The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-06-28

expenditures, and passed n new,
mandatory and explicit statute, alb
solutcly forbidding the exercise OF
such power.
The present Ministers entered into
Office and assumed power ut period
the most prosperous of any in the
annals of this country; the Assem-
blv was in session, and was so con-
stituted that the measures proposed
by the Ministry were easily carried;
the revenues coming to the Treasury
were the greatest ever known in our
history; national loan, exceeding
in amount any ever before provided,
was authorized for the furthcrancc
of measures for internal improve
ments;; every opportunity was af-
forded them but what is the result?
This self-styled Premier and his col
leagues stand before the country
miserable failure the administration
is despised at home and distrusted
abroad; our national bonds have
been hawked in foreign markets, and
our credit impaired; our currency
is confused, our financial market
thrown into disorder, and values
disturbed; the expenditures of the
public funds for current expenses
have been increased till they exceed
the revenue; the national debt has
been largely augmented, while in
ternal improvements have been ne
elected; principles antagonistic TO
constitutional government have been
openly advocated; honored coun-
selors and servants of the Govern
ment have been dismissed from Of
flee; loyal men who have developed
and built up the country have been
denounced as its worst enemies
fawning, cringing sycophants hue
proclaimed themselves the only
friends of the throne and of the ma
ton.
The Ministers are on trial. Re
representatives. of the people charge
them, not with common crime de-
scribed in the statute books, but
with the high crime of being recre-
ant to public funds; they have held
high offices, the highest offices next
to the thrown, in the administration
of the affairs of the State. The
most solemn responsibilities have
been placed upon them. They have
taken oath before Almighty God to
support the Constitution and L0aUS,
a;ed .fadyully and impartiaUy to dis
charge the duties Of has office. TO
support the laaU, the law which is
our security; the security of every
person that is governed; the guard
which prevents governors from be-
coming tyrants, and the governed
from becoming rebels. They have
betrayed the great trust committed
to their care. They have degraded
the high offices which they have
held; they have treated their oaths
with contempt and perjured their
souls; they have despised the Con-
stitution and trodden it under foot;
they have broken the law, and scat
tered it to the winds; they have
defied the people and scorned their
power.
Whatever be the conclusion which
the House shall come at, whatever
be the vote; the Ministry stand con-
demned before this Assembly,
whose will they have defed they
stand condemned before His Maj
esty, whose throne they have dis
honored; they stand condemned
before the people, whose trust they
have betrayed; they stand con-
demned before the eternal laws of
justice which they have violated.
Mr.. Palohau said, one reason for
this resolution is that the Ministers
have spent large amount for for
eign missions, also a great deal for
fuss and feathers, for which the As
sembly is to blame i think, in appro-
priating. If these are the grounds
| cannot support the resolution. |
think this matter has gone quite far
enough. We first had the Finance
Committees Report, then public
meeting, and now the resolution.
Mr.. Widemann said, he would
like to ask simple question: Whose
property is the road tax? The Hon.
member then went on and quoted a
large number of figures relating to
the road tax showing that there is
an amount of 0,651.S7 short, and
he would like to know where it is.
He admired the skill shown in get
ting up the report of the Minister of
Finance. If he had gotten it up
himself, he should hang his head for
shame. Last week we were told by
the Ministers they had perfect right
to make Cabinet Council appropria-
tions. Had they right to make them
according to their own showing?
This Cabinet appropriated money