Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-02-18


The following is an editorial in tho Pae alma: .
"From the time when King Kamehameha as.
sumed the Royal prerogative of himself making
Constitution, and imposed upon the nation the
Constitution of 1864, we have never known the
district of Honolulu to elect Representatives its
best men, in point of intelligence or wealth. The
majority of those qualified to vote have voted
heedlessly. being led by the nose, influenced by
drink or by real bribery. They have not voted
with good judgment, nor independently, as they
were bound to d. and they have altogether dis
carded the men of ability and me ans of the dis
trict.
"And the great mischief which wo deprecate, il
the jealousy of color. We believe, and we advise
our countrymen to understand, that il will not do
for our Hawaiian race to entertain or express n
feeling of jealousy on account of race color. For
the foreign races are possessed of abundant wis
dom, anu we have as yet attained to but a very
small degree of their knowledge.
AT the same time We say to our foreign born
friends, do not try to tread upon the native nor
impose upon him in your intercourse for he learns
to work, and the time may come when you will
want TO pull together.
Here Ia our case-we nre all, native Hawaians
and those of other natonaliies, in the same boat,
the Hawaiian Kingdom, and the best thing for us
to do is to strive together for the good of the
country and the nation. Let one try to create
DIVISIONS which must result in unsettlin2 our con-
dition.
"ln our opinion, every one who earnestly dc
sires the welfare of Hawaii mel and her independ-
ence, whether he he n white man, II native, n
Chinaman, q Portuguese, or OF other nationality,
Is true hnwaiiai and should be called by no
Other name"
\The same paper thus discourses on the practice
of district Justices running for Representatives
"it is n matter of no little surprise and regret
to us to note the eagerness with which the native
district Justices aspire to the honor of u Repre-
sentative of the people, and how they work to get
elected for the districts in which they exercise
judicial functions. There are very many reasons
which could be adduced against their sitting M
law makers, without positively excluding them
under the Constitution, as Is the with insane
persons idiots, bat with reference to the pecu-
liar position which ms judges thcy occupy.
"First-We object TO judges occupying n place
where the Legislative and the judicial powers are
confusedly combined in one person.
'Second-Can the sacred character of the Court
be maintained i'll its parity when the judge is
i'll his own districty Will there not DO some
slight swerving from straight line in tho punish
view of the coming electionl And in the event of
the election of these officials, will there not be
casion to suspect influence in their votes for u
Minister or u Supreme Judge
"Ihird-ls not the district justice the President
of the Board OF Inspectors OF Election in his dis
trict He then being the presiding officer, is he
not likely to exercise greater inuuence IN obtain
inS votes than any other candidate! II 1t In AMI
swered that he will appoint IA substitutes ut ths
election, We may however be sure that he will APP
point one that knows and will work for his supe-
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the same at the ballot box though he remained
there and worked for himself.
I'VE approve very much of the plan adopted by
the Hon. j. Al. kapena, while he was Governor OF
the Island of Maui. lie recommended to all hold
ing Government Positions within his gubernatori-
nj rule that III case they desired to become candi
dates for the position Vt Representative, they give
u Office before undertaking to solicit votes. The
consequence was that not single Justice ran for
the Legislature, but they all remained ard at
| tended To the duties OF the sacred position OF
though the heavens fall
"rhis year, there not less than nine district
justices who have been returned Representa-
tives and they will leave their duties in the hands
OF deputies whose legal abilities are untried, with
the purpose, when the Is over, to return 10
| their several districts and sit as judges again.
thereafter it will be we'll for our friends, the
district justices, to understand that 1t will be
better for them to stick to the positions to which
orroneously suppose it good thing to be de-
corated with the name OF an honorable represent
tative."
We Translate an editorial in the Kuokoa;
"'rHE VOICE Is JAcon's VOICE, BUT THE HANDS
ARE rnE HANDS OF LsAu.,-ln last weeks Eieis Is
an article with the heading The Voice OF one Of
the Father. Of Religion On careful sxamina.
Jacob great love of lanai the voice is that VI
thu father, but the feel Of the hands is quite
other matter.
What does this voice say 2 This: Il greatly
revere the profession OF the clergyman, because 1t
is regarded MS holy loving and charitable occu.
patton, conducting to good living, concord and
peace. But IN view Ut the conduct VI certain we'll
known clergymen Ut this city, there has arisen \
feeling Of bitterness and disgust in my mind aud
have nearly lost all coahdsnce IN thsln as faith
said; but in looking over ths article from begin
ming to end fail TO find single fact " sustain
charge against the clergy men mentioned. 1t u
been guilty Of any particular act. nor that they
have said anything wrong Nothing OF the sort
but 1t Is all mere insinuation and inuendo. 1t Ii