it Is rather too bad. ....
after they lthe supposed inspireTs) have
helped to knock over the old Ministry, for
their organ TO turn round and kick Minis
tiers for falling" This would have been
so had Mr. Green's surmise been correct:
but It Is not correct. The reasons for the
downfall Of Mr. Green's Ministry are very
clearly shown by his own letter. TO have
come from within and not from without.
We must maintain the point made last
week. that as far as the public were aware
II was by no means clear why the resiCna-
tons were given In. One resignation was
given in about nine on the Friday morn
ing. the two others came later: and we
still think that when the cause from within
was removed. there was no necessity that
the other two should have followed We
may cite the instances Of the Duke Of
Argyle the Earl of Derby. and Mr.. Forster.
as members Of Constitutional Cabinets
retiring from them. without causing dis
solution. Changes are bad. and We hold
that they should be avoided rs much as
possible. 1t still seems to US that the late
Premier could have held his position for
time at least and that he should have done
so There Is not a point made by tins
paper. last week, which Mr.. Green's letter
does not really verify. The suumise made
upon treaty matters. was but slIIInise.
and in default Of more definite knowledge.
we were justified in making it.
With regard to the movement said to
have been made by certain gentlemen in
this town. we find from close inquiry.
which Is probably more accurate than Mr..
Green's assumption. that his diagnosis Is
not quite correct We give below the
substance of our researches
Our informants state that Mr.. Green was
himself unaware Of what was going on. or
thar he ignores certain facts We are told
that there was ample reason to believe that
Eec Ca5ias' sras 1oizg 10 Be- JorIed N aHg rate,
in which Mr. Green was not to be consult
ed. There was no opposition to him per
sonaIly in this community. but II was clear
enough that his influence with the Iegis-
lature was down to the vanishing point.
1t was also understood that his Ministry
had made to Mr. Gibson the offer to create
for him a salaried Office Of $1,000 year.
as President Of the Board Of Health. in
order to quiet him 1t was not believed
outside Of that Cabinet that Mr.. Gibson.
with the Honolulu vote at his back. would
be kept down Ii that way. but. on the
contrary. It required no political prescienee
20 see that be would 90 into a new Cabi-
net No one imagined that Mr. Green
would act In a Cabinet with Dir. Gibson,
notwithstanding his willingness 10 90 with
Messrs Jones, Bush and Kuaea IN 1880.
1t was believed by many that the appoint
ment Of Cabinet composed mainly If not
entirely. Of Americans would eonduce TO q
more favorable consideration Of the Treaty
by the United States As far as we can
learn. there was no desire OF attempt to
knock over the old Ministry or to make