The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-03-24

ITO break bread with a man. 10 accept his
hospitality, LAYS one under obligation 70 him
there are some men from whom It Is impossible,
f"r those who would respect themselves. 20 accept
any hospitality 81 any Kind. People holding strong
views against their wOu!d-ic hosts. only stultify
taemselves by apparently burying the Ratchet for
2 social moment No matter how allurinS the
entertainment may BE-. those who possess tEe III
e-tImabls quality Of backbone viii STAY awav.
Those who sanctioned by their presence the late
i-L-euted Coronation VIII not be APP 20 be caught
a-ain- Il does nos appear that in this country any
distinction l. drawn between paving honor 10 the
Office a. opposed 70 tho person. All those who
have some idea Of what Is due % their own honor
viii be careful 20 show that there can be no room
for misaPpreheRsiOn again"
The above effuslOu of a contemporary,
which appeared last Wednesday, was evil
IDENTIFY intended by the editor as an appeal
to people 10 stay away from the Minis
teTial all. He urges. that those who pos
sess 'tlIe inestimable quality Of backbone
will stay away" and not sanction or ell
courage the Ministers in any way by appar-
emily - burying the hatchet" for Il social
moment 1t is a ~weII-knOwn fact in the
social history Of political parties, both in
England and the United States, that il is a
matter Of frequent occurrence to see oppos-
ing Partisans meeting together on the social
tapis, and they who were engaged i'm severe
conflict OH the political arena in the morn
ing burying the Ratchet in the evening, and
cordially enjoying themselves together for
a social moment or two. But the Honolulu
journalist, who indites the above quoted re-
marks, would be the exponent of a higher
and stricter sense of honor in the relations
between political partisans, AID would have
us believe that his backbone will not de-
fleet one hairs breadth in the endeavor
to- curry favor with the powers that
be, to whom he is opposed. But who is
this high toned editor, who declines to
break bread" with certain parties for
fear of being placed under an obligation ?
y little while ago he was an Adventures
to these shores, like the rest of folks here,
dependent for assistance upon any friendly
hand that would give him a lift, and at
present he finds employment and emOlu-
ment at the rate of -, 700 u year as "a school
teacher. These two thousand dollars are
derived from public funds are not the gift
of anybody, aud are, no doubt, fairy
earned as a salary yet this money is at the
disposal of gentlemen forming a part OF
the administration of the Government
and it must be owing to their favor, patron
age or acquiescence that he holds on to his
Office and emOlument. Now, inasmuch as
members of the Government, who have the
control or direction of the patronage refer
red to, are the same parties i'm respect to
whom this editor makes an appeal to the
community to avoid any acceptance of
their proffer of hospitality, and who claims
that it would be a proof of the "inestimable
quality of backbone to stay away from their
| party, who also affirms that people "hold-
ing strong views against their would
be hosts only stultify themselves by
apparently "burying the Ratchet for
q social moment" it will be amusing to
any thoughtful person possessed of a proper
sense of honor to notice how completely
this pretender to honor and backbone
stultifies himself, who. while making a
point of keeping away from a festive enter
tainment which offered an opportunity for
the reunion of all parties without any
sacrifice of principle, yet holds on to an
emoIument, for the holding of which he is
| indebted to the men f.om whom he saws it
is impossible for those who would respect
themselves to accept any hospitality OF
| favor of any kind.