The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-01-21
THE PACIFIC
commercial A0Otrti5rr.
SATURDAY
JANUARY p. lsN2
MR.. GIBSON.

at his time. We regret to give much of
our space TO personal discussion or explana-
ton. but some Of the discussion in reference
to the subject Of this article i OF sufficient
public interest TO warrant a place in our
columns. 1t is said hat Mr.. Gibson has
been stirring up the natives 10 discomfort
with the whites" This statement j. wholly
untrue, whether referring TO the past or the
present. There cannot be produced the ev-
idtnce OF a single action or u~tterance III sup
port Of the allegation. The story i told
that Mr.. Gibson reused up an antagonism
of race in the Legislative Assembly of 1873,
and that he pointed 10 Il crowd Of excited
Hawaiians, and then shaking his fist at the
whitemen in the Legislature, yelled, If
you want disorder, you can have it," This
story has been repeated by a gentleman, Il
stranger to the occurrences of the period re-
ferred to, and it is he that now causes it to
appear i'm print. The actors and parties
present on the occasion know that this
whole story is a malicious falsehood. Here
are the facts: There We're four white rep
resentatives elected to the Legislative As
sembly of 1878, Honorables w. NJ. Gibson,
r. +. Bickerton, VIM. r. Castle and VIM.
o. Smith. a report of the Finance Com
mittee of the Assembly, of which Mr.. Glib
son was Chairman, severely censuring the
Ministers of His Majesty, was adopted, be-
ing voted for by all four white members.
| Subsequently a vote of want of confidence
in Ministers was introduced, supported by
Messrs. Gibson and Bickerton and opposed
| by Messrs. Castle and Smith. 4 long and
stormy debate, protracted till late at night,
ensued. The Hon. Noble, Godfrey Rhodes,
strongly censured the Ministry and Hon.
r. r. Bickerton made Il severe speech
against ministerial action, but Mr.. Gibson
made no speech on the occasion of this pro-
tracted night session. However, the min
| isterial rejoinder was chiefly directed against
him. The Minister of the Interior, shaking
his finger in a menacing way, INDUCED in
many harsh personalities against Mr.. Glib
son. There was "A cry from native members
of " pill kino,"-this is persOnal-and after
listening awhile to this abuse Mr.. Gibson
interrupted his ministerial antagonist by
saying in a moderate and not "yelling''
tone, eff your desire is disorder you can
have it," clearly meaning, as all the cir
cumstances would warrant the construction
eff you want to turn the deliberation and
decorum of Parliamentary debate into dis
order by personalities, you can have it by
receiving personality for personality" The
story of Shaking his fist ut white men"
will appear manifestly the invention of a
malicious and untruthful mind, when it is
borne in mind, that of the four white rep
resentatives, two, or one-half, seconded by
a white Noble, stood side by side in oppos-
Ing a ministry, one of whom was n native.
Will any one think of accusing our capable
and eminently conservative Police Justice
Bickerton of any purpose of a~ntagonism
of races? Surely not. And Mr.. Gibson
would not be spoken of in this connection
were he not supposed to be a candidate for
the suffrages of the people, and also sup
posed to be in antagunism with parties in
power. Mr.. Gibson, in all his intercourse
with the Hawaiian people having any ref
erence to public questions, has been partic-
ularly conciliatory and conservative. He
has never advised or taught anything con-
trary to the most cordial determination OF
races. His antagonists know this, and OF
course at this time, they are not seeking,
and do not want the truth, when a lie will
serve their turn better. Mr.. Gibson does
not think of making any reply to, or dis
cussing any question with them. 1t would
be folly and utter waste of words. But there
are friends, or a candid and unbiased por-
ton of the community, but partially and
lmperleCtiy lDIOTIneui 10 WnOm IL Is u duty
to impart correct information. For the
sake of such. we recall n few incidents
which will clearly show Mr.. Gibson's atti-
tude in the consideration of mutual race in
terests:
The election for Representatives to the
Assembly, in this city, in 1876, was preced-
ed by n great deal of angry discussion and
demonstration. Several timid persons be-
came alarmed and there was a good deal OF
apprehension. Mr.. Gibson, who was not a
candidate, yet having had much to say ia
HawaiIans, as the editor ola native Journal,
resolved to issue an address TO the Hawaii
an people with a view to quiet the political
acrimony that prevailed. He had printed,
at his own expense, an addess in the Ha-
waiian language, $500 copies, which were
circulated among the electors of Honolulu.
Of the effect produced by this Address, we
will quote the opinion of this journal at the
time, when it was unde the management
of H. l.. Sheldon, Esq.
SATURDAY, Feb. >, 1876.
"MR. GIBSoN's
IA few days before the election, w, VI,
Gibson, Esq, the w~ell-known proprietor of
Lanai, who is noted as a vigorous writer
and an earnest friend of the Hawaiian, is
sued an address to the people, in the Eng
lish and Hawaiian language. in which he
offered them some very SOund advice and
ably reviewed the national situation. Sew
eral thousand copies Were printed and cir
culated in the native language. We have
heard the opinions expressed in many quar-
tiers that the sentiments therein put forth