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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02
OUR SALU7A 71ON.

To-day the SATURDAY PRESS makes
its bow to the public, clothed in a new
dress, but from the same platform on
whidh it has stood from the date of its
first issue.
During the past two years it has
been published at the office of the Ha
7oaiian Gazette, and the thanks of the
staff are due to the proprietors of tina,
paper for their courteous cooperation
during its initiatory period. The public
has appreciated the advantages of ar
outspoken paper like the Press, and SC
liberal has been the support that it is
now deemed advisable to open an office
of its own, with complete outfit. The
size of the paper has been enlarged tc
eight columns, the latter changed tc
standard measure and increased in
length. We have endeavorcd to make il
a neat paper geographically, and trust
that the result of our efforts will be ac
ceptable to our friends.
In other respects the change will be
less noticeable. While no pains vii
be spared to make the Press news
paper worthy of the name, it will follow
out the editorial policy adopted at its
incipiency and continued to the pres
ent time. 1t will always advocate and
uphold measures calculated to rebound
to the public welfare, and shall unhesi
tatlngly and unsparingly criticize ant
condemn measures of doubtful expedi
ency or of pronounced hurtful tendency
As in the past it shall also speak it.
mind regarding public men-the ser
wants of the people-as well as o
measures. Personal feelings, should
such be entertained, will not bias the
opinion of the PRESS on any subject
1t studies the good of the public anc
will continue to support any desirable
movement that will add to the prosper
ity of the country and the happiness o
the people.
Thanking the public for the libera
bestowal of its patronage in the past
it shall be our endeavor to continue tc
merit the same in the future.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02
TIE SI7U.4 IYON.

The present condition of policical af-
fairs in this kingdom merits careful and
thoughtful consideration. 1t is not a
time for unwise counsels or rash actions
There is ample cause for complaint on
the part of taxpayers, native and for
eign alike; they have an interest in the
welfare of the country second to none ;
it is their duty to speak out plainly and
their voice should be needed by those
whom they have chosen to serve them
The people are the nation, and if they
be oppressed in any way through will
ml disregard of their just rights, or
through criminal negligence on the part
Of the authorities, such action, or want
of action can only serve to propel the
country toward the brink of ruin. RASH
ness and stubbornness are to be depre-
Gated, either by the Government or the
people. 1t is true that the immediate
future Of this little kingdom, at the pres
ent moment, does not wear tranquil or
pleasing aspect, although we believe
that after the storm, II come it must,
the Islands will become more prosper
GUS than before. There are fatal de-
fects in the method Of the administra-
ton ofthis Government which should be
righted-which must be righted. OF
late flavor Of autocracy has been no
ticeable, and its growth has already as
sumed alarming proportions. This
idea must be discouraged and its growth
suppressed Governments are instituted
for the good Of the people, and not for
that OF the rulers alone. County
stands first in the heart Of the patriot,
and the Office OF chief magistrate should
be respected by all incumbents, and SO
highly that no action should be suffered
to disgrace it,.
The Government must be wisely
and honestly administered il the coun
try is to be prosperous, and any neces
sary change to produce this desirable
state OF affairs will certainly meet thu
approval Of the people. This country
must keep its place in the march o.
progress, and the custom, regulation
iaw. constitutional provision or publiS
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02
4 KIND EdREH Ell.

General James NJ. Comfy, late U. s.
Minister Resident to the Hawaiian
Islands, departed for the States with his
family by the steamship Anstraiio
which sailed last Sunday evening. Dur
ing his residence here of five years Gen
Comfy has made a host of friends among
all classes Of people and all na,ionali,ies,
and has received the universal respect
mich his conduct has merited. His
countrymen will remember with pleas
ure the course he has pursued in his
official capacity on trying occasions
here, as well as at cengenial gatherings
when affairs of state were laid aside.
The General and family carry with them
the warm olOha of many friends who
wish them a pleasant voyage, and all
happiness and prosperity in their old
home in Ohio.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

