The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-11-19

formulating comprehensive nation
al policy. Probably it is seeking
too much to look for a single man of
such versatile craftsmanship in such
community of shop-keepers and
agriculturists, when countries having
crystallized development Of ages
can scarcely find such man. 1t is
seldom that u master of national
finance, so eminent in that line rs to
be recognized as such by opponents
as well as supporters, is not found
deficient in other requisites for the
successful leadership and direction
of nation Mr.. Gladstone, perhaps,
more than any other living states
man, is eminent in almost every
department of administration be-
sides being undoubtedly the greatest
popular leader of the age. We are
not with those who would hastily
judge by the small population to be
governed in these Islands, and as
sert that no more craftsmanship is
needed than would be requisite to
manage second-rate city in Ame-
rica or Europe. On the contrary,
we should rather regard the national
pcrils to be guarded against by en-
lightened, judicious and practiced
craftsmanship rs being, from all the
conditions of the case. in inverse
ratio to both territory and popula-
ton. The conditions referred to as
contributing to make the problem of
government of this group peculiarly
difficult one comprise; scattered
territory; diversity of races; chang
ing population; want of born patriot
ism in n large proportion of resi-
dents of civilized ancestry and in
stincts; lack of equilibrium between
a few interests that have got the
start III things material and all
others fortunately, however, those
prcponderating interests are at pre-
sent actively alive to the Importance
of diversifying industry and multi
plying sources of wealth. geogrN-
phical position which is isolated and
yet so important strategetically and
commercially as to make the coun-
try a tempting morsel to the land
hunger of the great Powers (the
danger of which is, however, only
likely to be vital in the event of
possible desperate war between GER
tain of the Powers).
What is to be done, if statesmen
are not here, ready-made, to under
take and master the difficult task of
guiding the country on to the goal
of true and stable nationality? I'm
port them! There are many who
favor doing so. But where are we
to obtain the article who is to make
the selection-for it must take n
statesman to catch statesman, and
what assurance have we that the i'm
portation will come up to its descrip-
tion in the invoice! 1t would GER
tainly seem more feasible and pro-
missing to import expert help in the
details of state administration, while
the broad outlines of what is needed
to he done were sketchcd by men
having ample knowledge by expert
ence of the country's conditions and
circumstances The men just men
toned are therefore what is within
present practical quest, and how are
we to get them? We should answer,
leaving elaboration for succeeding
discussion, BY breeding them. At
the recent planters convention it
was elected that if the country was
to have good horses and cattle they
must be bred upon the soil. So we
believe that our statesmen must be
TO the manner bred, and all the
better if they are born to it.
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