Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-24

un WhiNh ihc ministry runs the machine ",
that directions contained in the appropriation
hll for expenditure OF the revenue ate meant
far the amusement Of Legislators, AMI NO, as
laws which they are bound to execute.
Section u provides that "the Minister Of
Finance, as suun as conveniently may I've after
the expiration VI every quarter of the financial
period, shall publish in some public newspaper
O statement in detail Of the receipts and eS
pcnduurrs, on account of the public service,
during such quarter, with a comparative state.
mrnt vt such receipts during the corre.
spending Quaucr of the previous year Here
IS plain, direct command, without any is,
and, or butts. "Thc Minister OF Finance 80
,hill publish" Why Is 1t not obcyel2 Either
there Is q reason fot it, or there is no reason.
II there Is NO reason, the ministry stand before
the country couiesscdly incapable Of carrying
out the laws of the land. But this conclusion,
although entirely in Keeping with the character
and methods of the present ministry, is not the
answer to this question. There IS a reason.
Tho non compliance with this act has not been
through neglect II has received more con.
,idcrition 10y the ministry than any other act
ON the statute books, unless it may be, how to
ryadc the provision in the appropriation bill
which forhidS transfers, The plain and only
inference is that the ministry do not want to
comply with the thirteenth section of this act.
They do not Kitt to do it. The financial
transactions Of the present ministry will not
bear investigation. Their present motto is
"Rulc or Ruin This has been repeatedly
evidenced lately Their policy is to SO in
timidatc all government employees, that in
stead Of the public having efficient servants,
the ministry may have lot OF 1unkies subject
to their beck and call.
With an utter disregard ior independence Of
thought and expression Of feeling, the ministry
are turning their whole strength to the sup
preston of personal independence among the
employees OF the government.
1t was covcrly given out, and well under.
stood. that the tenure OF office Of government
officers depended largely upon their attendance
At the coronation; and the degrading spectacle
was Witnessed of those who had grown gray in
the service of the government, going TO, and
lending their presence to the consummation
" the ridiculous farcc-agains their desire,
and contrary to their principles-simply be.
cause their bread and butter depended upon it.
\ further example Of this disposition on the
part Of the bogus Mormon and his colleagues,
is the yindictive attempt upon their part to de-
pose MessrS. Atkinson and Hill, as school
teachers, for the simple reason that they boldly
and fearleSsly dared to speak out the truth.
The ministry demanded of the Board Of Educa.
ton that MesSrs. Atkinson and Hill be dis.
missed from the positions which they have
held for years, although not one word had ever
been heard against their efficiency capability.
The Board Of Education, with an independence
which is becoming rarity, replied in sub
stance, that they took no part in politics, and
that as long as the officers named properly
filled their duties, they should be retained.
And now, what do we see1 The Board OF
Education is unceremoniously dismissed. On
the evening of the 10Th inst, the resigna.
tions Of {. X. Bishop, +. o. Hall and J. N.
Hawainui was requested, and on the morning
OF the goth inst, before there had been an op'
portunity for reply, new board is gazettcd
consisting of whoml The bogus Mormon
priest, who is playing the part OF king; f.
Preston, who is posing as attorney-general and
tool-in.chief to his reverend partner and God
frey Rhodes, who has distinguished himself
r
liquor and Indian coolies, and by genera
disposition TO dance TO whatever music the
priest had a mind to fiddle.
The meaning of this is, that Walter Muua,
Gibson means business. Either personal indie
pcndence, conscience and principles, have go
to be sacrificed, and survie obedience tC
orders substituted therefor, or off comes the
head of every officer in the employ of tn,
government.
The arbitrary and unwananted dismissal o
Godfrey Brown from the Finance Department
is of piece with their other work. An ef
hcient accountant, he has by his uniform atten
ton TO his duties, won the respect and conf
dence OF the public and now, without
moments warning, he is told to take his hal
and leave, And for whata The ministry sa,
that he has given points to the opposition. A,
a matter Of fact, Godfrey Brown committed tn,
unpardonable sin. He did not so besmea
himself as to obey orders and attend the coro
nation fraud. The truth is, that he would no
be tool in their hands to do their bidding
The meaning Of all this is, that Walter Murra,
Gibson intends to be lord high mnekamnek o
nothing at all. He intends, by means consti
tutional or unconstitutional, lawful or unlawful!
right or wrong, to ride rough-shod above tn,
law, and regardless of opposition
The case is before you, people Of Hawaii
what are you going to do about ii
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