The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-10

seems TO be no change IN the policy OF the
President who appoints whom be pleases
without caring to consult his colleagues,
who has for months defed the law and
who seems u If be intended to continue
defyIng It as long as people vii stand it.
To the showing up Of some OF the Pres
dents Official acts. which was published in
last weeks GAZETTE the Organ dared make
no defence. It was perhaps as well What
answer could be made 10 that letter which.
for fear any Of our readers may have for
gotten, We reproduce;
HoSo1rIr. sept. 18th. lisa.
DE- F1cH.-As weinee cannot be injursd by
any rsnesiies that may be administered 10 him.
lee The bearer try his nostrums o. him This Is
By -gysst rsTssst-
t>icuedl " n G1EsoS.
President Board OF Health.
There can be no defence made. the eyi-
dence Is clear and dzmning. The Presi-
dent ordered an official under his authority
to hand over TO known quack, leper to
experiment upon. And that official when
he learned the quack character of the man
(Muller,l positively refused to carry out the
order.
II may here be added that this Is not
the first time that quacks and their nos
truns- have been suggested by the Pres
idsnt Of the Board Of Health; nor Is it the
first time that poor Wsinee has been used
as the agPas rad on which to try expert
ments- Such conduct in high official Is
more than reprehensrble, it Is abominable
The publication Of this one letter would
be sufficient TO condemn the man. 1t shows
the utter lack Of principle in him: It shows
how be l. swayed By any trivial breeze
which he thinks may MI his sails: how for
the mere caprice of some ones urgent r.
Tzsst- be was ready to do what he, more
than any other man In the kingdom, knew
to be wrong. From this one case of which
We have the documentary evidence, from
the several for which We have oral author
Ity, It VIII not take any one long to reason
how thoroughly unfit the President of the
Board Of Health Is, for the position he
holds.
We have again and again pointed out
that this man has used and does to this
day Use the disease, which Is the greatest
curse OF the country. as political engine.
DE cares nothing for the poor suffering
creatures: he plays with them as cat does
with mouse. He wins votes by an affec-
tstiUn Of lenieney. He uses the patronage
which comes to him from his position. as a
means Of bringing considerable grist to
the family VIII by the appointment of his
son in-lsw as secretary. When he sees a bet
ter chance for son-in-law. he puts IN
warming pan, gives sOn-in-law the oppOr
tunIty Of picking up handsome thing
a assessor for the wealthiest district In
the Islands, and when that work Is over,
removes the warming pan and restores son
In-lsw- He cares not a Jot for his colleagues
who may OF may not Ike what he does: he
gives them little opportunity of complain
ing however, for he seldom calls meet
ing and even when one Is called, the off
cal acts Of the previous meeting which
has been held in the absence Of some of
the members, ars net a2sdSd 10 IN tie mia
-E,ss rsid.
What between President and Secretary
the Board Is in a bad way, and what Is
worse the country Is too Old and valued
servants, men of experience, men CONVEX
SAINT with the language and customs Of the
Hswaiians are driven aEay-new men are
sought form every case It Is the greed
Of power that resrs its ugly head. The
Board OF Health Doctor in Lahaina was
used to help get up sham demonstration
IN favor Of the -quack7 President, which
was duly chrOnicled by the Obsequious
Organ, and duly mailed abpsd at public
expense.
These are the objects that the Board of
Health Is now prOstit1ted to- 1t has be
come the tool OF an ambitious knaye, who
knows not whittier his fate Is leading
who has one aim to-day. another to-mor-
row. as far as the policy Of the country is
but who never loses sight Of
That beacon light stands
out clear to him IN the dark sky of Ha-
waits disgrace. OF course, the question
comes what are you going 10 do about ii
We know what some nations would do
about it, but the times are not ripe yf for
following that example. The Liberator's
advice must be followed at present -Ag
rtatei agItstei- Thank Heaven there are
men here. and there are papers here, which
can and do keep the delinquencies of this
Cabinet prominently before the country,
and Of surety their efforts viii prevail
some day. Money and mans government
do not last forever