The Daily bulletin., 1889-12-23

father before him, may nave Deen n
shipped" cowboy, n deserting
or q traveller here for his
health, now min9ling his self-infated
with Malihinis, whom TO
look upon at any other portion of
tho biennial period with aught but
and IA anything but sad
venturers, would have been con-
sidered lasting disgrace, unworthy
u true Kamnaiua. We see those
members of the politico-religious
club whose occupation (except on
the first day OF the weekly is COM
putting compound interest against
the few kuleanas yet remaining in
native hands, now tuning their jaws
and trimming their pens in persuad-
ing their "de0r Hawaiian friends"
from pulpit and press, of their un-
dying love for them. We see even
the planters, in congress assembled,
solemnly proclaiming that they want
to restrict Chinese---for which serio-
comic side-show their own mothers
brand these philanthropic gentlemen
as successful rivals of Ananias. We
see the Government, honorable"
gentlemen all, whose friends two
years ago sent to Parliament to sup
port them forty-seven members out
of an elective house Of forty eight
the same honorable gentlemen who,
with a two-thirds majority always nj
their back, allowed the Chinese
Amendment ESQ called) to be hoist
ed by a vote of three TO two--now
fairly bowling, actually screaming,
for q species of Chinese restriction far
exceeding IN severity the conditions
Of the proposed amendment of 1888.
Yet by some strange application of
the double shuttle docrino success
fully straining every nerve to dump
twelve hundred japanese coolies per
month upon our shores-a race, rs
experience here has proven, with
fewer and lesser virtues, with more
and greater vices (from an indus
trial standpoint), than the Chinese,
and embracing much more power
full element of danger and destrnc-
tion 10 the white and native skilled
labor and small trade industries. In
fact the times seem fairly out of
joint with the Inconsistencies devel-
oped by the several factional declar-
ations of principles styled "plat-
FORMS" when these are considered
in connection with their several
architects.
And yet q close analysis shows
these platforms more inconsistent
each with itself, though taken broad
ly (with the exception of the "fran-
chise planll") those of the Govern
ment, the Mechanics Union and the
Kalaiaina Gall which are thus far in
the tield) agree with the general
trend Of the Reform platform Of
1887. Not even the upholders Of
the present Mobiles system have pre-
tended to connect the benefits claim
ed for an Upper House (the crea-
ton of limited franchise) as q
check on hasty Legislation, with n
mongrel parliament where q moicty
of the members thus created are
dumped among and intermingled
with those returned by a purely
popular vote. Not even those who
made the Constitution of '87 dare
say that the unequal franchise was
intended or hoped to be a pcrma-
nent political fixture in its now eX-
listing shape. 1t was advocated for
present political purpose, and
that purpose was well served. 1t
was at best an experiment, which
its strongest advocates even now
admit might be improved upon
And for the reason, among others.
that the Government platform en-
tirely ignores it (though both
branches of the fusionists strongly
insist on Il change), discussion OF
1t is not here contemplated.
All parties are agreed, by the
record, that we want "good govern.
ment;'' economy, efficiency and
honesty in all the departments lib
eral, yet judicious, expenditures or
internal Improvements such super
vision of the public health as vii
conduce to the highest degree OF
| public safety; all educational sys
TEN, supported by taxation, which
will keep abreast the spirit of the
times: in short, measures whici
will result in the greatest good tt
the greatest number, or, as the Re
form platform of 81 has it, govern,
ment from the people, by the peo
| pie, of the people. But most es
pecialIy are all parties (by the re-
cord, again) agreed on these three
| points; (l) National independence
| (2), Chinese restriction; (3), De
centralization of power. Taking thu
last of these first, nothing is more
| plain than what the BULLETIN has
previously advocated: that The
| plank of the kalaiaina and Me
chanics' platforms, anent the clec
ton of the "chiet executive officers
of the Government" is simply ;
vigorous protest against the deter
mined Capitalization with which thu
Government by legislation, "regu
lations," "rules," "Orders,' etc.
have been tying up the people evel
since June 80, 1887. This vigor,
GUS protest, backed by very large