The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-11

revenue. The Government, yo
gets about one-third Of its pileN~
'distillation of the DEVIL as yout
And so one-third Of your partner PleA
salary and walls abroad are the proceeds
rum, gin, e cctcra. And II is got I'm III
way. Pilgarlick imports gin at six cents "A
bottle pays half a dollar duty. Muliga-
tawney the jobber buys il from the import
er and pays back the duty and n margin.
Then All Sin the Illicit retailer reimburses
the iobber and poor Kimo, an 'untrust-
worthy voter, buys the gin at two dollars
a bottle and it is he that furnishes one-third
of the revenue of the country from imposts,
and you, Popcorn, don't pay a cent OF that.
So l say that when Kimo Is represented, a
real revenue producer is represented"
"That may be, Don, but we must ave
the responsibility and intelligence of the
country represented
"Well, we must take il for granted that
a community knows its own respectability
and intelligence and when it declares, by a
vote of l l53 out of ,45l, that so-and-so is
respectable and honorable, ii seems as
though the very small minority hould
accept the situation and make the best of
it"
81 fear, Don, that you do not appreciate
the Importance of piety, and l say that IL Is
a sad thing that a regular church-gcer has
not been elected
YOU'RE right there, Popcorn. 1 am
afraid that piety is not properly represent
ed. The great multitude have lost their
faith. They have been taught the princi-
pies of popular sovereignty, and are no long
er obedient to the voice of the persuasive
pastor, persuade he ever so pastorally. They
are little moved by Sabbath school instruc-
tsons. even of a Jealous hdOlc (foreigner)
in business, seeking the insurance of q high
status of responsibility, and they would as
lief nave leaders who give churches a wide
berth. Now, l say, Popcorn, you and
your friends have credited the Hawaiian
with a high degree of intelligence. You
claim it as your chief glory tn t.you con-
verted him. lie is the representative OF n
little nation that is organized and estab-
lished in righteousness. You patted him
on the back when he chose to suit you. Now
don't go back on him when he chooses to
suit himself. Credit him with sufficient
intelligence to know who are his friends,
and If he rejects some who pretend TO be,
do not denounce him as untrustworthy,'
but consider perhaps that you have not
been sincere that you have not reached.
his heart, as you ought; that you ignore
his past protection of you in your days of
weakness and poverty, aud now arrogate
that stores, and wharves, and business, and
bullion, and piety should be represented,
rather than the children of the soil ?n
"Well, Don, I won't argue the point
with you. You nave not sought the better
way and cannot understand. But one
thing is sure about the successful candidate
you uphold, he is n promoter of public ex-
t~ravagance and unwise expenditure. Look
at his coronation and military votes"
"Hold on there, Iop-Corn. Didn't your
partner Plenipo spend the Coronation mon
ey on decorations, and hashe not gone after
one now, called the Order Of the Holy Con-
ception, or some other claptrap of that kind
And as for encouraging military expendl-
ture, is not his chief mission abroad the
purchase of a large quantity of arms and
accourtrements for our military 20
Eyes, Don, your right. Plenipo has dec
Grafton on the brain, and he's taken In
and a big army job, but that is to main
tain a certain influence you know. And
we'll say nothing about that. We have to
give way a little TO work things. You un-
derstand, Dom"
That's all right, Popcorn. j hope st.
Michael's has panned out pretty well?"
80, it leaves us a margin. Good morning
DON"
"Good morning POPCORN"