The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-13
MONDAY, SEPT. l3, 1856.
HAWAII FOR THE HAWAllANS.


remarkable. Considering that with
in the memory of some old natives
now living the first missionaries
landed on the islands, and that
whatever of enlightenment and
civilization have been gained, date
their origin at that period, the adj
vancement achieved is usually noted
with surprise.
But have the Hawaiian people yet
reached stage of fitness for self
government? Having adopted
civilized form of government, are
they capable, unaided by the
foreigner, of efficiently administer
ing that government? Are they now
in a position to say to the white
man, "We can do without you; you
have taught us the art and science
of government, and now we can
manage our own affairs, according
to your system, without your help,
and you may, therefore, go?''
These questions are easy to
answer, and the answers need not
be equivocal or doubtful. Ha-
waiians are capable of materially
assisting in the government of the
country. Many of its offices they
can fill creditably and perform many
of its functions efficiently. But as
to taking over the government,
regulating, managing, and conduct
ing it themselves, unaded by the
foreigner. they are no more capable
of doing tlat THAI n landsman un-
acquainted with navigation of taking
a ship around the world. The lands
man would run his ship on the rocks
or among the breakers, and that is
just where the Hawaiian would run
his country. HawaiianS are not yet
capable of filling the principle offices
of government. They are not quail
fled for Cabinet Ministers nor Heads
of Departments. No intelligent
foreigner, with opportunities of OBJ
servation, will dissent from this
opinion. In thus alluding TO the
native Hawaiian's incapacity for the
leading offices. of government no
disrespect is implied or intended.
1t is a simple statement of plain
truth. They have made good pro-
gress to lave qualified for sub
ordinate positions, and it is to be
hoped that they will continue to adj
vance until they are capable of filling
the most important and responsible
positions in the government.
In the new cry of Hawaii for the
Hawaiians" there is an attempt to
disguise and obscure the fact of in
ability just now stated, and some
voluble young Hawaians, with
heads as empty as buckets, and the
thickness of whose skulls set even n
surgical operation at defiance, would
impress the community with the be-
lief that Bismarck is an infant com
pared to them, and Gladstone a
pigmy. And by shouting "Hawaii
for the Hawaians," and ignoring
the fact that Hawaiians are not
competent to manage Hawaiian
affairs, men have been suddenly
pitch-forked into offices for which
they are about as well qualified as a
cow to carve a roast pig. All this is
in the interests of the pockets Oh
those concerned, but extremely de,
trimental to the welfare of Hawaii
When tailor leaves his board, and
shoemaker his last, it is not to be
wondered at that they should miss
their way and get out Of their depth.
As long as the tailor and the boot,
maker are the only persons concern
ed, it is of no great consequence, but
when the affairs of nation are in
volved it becomes a serious matter.
Curiosity, or sell lte est, OF
patrio !. II, either one or all COM
bined, suggest the inquiry, whether
the era of placing Hawaiians in pub
lie positions, simply because they
are Hawaiians, irrespective of fitness,
already commenced, is to be perpe-
tuated. We hope not, for the sake
of Hawaiians and Hawaii. All good
Hawaiians want efficient and con-
scientious officials, and the good of