Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-01-07
SATURDAY PRESS.
IMPERsONAL JOURNALISM.
JANUARY I, 1892

Walter Murray Gibson, very like Daniel
Webster, would wait till it quits showing be-
fore he clears his sidewalk of so he says,
implying that ut some future time we may eI-
pcct to sec it cleared and clean, which no
honest man will ever object to his doing il he
has the ability to do it, But perhaps there is
"a much disparity between tho area of the
sidewalks to be cleared as there is between
the men compared, and their ability and dispo
sitions to keep things clean, as well az between
the quantity and quality of the accumulations
and the sources OF their supply. The snow
that fell on the sidewalk of Daniel Webster
was no impurity derived from his omn promises,
with his own indicia plainly stamped thereon;
no result Of his indispositon or want OF ability
to keep his premises clean, and thereby to
prevent others, at will, from shovelling the
uncleanncss before his door in heaps that ex-
hailed the nasty ordor induced by time among
ACCOMMODATIONS never at amy period disinfected
or deodorixed Daniel Webster was ablc to
make lis own cleanliness apparent and occn-
larly dcmonstrable; and never on any occasion
attempted to secretc rubbish beneath stuff of
the same paturc aud never attempted the
antiquatod practice OF stiiiing ono odor by In
Producing something more offensive still.
Let the sidewalk be cleared aud it is all
that ia asked, even trough it be done by
proxy, and the Street TAX man be engaged to
do the job. But do not invite us into draw
ing-room represented as clean and pure and
breathing an atmosphere pcrvadcd with the
aroma OF innocence and love but with mn ex-
tensive miry front to be wadcd through before
the sacred precincts are attained. IL is not
enough that others be simply reminded Of their
own possible filth in justification Of the exist
ing mire NO have boon promised shall be
cleared away; this mode of reasoning will
never hold among reasonable men in any
civilized community, Gibson has asked that
hints be put in,o shapes" in consonancc with
the request they have assumed shape" and
ALI ugly showing they make. " Stories Of lowd
| associations aud bdstaIdy," have not been
used as weapons IN the attack, neither has the
sanctiiy OF the home and private life been in
vaded to muster stolen secrets, or to expose
the deformily Of "fainily skeletons" nor has
ANt N,NefN st"H"s'" ~ sS""A NFs' N"'
ragged, in what has been written of the politi-
cal and public record OF W. NJ. Gibson aud
issued in the columns Of this paper. What
has been published was published with good
motives and for jusifable ends" aud in de-
fence OF a common aud universally admitted
right which people have to enquire into the
autecedenl public record of any man seeking
the public confidence and favor in HE own
support, as leader ia politics, or religion, or
morals.
lie has only been clothed 10 garments Of his
own making. and voluntarily worn by him in
past years, while his own hand in ink, not yet
eKpunged, still aiesls their authorship and
ownership. Men that seek war must cut .
very absurd appearance when not able to with
stand the effects Of their own old clothing
thrown back upon them in defsnce by tho
enemy; but arc wont Immediately to cry for
quarter, and plead for lenderer weapons.