The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-09-04
MORE MISSIONARY.

WunE MtooIUWhnIt
EDITOR BULLETIN: Five of my |
literary acquaintan IS have been |
trying for the past rec weeks 20
find another word t, substitute for
missionary" as u "a on these ISL
ands TO designate certain we'll
known party or clique; but the
search has been total failure.
Several words and phras, 5 were
suggested, such as -"lamiy com
pact" 1.-THE annointed," "secret
conclave, "barebones, "uy ynahs,"
"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 farl as
the word applies to Christian mis-
sionaries, is very far from applica-
BILE or appropriate; but the associa-
tion Of the word with the founders
of the party gives weight that no
substituted word con replace. 1t
may be a 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 a 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 will
be bold enough to deny.
Proceedings of the nature above
stated have identified the mission
ary party" from its first inception as
polical power on these,islands, and
its policy has never changed from
that time to the present. Numeri-
cally the missionary party" is not
now strong in numbers, nor have
they so much talent within their
ranks as the party or parties OPP
posed to them politically; but they
have the wealth, position and power
to control influence, whether they
pose as so-called reformers or adopt
any other banner-motto that may
seem to them best adapted to attain
their aims under the rapidly chang
ing social and political conditions of
Hawaiian residents.
1 now submit for your considera-
tion the conclusion thaG the term
missionary" SO long applied to
designate the Boston miss .onary ele-
ment in Hawaiian politics, should
not be changed while vestige of
the original family compact holds
together. This name may not be
literally applicable, las there are now
few if any Christian missionaries
within the party; but the term is
much more applicable than the
names given to some of the Ameri-
can political parties, such as mug
wumps, etc., and has the superlative
merit of identifying the compact OF
clique intended.
1t is scarcely possible that the
party in question can remain intact
and apart from the other elements
of Hawaiian society and political
unions for many years more, as the
original bulwarks are fast falling
into decay and the old leaders are
dropping off. The surging tide O.
new blood around and opposed tt
the missionary" battlements il
gaining strength with time; anc
soon the old structure, built witt
"blue laws" and cemented will
ayarice, must fall and be buried be
meath its own corruption.
Yours, etc.
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