The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-06-08
A Hearty Advocate

EDIroR GAZETTE II have felt special interest
in Mr.. Thurston's late battles in the Legislature,
as may call him sort of keiIi of nine. His
great force and ability called forth admiration
had long known and admired the purity, rectitude,
and resolute toll of this young and powerful man,
who has risen from great adversely. My sympathy
was wholly with him as l compared him with his
opponent MIR. hapena, who has deeply suffered
from the ruinous Court atmosphere which has COM
pleted and wreck so many Of the promising sons
of Hawaii during several reigns past.
have however tendency for leaning toward
the :" under-dog in the fight" and cannot help a
strong sympathy for Mr.. Kapena. I sincerely
wish that he too would put himself right by max
ing manly apology for his grave error. 1t would
do him honor.
desire to note point or two in Mr.. Gibson's
short speech on June ., against the motion 10
accept Mr.. Thurston's apology. he thought the
rumor plausible one that Mr.. Ihurston had
agreed with his associates to be the one to make
personal attacks upon the Ministers and denounce
them. Why, only the other day, be brought
charge against Me- the Minister of Foreign Affairs
land the emphasis was inimitable). Now if the
members of the opposition chose to subdivide their
parties in this way that is their business although
the part supposed to be assigned to Mr.. Thursion
might be sometimes an unsavory one.
Mr.. Gibson seems to have adopted the theory
that the Kings Ministers partake of the sacred
ness of Majesty ITSELF that they are to be treated
with special tenderness and exemption from at
tack. and that he the great Premier is to be
particularly an object of reverence. How diff
ferent Is this from the practice of tbs Hugfish
Parliament, whose MilisterS s.4t Subjected to the
pitiless hail of Question and repToach, to which
tbs nerce light that beats upon throne" is but
trife.
1t is the duty of Parliament slernly and tho
roughly TO scrutinize the actions of Minister'S
Misconduct, Slips errors, crimes, in them of all
men are least TO be tolerated, to whom is COM
mitted the Government of the country. 1t is
especially the business the duty of the opposition
TO be aggressive and unsparing in their work. 1t
is pitiful-it Is babyish for Ministers to complain
because the opposition "goes for'' them on all
possible occasions. What is His Maiesty's OPP
position for, If it is not to be thorough in show
ing up the errors of the Government ? The people
expect 1t.
AS to division work. Mr.. Kapena has seemed to
have had especially assigned to him the duty of
distributing liquor and debauching the popuace
at election times. 1t is a shameful business, and
he is suffering from it in his own person.
As to Mr.. Gibson, / can hardly be expected to
feel much reverence for him. / knew him first in
Lahaine twenty-five years ago, as a spurious
Archbishop of the native Mormons, exercising
with wonderful JUNCTION all the pseudo-sacred
function of such office. l have since then
never associated with him without repuguance
That he holds now many high offices which com
pei contact with him in various degrees is one of
those grievances which honorable men in this
community have to bear with such patience as
they can. We may be pardOned if, when charge
like that in reference to his tenants in Lanai is
preferred against him, we do not feel the presump-
ton to he IN his favor. S. E. BIsHoP