The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-10-13

ought not 70 u.SrepreSeD- them. L LTSt
The public wO-5S ale not a comp IA
tive s-auGsri.l. but, on the contrary, are
+ com zTatIv5ly active, and ara being
pushed a. rapidly a. plans can Be ma
tuEed. the necessary material obtained
and the money be made available. Sec
Cnd-TEe taxes IN this country instead
( Of being high are uncommonlv low. In
: most cities and large towns IN the United
/ States the rate i from two 70 three times
a. high a. here. 1hird-Our duties on
I imports instead Of being heavy are very
/ light. Outside Of liquors and some
other useless or harmful luxuries, most
/ goods that are dutiable at all paw only
/ ten per cent. Articles from the United
States, whence We receive most OF the
/ common neceSsarIes OF life" outside
Of what We produce on our own soil,
come II free. F0urth-The apgrOpria-
tons made by the present Legislature
for useful public works. especially for
/ roads and other means Of communica
ton, are unusually large, and under the
prese I officials the money 80 appropr.-
ated Is morally certain TO be expended
for the purpose intended and not ior
/ iOl-de-rol. In fact the liberal expendi-
/ ture Of money for opening means 81
communication and developing the re-
sources OF the country may Le fairly
called Il speciality OF the present admin
F.. istTatiOn. In view OF these and other
/ known facts, the claim that the mate
rial interests OF the country are neg
lected: and that "the policy Of material
progress should be agitated now and
until the next election" i more than
cool, il is positively Arctic. II the
author Of this precious communication
could only be induced 10 immerse him
self Tor a few hours each day in
the NUuauu reservoir, the people OF
Honolulu might all have ice cold water
on tap.
Among the minor remedies proposed
for the cure OF our troubles is the lop-
ping off OF useless branches Of the Gov
eminent, "the King, warriors, etc"
Lop away, my dear Clan, but
how do you propose TO do it?
To Top off the King under constitutional
monarchy i pretty considerable OF a Top.
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 50 plainly. There
was time, about sixteen months ago,
when the King could have been ''lOpped''
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 50, and the above Is
very good specimen Of the same. il
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 Tor all our political and
economic ills; the browning blessing
which should make everybody happy,
except " Hawaiian patriots" who it APP
pears are a bad lot altogether OF course,
as might be expected, the one thing
needful is to bounce the present Minis
try-let them be incOntinentlv fired
The first criticism | would offer on the
proposed remedy is that it is somewhat
lacking in originality. [ 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
far as | can remember, by any hint as to
how the desired result was to be accom-
plished, or how, in case it was success
Jul, we were to avoid getting out of the
light on these points.
But-and this is perhaps the most as
tonishing discovery of ALT is only a
Provisional Government" and {" it in |
ltiated period OF depression which con- |
tinues." As a 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 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 If it ever was in any
sense whatever a provisional govern
ment, 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
Ming ana accepJed Dy J1e natlOn, the en-
tire electorate OF the Kingdom having
sworn allegiance thereto, and a legisla-
ture elected in accordance Herewith
having through two sessions sustained
the Government by large majorities, the
last vestige OF a 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. X.
Insults Resented.
Mr.. EDITOR: What is the matter with