The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-06-18
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BE Consistent.

Nh. EDITOR: In contrast 10 your gem
tlemanly remarks receiving the ''Ha
Oiajo" into the family OF newspapers
issued in this city, for which thank
YOU, your canine neighbor the Bulletin
Of June Sth, has been good enough, after
three weeks. since our first Issue, to give
Us q touch OF It's disposition, by its incon-
sistent and scurriIous remarks, assuming
to dictate what we should do and say,
and how we should say it, and in the
very same article doing Just exactly
what it advices US not to do.
Referring to the past as he sees it
through his optics, which is infallible
and very proper, OF course, as it eminates
from these would-be Nestors OF the Pa
CifC, he says: Good or bad, however,
it can not be recalled, and only those
who wish 10 write themselves down rs
2emagogues OF the baser sort, will try to
stir up dead issues. Ii "Ohion or 81
owe you, F" or whatever its name, wishes
to be useful, it must deal squarely with
the questions OF to-day, and let the day
before yesterday care for the things OF
itself"
This is indeed wisdom, and such Wis
dom as is prompted by the mighty
dollar, that i Hawaiian newspaper,
edited by Hawaiian, must" drop the
history Of the past in its efforts TO
elucidate q subject which has bearing
on the Hawaiian people and their past
history. We Hawaiians must drop the
past, because it is unpalatable 10 We
"demagogues" of the Bulletin news
paper. Wemust not speak ofthe courage,
patriotism and loyalty OF the Samoans,
because. perhaps, (oh, my little sOull it
may infuse little life as Secretary Bay
ard said. into the (SamOanS) Hawallans.
Examples OF patriotism and manlIness
are virtues not to be held up to Hawai-
ians, but anything OF an opposite nature
would suit our sOullesS little friend the
Bulletin better. You must not, set up
such Samoan characteristics, or Zulu
characteristics of courage and manliness
because that Is too real altogether and
unpalatable Tor such make believes rs
We have had in the past. 1t is very
evident that the author of the article re-
ferrGd to, whoever, tie may be, Is 4
hireliug. and differs i'm what newspapers
over the world eul0gjsa. Columns ia
newspapers OF praise and honor are given
the SIuUduS for their conduct, TOR which
We. I'm aI.uiiuL To Ii rs something 10
emulate and profit by. are ceusured.
Bur we must excuse the petty demugO
cues of q baSer Sort whose voice and
pen would be lost, like a needle in a hay
stack, If iu the country OF his birth, he
should have the temeTIty to offer such
trash As we see daily in the Bulletin.
We can excuse our wUuld-be friend,
whose principles, are evidently governed
by the extent OF his pay, and no deeper
THAI his pocket. | am afraid he is as
trade Of something. and | can appre
ciate and sympathise with him, and ii
he will pardon me, | would like him to
appreciate courage, and try and act more
manly in the future. He advises others
not TO touch the past, and even things
that occur every day; but he is con
tinually saving something about the
kaimiIod, with the courage that such 4
man has, after the author oil the kaimi
IOa l. dead, and abou: what he claims
ami linus in a dirty, cOwardly way about
MOBILES in the past. Consistency thou
art j Jewel. and the Bulletin would be
wise 10 keep and follow Its own advice
in the future. J L. Bush.
Late from Samoa.
Honolulu. June 10, 1859.