The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-04-02

of law and equity, of deliberate departure
from the dictates of common honesty, |
might be multiplied nd nauseam, suffice it |
to say now, that it is the repetition or con
tinuance of such regime is that which the
coming session of the Legislature has to
render possible or impossible. II the pos
sibility be permitted then the practice will
be renewed with increased effect.
The little finger of an autocract in a
second period will be thicker than his loins
in the first. if in achieving his place and
power he tormented with whips, his re-es-
Enlistment will arm him with scorpions.
The King, we are told is, and ought to
be. an active politician, whatever activity
has been shown in the past has heen de
voted to strengthening the hands of his
Vizier, not only have three portfolios out
of four been placed in this one mans hand,
but the Boards of Education, of Health
and of immigration been practically de
stroyed and their functions usurped, their
duties done or left undone as it has pleased
this same individual.
1t seems then that the country is on the
verge of a direct struggle between the
forces of Imperialism on one hand and
those of popular government on the other.
What are the chances of either? The
Crown, in addition to personal influence,
has the undoubted right of appointment
to the list of Mobiles. In this last there are
now two vacancies, two Mobiles can hardly
be expected to attend intelligently to their
Legislative duties, another is absent from
the Kingdom. The four Ministers, now
that there are four, take their seats in the
House by virtue of their offices. On the
other hand is fair proportion of Mobiles to
be depended on for doing their utmost for
the good of the country, and possible
majority, at least formidable minority
of Representatives with the same object
in view. But the power of the Crown IS
overwhelming. From the appointment of
a Cabinet Minister to the nomination OF a
| boy to be educated abroad at National
cost. lit pleases the King" to appoint.
In fact the great bulk of the National rev
enue is disposed of more or less, more
rather than less, as lit pleases the King.
1t is therefore superlatively necessary for
patriotic members Of either branch OF the
Legislature to use their utmost efforts to
guide the political activity of the. Grown
into channels which may contribute to the
satisfaction and weil-being of the people
and counterfeit as far as possible the evils
of over Capitalization which in the last
two years has produced such a formidable
crop Of discontents at home, and sneers
ridicule and complaints from abroad. Is
it too much to hope that the King may
rise superior to the effects of the Hasheesl
with which he would seem to have beer
drugged, and put himself at the head of {
great movement for amendment? or mus
this country be nowadays called to do ant
to suffer all that older states have passed
through from the day of Magma Charter
to that of Habeas Corpus.
The celebrates throughout the King
dom have spoken out with no uncertain
sound, though of course in the Capita
City and in some other districts under thu
control of officials, subservient non repre-
sentatives have been found.
The coming struggle then is one 70
popular government as opposed to auto
cracy Everyone knows that it is 50, lie
everyone acknowledge that is so; other
wise the national motto may be there j
but one Ruler and the (present) Premier i
his prophet!'