Many queer rumors are afoat coneering pro-
posed proceedings and changes in the political
programme.
The Ekit, the Gibsonian native organ,
eharacierites the truthful differences Of the ga.
seht and PRESS as reasonable.
There may be profit, temporarily, in belong.
ing to the Palace party, but there is no honor in
IT, and the indications are that all that some peo
Pile are found there for is TO feather their own
nests, and they are more kiti at hear, than those
who are outspoken against the wrong inflicted
on us.
The y. c. 4. of yesterday contained an ar
tiele signed by +. l.. Clarke, and concluding
as follows; "lt'syears since | mopped the office
floor with anyone, and don't want to begin
again" We don't believe Mr. Clarke does
wan; to begin again, for an opportunity was
offered shortlyafer the issue of the paper, which
he failed to embrace.
1t is generally rumored that invitations to
witness the coronation have been extended to
the various European and Asatic potentates
and officials. 1t would perhaps he as well to
extend our courtesy TO some Of our nearer
neighbors of the Pacific If it is intended to
have it duly appreciated none could enjoy the
pageant more than those to whom its magnih.
cence would be surprise Thakambau,
Malietoa, and the King OF Butaritari. might
need pattern Of the crown.
We understand, and the fac, has been hn,ed
at by contemporary, that an order has beer
issued by the King and countcrsigned by tn,
President of the Board Of HEALTH authorizing
the removal Of Mr.. William Sumner from tn,
Lepcr Settlement at Kalawao to the lIospita
at Kakaako We are no, aware that inter
ierences If this nature with the workings of tn,
executive, are included in the constitution a
among the prerogatives of Royalty. The pett,
details of Bureaus had better be left to tn,
officers thereof Royalty should engage itsel
more with the study of principals, not with tn,
manipulations of atoms.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02
OUR COURSE APPROYED.

The universal approval that has been
expressed at the outspoken attitude of
the Press relative to the existing state
of Hawaiian affairs, as expressed here,
is echoed back from the length and
breadth of Hawaii's domain, indicating
truthfully the desire of the people to be
rid of wrongs and abuses of power in
high places.
The SATURDAY Press was instituted
for the defense of the interests Of
these islands, SO that the voice of the
people should be heard as against the
appointment of Adventures, tools or
conniving politicians aspiring to cabinet
power, where the interests and indie
pendence of the country could be jeop-
ardized That we have attained to a
very outspoken course we deeply de-
plore, for the necessity thereof indicates
a spirit Of defiance by the authorities,
and their evident intent to continue
their measures with high hand, and
treat with contempt the voice and wish
Of the people. To look upon this pop
ular outcry against the spirit Of despot-
ism that We are rapidly drifting into,
as the views of few disappointed Office
seekers,-as the organ Of the Premier
designates it's to acknowledge their
inability to conduct the affairs Of state,
or interpret the will of the people,
when as fact, the joining Of our
Wednesday foreign and the two Satur-
day native contemporaries, show conclu-
sively that they realize this to be no per
sonal opposition, but a fight for the
right.
The people have indicated their dis
approval and want OF confidence in
this growth Of autocracy, and see with
solici,ude the possibilities Of ruin to
the peace and prosperity Of this King
dom, and yet il would seem as il the
plain speech OF the past few days is moi
to be needed, bu, that other and more
vehement expressions or actions mus,
be adopted. We do not wish to bs
considered alarmists, but the facts arr
plain that those whose interests are cen
tered in this country do not intend tc
sit idly by and see the revenue and
taxes from hard earnings squanderec
away in royal follies, or through minis
sesial imbecli,y or conniyance. W.
want good government, and Ills oul
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02
4 SOP TO CERBERUS.

Our venerable contemporary is wrong
again: There is no lamentation "about
Government printing patronage ;-as
though it were absorbed and monopo-
lied by some greedy press enjoying
official favor"
Government printing patronage, it is
true, may be lamentable, but the local
press cannot be characterized as gree
dy; and even if it were greedy we
would like to know what enjoyment is
to be derived from official favorp 1t is
written, "Put not your trust in princes.
Official favor is not likely to satisfy the
press OF to-day; hence the mirth which
our misguided contemporary mistakes
for mourning and the laughter which it
calls lamentation.
Possibly the 2Issy" would have
lamented had the official favor, such
as it is, been Withdrawn from it, for it
cannot afford to loose anything posi-
bly, it would have prated Of "mono-
poly" and "greed" and boasted of a
fictitious circulation, in a vein calcu-
lated to fill the hearts of the official
favorers with the bitterest regret. The
" 7Ier" knows how to do this sort of
thing in very pretty and pathetic
manner.
When the "7Ysey" says that "the
parties in power have not shown them
selves thin-skinned" it is quite correct.
Had the parties in power been in the
slightest degree thin-skinned, or had
they been endowed with skin of the
average thickness-had they, in brief,
been clothed in an article of somewhat
finer texture than that of the rhinoce-
rous they would not have done those
things which they ought not to have
done, and left undone those things
which they ought to have done" and
this desirable end would have been
gained by reason Of the stings which
have again and again been visited upon
them by the ever vigilant legitimate
press.
True, o, Tsey -" it is hardly to
be expected, and hardly human that
ministers should be anxious to patron
ike prints that are only inspired by per
sonal spite and unreasonable opposi
ton" No one desires them to do any
thing OF the sort; but il two foreign pa
pers, with necessarily limited circulation
are to be sucked by the government
why should not two native papers hav
ing a much greater number Of readers
as these divided in their political senti
| mems, be permitted to refresh them
selves with parliamentary papf
Our contemporary, above mentioned
flatters ITSELF that the disgust Of ths
outs > is mere SPITE, and that all oppo
sition is unreasoning ; but there is such
thing as opposition to imposition
which is reasonable to degree, as an,
one versed in the political history Of /
nation knows upon which hammer vic
tory is likely 10 perch shen those sle
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

