The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-01-28

1bNNA y hH1 u -" ~ 49, $3.50 - 49,
paper to state my grievance, and ask you TO help
me to right what l nave failed to get adjusted in
a more natural way-ie., with the mill owner.
Yours truly, A PLANTER.
TIE Gazette publishes a report of inter
views with MesSTs. A.. :. Hartwell, VIM. y.
Smith and Sanford b. Dole, in which these
gentlemen endeavor TO sustain n statement
made that Mr.. Gibson threatened n popular
disorder during "a debate In the Assembly
of 1878 on n resolution of want of confidence
in Ministers. We now publish "A large por-
ton of the report of the debate in the As
sembly as it appears in the The PACIFIC
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER of June 20, 1873,
which then sustained the Ministry of DIR.
J.. Mott Smith, A. 5. Hartwell, ii. A. Pierce,
and J. NJ. Kapena, and said editorially in
the issue from which we quote. Readers
will fail to find in the entire record of this
Ministerial crisis that anything has
been brought home to the present advisers
of the King, of a sufficiently grave nature
to warrant a deliberate expression of want
of confidence by the Legislature"
In view of the above expression, the re-
port of the journal at that time, will not
be suspected to entertain any favor toward
Mr.. Gibson the leader Of the opposition ;
and the statement of an eyewitness en-
ployed officially as n reporter, Will be
deemed of equal value i'll public opinion 10
the imperfect memories of three gentlemen,
evidently influenced by a partisan bias -
SUMMARY OF DEBATE
In THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, JUNE n AND "a,
1878, ON AREsoLUrroN OF WANT OF CoaErDENcE
IN THE MINISTRY, INTRODUCED by Hon. Mn.
GIBSON, OF LAHAINA.
The Assembly went into Committee of the
| Whole, Governor Kipi in the Chair, on the re-
solution, which read rs follows
" Whereas, The Ministers of His Majesty
have by various acts brought detriment 10 the
public ser ice Therefore resolved, That this As
sembly postpone the consideration of the APP
preparation Bill on account of want Of confidence
in the administration Of the public service by
the present Ministry
Hon. Messrs. Pilipo, Mahoe and Kaai spoke
at length III support Of the resolution, and the
Hon. Mr.. Aholo against it.
Hon. Mr.. Gibson said When ! first entered
this Assembly l certainly never contemplated the
purpose or the likelihood of my present attitude
of antagonism to the Ministry.
/ have enjoyed personal intercourse with the
most of these gentlemen, and have many cour-
tesies and agreeable encounters TO remember.
But / have gradually lost confidence in them as
advisers of His Majesty, and as guides of the
people.
/ have been hesitating f0T some time past 10
give expression to this want of confidence, but
the occurrence yosterday-the presentation Of an
I autograph letter Of His Majesty before the
Assembly in reference TO a matter most proper
for a Minister to communicate, and particularly
by the one who is always regarded in diplomatic
intercourse as the special Minister Of the King
that is, the Minister for Foreign Affairs-well, /
say that this occurrence increased my want of
confidence, for IN this matter, N ] said yesterday,
His Majesty has been very injudiciously advised,
and therefore / have decided now to give ex-
preston TO this want OF confidence.
A Ministry in a Constitutional Government
should, to II great extent, represent the people.
As we see that in England every Minister of the
Crown must be returned TO Parliament by n
constituency. This should be the case with IA
portion of our Ministry, being partly taken
from the Mobiles and partly from the representa-
tiyes of the people.
What an advantage it would be in the advance
ment of public affairs for Ministers to come
from the people and to have the confidence OF
the people. What a duty it is for "A Minister who
proposes to govern in behalf of n country that
he should endeavOr, by frequent association, to
know intimately the wants and desires Of the
people.
l have met and influenced perhaps a portion
of my fellow-citiZens, and why should not Min
listers do the same. 1t is limited in this House
that some improper influence is misleading the
representative of the people now, why should
not Ministers exercise n counteracting influence!
Ministerial agency should be a work Of
persuasion.
1 have resortcd to no acts but what are open
and manifest. / have not bribed any man with
money, and certainly have no Offices 10 offer to
! tempt a representative to sell his vote.
Why should / seek anything else but the best
welfare of the country-in promoting the health
\ . Iluc people, ana maintaining the INDEPENDENCE
of the Kingdom ?
My attitude on the latter point is decided and
uncompromising, whilst / may say that there
are those before me who have thought only OF
the material progress Of the country, by advo-
eating cessiOns Of territory and other acts affect
ing the Independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom:
But let us review the especial acts which have
led TO this expression OF want Of confidence,
This Assembly has had them set forth for its
consideration, and has already passed upon
them the gravest censure. "
a decision Ill this in any Parliament elsewhere
would have been sufficient 90 have decided Min
listers that they could no longer serve the Sover-
eign efficiently as advisers, and would have led
them to surrender their portfolios. But not so
our Ministers, who evidently esteem it a duty or
an interest to hold on to Office under any
circumstances.
Opposition to a Ministry has often arisen in
this country, and for much lighter cause than we
now bring forward.
L speak for what / deem the best for the peo-
pie and whatever the result Of this action.
shall feel that / have done my duty, and shall
after the decision Of the Assembly help to push
forward public business either with the present
Ministry or new ones.
His Excellency the Minister Of Interior said
He concurred in the remarks of Mr.. Mahoe. that
this resolution was the offspring of the report Of
the Committee of Finance. This. to him. was
made evident days ago. 1t has been handed
about this Legislature for days, and finally
makes ITS appearance under the fostering care OF
the hon. member for Lahaina Mr.. Gibson), its
lntroducer, and the Hon. Noble, Mr.. Kaai, its
most ardent supporter, who now. presents it, so
Letting your support.
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