The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-21


all such enterprises. He referred
TO the future Commerce of the Paci-
fic, when the Panama Canal shall be
opened, and spoke of the rapid
strides of California, and attributed
it to its agricultural development.
IL is so in all countries, when agri- |
culture is gone extensively into and |
developed. He would like to see a
similar bill to encourage the growth
of tobacco. He should always sup
port any measure that had for its
object, the development of the re.
sources of the country.
Minister Thurston said that. as
the introducer of the bill, he would
say that he should favor it. Now
is the time to commence. Because
some old moss grown shell back
says that he tried coffee 40 years
ago, and it would not grow, that is
no reason that it will not grow now,
perhaps 40 years hence some one of
the same class may say, oh, we
tried coffee 40 years ago, and it was
failure. If it was failure 40
years ago, that is no reason that it
should be so now, and if these old
gray headed members were not sue
cessful in the cultivating Of coffee,
let them step down and out so that
some of the younger ones may try
and see if it won't grow now. He
said that INSCRIPTIONS attacks had
been made on Mr.. Forsyth by the
Hon. Noble Wldemann. Now il
anybody wants to know anything
about Mr.. Forsyth or his connection
with coffee and cinchona in other
countries, they can see his creden-
tials and correspondence with the
Governments which he has represent
ed in the Interior Office. TO say
that this bill is in the interest of Mr..
Forsyth is not true. He (the Min
ister) had supported the bill from
the first, not because he was inter-
ested, as he did not contemplate
investing one dollar, as he had no
money to invest. There were mean
insinuations apd inuendoes circulat-
ed about Mr.. Forsyth, but not a
single open accusation has been
made. These remarks he thought,
were not against Mr.. Forsyth but
were directed against himself by the
Hon. Noble, because he was sup
porter of the measure. He res
pected the opinion of the Hon. No
BILE from KOhala and believed that
he was sincere and honest in his
opinion, but he thought he was mis-
taken in regard to the inferences he
had drawn. He said the bounty
system was drain on the Govern
ment with no returns, whereas the
subsidy system was a gain. When
the reform party came into power
he was Of the opinion that they were
of a progressive turn, and would
not be like an old hen sitting on q
nest of eggs that had become anti
quated. They did not want the ideas
of 40 years ago, but progressive
measures. He should support any
and all measures that would helr
develop the country, be it coffee, to-
bacco or anything else. If we dc
as the Hon. Noble Widemann wishes
we shall be as far behind 40 years
from now as we are at the pres
ent time. So far as the persona
attack on himself was concerned h,
cared nothing for it, he would pu
his record against the honorable
members during the time he hat
been in the House, and let the mem
bers judge for themselves. If any
thing was to be done, it should b
done now and demonstrate for a.
time whether or not the scountr
must depend on sugar and rice.
Noble Widemann asked the Min
lister of the Interior if he said tina
he had circulated stories about MI
| Forsyth.
The Minister replied that he ha
, said that stories had. been circulate
as having come from him and thos
, who train with him.
Continuing, Noble Widemann sal
E he had been called an old shell bacl
} gray headed fossil, crank, an
= other epithets. He was not
n the habit of calling people sue
Y names, but whatever the Minst'
:. may call him he cared nothing fo
: He would say that this is perhal
! another pet scheme of the Ministe
c which he wants to foist on the pul
e lie. He said that it was so, that 4
s years ago he did with his own hant
d plant coffee, and he would like {
is see the Minister of the Interior
e that. He has not got the pluck
n do it. He can sit there and speI
= other peoples money, though, to {
l. it.
Noble Wight said that from IL
Is remarks of the Minister Of the l
n terror one would think that he (M
d Wight) was opposed to developil
lie the recources of the Kingdom; til
1T was great mistake. He was
Ie favor of encouraging all industri
IL that would tend to develop Il
id country, but did not favor the pa
j. ing of subsidies to corporation,
lie much preferred that all should ha
ic a chance, and by SO doing encou
a.