Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-11-22
Ublte Haroiian's Protest.

4 yhite UaUaiioH's Protest.
EDITOR SATURDAY PREss-.SV. The lucu
bra,ions In which the Advertiser INDUCED itself
on the occasion Of the conspicuous failure OF the
palace reception oflast Wednesday evening, are
so comical in one light, but so absurd and
pernicous in another, that ! cannot refrain |
from wcrd in regard to them. The attempt
to make the king and his ministers heroic |
group, standing on their feet until 10 P. NJ
after having devoted their assiduous attention
to the pressing affairs of state and public neces
sity demanding their care during the entire day
in the harbor, is Of itself amusing enough. The
explanation OF the failure Of the reception is
quite worthy oil the political wit who originated
1t. And as for the differences which he draws,
and the dire punishment which he proposes to
visi, upon the heads Of offenders, they are quite
worthy Of the profound political philoso.
pher who originated them-as il it were
not open to those who represent the re-
spec,abilty, the intelligence, and the
wealth Of this country to express in any man
ner they may see fit their disapproval Of state
policy and system Of government Immediately
subversve of all the interests ofthe country, both
moral and material. That their dignifed pro
test against rainous public policy, against an
extravagant charlatan and disreputable admin
istration, should draw down upon them the
wrath Of the Advertiser is the very best guaran.
tee possible OF the propriety of that protest.
That is something upon which no one is likely
to waste any regret Possibly when the Ad-
vertser suggested that the respectable portion
Of the community were too tired to so to the
reception after the races, it meant to hint that
the.weariness was artifcially aggravated by po-
tations of undue depth. That is the kind Of
WEAKNESS from which | suppose the Advertiser
staff suffer most on occasions like this, but the
application Of the hypothesis to the commu.
nifty involves a very hasty conversion on the
part of the latter to governmental principles.
All that has yet been alluded to may very
well be treated as joke. Certainly it is I'M
deserving OF serious refutation.
But the attempt to foster class hatred is a
matter OF another stripe. 1t is hard to say
whether the alusion to the foreign population
as aliens who are permitted to reside here, is
Of the Advertiser. In one light, it would seen
mark of conspicuous rascality; in another
Of no less hopeless imbeciity. Many of the
freign population have resided here con
tinuously since this group first came into the
family Of nations. Most OF them can certainly
boast longer stay than the editorial oracle oil
our great morning daily. Some of US were
born hcre our fathers came TO these shores il
youth, and have known no other home fol
hall century, since the light of Christianity
,"like another morn risen on mid noon " frs
dawned on these happy shores Here ar,
our homes, onr interests, our hopes. Oui
parents died here, and here our children have
been born. Our dearest memories, our fondes
expectations. our prosperity and our adversely
are inseparably associated with these shores
All other skies are alien We are Hawaiian
Of the Hawaans. A large proportion
Of the prominent citizens OF thes
Islands, both planters and merchants
are men Of long residence here, who hav
come to be Hawaiian in feeling, who hav
become na,uralized in all bu, name, eve
where they have not acquired the legal righ,
Of citizenship. OF all this the editor of tn
Advertiser knows nothing, and shall he, sha
this ups,arl from nobody knows where, sha
this foreigner who has no interest here excel
the miserable pittanee doled on, to him irol
the government, treasury, presume to call tn
resident population Of this country "aliens.
and set up for a defender of the native rae
with his hollow cry OF Hawaii for the Haw;
iiansi" The pc, should no, call the porcelain
kettle black The truth is tina, the true love
Of the Hawaiian people are those foreignc
who have lived here long, and have learns
to regard this country as their home. and n
the adventurous adventures who are CO..
tinually coming and going, Another pla
truth is that the Hawaiian government IL N
representative Of the native race merely b
Of the foreign population also who during
Ling residence have built up the materi1
prosperity OF the country, who pay more thu
hall the taxes, and to whom is due all Il
due all the wealth, the Christianity, the civils
ton, the material advantages, as well as .
the consideration among the nations, whie
Hawaii can boast. These men are entitled
voice in the administration OF affairs,
which they canno, be deprived without
grave violation OF public justice and RICH
This is certainly no, the view OF the editor
the Advertiser, OF OF the political adyentui
his master, the Aaron OF this people, who }
1surped political power, and who, by his ii
sci, his coeonations, his army, his vain al
aseless pomp. his violations of law aud co
ni,asion. has broken the tablets Of stone, Al
Sc, kiog and peo9ls to worss;rp;a. the gold
calf KANAAI Ma.
Honolulu. November AZ, 1854