Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-09-27

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after the truth is satisfied.
EDIroH SATURDAY Pass. Sir i do not
know why the community Of these islands have
all at once become the subjects Of your dspleas-
ure, that you feel called upon in the las, issues Of
the Saturday Press and Morning Guide, to up
braid them for their short .comings and posi-.
bic fault, in rather scathng manner. Leay.
ing your discussion of higher standard OF
party and Of purer politics alone, propose to
deny the charge that you make, Of a money.
grasping spirit prevailing IA tins community to
such an extent as to be alarming, undermining
society and destructive Of higher aims and
duties in life.
Your argument, as far as principle and rea.
soning is concerned, is sound enough and
a proper subject for a sermon; but hope it
does not apply in its fullness TO the stale Of
things you find here or indeed we would he in
a contemplate plight. Let me remind you
that those very men who, You maintain, believe
in but sugar and rice, together with host OF
Others in the past and present, have been con.
slructng buildings and fmthering institutions
| for the mental, moral and religious improve
ment OF the people, and they have never been
idle in well-doing when objects OF charity
called for their support. This community has
gained for itself well deserved reputation for
just such virtues which your remarks would
take from it. 1t is not in the spirit Of glorif.
! r,,,a,, nf, ,nI.,,,,lvaI n ~
a community OF which form a part, when
say that few, II any, communities, large oi
small, have a better record for hospitality
charity and public spirit for the advancement,
bowman than ours, and | may well poin, TO oul
churches, colleges, the Queens Hospital, The
Young Mems Christian Association, the public
library and Others. all Of which are monuments
alone, II none other, will contradict the asser
ton that the dollars Is the ruling principle o
the land Thank God that such is not
fact, and everything around us proves that ii i
not Yours truly,
+. A. ScHAErss.
Honolulu, sept. 20, 1854.
The above letter was given us afte
the editorial on the same topic was IL
type Ne appreciate the fairness anC
gentlemanliness of Mr.. Shaeler, il
sending his letter to us, and not to tn,
papers which have done their best t,
misconstrue our position We ar,
sorry, however, that Mr.. Schaefer S,
entirely misunderstands our position
We believed our position was 81
clearly indicated that il could not b,
misunderstood. The fact that he ha
; misunderstood il, makes US more char
table OF the misconstruction OF Others
We cordially agree with what MI
Shaeier writes about the hospitality
? charity and public spirit " OF the com
! munity, But We do no, see no,
acknowledgement OF that fact shoul,
abate the just censure tina
, ought to follow neglect of civil or socia
duty, A man may shut his eyes an,
walk uninteniionally into the sea. III
} act is culpable folly, He may shut hi
eyes, and pull the trigger OF pistol h
5 is holding, and thereby kill fello'
! man. The second act is crimin1
, folly, The political folly OF this con
D .nunity is greater than any OF us lik
: to acknowledge, even to ourselves. NJ
Cruzan's meaning was probably NOR
|. sweeping than ours. But We 90 TO III
' same length he does in believing tn.
! We can never have good goyernmer
= until the nation becomes more sens
: lively conscientious, in demanding tn
both government and society shall il
sist upon unquestionable methods
y all relations OF liie-in party, in bus
! ness, in society, in the civil senic'