The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-07
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MONDAY, OCT. Z. 1889.
A PARTY OF INCONSISTENCY.

DDlIOh DULLEllN - ~ SCClils
rather strange, does it not, that
while the pro-Chinese party was at
tempting lately to suppress the Chi
nese amendment agitation with the
argument that we had enough issues
before us now, their leading light,
H. A. Z. Carter, with their know
ledge and connivance was, as 1t
now appears, at that very time fore
ing an entirely new and stupendous
issue of his own upon the country
in his proposed treaty coup d'etat.
1t seems to indicate that the pro-
Chinese definition of an 'inoppor-
tune issue" is simply lone not
emanating from their own ranks OF
which does not serve their indivi-
dual interests"
1t must be rather amusing to the
by.stander to see these people, who
during the past two months have
stood with their appraised hands at
street corners and in counting
rooms deprecating any "new or dis
turbing issue at present however
just, now caught themselves in the
very act of trying to jump the coun-
try with one of those "new and dis
turbing issues" that they considered
so Objectionable in others, Just be-
cause this time it happened to ac-
cord with their own views of what
should be.
We the sandlotters, non-pro-
ducers, agitators and general ruff
scruff of the country would there
fore remind the pro-Chinese fratern-
ity and particularly the cream Of
Queen street, in the unctuous lam
guage it has lately coined for our
instruction and guidance, that the
grave and serious" issue it has
thus thrust upon the country and
the abrupt manner in which it was
done seems Every unwise, lndls-
Greet, i'll timed and inconsiderate, J"
and we sincerely "hope and trust
it will not occur again"
Having learned from the pro-
Chinese party during the past two
months that it would be "unwise
and unjust" to spring so important
an issue as the Chinese amendment
upon that party without giving it
two years more in addition to the
past two years it has had to "rehect
and. ponder" over the whole ques-
ton, we are positively "grieved" to
find, on inspecting the treaty the
pro-Chinese party proposed to the
Cabinet at the time they were giving
us this good advice, that they in
tended that the political clauses o.
that treaty as worded by then
should be fastened in indecent
haste upon the people at once be-
fore the people could even get tc
the polls this coming election to ask
for time or TO stop it.
1t is a matter of surprise, is il
not, that the pro-Chinese party or
the one hand will not even submit :
Chinese amendment this election il
pretended anxiety that the people
would not have sufficient time tt
consider what they were doing
when on the other hand they tool
special pains to provide in thei
treaty scheme for a military sur
Vigilance of the country 10y Uncl
Sam, which the Cabinet rejected
that the clause providing for tn
same should go into effect at one
upon receiving the signature of tn
King, while the free trade part onl
of the treaty should be submitted t
the Legislature. This "horse o
another color" way of doing thing
by the party of all virtues is accen
tuated when we sadly remembe
that one reason urged by then
against calling the Legislature to
gether was that some of the Noble
and Representatives were away ant
therefore certain districts would b
unrepresented in the Legislator
which would be violation of frs
principles. We little thought then
did we, that this very gang had al
issue of their own which they in
tended the dear people, including
absent and present Representative
and Mobiles, should know nothing O
until it was an accomplished fact.
The GROWING thought of all j
that their scheme which demanded
such haste was simply to re-entrenc
those who have this year made fror
twenty to eighty per cent. on inflai
ed stock, while the Chinese amend
ment, which they say can and mu:
wait their sweet pleasure in 1892,
urged to secure bread and butter t
civilized men, women and cbildre
now being drawn into pit of CON
petition with single male coolies
What splendid material this pro- Chi
nese party is made of, is it not
"And of such is the Kingdom O
Heaven - SISnI OTrEs