The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-01-20
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

The tramp" organ complains that
the ADVERTISER is keeping Colonel
Spreckels' name Sin politics" after the
Opposition had virtually dropped it
out" This has the merit of GOODNESS at
any rate. The Opposition has not
dropped it out by any means; but
whether or not, what right had the
trio of young lawyers who are run
ming on the Opposition ticket to drag it
in? There is not a man of them who
does not make use of his name in their
canvass. There is not man of them,
from A. TO H., who does not lie about
him, consciously and of malice afore-
thought. They have likewise virtually
dropped out the King" because they
discovered that their disloyal senti ments
and semi-treasonable language did not
| recommend them to native voters. And
some of them haze even gone the length
of virtually dropping out" the Kings
Ministers, and crawling on all tours at
native gatherings, promising to be very
good boys and support the Government
if elected.
That is what Messrs. Carter and
| Waterhouse meant to convey to the ma
! tive voters at the Pauoa Valley meeting
on Monday night, but of course it was
covered by mental reservation, which
leaves these festive politicians free to do
| just as they please. eff the Ministers
had done wrong they would fight against
them; but if they had done right they
would be the first to hold up the flag of
victory for the Ministers" This is very
pretty, but it is very misleading Not
! to put too fine point upon it, this utter
ance by the Opposition top-knots may be
characterized as piece of political
jesuitry.
Ministers have been tried and con-
demned by Messrs. Carter and Water
house, and by all their party long ago.
OF course they "have done wrong" OF
that there can be no doubt. Their
| wrong-doing consists in holding office,
which the Opposition leaders think be-
longs to themselves of right. The Ha-
| waiian Government was y close corpora
! ton until Mr. Gibson took office, and
when the leaders of the present Oppo-
sition could not use him as tool to fur
| ther their schemes they turned round
| against him, and endeavored, by every
possible device, to make his Administra-
ton failure.
! In their blind fury as baffied political
schemers they even attacked the public
credit, and put up job" to bring
about national bankruptcy. If they
failed it was not from lack of will or aid
in quarters which should scrupulously
abstain from political intrigue. That
| they did fail was owing to the public
spirit, and financial and executive
ability of the men the Opposition press
and candidates abuse, and would now
virtually drop out of politics. for their
! own convenience.
They are Squirming now, and making
wry faces at the medicine they admins
UCACOy ~ AOa many SCS1iSJ W iACipACoo
opponents. But it will do them no good.
They must take their physic like little
men, and when they have been purged
at the polls it is to be hoped they will go
home, confess their manifold sins, and
resolve 20 lead loyal, truthful and manly
lives ever after. Amen.
The Gazette" speaking of the pill
grimage of the political tramps" to
Lahaina, claims that they were success
full. In this connection it says:
Let the Government come out with
platform. Their present platform is gin
and hula, but if they want to win votes
they must do something more than offer
gin and hula" 1t is perhaps too late for
the Government to try and save them
selves; but unless they make Roadway
soon their defeat is certain and the indie
pendents will come in with swinging
majority.
1t being matter OF common rumor
that the cramps" consumed all the gin
in Lahaina, either in person or by proxy,
it is possible they scored a point in the
game; but at any rate they should drop
the temperance mask and confess that