The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-10-21

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longer" Others of the same class
are thinking and talking in the same
way. OF course, 1t is quite natural
for persons pecuniarily interested
in continuance of the past, and
not overburdened with conscience or
principle, to say that all such think
ing and talking is wild, impulsive,
unreasonable, and unwarranted by
facts. But is it wild? Is it un-
reasonable? DO not the facts
naturally give rise to it?
We, too, have taken thoughtful
turn. For months past we have
viewed with curiosity and concern
the concentrated wisdom " of
these beautiful isles of the Pacific,
legislating for a mixed population
of eighty thousand souls. We have
beheld with admiration n small
minority of brave, fearless, uncom-
promising men, consistently and
persistently struggling against a
reactionary and retrogressive majo-
rity. And we have seen with con-
tempt and shame the arrogant and
constituencies advocacy of reckless
and hurtful measures, by a subser-
Went and phable majority. The
doings of government have not
escaped observation. Between the
opening and the closing day of the
session three different Cabinets held
the ministerial portfolios, but every
one with the same Grand Nizier,
who ruled and'led. The vacillation,
the Inconsistency, the duplicity, the
chicanery, the transparent humbug,
the frequent shifting of base, the
numberless contradictions, the utter
absence of policy-were all care
fully noted. Since the drama closed
on Saturday last we have had
leisure for calm reflection. and have
accomplished an unusually large
amount of thinking. 1t would have
been much more agreeable if our
thoughts could have discovered
some elements of hopefulness in the
mass of matter passed in retrospect.
But no. 1t is hard to believe that
black is white-too great an under
taking for reason and common
sense.
The country cannot long continue
| in the same course, and retain its
| independence. This conviction is
the reverse of agreeable to those in
whose creed independence is the
first article. Nevertheless, this is
what we think. The legislation and
the government of the country are
leading straight on to the point
where foreign interference will step
in. The kingdom is small and
weak, but its geographical position
| gives it Importance out of proper
ton to its size. Besides, the fact
that its commerce, its agriculture,
and its wealth are in the hands OF
foreigners, makes it an object oi
special interest to those foreign
governments whose people have
settled here. The Hawaiian Gov
ernment cannot safely ignore th
wish and interest of the foreigne
residents, whether those resident
be aliens or naturalized subjects
They are the mainstay of the gov
ernment, and they must have thei
proper share of influence in it
councils. If this is denied them
interference from abroad, whicl
Hawaii is powerless to resist, will
come at an unexpected moment
This is just what we have bee
thinking of late, A knowledge O
certain facts induces this line @
thought. In certain quarters, thi
will be undoubtedly ascribed t
/" impulse" We are not writing o
impulse" but speak forth til
words of truth and soberness."
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.