The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-15

they were not given. 1t was simply
loose, wishywashy desire for an
increase because they could run the
department easily by il. If the
house gave reasonable amount, it
educated them to economy but if it
gave them just as much as they
wanted, it educated them to extra
vagance, and he was sure that if
these items passed next session the
Postmaster-General would ask for
further increase. They repre-
sented kuleanas-the men who get
SIS a week-they did not represent
the Cabinet. Those men paid their
money into the treasury in dribets
he had seen men come ragged
from the taro patches to the collec-
tors office, and it was hard for them
to pay their taxes. When they were
voting this money they ought to re-
member that it represented the labor
and sweat of their constituents, and
it did not do for them to come there
and pour it out by the barrel full
simply because it suited the Minis
ters. A good deal was said the
other day about patriotism and he
was glad to hear that referred to-.
but was sorry to hear patriotism
only mentioned in connection with
n horse race. If they loved their
country, here was something for
them to do, that was, to he econo-
mical in their appropriations, and,
so that they should be proud of the
name of their country, they should
keep its credit up to the top notch.
But the consequence of this kind Of
work last session was that this Gov
ernmcnt, which had an honorable
reputation until the last few years,
had lost that honorable standing.
There was whole string of debts
now overdue by this Government,
which had been extended just like
the liabilities of an insolvent bust.
ness man. He did not want to see
that state of things continued and
get worse, and the house was going
on to increase that state of things
and discredit the Government.
Minister Gibson did not rise so
much to speak in reference to the
disposal of this item, as to say
few words in reference to the re-
marks of the hon. member for Lihue.
The hon. member, who seemed to
have constituted himself common
scold, had made remarks which per-
haps would be in place were they
engaged in discussing motion of
want of confidence or some great
matter. He begged to say to the
hon. member that the Government
had not been dishonored by any
action, by any refusal to pay any
honest obligation. There might have
been an accommodation effected on
both sides: there was no dishonor
there. There might have been a
disputed question between the Gov
ernment and another party: there
was no dishonor there. 1t would be
well for every Government in the
world if its business was on as good
a basis as that of this Government.
There was not Government in the
world which had its business on as
sound basis as this one. What
was the use of this constant crying
of dishonor, discredt, foolishness,
and looseness against this Govern
ment? One cry was that it cannot
pay its debts, that it is dishonored.
This Government, of which he was
member, had performed larger
financial transactions than any pre-
vious Government of this country.
And it was not right for members to
be constantly raising this cry about
the Government, simply to have it
60 into the newspapers and abroad,
that the Government cannot pay its
debts. The hon. member drew a
picture with which they all sympa-
thized, about the poor laboring man
in his dusty clothes, paying his S.
into the treasury. 1t was well to
consider the poor taxpayer rather
than the man who goes about in his
carriage; the laborer ON the wharf
or in the taro patch were worthy the
attention of the Legislature and of
His Majesty's Ministers. There was,
however, another picture that might
be drawn, of an hon. member of
this Assembly who drew his $500 on
the first day of the session, out of
the sweat of the poor laborers, be-
fore he had done one day of service.
He would mention no names, but
let them all be considerate of the
poor laborer.
Rep. Dole said he supposed he
was the weak man who drew his
salary in advance, and he should
apologize, but it was probably only
the habit of lawyer to draw his
fee in advance. He did not intend
to run away, and he had stuck out
the session. He claimed he had a
perfect right to discuss the financial
affairs of the Government. AS an
instance that the Government s
credit was bad, he mentioned q
claim it refused to pay the LunailC
estate-S283.34 81 for rent of Honolulu
Hale-and as trustee of that estate
he had dunned them till he was
ashamed.