Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-08-25
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bond Bat whcn 6rn adycti-es and pla
cana "thc entire stock a, half price, he,
can not blame The piblic for csprs sing want
Of confidence. when only certain portion oil
the aoc. h1, been So reduced in price
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Burkr's satire on the word majesty Is severe
" suip majesty Of it, exterior, (thc dr,l and
last lcttersj and it becomes a j,1L" But this
j, irv only when the monarch choose, ,o'
make II 500. The King who rightly under
stand, the great truth that the interest Of the
| people arc also his interests need never fear
/ to make bis majesty ga jest
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The ridiculous fol.dc rol in which Masters
I Curtis laukca and lIarie Poor go unl,cting
through Europe, at the expense Of the laN.
payer, ofthi. kingdomling, j., ,hamclrssly cN.
/ plotted in n recent number OF the Court
Journal II is dsgmecml that the people
money -hould be spent in such fashion, and
no one but the primnic Of Kaula would ever
have counsclcd such farce.
The Gazette has uulsindly shown how Mr..
Gibson's paper appropriated q scn,ationalarcle
from one Of Frank Lcslic's publications Of May
r2h. But the cruel writer ncglcct7 to explain
that in the eastern imagination Of the premier.
primatc of the Undiscovered County all good
literary work is miuorcd; and that MI Glib.
son was merely anxious to give the obscure
writer in the obscure sheet from obscure New
York the benefit Of the wide circulation and
enviablc reputation Of the Pacific 'Uncommer.
cial Maladministutor
The graceful pens Of the talented young
amateurs who edo" the .nonews columns Of
the Daily Dodgcr and the Uncommercial Adj.
vertiser are never 50 chechully or 50 con.
gcnially employed as when writing those
charming puhs Of cigars given them by local
dealers. When the Dodger boy undertakes
to describe locality he never saw, and the
Tiser lad essays to palm of a column from
Frank Leslie's as original, the community
''won't have it = but when they write about
cheap cigars they arc writing about the famil.
lar friends Of their budding manhood, and arc
on safe ground
| An incident occurred at South Kohala last
week which illustrates a feature in the mail
service which might be improved. The post.
master Of South Kohala wished to send a mail
10 Kawaihae to forward by the Likclikc. which
was one day late But the regular mail had
been dispatched on the day previous, and the
postmaster had no authority to employ a man
to send letters on the irregular day. As some
OF the letters were for Mr.. Frank Spencer,
now in this city, that gentleman's clerk went
to the expense of forwarding the mall duty
which clearly belonged to the government
postmastcrs ought to have discretion in such
cases.
The address delivered in Y. NJ c. A. Hall,
week ago last Monday, before the friends of
Algeroba Lodge, |, o. G. r., was reproduced
in full in last Wednesdays Gazette. 1t is well
worth rcading-lor what it says and the way it
puts it. We quote suggestive passage;
There seems growing disposition on the part
/ OF g the powers that be, in this community,
10 grant more licenses for the sale of intoxicat
ing drinks. Certainly young country is not
| bound TO he guided by the actions OF traditions
OF one older than itself, but ii is a remarkable
fact, that while the present licensing act Of this
| kinedom-an act which think every one
present will agree with me in saying has done
much to facilitate the sale of drnk-was being
! advocated by the ministers of King kalakaua
the ministers Of Queen Victoria were advoca-
ting restrictive legislation in this particular
matter. Mr.. W. +. Gladstone, in very able
speech which he made upon tha, OCCASION said
that Drink Is more disastrous than war, pes
thence, or famine"
The address delivered by Rev. A. o. Forbes
last Tuesday night, before the congregation of
Fort. Street Church, deserves to be read by
every reader in the land II was printed in
last Wednesdays Gazette. Its concluding
sentences have ring that ought to SET the
echoes flying FOR reform;
You owe it TO them to use your utmost
efforts TO purify the sources Of government,
and TO rcctify bad government and t. sustain
every honest effort Of the officials to execute
righteous laws
You owe it 10 this nation 10 let your voice
be heard with no uncertain sound against
drunkenness and corruption and beasiliness,
in high places as well as low, and To use your
best efforts TO avert the ruin which threatens
the national life.
Thank God that some newspapers in this
community have taken bold and manly stand
for righteous government and good morals,
and are nobly battling for the right. Thank
God that we yet have free press. But you
cannot throw off your individual responsibility
upon the press. Are you doing all that you
can to keep your hands clear Of the blood of
this nation? Or are you endeavorng To shield
yourself behind the mny,ieyr,'S e.reaSf2
The " tone Of this paper does not suit
some people. These nice, clean, respectable
folk do not like newspaper strife. They dep
recate harsh language They live in acom-
Portable, rose.lined world OF luxury and ease;
they have good life position under the gov,
ernmcnt, or an established firm, and things are
all serene with them. What do they know OF
care about the inevitable result oi keeping
thieves and incompetenls AMI Missionaries and
panderers in the highest governmental posi-.
tons. We do not expect accurate judgment
from the officers OF men-of.wa OF the dstin.
gnished visitors from abroad who come and
60 and see only the surface OF things. But it
becomes disgraceful when men who have lived
here all their lives, and who know very well
how affairs stand, will neglect to array them.
selves on the right side. The 'Opposition -
is no more the 9 Missionary party than the
Palace" party is the Kings" party
There are no men in this country who more
clearly see the inevitable result of cabinet
knavery than some Of the white workingmen
who form already the nucleus for strong
aggressive party on these islands. There are
good and had elements among these working
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