Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-11-04
THE NATynE PRESS.

o, people OF Hawaii the country needs
whom we can have confidence and that other
lands will respect. But that is not the case
with our government now. Our present cabi.
net does no, possess the confidence OF the PEG.
pie, and is utterly withou, the respect Of foreign
governments. II seems to us that a good
and pure government promotes harmony and
peace between the people and the cabinet, and
does not cause schsm to reign in the hearts Of
the people as now.
In some OF the established governments Of
the world, II the people strongly oppose the
ministry for good and substantial reasons,
they are forced to resign, but ii is different with
this Sc, Of ministers, they still remain in Office.
1t was different with Moreno because when
he saw that his remaining in the cabinet was
opposed he speedily resigned wthou, delay.
Moreno troubled only Honolulu, but these
ministers the whole land from Hawaii to
Kauai.
The present administration constantly makes
poor work Of carrying on public improvements.
We are not the inventors Of this, but it is evi.
den, from the great rascality OF from the prodi
gious stupidness Of the present ministry.
Six thousand dollars $4,000 were appro
prated for the repair and enlargement of the
Insane Asylum for the current biennial period.
The present ministry have given $500 Of
this sum to the brother Of Gibson's son.in.law
10. hull xuitb
out publicly advertising for tender, from build
ers. Out of the $1,000 only $500 are lief, for
repairing and cleaning. Will the sum Of $500
suffice for the cleaning and repairing Of the
Insane Asylum for the next two years1
We have Just heard that the Minister Of the
Interior has bough, for the government the
right to the water in an arteslan well, owned
by certain one in Waikiki, save that the
owner Of the well is to have the right Of re.
serving to himself as much water as will flow
through pipe inches in diameter. The
cost to the well owner was Sc, 500. The
question arises, what fraction Of the water be-
longs TO the government And from what ap.
preparation has the Minister to ask this sum'
The Minister Of Interior is laying an iron
tramway for the government from Honolulu
along on Beretania street to Kamoiliili, which
is proposed to be three miles in length. Its
object Is to haul stones Is this wise expen.
dituref Will not jealousy suggest the thought
that he has bought this railroad for the sake Of
making an outside commission out Of tp
We have also heard that Mr. Hayseden has
been sent to the island of Maui on government
business, but that when he arrived there, he
went to hunting up agents for the Ekeit,
| collecting monies for the newspaper, and look.
ing after sheep. How is this1 Is the govern.
ment to pay the expenses while he employs
himself chiefly about his own affairs1
Another thing, there never has been such
| time as this for Honolulu to be short of water
Sometimes, without previous notice, the water
is shut off and one lacks even drinking water.
AT present, distress, misfortune and division
seem to have settled down over Honolulu, and
| are rumorcd on all sides.
Truly misfortune follows the present admin
istration Of Hawaiian affairs, so that it seems
as il one could say with certainty. Let Gibson
and Bush be put out; then the country will get
| ahead, the people will cease their groanng
and thoughts of division will come to an end.
-Pat lima, Oct. a8, 1882.