For Kauai. per {. r Bishop, Aug 33-i Kaltolfen
n fockei Harris Miss y Louisson. Geo W Burgess,
Mr. Bindt and child McCullen. II Tennent. Gov
kanoa J Kauai
To San Francisco, by s $. australia. Aug. 76 ~
q Cummings wife and three children. J Handel Col
Judd son and daughter ~ I.evcy Mrs W Horner
and two children, J Phillips, W I. iangcrmann, u
Hon J Mot Smith and daughter ~ lose Miss VI a
Doyeland, MI and Mrs Manges, and three daugh
tiers, w Y Ioler, G. koechln and wife 4 " Spencer,
w Hugo kapena, Lowell Kamanohe, Mathew Piiau,
Ala, Tom Spencer, jr., " Glade, r 4. Maefe, jr.,
General Comfy Vife son and daughter. Col w Allen
and wife, J Ryan, VI Anderson, ] Cchniifhin. VIM
Souell \ u Crowen, g.. w CroVell, O'Nel, { X
Rohrlack, " Doe, Y Milhken, g kneler, J. Fairbutn
\ AIOughton, X " Morrison wife and son, Mckeague
w Davis, u Grunlcss, Huggins, Mrs \ g Brewer
aud daughter, Cert, w Herrigan, W ~ Page, ~
Bradley Gordon, Graf Balersrom, Mr. S,urman
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right to have il. Inasmuch as the
King on the I3th OF February, 1873,
on taking his oath of office swort
in the presence of the Almighty
God to maintain the Constitution OF
the Kingdom whole and inviolate, and
to govern in conformity herewith,
the people who elected him have the
right to demand that that oath be KEEP,
"whole and inviolate," and that good
government be accorded to them, and
it is no treason for a long suffering and
and injured people to assert their rights
in this matter.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02
PAssESs0ER&


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ments come together in the final, the
inevitable contest.
That the "Wednesday foreign jour
nal receives its share of government pa
tronage without any consideration o
its politics " is mere sop to Cerbe
rus" and Cerberus is not likely to be
long satisfied with a sop.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02
Vessels uo,r IN Port.


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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

IN tnlS matter.
IfkS7dhING 7HE PoPULAR YOICE.
The GibsoHioR oygoa is still wont to
reiterate its thread-bare assertions that
the only opposition to the existing Min
isterial policy is to be found among a
handful of orehead" politicians who
are dissatisfied at the present order of
things only because they happen to be
among the "outs." The unanimous
expression of opinion elected at the
farewell dinner to the retiring Ameri-
can Minister, General Comfy, has been
sufficient in the minds of all Muking
persons, to at least establish the falacy
of the assertion made by the p c. Ad-
afrtise,, that the policy of the existing
Administration was in harmony with
the views, and supported by large ma
to,fy of the community, both Native
and Foreign Inasmuch as the ques-
ton of the advisability or not, of squan-
dering public money in ostentatious
paades and useless objects, which can
bring no other return than an increase
Of taxation, is that, the proper settle
ment of which concerns us most, it
would be well to make the solution OF
the question dependent upon the ma
jority opinion, expressed in an orderly
way. This has been done by the news
paper press Of the country, and we hold
that the guage Of popularity in which
opinions are held, is the amount of sup
port accorded to the particular paper
expressing those opinions. A newspa-
per that runs counter to public opinion,
must as a necessity, subside and event
ually become extinct. To such as are
alive to the necessity of reform in the
policy of government, it is encouraging
to find that there is a general concur
renee of opinion among the newspapers
of the place and that the exception to
this concurrence is to be found only
among such papers as are issued from
the office of the p. c. AdaerkiSer the
controlling interest in which is generally
understood to be still held by Cabi-
net Minister, and the business OF which
is largely dependent upon government
support for its continuance. The ma
t5e papers, such as are able to exist
without the pecuniary aid of govern
ment, are equally strong in their ex-
pressions of disapproval at the present
conduct of affairs with those pub
lished in the English, and it is fair to
presume that they are receiving the sup
port of the majority of Hawaiians in
the opinions expressed. All this ex-
preston of public sentiment has been
made in accordance with Article sd OF
| the COnStltution, ana we trust tnat the
government will not be so utterly. foolish
as to contemplate for moment any at
tempt to break down this bulwark OF
freedom. Article sd, reads as follows
"All men may freely speak, write, and
publish their sentiments on all subjects,
being responsible for the abuse Of that
right, and no law shall be enacted to
restrain the liberty of speech, except
such laws as may be necessary for the
protection of His Majesty the King and
the Royal Family" No special enact
ments under this clause have ever been
made; they are not necessary, and we
doubt if they ever will be-
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IMPORTS.

