The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-09-26
REPLY TO CHuN Sings LETTER.

EDITOR BULLETIN: - Mr.. Chun
Sings letter in to-day's BULLETIN is
q very instructive cplstle, and for
that he deserves acknowledgment.
Tee issue about the Chinese is of
such vast Importance, that we must
be thankful for all the information
we can get, especially when it comes
from one who, like Mr.. Sing, repre-
sents the leading Chinese.
Mr.. Sing says, "What is there in
the evidence which the committee
took to warrant this slander? (that
money was provided by cetain Chi
nese for. etc.) Evidently these
gentlemen went to the inquiry with
a preconceived notion, the truth or
falsehood of which they took no
pains to ascertain. The
tale he (Kalaukoa) told =
was fatty contradicted by every
other witness. * On behalf
of the leading Chinese citizens (?)
of Honolulu l emphatically deny the
truth of the committees statement,
and l defy them to show that it is
substantiated by the evil
dence."
Ii Mr.. Sing will please look in the
Legislative report in the BULLETIN
for Wednesday, September 18th, I'd
column. line Is from top, he will
see that "Luhiau admitted he re-
ceived $50 from Chinese, ETC."
Was it slander or fact, Mr.. Sing?
The talk about preconceived notion
on the part Of the committee is q
gross insult, not only to the gentle
men, Of which this committee was
composed, but to the whole Legis-
lature. Likewise is it an insult to
every member of the Legislative
Assembly when he accuses them of
not caring to ascertain the truth. |
judiciousl y say every member, be-
cause the vote on the first recon-
mendation of the committee stood
SO ayes, noes. That the "tale"
of Kalaukoa was fatty contradicted
is net true, no more than the asser-
tion that none of the witnesses adj
mitted their bribe as coming from
Cinnamon. That Mr.. Sing "defies"
the whole Legislature is natural
enough, but it is only TO heap insult
upon insult. He may speak for the
leading citizens Presidents l under
stand them to be) of Honolulu, but
if they are to be measured by the
actions of those of them that were
mentioned in connection with the
bribery case, they must be a very
corrupt set, which l however, hope
or believe is not the case.
Is Mr.. Sing going to be the ''In-
fant terriblc?" He says: "These
men (haoles) belong to n set, who
are well accustomed to putting up
campaign funds when they think any
political point is to be gained, and
have for years past found the
sinews of war for election contests
and last year for the league" Few
of them appear but they
can be relied upon for the fund:
when they are needed.
Who are they, Mr.. Sing? Give
us names, prove what you assert
This is worse than the bribe for Vot
ing contra Amendment, it il
treason! If you cannot prove it
you will be liable to be called {
slanderer and lying. Who of then
gave the money to Kauhi as you say
they most likely did? Do you thinI
that the lands you are paying rem
for now would be idle if you g
away? Oh, no! don't think that
there are men and families enough
here ready to occupy your places
Mr.. Sing says: But our n
enemies we can meet and deal with,
The Chinaman is an important fac.
tor and it will yet be
found that he is not to be trifleo
with in impunity by anyone" Mr..
Editor, when Mr.. Tam Tow (Tom
Cow, as "P. @. A." has it) in the
mass meeting of the Chinese, threat
ems Hawaii and says it is believed
the Chinese authorities will take
steps to render help, ,and when he in
the same speech sneers at little Ha
waii, nobody paid attention TO it
, but now, Mr.. Editor, comes Mr.
Sing, who represents the leading
Chinese, and threatens us again
lie not only does it in the sentence
quoted above, but later on he says
, perhaps they laugh, but they vii
: not always laugh if they, ETC.
What is the meaning of all this
Mind, the leading Cinnamon ar
here represented by Mr.. Sing, an
what he says is what they wish him t