Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-30
SATURDAY PRESS
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1881.
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addressed to the " SATURDAY PRESS"
IWk RoPNI4R(ll NlNIS1RN.

IHfE POPiI.{R ~ MINISTRY.
" 1t was quite evident that MIR. Gibson had
an important following in the Assembly, So
among such OF the members as were seeking
government patronage, and who liked free
lunches and wine. "A Cabinet was formed OF
prominent and influential men one promi.
nent for his narrow escapes from Justice in
this, and in foreign lands, for his attempts to
prosclytife for a religion, belief in which he
afterwards disowned, and for the aSsiduity
extending over a period of twenty years, to
gain the ear OF Hawaiian sovereign: another,
prominent for his ability to hold a subordinate
clerkship at fifteen hundred dollars a year ;
twelve hundred dollars a year, on an island,
through the length and breadth of which. his
official and other conduc, will cause him to be
long remembered; for his brief association
with Moreno his scheme to secure the per
manency OF the Hawaiian throne by the pur-
chase of loyalty, and his peculiar manner of
estimating the qualifications of Government
Purchasing Agents by the largeness OF their
families; third, prominent for his frequent
and proracted paroNyms Of absenteeism, and
his peculiar conduct in peculiar places, other.
wise, and elsewhere, than official
IAN the measures brought down by the
Government were passed. subsequently to
promises Of office, and ministerial dinners to
representatives "all the bills introduced by
private members" (if you can understand
what kind OF a member private one isl or
which Ministers set their face against, were
defeated :" but Ministers especially showed
their wisdom 10y never setting their faces
against any measure, so long As there was any
reasonable chance OF its becoming popular.
"Their ability TO lead the Legislature then,
under the present circumstances, is OF course
no guarantee OF their ability To lead the news
papers, or the thousands OF people who
endorse the views OF the papers. |, matters
little that they should, for these only constitute
"a few sorc.hcad politicians" numbering
but few thousand people, who become
insignihean, indeed, when auayed against
great and influential political machine like the
"P. {. .i.arrtiScr Co." In the face OF all
this, 1.-The King is asked to send these popular
Ministers about their business They have
become 10 popular that the r. c. 4. Co. icon
sis,ing OF Messrs. Gibson, the Minister OF For
eign Affairs, the President OF the Board of
Health, and the High Priest OF the Order OF
MeiehRedecl have authorized the papers issued
from their office TO publish the fact in every
issue, in order that their readers may not
forget how strongly the Ministry is supported.
In fact, the company have taken this thing 50
thoroughly 10 heart, that they have been
induced, OF their own free will, to offer (by
letter. to MI. Bush the gratuilous use OF the
columns Of the Eisie, in which To give the
public some views from his " able pen"
Under these circumstances. !, would no, be
surprising thar the King should forever forfeit
the distinguished respec, and confidence I"
Of the r c. 4. Co., could he be NJ mis-
guided and foolish a. 10 ask for the resignation
Of these "prominen, and liable Ministers.