Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-02-21

bad two leaders, from ministerial
point of yicw, which arc replied to very
ably by Mt ] q Carter In the Guide, !
then the Advertiser has sort Of
Guerilla contribution entitled The No. |
mad on the Currency which seems to
me to get nearer the heart Of the matter
than any Of the current currency litefa
tufe
The Advertiser Ignores altogether
the responsibility which ministers took
upon themselves IN passing of accept
Ing the Gold Law That responsibility
dNeslod OF all the eXtraneous matter
with which il has been swnddled, be
Ing simply the providing of currency
according to law And would here
remark that wise and conscientious
minister would rather at the time that
act was passed have resigned, than
have accepted the responsibility Of
providing the good people Of this eoun
ny with gold.
MI Carter dsposcs Of the hdyer-
lIsera sophIstry very well, but he too
writes as II gold was altogether an eS.
ccpiional commodity which I'm sure
is not what he means -and oondones
the mistake the chamber of commerce
made, in aiding and abelting the gov.
eminent TO make the law dead letter
in the matter Of silver certificates. !
did expect some action on the part of
ihc gentlemen who in,crposed to pre-
vent the sale Of Hawaiian bonds for
silver but, perhaps, underestimate
the ilcgalty Of that attempt
The Nonnd says 81 would have
plenty Of it (goid), II had the equiya.
lent to give for IT," That's ii, my wan.
dering prophet ! And you might have
added $50 would Hawaii" ], how
ever unworthy, essay to take up your
mantle and say that the extrayaganees
Of Hawaii are finding her out.
The coronation and the coinage and
the fine houses, the fast teams and the
trips to the coast, and all the other
items OF unnecessary expenditure are
appearing in those unwelcome words :
TO amount OF account rendered" :"
And what is there to Offset them all ?
Forty per cent off the price Of sugar !
Pull together poi,i0is Of boM sets, with
all your power Of brain and muscle;
give your lungs rest, and haul the
ship Of state over the bar. II she is
over.freighted with rotten shares and
semi.insolvcnt companies, tighten her,
in Hawaii's name, and bring her into
harbon ky.
Honolulu, February iS, 1885.
The above communication is an in
tercsting one We agree with the writer
that economy and ,ti,enehmeal are
vital to the continued prosperity Of this
nation. But we think, il the govern
ment will carry out the provisions OF
the gold law, honeStLy, that we cin have
gold here for all our whether
the balance Of trade be against US or no.
AS Messrs. Irwin & Co. are paying
the wages o! artisans and laborers on
all the estates they are agents for in
sios,, and are known to have drawn
heavily in gold from the special de
posts, is 1t unreasonable to suppose
they are committing the sinful act ol
boarding gold Attorney General
Neumann, whether he is or Is not, Is
spoken OF on the street as Irwin q Cos.
adviser Perhaps he will tell us whether
it is any less wrong for that firm to
"hoard" gold than for any other firm
TO DO So
we put up one Oh the tnanciai PROB
lems oi inc Gay IN this wise Mr.
Slaus Spreckels mas ordefcd MS mouse
mere 10 oraw upon MS mousse IN oar
francisco at oo'days s,sht' the orait'
10 DC Paid 'or IN goia' fia"aiian ireas
ury certineates OF MS SILVER Inc ,at
4 Ter com ne pays 70 inc horhy nahoeo
sons oi toll upon MS estates Inc Ger
t'hcatcs ne VIII nave 'he gen',e shep
nerd OF Lanai redeem IN gold thae nc
one else can OBTAIN Inc goid I've VII
40 with as II Pleases MIN: ana for al
'his magnanimlty the thriity Claus VII
take the equivalent OF "a per cent. pei
doiiar. 'erty, sir Iiaus' we are com
peieo 70 admire thy perspicacity.
u
recoliection, mas ever appeared IN me
Advertiser, Is the reply 10 MI J. "
Caners letter Puoiisned IN TINS papel
last TUESDAY. six distinct violation:
OF law were set iorth IN the letter and