Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-12-16
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We feel perfectly sure that the personal inter.
course which would be promoted by the visits
Of Ministers TO the various centers Of popula-
ton throughout the islands will lead to true
appreciation by the public Of the men to whom
His Majesty has con6dcd the seats Of office,
and 10 a general recognition Of the fact tina,
they are animated by but one desire--to pro-
mote their country's good.-P {. Adot,fiftr.
The noble sentimen, so gracefully expressed
in the above quotation is a portion Of the pre-
face to the new "Iliad" Of the Premier,
lately published by instalments in the columns
Of the DnLy Tier. The triumphant tour Of
the ministry being, as the Premier justly re-
marks, "a new departure in this kingdom" I"
it naturally calls for song from his gifted PEN
a prize poem, replete with the "roses and
raptures" which abound in the literary produc.
,ions Of this versatile diplomat.
The ministerial tour, as recorded by the
Prime Minister, is not without interest, but, be.
ing purely personal narrative, it is natural to
suppose that the modcsty which has character
zed the Premier since the year one, has caused
him to touch lightly upon some Of the charac.
teristic features; they shall not, however, be
lost to the world, for our special correspondents
in the various provinces honored by the min
istry have sent us full particulars Of this most
important departure, and we hasten to give
them to the expcctant and inpatient public,
to wit:
1t was a cold day when the Premier, the
Minister of Finance and their several satellites
left the capital they were literally 'froze out
by the indifference Of His Majesty-an in
difference made particularly prominent by the
long and otherwise unaocountable absence OF
the royal standard from the palace towers.
In consequence OF the chill, the ministry
thought it advisable to seek the needed warmth
in the enthusiasm Of our provincial patriots.
"The party went by way Of the Pail de-
clivity" 1--WE quote the Premier's prize poem),
a declivity which the present ministry
generously attributes to the sinful neg
ligence of its decapitated predecessors,
decliviiy towards the improvement Of
which moneys have been appropriated in times
past, but the former ministry, you know, was
not like unto the present ministry, as is sufh-
ciently evidenced during this ,riumphal tour,
in more ways than one; declivity, in short,
which the Premier hopes to see improved, il
not obliterated, for money has again been ap-
propriated and that money is in the hands oil
J the present ministry" What more could be
| asked by the most eSacting subject in the King
domf The brilliant progress Of the ministerial
party was resumed the moment il had safely
descended the decivity Of the late ministry. II
was Monday afternoon when they reached
Kaneohe. The Premier gracioasly asknowl
edged that kaneohe presented scene Of much
natural beauty and at the same time illustrated
well organized industry and liberal enterprise
etc. Il was Monday night when they slep, Al
Kaneohe amidst illustrations Of well organized
industry and liberal enterprise, etc. Ther,
was no public demonstration on that occasion
owing to the gross negligence Of the forme,
ministry and the exasperating declivity abov,
mentioned.
On Tuesday the ministerial party rode owe
to Waimanalo, distance OF eight miles. Tn,
"enterprising manager and joint proprietor O
this admirably situated and well organized es
tate, at the request OF the ministerial party
summoned his people, "and there assembled
about ninety Cinnamon, thirty Hawaiians and
a few foreigners. Then the Premier addresses
the Hawaiians in Hawaiian and the Chimes,
through an interpreter. lie told them how
the ministerial party had left the arduous duiie
Of their several Offices and the comforts Of thei
several homes; how they had braved the dc
cliv,y TO the unblushing policy Of III,
late minis,y-and had come all the way from
Kaneohe through eigh, miles illustrative o
well osganized industry and liberal enterprise
to say nothing Of scenes Of much natural beau
", and, he added that the King was ihei
Fatherl a statement which VIC are supposed /,
accept.
"IIow." said the Premier, "shail wosk
man labor without proper ,oolsf Viii you ca
peci carpenter to build and cons,rae, wi,hou
any Implements in his handsl" and the Chi
nese with one accord shook their heads in th'
negative. Then he added, 1--WE have nov
got tools itaxcsl in Our hands, but before vi
begin 10 wosk ve wznl 10 20 round to look q
The condition q the land and the requirement
AZ the people" The Premier in iulkllmenl o
his duties a. President u the Board of Health
desired to say that he ~in appoint skilisd ply
sicians to the ssversl posis w the provinces