The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-09-22
GAZETTE LOGIC.

GALEilE LULU.
An article in the last issue of our
contemporary, the Gozette, treating
of usages in constitutionally gov
erned countries, contains a mixture
of truth and Misrepresentation, and
draws erroneous conclusions from
partially stated premises.
That " mutual confidence between
rulers and people is the keystone of
the national editice" in all constitn-
tionally governed countries, that lin
the United States and also i'll the
lesser Republics of the New World
this is recognized and acted upon,'
and that lin the Eastern Hrmi-
sphere the same rule is obse' we'd,
notably in Great Britain, France and
Belgium are assertions in perfect
hal mony with recognized truth But
that ia all these countries The en-
trance or toe exit of minister or
ministry is anticipated, discussed,
aud most probably decided by freely
ventilated pubic Opinions, Is Il state
cord, win facts. Witnln tne last
quarter OF Il century so,ne m.nIsters,
IL not ministries, lii some of lne
countries named, nave both maue
their "enlranur into anu lnelr
''eXlt - from cabinet POSITIONS,
without lelng "anIlcipateu OF
"ulscussed Or "declueu ny freely
ventilated public oplmon.
No one denies luaL Lord Pallners-
ton and his colleagues resiSneu III
the time and lor tne reasuns lhui-
Gated hy our contemporary nor lhaL
Mr.. Disraell and his caUlneL dlu |. Q
g .me thing 1T II subscqucnL pc'lou.
DuI why uht they resign 1hc
u"ze6te Lriis u, tnat PallncisLon Was
Induced u do So by an adverse
voLe III ParilnlneuI, and that Dis
ratli's Resignation resulted from hhu-
ing himself I'm opposlulon 10 puDllc
cover lnat hc was IN opposition W
pubic opluion {" Did ue learn IL
from the London 1 mteo, Or the
Dutty etey'up or the Tutt 4ha"
Guzette, or from any otner pubic
journal : Or VAS lie convlnceu VI ~
by talk among private clLlzens anu
III the street cofncrs how docs
any British premier OF cabinet ascer-
tam tnaC ne or they are not Iii ac-
cord with puolic opinion ''
Either 10y an adverse vote Ill Parlla.
mcnl Or ny an adverse vote aI the
elections. An Lngilsn ml"lstry re-
Signs when ouJ-vu..d Ill Lllc ilouse,
or wnen. having appealed ~ Tie
couutry, the elecJlons leave them III
minority. These are the only re-
cu.nZed channels through wnlcu
puullc Oplniou decides the taLe Vi
cabinets III Great Britain and lie,
colonies. Tins Is Their constitutional
method of DONG tnlngs, DuL we have
different consLl.uLlun and Il dll1cr-
enL neLnud.
The Gu2ette is constantly con-
tending for constitutional govern
ment and perpclually c.ling Lnau ol
England as IL model lor hawai-, ANA
al lie same tllne uelnan,ling The re-
signation or dismissal of MIR. Glib
sons ministry, on L"yttSh comotte".
ttOnut grOu.ttS. Whereas no ad-
verse vole OF the Legislature, nor o4
the general elecIlOns, mas, as yet,
decilvd that MIR. Gibson and his COL
leagues are "in opposition TO pupnc
oplulon." In TACT, the course adj
vocated by the Ga@ette does not ca
actly dovetall with its model con-
stitution.
The case my be briefly stated
thus: The English constitution re-
quires ministers 10 resign when in a
minority in Parliament: the Guzett'
says let us do things in the English
constitutional way; therefore, le
our government GO out without AN,
expression of opinion by our Parlia-
ment.
Venerable Father, we admire youl
oul-spokenness and your persever.
ance, but we cannot commend you.
consistency. Ii you would have
Sonny" grow up in the way he