The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-10-16

monarchy is pretty considerable OF lop.
| 1t involves another revolution, the forci-
! BILE overthrow of the government, prob
| able bloodshed and the possible loss OF
our independence. II that is your pro-
gramme, please say so plainly. There
was time, about sixteen months ago,
when the King could have been Chopped"
! with comparative ease and safety. But
that time has gone by. Under present
| circumstances most people would proba-
bly, decline to attend that kind of circus.
And then he tells us the country is in
tested with ga crop of politics run mad. "
Truly it would seem so, and the above is
a very good specimen of the same. If
any one has any doubts about that fact,
let him read this effusion of the great
Boston Copper" and his doubts will be
forever removed.
The "nub" of the whole business,
however, will be found in the closing
paragraph. Therein is set forth the one
great remedy for all our political and
economic ills; the browning blessing
which should make everybody happy,
except Hawaiian patriots" who it APP
pears are bad lot altogether. OF course,
as might be expected, the one thing
needful is to bounce the present Minis
try-let them be incontinently fired.
The first criticism | would offer on the
proposed remedy is that it is somewhat
lacking in originality. l think | have
heard the same proposal made before;
in fact several times. Secondly, it APP
pears to be decidedly impractical. At
least it has never been accompanied, so
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how the desired result was to be accom-
plished, or how, in case it was success
full, we were to avoid getting out of the
frying-pan into the fire. Let us have
light on these points.
But-and this is perhaps the most as
tonishing discovery of ALT is only a
Provisional Government" and " it in
itiated period of depression which con-
tinues." AS specimen OF good, square,
solid assertion OF the things which are
not-some plain people call it lying-the
statement that the present Government
initiated a season of depression may
safely challenge comparison with any
thing which has appeared for long
time, even in the contributors depart
ment of the Bulletin.
Conspicuously devoid of sense or reason
is the term Provisional Government"
How, why and wherein is it provis
ional? Does this writer know the mean
ing of words? Have they dictionaries in
Boston? / used to suppose so, but l be-
gin to fear | have been mistaken.
The present Government was appoint
ed and commissioned by the King in
strict accordance with the forms of the
old Constitution. Ii it ever was in any
sense whatever a provisional govern
lment, it was from the date of its appoint
ment on the first of July, 1887 to the
seventh of the same month, when the
new Constitution was promulgated. The
Constitution having been signed by the
King and accepted by the nation, the en-
tire electorate of the Kingdom having
sworn allegiance thereto, and legisla-
ture elected in accordance Herewith
having through two sessions sustained /
the Government by large majorities, the
last vestige of provisional character, If
such ever existed, has entirely disap-
peared. think "Clan Boston" attaches
too much value to the efficacy of epithets
as weapons of political warfare, regard
less of their appropriateness. ''Provis-
ional Government" won't do. Y.