The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-08-14

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sometimes wakes up and finds his i'm
proving property plastered all over will
mechanics liens. The owner, too, will
have check upon contractor, being
authorized to retain amounts du,
laborers.
TUESDAY evenings Bulletin states, az
coming from His Majesty's Chamber
lain, that there is no truth in current
rumors regarding His Majesty's inten
tons, and follows it up by what appear:
to be the editors personal assurance to
the public that His Majesty has tried tc
keep within the Constitution (Which is
news to some) and intends continuing tc
| do so. The editor also assures everyone
that there is nothing in current rumors
any more than in a similar scare during
the extra session. Colonel Ashford, in
his published interview in the same
paper, concurs in this view, and in fact
the disinterested public probably was
struck with the similarity, for once, OF
opinions expressed by His Majesty, the
worthy editor OF the Bulletin and Colonel
Ashford that night One is forcibly re-
minded of the fact vouched for in holy
writ that a time will come when even
the lion and the lamb should lie down
together and little child (perhaps the
editor Of the Bulletin) shall lead them.
The ColonePs jackals, it is to be hoped,
will join the happy family later.
Seriously, however, after His Majesty,
the editor and the Colonel have risen to
explain and to assure the public that
they need not be scared, we feel it but
due to the public to say that we are not
yet aware that the public is or has been
scared. The ADVERTISER believes most
certainly that there is very little danger
Of q genuine coup d'etat or uprising
here, and that if there was one, it would
be squelched instantly, whoever started
it; but at the same time We believe there
exists the animus among good many
to start such q thing if they had the
courage to do it, or if favorable oppor-
tunity presented itself, of doing so sue
cessfully, and that such persons will do
all theycan up to certain point to bring
about a crisis and disorder. 1t was to
illustrate this that the ADVERTISER print
ed the translation from the Makaainana,
which the editor of the Bulletin assures
US is " very mild in comparison with the
literature which has flooded some of the
native newspapers during the whole
year past" With all due regard to
Colonel Ashford's Importance, we GER
tainly plead not guilty to his charge that
the article in question was published to
try and influence the votes of the re-
naming three companies of the Rifles.
There is another important election
coming off in which it is we'll to empha-
size the necessity of putting up and
electing sound, substantial man who
has no doubtful sentiments.
As far as Colonel Ashford and the
Colonelcy is concerned, We wish to state
that it is true, as he intimates in
his published interview, that very little
has been said publicly against him by
those who think his appointment would
be unwise, but he is altogether mistaken
if he is carried away with the belief that
it is because such persons will not under
take to attack him openly in the public
press. The Colonel has enjoyed special
immunity from public censure thus far
simply because men do not like to attack
one who has lately been of so great
service to the public, and things have
been excused and passed over simply
because it was Colonel Ashford, that
never would have been overlooked in
another.
The objection to Colonel Ashford
boiled down is this, that the community
distrust him. They may be wrong and
unjust in doing so, but the feeling is
there and confidence in another is some
thing that cannot be made to order or
restored at will. We believe the COM
munity has not forgotten his services;
that they would like to repose full conf
dence in him, but they do not and can
not make themselves do SO. We regret
to take this position, but it is only fair to
the public that the Colonel should know
that the murmur against his appoint
ment has not thus far ripened into sys-
tematic public attack solely out of defer
ence to the past, and that his wholesale
charge OF backstair influence etcetera is
entirely untrue and uncalled for. What
ever we have to say of Colonel Ashford
We are perfectly willing to say publicly,
and we believe this is equally true of
others