The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-03-10

WE are led to reflect on the services and
situation of mechanics in this country.
When we look at our well-coHstructed pub
lie buildings, our handsome residences and
substantial new places of business, our fine
and fleet home line of coasters, both sail and
steam, we observe throughout the lane the
results of the skilled hand of the busy
worker in a variety of ways. We are as
sured that the country possesses a body of
very trustworthy and efficient mechanics.
Now we would like to see this body of emin-
emily useful men enjoying oil the opportu-
nifty and privilege to which they are emit
tied. From the ranks of the mechanics
have come some of our most successful and
foremost men. 1t may be said that the
wealthiest among the old residents in the
country began his career in these Islands
with tools in his hands. Another one, who
started with trowel in hand, is proprietor
OF, perhaps, the most productive plantation
in the group. a third, a pattern-maker,
established one of the most successful of our
planting interests, and we could 60 on
farther in the enumeration to show that
trained and skilled workmen have a sure
guarantee of substantial fortune in their
hands. Yet we have not seen any at
tempt ON the part of our influential
mechanics to undertake any kind of or
ganiZatien for their mutual benefit. We
certainly do not hear of mechanics mixing
i'm politics, as such and yet, considering
their eminent service to the country, they
are as well entitled to have a say in pub
lie affairs as any other body in the country;
but the mechanic is a busy man and wholly
devoted to his business, and has left politics
to amateurs in certain industries, who,
neglecting the industry which they avow-
eddy serve, have made a business of politics.
Now, We trust hat the body of mechanics
in this country will enter into some kind
Of organization. We have witnessed the
grand results ola Massachusetts Mechanics
Charitable Association. They have built 4
palace of industry. They have filled it with
marYels of their own land, and now are
about to fill it with mechanical wonders of
the world. The greatness and Importance
Of mechanical industry to the State is felt
when you enter such a palace of industry,
and know hat a combination of working
men have reared and planned it. The state
delights to honor such men. The Congress
of the United States enacts special legisla-
ton to favor and to honor the enterprise of
mechanics, and we would like to see a little
of something of the kind lone here. The
agriculturists and the horticulturists
have organized and propose to get up an
inter-island fair or exhibition. Let the
mechanics organic an association that
may cooperate with the agriculturists and
the horticulturists in the getting up of
various mechanical exhibitions conformity
with the shows of produce and stock. We
feel assured that it would be the pleasure of
the King and the desire of His Majesty's
Government to promote, in every way in
their power the organization and exhibit
tions of the industrial interests of the Coun-
try, and especially of our worthy and capa-
BILE mechanics.