The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-07-21
WHO WANTS A CHANGE?

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new set of Ministers. Better than
that-two new sets, each independ-
ent of the other, and these both in
addition to the old one. Hawaii is
fortunate little country. Three
cabinets all at one time, when a
thickly populated country like Eng
land recently found difficulty in
making up single cabinet to take
the place of q defunct one. l will
drop line to Lord Salisbury to tell
him where to apply in future difficult
ties. 1 should not be surprised if
by the end of the week we manage
to get cabinets enough to place one
on each island of the group and two
in the capital. To some it might
seem strange that the country has
the capacity to muster so many
cabinets on so short notice. This
is fully explained, however, by the
emoluments of office and the woodi-
ness of aspirants' heads. TO others
it may appear slightly novel that Il
second cabinet should be indicated,
while the first remains in its place,
snug, satisfied, and secure. This,
however, is one of the many evil
dences of our wonderful advance
ment beyond all other nations of the
earth, and also wonderful proof Of
our profound ignorance of and dig
nified contempt for the usages Of all
old fossil constitutionally governed
countries!
This point being conclusively set
tied, once and forever, the next to
be considered is the composition of
those new cabinets: they are COM
posed entirely of haoles, Or white
men. In view of the fact that this
country is ruled by a native sover-
eign and that at least nine-tenths of
the elective votes are in aboriginal
hands, this is trifle peculiar. My
friend Brown, who has some crude
ideas on common subjects, explains
the matter on the assumption that
the arrogance of these cabinet
makers is exceeded only by the
thickness of their heads. Brown
also says that Americans and Brit
ishers would scorn the idea of a few
foreigners coming to their respec-
tive countries, purchasing a bit of
land, establishing themselves in
business, making money, and then
impudently declaring that they were
| going to rule the roost and have
things all their own way. l don't
say that Brown is orthodox, but I
must confess that he has given one
or two posers that am compelled
to give up.
Now, / have some queer notions
of my own about cabinet formations.
First, and in this l expect every
body to agree with me, it is as i'm
possible here as elsewhere to make
d cabinet to satisfy every person
concerned, and that is as impossible
as to stick the two horns of the
moon together with an ounce of
putty. Next, am not convinced
that the cabinet now in charge Of
the government does not satisfy a
greater number of those concerned
than either of those named as better
qualified to occupy its place. Pro-
badly "Action" and "Waiting for
Action" will jump with surprise at
such statement. They will be
ready to reply that three out of four
of the traders, employers of labor,
and mechanics of Honolulu favor a
change. l have no doubt about it.
But these are not the people desig-
mated as "those concerned;" or, in
other words, they are not the cleo
tors. How many of them possess
the franchise, and what is the high
est number of votes they aggregate
Three hundred is high estimate,
while the entire vote of Honolulu is
little less than three thousand.
Then -tenths of the electors are
not included in the number of whom
tthree ont of four favor n chonpe -