Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23

The Island of Hawaii calls for re.
form. She spoke very emphatically at
the polls a few days ago With two
exceptions she sends men TO the lcgis-
latrl who will stand Tor honestgovcrn
munt through thick and thin Mcssrs
Brown, NlMhi, piIipo, kaubanc, and
kauwiIa have proved their integrity in
the face Of ministerial wilcs and cajo
lcry The people Of lliIo in electing
Judge Hitchcock show their faith in his
rccitudc and Independence. These
are all men ol legislative experience,
and are not such ls to be caught nap
ping Some Of them have fought open
handed and alone in an adverse legi5
llture against the premier and his
party That they have won at the
polls Is an earnest that they are on the
winning side in the close approaching
struggle In these days of political
mollusks IT IS refreshing to see some OF
the yertebrates given an honorable
position before the public From the
time when Pilipo and Nawahi resisted
the Establishments that were 50 clfica-
clous with others, and sturdily voted
almost alone against the present kings
accession, these two native legislators
have been the staunch supporters of
good government and the uncompro
missing foes Of all jobbery When
Government contract proves such a
stopgap to the political convictions
OF Anglo S1Xpns how invigorlting ii
is to find the backbone somewhere
What are needed are men that have
staying power Good government IN
Hawai- nei Is not assured by the over
throw OF the present order OF things
There are battles to be fought that
some of our newly chosen representa-
tives have not shifted even aiar of
Let the men whom the people delight
To honor, put on their armor and not
take 1t off SO long as there is danger OF
the control OF government by men OF
wealth or by mere adventurers. A
keen, shrewd man Is at the head of
affairs. He cares nothing for incon
sistcncy, and he is bound for the top
of the heap by hook or by crook
For ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain, our Hawaiian premire
is peculiar Before the legislature
meets our chameleon premier will prob
ably be the veriest apostle OF reform
He will propose measures that will com
mend themselves To every honest legIs-
lator. He will institute investigations
that shall actually result in the in
terests of better government He will
sldlc into relations with the reform
party that will almost necessitate his
continuance in Office. This he is cap
able OF, and this he can accomplish
and the Hawaiian public can be
wheedled into swallowing even such a
bolus as his continuance in office,
unless our newly elected representatives,
sturlily demand that the board shall
be cleared before the Legislative game
begins 1t Is no time for the frien Is
OF reform to be merely jubilaut
There is close hard fighting right
ahead. There IS only one course to
be taken viz, to stand together and
TO insist FIRST, last, and all the time
that men OF business integrity and
character shall administer the govern
IN the interests Of the people, There
IS victory in such a platform and
nothing but ignOminious defeat in any
and ali compromises with Gibsonism."
Fortunately, the independent legs-
latOrs elect returned from Hawaii are
colleague oi men whose records make
1t certain that Mr. Gibson cannot pull
wool over their eyes The really in
dependent men, the men who care
for reform iur reforms sake have not
sent men to represent them who are
at all likely to trade" with Mr.. Gibson
Those politicians to whom reform
means nothing better than sour side
IN have meagTe minority representa-
tlon among the gentlemen who will
represent the Independent party in the
coming Legislature. He would be the
bhndist OF optimists who looked for
ward TO party united on all questions
OF reform There is not yet a
thoroughly harmonious understanding
among relormers as 10 the specific
measures to be agreed upon, OF as to
the best methods OF procedure, There
may he backsliders -men who will do
what is called in the United States
fall down Mr. Gibson will leave no
stone untumed to win such legislative
victories as will either continue his
power or restore il IT it be wrested
from hun That he will cajolc, threaten,
brlbe, no one who knows his history,
his present policy, and his nature can
doubt That he will fail, is what all
men at once thoughtful and honest
most elrnestyhope. rha, he will sue
ceed, is what the nation and every
honest individual in il has reason most
To dread
ihe Utah problem, rs il is called,
IS one of the most difiicut that the
American Government has now on IL
hands How to govern Two hundred
thousand persons many of whom are
dnily living in defiant opposition to the
laws and the spirit of republican in
stitutions, 50 as To restrain and punish
those whodeiy the laws, under the guisS
oi religion, requires sagacious states
manship combined with prudence and
trmness on the part of the executive,
The relation OF the people OF Utah
To the government and people of lh,
American Union has rarely been 5,