The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-04

MoSoPoIY most grim of aspect is over
Swallowing, has been overshadowing these
fair isles. The progress by which the ser
pent has gradually twined his coils around
the quivering body of this little State has
been slow, but it has been sure First, it
came in the guise of friendship, to assist,
and many men whose fortunes have been
increased by the timely help, blessed the
hand that gave. So our hard years were
tided over But other hands assisted at
the same time, and assisted nobly. The
house of Bishop d Co. strained every nerve
and pledging their credit here and in San
Francisco, carried on their shoulders an
enormous burden: they, however, have as
PRED to no monopoly.
The next step was the sale of sugars to
the Spreckels' Refinery: as the serpent got
warmed in the bosom that nourished it,
the demand came for all the sugars to this
corporation. 1--WE control your nearest
market, sell where you please, but not a
pound of your sugar in our market unless
through our Refinery, if you please" So
the bulk of the agents here after feeble
effort fell into line and the Hawaiian sugar
crop went into the hands of one corpora
ton, or practically into one mans hands.
Then came treaty troubles and the same
hand must obtain the renewal of it. The
efforts Of the planters here were derided,
but they must subscribe a sum, how large
we cannot say, to be put in that hand and
no questions asked, and the treaty would
be safe
Another turn of the crank brought the
steam line into view This was hailed as
an advantage to the country, good boats,
bi-monthly service, nice accommodation.
What comes of this? Why, that the coun-
Try wakes up one morning and finds that
the sailing vessels have been run off;
wakes up a second morning and discovers
that the Pacific Mail Steamers have been
forced off. Most philanthropic actions
these certainly: all for the good of the
country again, certainly ~
So far for the exterior. 1t is bad enough
to be in the hands of themonopolist there
Infinitely worse when the monopolist puts
down his big foot and begins to crush us
at our very hearths.
As far back as 1878 the monopolist hand
was at work upon our politics, the Mott
Smith Ministry was turned out of bed and
out of office at midnight because it would
not accede to certain demands relative tc
the ditch to Spreckelsville. The grant Of
24,000 acres of land to Mr. Spreckel.
which was rushed through the corrupt anG
venal Legislature of 1882, showed the man
ner in which the strength of the HAND
would be used. The present Minister o.
everything, assisted by monopoly dunn
mics, has been kept in power merely by
the support of the monopoly, keptin power
in the face Of the protest of every decen
man in the country.
And now we come to face the last act o.
this little drama. The arch of monopoly
has been raised and there but remains K
put in the key stone, the so-called Nationa
Bank. First has come the monopoly O.
the sugar market, then that of ocean traffic
accompanied by interference in politics
and let this bank charter pass and the in
ter-island traffic and the island railroad
traffic will be controlled by the monopoly
The finances of the country will also b,
controlled and with them all government
appointments, and we shall simply livu
here on sufferance at the pleasure of mo
nopoly with Claus Spreckels- at its head
The name MoSoPOLY stinks in the nostril
OF every man OF Independent thought anC
character. Monopolies are the grea
highwaymen of the nineteenth century
They as assuredly call upon every citizel
to stand and deliver, ION his life" as eve
Dick Turpin and such like gentry did in
small way in days of yore. Shall we thel
sit tamely down and folding our hand
meekly wait till the thief eases us Of on
purses, wait till the wolf tears out our en-
trails, wait till the snake is coiled com
pletely round otr limbs, and with glitter
ing beady eyes fascinating ours, gives tn,
final construction and breaks every bone
leaving us pulpy mass to do with as b.
will. mol we must arouse ourselves: on
citizens must speak out, they must holc
public meetings and denounce this iniquit,
which is threatened to be perpetrated upol
them. 1t is no time for compromise or TO
finching If party of filibusters lande,
on these shores, and tried by main force Il
seize our goods and destroy our houses
we would come forward to man and no
caring for the risk of life or limb, driv
them off. The monopoly which it is pro
posed to saddle upon Hawaii is not on
whit less dangerous to us than if it were
party of filibusters, and every man VIII
has Il home, every man who has children
every man who has breadth of though
must brace himself for the coming strug
gle and oppose this monopoly as the mos
deadly foe that can threaten, privately, hi
own peace and prosperity and, publicly, tn
welfare and independence of the countr-
at Target
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