The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-01-24

for lnstanceF
Truly. from beginning to end, this is
the most offensive piece Of mean servility
on the one hand, and gross impertinence
on the other. that this coronation pigeon
has vet called forth The tabled ostrich
has stuck his head m the sand, but the
dust raised by his awkward struggles only
serves TO reveal his ungainly limbs.
And now. o Hawaii the last paragraph
may stand. only leaving to each reader the
choice of the most forcible substitute for
the word i-magnifed,"
God save the King, from such friends.
HrHK and there the littleness, which so
largely goes to make up the mass of man
kind, is continually cropping up. Some
one said the other day. "oh, you will see,
Honolulu has ever been the same, all the
people who talk Of keeping away from the
coronation ceremony viii certainly go.
Honolulu Is celebrated for that kind Of
thing" The reply was made that this
was somewhat a sweeping assertion. And
it was undoubtedly far too. sweeping,
there are those in our midst who would
scorn after once showing their disapproba
ton. to so far eat their own words as TO be
present at ceremony they had con
demned: there are others who though
never having expressed an opinion, yet
feel such a contempt for the stupid show
in their hearts. that they will absent them
selves Those who stay away, and they
assuredly viii be a very considerable and
at the same time a very influential body,
place themselves in very strong position.
This coronation folly, this buriesque of the
ceremonies of other nations hallowed by
long usage into dignity, this silly fancy
bred IN the brain OF a vain, self seeking,
fawning man. man who has been an
apostate from the faith of his fathers,
and is now an apostate from the tradi-
tons OF the government whose protection
he was only too glad to claim years ago;
tins absrrdity, we say, Is going to cost
this country largely in excess of the sum
of money appropriated. II is well known
that the Kings credit has been pledged
already for goods and work which are re
quired. IT has not been denied that one
gentleman in this city has advanced the
sum of $4,000 to relieve the coronation
necessities This is only beginning: as
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to be bought. great expenses will have to
he incurred large sums of money Will be
wasted and frittered away for want of
proper supervision: individuals may be
enriched. but the nation Will have to pay.
Then it Is that those who have not only
opposed the Coronation. but have rigidly
kept away from its empty shows and
glitter, Will be in a position to criticise,
and criticise keenly. the action of all who
have been connected with this expen-
sive and useless folly. The pockets of
our merchants, are going to be squeezed
IN the future, as surely as the henroosts of
the poor kanaka are being made to pay
toll in the shape of LcolVp,m in the pres
ent The answer TO those who have at
tended the ceremony will be, ''you have
danced, therefore You must pay the piper,"
No such answer can be returned to those
who have kept rigidly aloof; they will
have a right to demand explanations and
they will he able to do so with clean
hands
The self styled Palace party will no
doubt watch as keenly for the presence of
those who may feel weak enough to yield
to the temptations either of fear of losing
place, or to the still more ignoble one of
mere curiosity. Those opponents who 90
viii lose support ON either side, when they
complain afterwards they will be twitted
by the Palace party with having acgui-
esced by their presence, and they will be
completely distrusted by that solid phalanx
which has kept up and will continue to
keep up the opposition. The feelings
with which such weak kneed brethren will
attend the ceremony of February 18th are
certainly not to be envied.