The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-10-23

luires money, which is taken from
the people by law in the way of q
tax. These things he has learned
but he has not learned yet of the
sacredness of money taken from the
people by process of law, and the
personal and moral obligation of
every officer to restore to the people
full value for every dollar taken
from them 10y process of law, and
that the people will hold him
strictly accountable for it. This
he has not learned, and must be
taught it by the white man, and you,
gentlemen, must teach him. All |
the native seems to comprehend |
now, is, first, to get into office, and
if his salary is not large enough to
support his fancied dignity, he
must raise it; and if the money is
not in the treasury to pay his checks,
he is to take it from those that have
it by process of law, as he has been
taught. So, almost without discus
sion, without consultation with the
parties most affected, in hasty and
undignified manner and by as it
were wave of the hand, 33a per
cent is added to the tax roll of the
kingdom. This, l say, the native
has been taught by the white man,
but he does not yet realize that to
all this power there are necessarily
some bounds and limits fixed, as
well us the moral and personal OBJ
legations attending it. And further,
he does not realize the danger
there is in taxing people without their
consent. An unwarranted use of this
power has upset the authority
of powerful nations and
caused the shedding of much blood.
The white man has organized for
the native, government, placed the
ballot in his hands, and set him up
as lawmaker and ruler; but the
| placing of these powers in his hands
before he knows how to use them is
like placing sharp knives, pointed
instruments, and dangerous tools in
the hands of infants. They do not
yet realize the effects of their own
acts even upon themselves; hence
they want teaching. You must
teach them, do not take these powers
from them, but teach them how to
use them, so rs not to injure them
selves and us. 1t is now painfully
evident that our last legislature and
the preceding one were handling
edged tools and in manner dan
gerous to this kingdom, injurious to
the people, and to the health of the
natives. l need only refer you to
the two laws upon opium and rum
to make most of this apparent, while
the governments Genealogy Board,
armies and other follies clinch the
argument.
The danger to the natives lurking
i'll the "Indulgences" laws above re-
ferred to, being in their nature
death dealing, will destroy many
natives to one Chinaman and hun
dred of natives to one white man, so
that the natives will waste away I'M
less they are saved by the white
manly you, gentlemen and the
white people outside of these walls.
You must, under God, save their bo-
dies as the missionaries tried to save
their souls. Where there is will
there is a way, and the white man,
belonging as he does to the domi-
nant race of the earth, at the pre-
sent time, and possessing as he also
does, a goodly share of intelligence,
always finds way to carry out his
projects, whether they be laying
cables, running railroads, exploring
the heavens, or governing among
the nations. Hence, l take it, yor
have a right under your charter anC
bylaws, to save this government
and people and to protect their in.
terests whenever and by whatever
means you think best, and whether
these interests be financial
political, moral, or legal
And it is the duty Of this organiza
ton to protect their own interests
whether they be assaled by taxation
VI ny lllliloIal VI eAITaNaSauG laws
We now ought to call upon all til.
people of these Islands, of al
nationalities who have the welfare O
: this country and people at heart, tt
come to the help of the Lord agains
these mighty sins of intemperance
:. extravaganza and folly, and by thei
acts, protest against those laws tina
have opened the flood gates of in
! temperance and let loose the jugger
naut of hell to roll over and crus
the weak victims of intemperance.
, This doubt will be set down a
!, 'Politicts." All right-politic
means the Science of Government
; and if not polluted, good govern
; ment. When an individual think
that he can shut the mouth of a
American, British subject or
German when he talks of taxes O
i, snmptuary laws, by simply calm
''politics," he is much mistaken.
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