The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
A MIXTURE.


shake hands with It's writer. The
style and indepcnG tnce of the arti-
Gle savors very much of the enlight-
ened ideas of that glorious and free
country, the country where the stars
and stripes float, and where the
eagle of liberty spreads its protect
ing wings over community of sixty
millions of people. Undoubtedly
the writer has been in the United
States, for the argument he uses
savors very much of the political
customs of that country. 1t would
be, however, better if the above
article we're written in little differ
ent style then "a la Dennis Kear-
ney." Or did the writer perhaps
intend TO give only little high
coloring? don't suppose he in
tended to have it considered as a
game of "bluff." Bluff is GER
tainly q very entertaining game, but
then "bluff'' will not always work,
Notwithstanding the fact that it has
succeeded once on former occa-
sion most admirably.
If our Portuguese brethren wish
to see one of the men-of-war of their
nation in this port, we don't see
why this wish should not be graft
fed. Undoubtedly plenty of other
people would also rejoice to see q
few of His Portuguese Majesty's
Dollars circulating at this place.
That the general election of 1889
will be hotly contested, is without
the shadow of a doubt. l do GER
tainly hope that it will be so, and
that the sentiments of the people
will be ascertained on the "Chinese
Question" Let our Portuguese
brethren, let all those of other ma
tionalities who believe in protection
of white labor and in a popular
government and personal rights,
freedom of action and speech--I
say, let all these join hands and
fight their common cause. Our
cause is the cause of Right and
Justice, cause where there can be
no failure, if we stand united.
Unity is strength. The truth of
these words has been proven more
than once.
Let us use all our efforts TO have
at the next general election only
those candidates elected, who will
solemnly pledge themselves to legis-
late against the "Chlnese Curse. I"
Let the people show their will then
by casting their votes for those can
didates, and by helping. to elect
them by overwhelmingly large ma
jorities. This cause IS such, that
there can be no failure. If we are
going hand in hand, 1 cannot see
why "there must be terrible strug-
gle, and it will be fortunate if it
terminates peaceably." Even if
(what, however, never can or will
be, but say so simply as an illus
tration) our cause should not sue
ceed at that time, l suppose, and
hope, that we shall be imbued with
sufficient feelings of patriotism and
true loyalty TO the principles OF
Justice and Liberty, as to cause us
to submit to majority ruling.
These are certainly the sentiments
of true Liberty and Rights, while
any other way would be only OPP
pressive and tyrannical. Let us
beware of all ''Sand Lot Politics.
IN this community.
Before closing 1 should like tc
allude to a few much needed re.
forms in our laws. All our efforts
TO free ourselves from the Chinese
Plague are well enough, as far a:
they go. But this is not all. We
have not only to compete agains
the Chinese, but against all kinds O.
imported labor. There are hundreds
of men willing to work, but who ar,
unable to obtain it, Notwithstanding
that thousands of others are brough
from other countries. If thes
thousands had known the true stat
of affairs before they embarked a
the port Of their departure, proba
bly, not one tenth of them woul
have consented to bind themselve
''body and SOUL" like slaves for
number of years, TO labor hard, s
as to enable them TO eat q slice O
bread by sweat of their brow; OF t
receive compensation for their labor
sufficient to prevent themselves froI
starvation and still not enough t
entirely prevent occasional pangs o
the latter. These people have beel
certainly imposed on, while tn
bonds of their slavery thanks to th'
law Of this enlightened and civilized
country, are so tight, that they can
not free themselves from them
These people, as soon as their terms
of slavery expire, will help to swell
the number of the idle and unem
ployed. Have we, the voters, no
the right to free ourselves from thi
evil? 1 say, yes. Let us try ant
pledge our candidates at the mex
general election to abolish the law
relating to the Contract Labo
System This is the only way t,
compete against this evil. Let thi
matter be agitated to the utmost
Give us the right kind OF Legislation
on the "Chinese Question, an,
abolish the laws relating to fin