The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-10-01

Tn grcat straits in which the present
Cabinet are in for money are well known
by every thoughtful citizen II any con
6rmation is required, people need only
turn their attention 10 the many public
works which are standing idle, waiting for
the needful cash to carry them on, need
only enquire in proper quarters 10 find ex-
Hctly what sum Of money the Cabinet has
obtained by begging mercy Of It's creditors
and having its bonds, which fell due the
LIST of last month, renewed for SIX months,
well knowing themselves II their unfurtu-
nate creditors did not. that there would be
no legal claim for interest at the end Of the
time, and that II may be paid or not as the
fancy takes them, which Of course, Will
mean whether the treasury happens TO
hHve some one else's borrowed money in it
or not
A typical case Of the chronic impecuni-
business Of the treasury Is displayed in the
treatment Of certain unfortunate road
members on the island After waiting for
their pay for more than ordinary time.
they filed across the Pail, and came to
town 10 make enquiries personally They
were met with the reply that after the ar
rival of the ii,r,soia there would be plenty
Of money. but that there was none to be
had then. Obliged 10 be satisfied with
this unsatisfactory reply the uufortunates
filed back again. returning once more 10
tbe charge on the arrival Of the -il'Bsoia
Alas no cash had come and again they
returned with empty pockets Our inform
ant added that hc understood that the men
intended 10 stop work
EF uHg disr5 eBHss. from this small straw
one can gather in what direction the wind
is blowing. and just now it is the very
chill wind Of poverty which Is whistling
around the bare legs Of the Cabinet OF
course there has been no need for this con
dition Of affairs: with finances properly
conducted. no single official. however hum
bic ought 10 be kept waiting an hour for
his money after it Is due. They never
were until the advent Of the Great Sug
gestor In former days, whatever crit
cisims may have had TO be passed on the
heads Of affairs. there is always tins 10 be
said in their favor, they kept the financial
credit Of the kingdom in good order.
Trading upon the good name Of their pre-
decessors, the present Cabinet have been
able 10 hold out financially until now, but
the good name has been worn threadbare,
and the end must come Alas that the
end should grieyously injure the nation.
Is The present juncture Of affairs, when
official heads are falling right and left, on
account Of the unfortunates not being in
accord" with the powers. it Is not I'M
interesting TO note what careful journals
in the United States, non partizan Jour
nails, have TO say on the "spoils> system.
A recent issue OF B-adsfrcaf's takes up the
question, argues tersely and with ability
II appears that one Clapp has been striy-
ing TO collect cash for the political cam
psign by levying ON Office holders. A mum
her have refused without the formula of
signing their names. hoping by this TO
avoid decapitation This politician, in a
Washington paper. gives vent to his feel
ings and denounces them for refusing 10
aid the continuance Of power in the hands
of the party which Is tolerat'ng and feed
ing them" The comments on this preg
nant sentence are short and sharp. the
writer says:
These expressions OF Chairman Clapp arr, as we
have said, extremely interesting. They hold up
TO the peyuple Of the country the spoilsmens con
ccptiOn OF the dominant party rs celebrating and
feeding those who happen to hold Office as public
servants of the United States Government. In
this view. OF course. TIE 6ur-Irirf rfsef bet
agent " fhf sasisuf party, uHd fas tHllir ofoss
not bHsis foih uhich ~ most capable orr 10 h.
cbaIvsa, bHf yrul-Ifiss 20 h. iisfIbfe where they
will do the most good" Il is enough merely to
state this conception to remark how far removed
II Ia frots that at present entertained 10y the best
sense Of the country. However well meant
his remarks may be. and however PROPER accord
ing to the standards OF the past, they are to-day
representative OF retrugrade ideas in OUT politics
which every publicspiried citizen is concerned in
rcbukinc.
And this Is what the present head Of
the Government. the Minister of Foreign
Affair is striving TO thrust upon the coun
try. The remarks that the "spoilsn system
makes the government "an agent ef De doia-
iHaHt party" and that .'tlc p,blic esIccs ayr
Eot frssis riA triioA tls most capable an, ciarg
al. bui properties b. h Distributed" are well
worthy Of our consideration. Such prin-
ciple Is not only against the common sense
OF the United States, but it is against the
sense OF the world at large. Ii
is a most outrageous thing that the whims
and petty hatreds Of a man and his few
male land femalel hangers on. should be
allowed 10 interfere in the efficient carry
ing ON Of public business, should be suf-
ficient to Dust a man who has been tried
public servant
What in Heavens name is Ministry
put in power fofi To serve the ends Of
its own factorsi Assuredly not. 1t put
in charge of a weighty trust. The bone
and sinew Of a nation pay their taxes to
have the affairs OF that nation properly
conducted. They want men of ability and
integrity TO carry on those affairs which
they cannot, in the nature of things. look
after themselves. They want the Offices
which they pay for filled by men chosen
for their ability and not for their politics,
and IL those who have the mower of an