The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-12-08

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1T to employ them" On this point
we chccrfully acknowledge our be.
lief in the sincerity which he claims
for his uttcrances. Why that is
just what we are kicking about. l
myself have been under the humili-
sting necessity in times gone by, in
order to retain custom, TO work
with Chinese of other trades on the
same job. / say "humiliating,"
not because would think the Chi
nese degraded, hut because knew
those same white people would have
hired q Chinaman in my place could
they have found one to do the neees-
sary work. This is not an isolated
case, all tradesmen and mechanics
are more or less subjected to similar
indignitles. We are willing to meet
the competition of any nationality
claiming our civilization, no matter
how frugal their mode of life, and
as to the Hawaiians, wish that we
could see them everyone following
some mechanical pursuit instead of
the listless lounging about so Oh
servable among them of late.
Again, if we go so far as to place
the Chinese on a plane with the
rest of the community in all other
matters, why debar them the privi-
lege of voting. By what means
could we prevent them doing 50
when once they stood in the same
relation to the state as the rest of us
in all but this?
Furthermore Mr.. Hartwcll asks,
"Remove hope of advancement, the
possibility of getting on in life from
man and what in the name of sense,
ETC., would be the result?" If the
advocacy of Chinese advancement
in these islands is not removing
from us the hope of attaining to
those ends which our education and
civilization give us desire for,
would ask what else can it be?
On the other hand what would be
the result had the Legislature enact
ed the law proposed. AS to the
Chinese, such as had no business in
terests TO keep them would withdraw
and return to China, those doing
business would do likewise as soon
as they had sufficient means to al
low them to follow their own inclina-
tions, and the laboring classes would
| gravitate as they now do between
bere and China, with a gradual less.
ening of their. numbers, as from
natural causes under such condi-
tion of things there would be an in-
tiuX of other nationalities.
AS to the effect of such legisIa-
ton on the social and moral condi-
tion of the community at large, it
would be simply impossible to esti-
mate the same. venture the
opinion, however, that we would
have a far healthier moral atmos
phere than at present.
Many ways could be suggested
for meeting the requirements of
ordinary mortals in connection with
| plantation labor, but the sole aim of
of number seems to be to pile up
| bank account for themselves, re-
gardless of even the future security
of their own possessions.
The line of argument pursued by
Mr.. Hartwell has left out altogether
the consideration of a difference in
social customs and of civilization, so
diametrically opposite in prao tice
as to make it utterly impossible for
us on the one hand to accept Chi
nese tradition as our guide, and for
them on the other hand to closely
affiliate and associate with us in our
mode of life is equally impractical
bic. Through the Exclusion Act
lately promulgated by the United
| States the moral conflict for race
domination has virtually been trans
ferred to our shores. Which shall
triumph, the Occident with its vast
enterprises, its immense progress,
its unquenchable thirst for more
revelations in every branch of
/ science, or the Orient with its mar
i row, clannish policy of four thou
sand years standing? This is the
real issue, and the next election will
do much to solve the question. Mr..
Hartwell will not have misplaced his
confidence in the ability of the re-
tail tradesmen, mechanics, and
ether wage earners TO discern the
proper course for them to pursue
| The inward history of past elec-
tions for Reform is of nature to
commend itself and the resulting
action of legislators to the close
scrutiny of every voter. The result
of such investigation cannot be
otherwise than beneficial. One of
the features of the first canvass was
the subversion of all other interests
to attain positive success, and on
account of the many promises direct
and implied the candidates for Re-
form went in on a ringing majority.
The second election (made neces-
sary by the death of S. G. Wilder),
gave opportunity for little demon
straton and for the placing of a
plank in the platform of Reform,
which plank was not to be miscon-