The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-27
MORE MISSIONARY.

EDITOR BULLETIN Five of my
literary acquaintances have been
trying for the past three weeks to
find another word to substitute for
''missionary," as used on these ISL
ands to designate certain we'll
known party or clique; but the
search has been total failure.
Several words and phrases We're
suggested, such as-"family COM
pact" 1.-The annointed,' "secret
conclave, "barebones, " "mynahs, "
"tooters," +" "thugs," "pharisees,"
''forties," ETC.; but such words
were found to be inadequate to fully
and truly designate the political
party in question.
1t is admitted on all hands that
the term missionaries" so far as
the word applies to Christian mis-
sionaries, is very far from applica-
BILE or appropriate but the associa-
ton of the word with the founders
of the party gives weight that no
substituted word con replace. 1t
NAV be nickname to the descend
ants and parasites of the original
missionary party; but so long as
the party holds together, pursues
the identical policy of its founders,
and Is felt to be q political power
commanding wealth and influence,
the term missionary must attach
to it in order to fully express the
party idea, and to fix the true de-
signation in the minds OF those out
side the "ring."
The missionary party of these ISL
ands originated in what is generally
known as the 'wooden-nutmeg state
of Massachusetts, where mammon-
worshipping is not very uncommon,
and whether the introduction of
this kind of worship was the practi-
cal mission of the original mission
ary party from Boston, | leave to
the pages of history for proof. That
they acquired and boarded wealth
we have now ample demonstration ;
and that the lands they then ac-
quired, by certain peculiar process
ses, and the piles of money they
then accumulated under easy condi-
tions, were the nuclei of the for
tunes held by many members of the
present missionary party, few vii
be bold enough to deny.
Proceedings of the nature above
stated have identified the Emission
ary party from its first inception a
polical power on these islands, ant
its policy has never changed from
that time to the present. Numeri
cally the "missionary party" is no
now strong in numbers, nor hav
they so much talent within thei
ranks as the party or parties op
posed to them politically; but the,
have the wealth, position and powe
to control influence, whether the,
pose as so-called reformers or adop
any other banner-motto that ma.
seem to them best adapted to attail
their aims under the rapidly chang
ing social and political conditions o
Hawaiian residents.
| now submit for your considera
ton the conclusion that the tern
missionary" so long applied t
designate the Boston missionary ele
ment in Hawaiian politics, shoul
not be changed while yestige Q
the original "family compact" hold
together. This name may not b
literally applicable,as there are nov
few if any Christian missionarie
within the party; but the term
much more applicable than tn
names given to some of the Amer
can political parties, such as mug
wumps, etc., and has the superlatlV
merit of identifying the compact o
clique intended.
1t is scarcely possible that tn
party in question can remain intae
and apart from the other element
of Hawaiian society and politica