The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-11-01

/ I'm present Ministry now hold office
under protest II Is no longer possible for
them. or for their organ the Pacific Com.
arHr.H Idra7.ssf 10 delude the uniformed
or the mthinking with the old cry that
the opposition to them Is confined to a
small knot Of political agtatoTs, or dis
/ appointed office seekers The most in
fiueutial association in this Kingdom. the
| Planters CompanyIwhich includes among
its members all the large Honolulu firms
/ has placed ON record its utter distrust OF
/ Mr. GibsDn's Cabinet. and its solemn
] protest against the continuance Of that
/ Cabinet id Office II is true that this
! Wcighty expression Of feeling Is largely
I due 10 the tendency which has for some
/ time seemed 90 be manifest to encourage
Iau arbitrary. irresponsible and unconsti
/ tutional course on the part OF the King
But it is with tliis Ministry that the
blame must rest Of encouraging and
sancti0ning such course.
There are maIIy who are are not quick
90 read the signs Of the times. or who
do not understand and have not learned
the grounds for the opposition which has
become so qrtspoken during the last six
months, There are always men who are
in some way depending upon or hopeful
of iav0Ts from those in Office, who take
ever. opportunity to misrepresent and
atreuft 70 belittle this opposition. but
their efforts in that direction are of no avail
with intelligent persons. For the
hersf.t OF the former class TO whom We
l-rv,- referred, il is well to make as clear
as possible the present aspect Of our pub
liz affairs.
We recommend IN the first place care
iul reading of the Report Of the Trustees
of the Planters Company which is pub
lIshpd in our issue OF the week before
last u- showing in some detail what II
is which the Planters complain Of and to
which they make objections One fun
damrntal difficulty lies before the
white population Of these islands, the
fact that they have for many years not
been represented by their own elected
Representative in the Legislative Assem-
bly, There were only two white men
among iho Representatives elected for the
last Session The entire amount OF taxes
paid 10y the rest. was not over four hun
dred dollars. The laws and the appro-
priations Of public money which such a
body of men may be expected TO make.
and 20 make 20 suit the wishes Of the i'm |
pocumous mass Of the population can
bo well understood. Heretofore. this diff |
ficulty has been satisfactorily met by the |
conservative influence Of Cabinet Minis |
tiers taken from the class Of property |
owners. and ON all important measures |
sustained by the King, by the exercise Of |
his veto power, or else by his affiliations |
with the conservative classes. With the |
exception Of the Attorney General, Mr. /
Preston, who notwithstanding, and posi-
bly, by reason OF his correct views of con
sututunal government. seems TO have no
influence in affairs outside OF the Law
the present Cabinet has long
placed itself practically in position Of
defiance tothe property owners. In so
many words, they say to the white pOpu-
lati5n. If you don't like it. go away.
Won are alien invaders. and have no right
TO ask FOR anything more than 10 be toler
7ted. allowed TO live. carry on business
and pay taxes in this country" They
have gone further. in declaring that the
King may constituti0nally enter in per
son into the politics of the country. urge
with all the influence Of his place and
the election OF representatives
10 please himself and after they are elec
ed. urge upon them such measures and
such appropriations OF public money, rs
be may wish In all this, the intelligence
lf this country secs danger. and none |
me less so because no great actual in
ury has vet resulted. The personal and I
private characters of the men who are
'hospn for Ministers should undoubtedly ,
20 such as 10 command and TO deserve the
aspect Of the country. they should be
ncn who are reasonably efficient and ,
trustworthy in the business of their several ,
departments. That such men are now in q
'tiicc is not the opinion Of the immense 2
najurItyo Of intelligent men in this country.
some are disposed to despond for the a
uturc Possibly few who appreciate Y
he condition OF affairs do not deplore it. =
linking rs they do that If II Is allowed i
o run its course it viii bring radical
hanges The correct view. rs we main !
am, Is 90 hope and TO expect that firm 4
nited opposition viii before long bring /,
ealthful results here. precisely as it does p
b England. France. America and even in
imperial Germany. The public men and o
he people Of England. France. America. 7
nd Germany rW b kCDi thoroughly Informed =
c the treatment which their respective q
Ubiects and citizens receive here This Ii
viii be communicated to them a
OF merely through their diplomatic re !
resentatives. but in more direct ways Il
here Is not the slightest reason TO doubt n
hat opposition and remonstrance based L L
n such well founded causes as exist here p
Ill ultimately produce results which viii i
e satisfactory 90 all honest men.