The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-10-18

of society: flower shows in the United
States, England and the English Colonies
form one of the features in the round oi
yearly amusements and are always looked
forward 10 with considerable pleasure.
We hope then that the effort to establish
this Society will not prove abortive: it is
a society. which appeals to rich and poor
alike, its shows will bring all onto q
plane Of equality, where skill and care
will 20 for more than dollars. Let all
then. who have any horticultural taste
from the dweller in cottage to the owner
OF handsome mansion and fine gardens.
lend helping hand towards organizing
the new HAWAIIAN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY!
THE Planters have met and have ex
pressed their opinion by endorsing unani-
mously the report of their Trustees: the
work that these gentlemen have done, the
the manner in which it has been done, has
met with entire approval; more than this,
the election of the same men as Trustees
for the ensuing year shows how heartily
the policy of the past has been endorsed
and what full confidence the planters, as
a united body. have in the gentlemen who
have represented them during the past
months, The reports which have been
submitted appear in to-day's paper and
speak for themselves,no comment upon
them Is necessary. They speak, certainly,
in no uncertain tone, but they are a
temperate. lawful and constitutional ex-
preston of opinion by the most power
ful body of men in the Kingdom: they
state fairly and without fear certain
grievances Of which they have to COM
plain. which grievances, as citizens or resi-
dents Of this State, they have an inalien-
able right to ventilate: their position is
eminently dignifed one and therefore it
is strong.
1t Is matter of great congratulation
that we have men, representing such large
interests as these men do, who can ap-
proach such matter in the spirit they
have done There is nothing which has
been said before the Planters Labor and
Supply Co which could not or would not
have been said by members of the United
States Legislature or the English Parlia-
ment. Such a representation of opinion
must do good. 1t puts to flight all the
nonsense which has been talked about i'm
proper opposition, it shows clearly of what
stuff the most important class in our com
munity is made, and what kind of an
opposition may be expected from them.
When these men speak, it is evident that
their speech Is not going to be vain, that
when they say that they want change,
they mean to have il, but it is also evident
that they are thoroughly loyal in their
views, that their opposition is to be carried
on by strictly constitutional and proper
means.
The country must feel proud of the
position that this, its most influential
body has taken Here have been assembled
the brains. the energy, the representative
capital of the country; a finer set of men
it would be difficult to find anywhere
Let the planters and mill-owners then
lead. and lead with will upon the path
they have marked ont for themselves and
we may feel assured that they will be
successful and that they will earn the
gratitude of the country for the results
that they nust obtain and the manner in
which they viii obtain them.