The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-04
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 4. 1886
Ar 1T AGAIN.


the rampage again. "A leopard cam
not change his spots. The most he
can do is to daub them over, and
temporarily conceal them from view.
But they are bound TO crop out
again. 1t is in the nature of our
contemporary to misrepresent and
falsify. He cannot help it. 1t is
his misfortune. Contrary to his
assertion, our lot is a happy one.
We owe nobody anything that we
cannot pay at five minutes notice.
We are in the clutches of nobody.
We form our own opinions and fol-
low our own inclinations. We have
not to run around the corner or up
to the Government house to consult
this one or that, as to what we shall
say or shall not say. We can afford
to report public affairs as we see
and hear them, without the addition
or omission of coloring, TO suit one
interest or detract from another.
We have no favors to ask from any
party, and no frowns to fear. We
are in search of no position. either
for ourselves or friends We are
independent of parties and of the
country, and can pack up and leave
if so inclined. Our lot is "a happy
one" We do not 'object to change
unless it is suggested by ourselves. :"
If changes are made for the better,
and the public welfare is enhanced
thereby, we are perfectly satisfied,
by whomsoever 'suggested," even
if by street-sweeper or mule
driver. 1t is all the same to us.
We estimate the suggestion" by
it's merit, and not its author. Natur-
ally, we object to changes that are
not Sin accord with our own views" "
Because our Gown views" we
honestly believe to be correct, and
what is antagonistic thereto incor-
rect. The Advertiser, if honest,
holds similar position for itself.
Surely our contemporary will con-
cede us the right to our own con-
victions. Our "views' may be
wrong. But they have not yet been
shown to our satisfaction to be so,
and until the Adyertiser or someone
else succeeds in convincing lis that
we have been mistaken we shall
hold to them as right. We did not
need informing that our "views are
usually treated with contempt" by
the governing faction. So much the
worse for the governing faction.
Men of sense and reason would
benefit by them. If they did not
endorse, they would calmly eX-
anime and weigh them, finding
something which, if acted upon,
would have saved them from some
stupid blunders. Sir Walter Scott
a wise and learned man, once sale
in answer to the question, "How il
it that you have acquired such ,
large fund of varied and usefu
knowledge 81 never disdain t.
listen to the lowest beggar in thu
street, and never met begga
that could not teach me something
But our great men are not Sir Waite
SCOTS. Quoting from ga great
newspaper" but making differen
application, our great men are "to'
conceited and .obtuse" to avail
themselves of useful matter thar
wise man might occas ionally gleal
from the columns of the "Oppo
sition press" Perhaps "change
are made from time to time in TIL,
interest of the public SERVICE" bu
more frequently in the interest o
private individuals and politica
supporters, to the detriment of til
''public service" No doubt, t
the advertiser, it would be ''satis
factory to know and understand
that what the Opposition organ
condemn is generally approved b.
the public" but our contempOrar,
does not "know" that, for it can
not possibly know what is not. AL
though he does know that this littl
independent journal is the fayorit
of the people, because its utter
ances are in accord with public
sentiment; while the ''great news
paper" is confined to limited cir
culation, because the public senti