The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-02-06

To-DAY in Honolulu the Independent
voter will have the opportunity of showing
his strength Considering the means that
have been used Of late by the Government
Party TO get in their candidates 1t will be
matter Of no surprise, if the announce
ment this evening should be that the In
dependent ticket has not been elected IL
fuil. Those who wish 10 see how elections
can be carried on in this country had bet
ter be at the polls and watch TO see If the
military and police are marched up 10 the
ballot boxes as they were two years ago
Public opinion made itself heard upon
this poirt after the election Of 1880, and II
will do so again and even more fOrcibly.
should like tactics be repeated to-day.
But it is not upon its influence over the
military, the police and the salaried otfi
cials of the government that the Govern
ment Party has relied for carrying the
present election. Intimidation has been
used. We are informed upon credible au
thority that natives occupying government
lands. or lands over which certain MON
bers Of the Government Party have con
troll. have been told that unless they vote
for the government ticket, they need not
lcok for a quiet continuance in their little
homes Tax receipts have been fmudff
and the unfortunate voters, not strong
enough to Withstand the pressure brought
to bear upon them, have delivered them
up. In all cases where the voter Is con
sidered doubtful. It Will be found that his
tax receipt Is not forthcoming on the day
of the election. and in this way he will be
deprived Of his vote How strong the in
fuences brought 10 bear on voters have
been may be Judged from the fact that
many have gone to Mr.. Garter and asked
him to take charge of their tax receipts
knowing that though they were anxious
to vote for him. they would be unable to
stand the threats and the wheedling they
would be subjected to: in point of fact
knowing the power that would be brought
to bear. they distrIlsted themselves. Hon
orably has Mr. Carter refused TO acQuleSce
in their request: he has told them that to
do so would he at variance with the politl
cal teachings he has tired for years TO in
still into the native race: be has striven TO
make Hawaiian electors vote rs Hcl, and
the votes that viii be east for him Will be
cast by MES He feels, and all good cit
zens must feel, that it were better to be
beaten having u clear conscience, than to
win. with the consciousness Of having
stopped to impure and disgeputable means
to do so.
BY means of influence and threats and
caiOlery. rs far rs can be ascertained, the
government have the assured control of
800 voters But what of that: Honolulu
has voting population of about 1900, and
one fourth of that population cannot carry
the election. Even of the 500 voters whom
the government have locked up as it were.
they cannot count upon getting all the
votes. for considerable proportion of
these will be men who are to be tep' from
voting by means Of retaining their tax re
ceipts.
In spite then of the various methods
used. among which. by the way, was race
prejudice, some one very high il Office,
who. TO choice selection of electors, called
together to hear his statements, stated that
he was surprised and panied to see white
men coming forward as candidates for the
legislature. where they would want 70
make laws for the Hawaiians, tand the
idrsrtiser idred TO say that the Independent
Party was antagonizing the racesl, IN
spite of all such tactics and of so much IN
fiuence: the prospects of the independent
Party to-day are good. The Hawaiian Is
by no means as stupid as the Government
Party would have the world believe. and
apart from all foreign voters. there Is a
solid phalanx of Rawaiis8s who have
weig he'd the Premier and have found hlm
wanting: who have found in tins man. with
his cheap clap-trap and his half dozen
honeyed phrases nothing for the pure
patriot Of Hawaii TO hope To number
of Hawaiians the Premier Is now repre-
scented by Mureno's celebrated siIulle Of
a squeezed orange. He has been thoroughly |
and there Is mighty little juice |
left. All these Hawaiian voters need Is a |
solid support from the foreign voters. In |
telligenf Hawaii understands clearly how |
III advised, and how destructive of the IN |
ture Of the country the course OF the pres
ent government has been; but it will re /
ouire the full support of the foreign vote |
to make the intelligent Havaiians masters |
Of the situation.
That their support will be given We sin.
cerely hope. Jobbery. uIismansgenent of 1
public funds, autocratic use Of power. dan /
ger 10 our commercial and financial pros
perity. have been the result OF tolerating
the present men in power. If this coun
TN Is to prosper in a healthy manner. tins
uaa be changed Hawaiian prosperity |
cannot lfASE IOTENtIs lit tfAA va Tic fanny
day is coming on apace. and the manner
in which we shall be able to weather the
storm depends almost entirely upon the
manner in which we prepare ourselves b
weather 1t At present the ship of state Is
in a bad fix. it has neither good captain
nor officers, neither good pilot nor proper
physicians for the crew 1t rests with the
crew at this moment 70 determine whether
.hey shall be led to destruction or not
What VIII be gained on the whole by any
man. if few dollars come to his purse for
he moment. and the business uf the cOun-
nv Is ruined And a continuation of the
rule of the present ministry means ruin
To what end viii it be that government
contracts for hundred and one things are
if the government Is to be con
iucted IN manner which wil reduce tie
gains Of those contracts to aH Even those )