Prom Sydney and Auckland, es ?. NJ $ s. Australia,
Aug &c + Fishe T.. Aholo, and ~ $ Iregoan
pkg mdse. each. ~ Hackfcld Co. pkg saddery;
g.. W. McFarlane & Co. 20 cs gin, . boxes type, {
pkg plants A. s Cleghorn q Co. cs mdse 8 cs.
candy " Gir,in X Co, boxes mdse; {. Brewer
& Co. g. sks potatoes; " May & Co.. 20 SIS pataoes,
boxes soap NJ s Grinlaum & Co, box GOO SOY.
rreRn,. W g.. Irwin z Co, . box goo sovereigns
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EXPORTS.

To San Francisco. eN Australia, Aug 27.-3u go
lis sugar, t6o7 lbs. wool opium, ~ bss. betel
leaves, 6l buches bananas, cs effects Dom val
So, SO 60.
no lbs sugar lsS lbs coffee, 49, 5oglb rice Dom
val f27.slttJ.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

official that cannot be retained in place
without detriment to the country at
large, must be allowed to drift to the
rear. II is to be hoped that those with
whom lie the power of righting these
wrongs will realize the true state of af-
fairs. The opinions expressed through
the columns of the local press, (and the
majority of the papers are unanimous
in their views), by the speakers at the
dinner on the ,4th ult., and by indi-
viduals on the streets, plainly indicate
the drift of the peoples thoughts. The
gentlemen who answered to the toasts
at the dinner alluded to, are well known
in the community; men whose interests
are identified with the country and who
are not prone to "ny off the handle "
at nothing. They were unanimous in
their expressions, and spoke with no un-
certain sound, and their words are echo.
ed by people of all nationalit;es and
conditions, from Hawaii to Niihau.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

4 WRONG EROW 7HE BEGINNING.
1t would seem suitable that the
Board of Education should nominate
the Hawaiian youths who are to 90
abroad for their education at the public
expense. But such is not the fact.
Nor does there seem any proper test OF
fitness in selecting those who are sent.
We understand that of the seven whom
the King has sent off under the charge
Of the Lord High Chamberlain three
were from Punahou School and three
from Iolani College. We are informed
that of these one is very deaf and with
both eyes effected by something like
cateract; another, it was testified in
court recently, is 4 minor possessed of q
large and valuable estate. We are also
told that Judge Lota Kaulukou, who
in the session of SO, was pronounced
in his opposition to unconsttutiona
measures, but in the last session voteC
in favor of the Kings projects, expect.
to be sent in October, under the same
appropriation. 1t is little remark
able, that when in view of the present
complication it would seem specially de
sirable to do nothing to injure the chan
ces of renewal ofthe reciprocity treaty
that these persons should be sent tc
England and not to the United States
1t is with the States that the Hawaiian
Islands must have their closest connec
ton, and it would seem advisable thai
those who are to be educated abroac
should be made acquainted with the
business and social life and interests O
the United States, rather than that o
European countries Looking at thi.
matter from the initiation of the projeC
in 1880 up to the present time, it i.
proving itself wrong from the begin
ming, and unless some qualification
feature as to the fitness of candidate.
be matter for consideration by dis
interested committee like the Board O
Education, the whole affair will prov,
but another fraud on the patient tax
DaVer
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

HEusros--in Honolulu, Aug 18TH George A. IIeus
ton, native of Calais, Maine. aged ~ years.
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BORN.
DIED.

'owAs- In this city, Aug. nth 1882 to the wife o
lanes Iawan 4 son.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER ., 1881.

All matter for the Saturday Press should b
addressed to the SATURDAY PRESS"
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Y. 4 c. thank their patrons ios sh< liberal s,ppors
zoeosdsd tkrm dnsas the past four years. and Il the
sssne sin< sould azss thai shsy NOS sn t<ts<s
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.Ncm advertisements.

TOMPOSITORS WANTED ONE OR TWO
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