Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-06-09
WISE IND OrHERUTsF


The American Register says "The slavery
Of the human race to the one man power is one
Of the mos, remarkable things in the history Of
the world. The idosyncracy that all intel.
lectual perception, all wisdom and greatness
must he centcred in one man a, the head OF
public affairs, has ensltved and slaughtered
greater numbers Of mankind than any other
one cause.
Paley, in his work on moral philosophy. on
the subject of an elective monarchy says :
The confession Of every writer on the sub |
ject of civil government, the experience Of
ages, the example Of Poland, and OF the papal
dominions, seem to place this amongst the few
indubitable maxims, which the science OF poll
tics admits of a crown is too splendid
prize to be conferred upon merit; the passions
interests of the electors exclude all consid.
Grafton OF the qualities OF the competitors.
The same observation holds concerning the
appointments to any ofice which is attended
with great share of power or emolument.
Nothing is gained by popular choice worth
the discussions, tumultS, and interruption Of
regular industry with which it is inseparably
attended. Add to this, that king, who owes
u
any other cause than fixed rule of succession,
will be apt to regard one part Of his subjects as
the associates Of his fortune, and the other as
conquered foes"
The political situation may be put into a
nutshell. There can be no lasting spiorm In
the administration of this seventy ten king.
domette until the existing constitution is so
changed that the ministry shall be responsible
in reality well as in name, until the kings
appetites and passions and vulgar ostentation
are confined within the limits Of the very round
salary allowed him for misgoverning, and until
there shall be devised some system of check
upon governmental expenditure, whereby the
people who pay the taxes may know when,
where and why their money is being spent.
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1t has come TO this pass in human affairs !:
Government by the favored few, for the rich
and against the poor, cannot hold together
much longer anywhere. There is organized
anarchy in Russia, in Germany, in France, in
the British Empire. Take away prosperity
from the United States, for even single year,
and organized anarchy would be there also.
In spite Of peculation in high place, kingly
extravagance, ministerial folly, sanitary neg
lect foreign dis,rust, this kingdom is fairly
prosperous. Sleepy acquiescence, fulfilled con-
tent, sleek selfsatisfaction loll in their easy
chairs and are satisfied with talk II men 90
around with governmental rings in their noses,
no one cries "For shame !" except the "opposi-
ton press" whose voice is the voice of one
crying in the wilderness" which few men heed.
An organized opposition of forty-eight hours
would make his majesty repeat the perform.
ance of the historic "Twelfth of February,
and make Walter Caitif of Lanai shiveI
in his sanity slippers. But "organized
opposition" would mean resolution and risk
, and sacrifice. Twenty representative men who
| arenot cravens, who dare face something sharper
, than scowls, and are willing to pay the pipe
for something dearer than talk, might bring tc
terms the precious brace Of unworthies whc
, are running this government into the grount
and consign the elder and more capable to tn,
tophet where he belongs.
9 x<+
, Is it by fright divine"
That he sits on his pnchbeck throne
u In the midst Of his gewgaws dner
II o shades of royal line
Do your lips form
At this masque Of fright divine?
3 The many-officed minister has been calle
) astute, able, cunning, slippery and the like
and people are beginning TO wonder whethe
u or not he is so pleased with himself and S
!, conceited as to believe that he is really fllin
:. all of the places creditaby. OF course me
1t may be found who will condescend to play il
se s ferior parts as his colleagues, or to form tai
70 on boards where the credit, il there should b
n any, is his, and where the responsibility
Al things 60 wrong is theirs. He has "splurged
% with the new title of premier al nanSfnp
ID and, in native papers, has assumed the title
lie kuhina nui, which belongs to high Office Ion
N since abolished. What nextp
ii This sefstyled kuhina. is president
lie the board of health. lie is more than tha
oi he is its "boss." His is the major respons
N blity for the crime of last Saturday. But
of is not solely responsible. His colleagues a
'g also culpable. He and they have catered
W W the desires Of the king. The kings frien,
", say he is honest in the love he expresses +
,g his subjects. Whether his professed love
IS genuine or spurious is foreign to the que
u tion. The results of his policy are fatal to Il
race he Processes TO care for. And he, as W,
:, as the board Of health, is responsible for tho
results
~ know leper when you see onel Are yo
Mr., A. S. Cleghorn, and you, Mr.. ii. A. Wild
hs mann, competent to say, without sufhcie
de medical advice, who shall 60 free from 4
a branch hospital at Kakaako1 II not, gent
nc men, you ought to be very well ashamed
yourselves. OF course, Mr.. Gibson is expec,
"s to play into the hands Of ignorance in order
make votes; but you are NOT.
Ias 1t all comes to this at last. The board
80 =, health is bossed by its president. The pre-
dent Of the board OF health is bossed by I
l. king. The king wishes lepers to 60 free. A
they 60. Fini5 foroaaf opus.
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