The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-11-21

WHEN, on the last dayof the last session
of the last Legislature. the then Ministry
prrpctratcd the most disCrcditabie action
they had as yet attempted, and rushed
through its final stages the Act depriving
the Bench of Judges of their power of ap
proving ur rejecting Governors, that Is,
Crown nominees for district justices, be
yond doubt the first Monday Of January.
1851 was present 10 the prophetic vision
Of our fur-seeing Premier Not content
with the voting power of the military and
police forces 10y this master stroke Of con
stitUuonal policy. they have made depend
ants Of the "Chaimen Of the Board Of in
spcctors 30 conduct the election. and decide
on the qualifications of voters in each dis.
trict," add TO these the crowd of deputy
shcritis. road supervisors, tax assessors
and collectors, all wholly OF in great de
gree dependent ON their salaries, which
again are dependent ON the Interpretation
of good behavior by the governors, It
may be seen at once what an uphill battle
an independent candidate has to fight.
From what the Premier has already told
of his idea Of the functions Of the Crown
in its bearing ON the internal politics of
the country, there can be little doubt Of
the uses TO which the influence Of all these
various functiOnaries will be put ON the
occasion of the coming election. There
are however. able and disinterpstcd men
bold enough to face the odds against them.
and carry the warfare into the enemies
camp. Those who wish well 30 the coun-
try..wish well to such men, and ought to
render all the assistance in their power TO
the candidatWe Of men, whose known
character in professional or mercantile life
authorizes the expectation of an able and
upright conception of the duties and re
spousibilities Of a representative
The time has come when the grucdincss.
selfsecking, and pucrilitics Of recent leg
lslators may be looked upon as things Of
the past, things that by no possibility
may be re-enacted. The time has come
when the votes of a House of Representa-
uyes should no longer call forth the pity
ing sigh of friends or the cuutcmptuous
sneor Of critics. at home and abroad. 1t
Is time that the records of the legislature
shall no longer exhibit such entries as
have latterly degraded the character Of
the Assembly, when We may no longer
read that on such q day the Legislative
Assembly voted to each member So many
postage stamps and SO many sheets Of pa
per with envelopes TO match when they
voted 10 each member photograph Of the
statue. when a vote was proposed that each
member bp supplied with a suit of clothes
TO attend at a funeral, or when they can
supply themselves by vote with hack car
nagcs 20 go and see somebody's new well.
Nor is 1t only this pucrilIty and petty
wastetulness which should he eNtinCuished.
The graver complaint lies beyond and be
hind. or 1t ought to be better said II lies
higher mp, Who are they. exubcrant in
their love for the Hawaiian. overwhelmed
with patriotism land place huntingl who
have cOuntenanccd and even encouraged
these tulllrs. that in return their schemes
of extravaganza and shoddy u0mp0sitv
might be carried. who systematically threw !
out sprUt that they might hook a cod. |
who had no objection 10 Legislators pro
1dlng themselves with packet Of station /
cry or q new coat apiece, If in return the |
votes We're secured for a few score |
thousands Of dollars for useless armed /
force for useless purchase OF ordnance
Tor useless foreign missions" for useless |
and worse than useless eNtravagaucies at |
home and abroad. indeed as to the latter. |
he Foreign Minister treats this kingdom 4
Is quack does his patent medicine. and |
links that by dint Of reckless outlay in |
he may pick mp something
n the long run, and as 10 decoration hunt 1
nc, it may be admitted that his policy IS
lot without success.
What is wanted for the good of this
ountry is a firm and compact body Of real
who shall prick this in
lated bladder of advertising quackery and
brow the collapsed remains under foot.
here are good hopes that candidates may
ONE forward and stand before the con
htuencies on the plain platform Of ability
nd integrity. Men who have built up or
ity, or who have conducted great indus
nal undertakings in the producing dis !