The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-31

A SNEAKING ISLANDER.

Du' VIC HOsC iII-JudSed act was that of
selecting as the special representatives of
Hawaii to the United States, two gentle
men whom the United States have declined
to accredit as their representatives anv
longer in this Kingdom
The foregoing is from the Ottawa
llan Gazette' newspaper. 1t is per-
haps unnecessary to say this, because
it could hardly have originated in
any other publication, however hos
tile to the present Administration.
There is in this extract deliberate
lmputatiOn upon the character of
two respectable American citizens.
one of whom now holds an Office
of high honor and trust under the
Government of this Kingdom, the
other being entrusted with an i'm
portant business commission.
Ex-Minister Daggett and ex-Con-
sui Mckinley are spoken of as if the
United States Government had dis
credited them, having declined TO
accredit them as their representatives
any longer in this Kingdom This
IS sneaking and cowardIy SANDER
upon able and reputable gentlemen.
who enjoy the confidence and re-
spect at once of the King and Ha-
Waiian Government and their own
political party in the United States.
These gentlemen went out of office
under the United States Government
on the expiration of their respective
commissions, and there was no re-
neWal because the Republican party
was out of power and the Demo
cratic party was in. According to
the American system a change of
Administration is followed bv a
change of political office-holders.
Yet the Gazette" which should
know this fact, writes as if Messrs.
Daggett and Mckinley had been re-
tired from the diplomatic and con-
sular service for personal unworthi-
ness.
The ADVERTISER of the 9th in |
slant, in reply to the "Bulletin,u
showed that this so-caIled "most ILL |
adjudged act' follows the precedent
laid down by former Administrations. |
whose praises the Gazette" never
wearies sounding. We shall emu
merate again. When Mr.. Allen
ceased to act as United States dipIo-
matte representative to Hawaii, he
became Chief Justice and afterwards
Hawaiian Minister to the United
States. Mr.. Pierce similarly became
Minister for Foreign Affairs after he
ceased to represent the United States.
and while accredited as Minister
Resident actually travelled with the
King to promote the Reciprocity
Treaty. When Mr.. Varigny ceased
o be connected officially with the
French Consulate here he became For
ign Minister and Minister of FL
nance for this Kingdom; and Mr.. w.
Z. Green, a well-known resident of .
having acted as British
CONSUL and diplomatic agent here
became Premier and Foreign Minis
er Their employment by the King
n high office was recognition of
heir high character and eminent
|
necessary for party exigencies, pre-
,isely similar recognition by the
King and Government is sneakingly
alluded to as "the most ill-iudged i
ct" ever this Administration com
nitted. To our mind it is very 8
greatly TO their credit that the ap- l
'ointments objected to were made. 4
We can hardly trust ourselves to i
this attack as it de- S
erves. The large body of American L
tizens dOmiciled in this Kingdom s
ill net fail to take note of it; and all II
usiness men who had official rela- o
ions with d. A. Mckinley, when fl
United States Consul here, must un- p
condemn it. If the Oppo- t.
ton cannot conduct campaign t
pom any other lines than are laid n
own in last Wednesdays "Gazette," CT
should retire from business, be- ii
Iuse success is hopeless with such a I'll
'ogramme. vi