The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-05

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only invite him to an exchange of
ideas in way becoming gentle
man.
did not know until / saw it in
Mr.. c.. 5 letter that ever indulgcd
in any expressions by word or pen
uubecoming q gentleman | aim to
give no one pain from anything per-
-onal may say. But the rum
question beyond doubt, is a strong
question and the great curse of the
age. and it must bc dealt with truth
fully, firmly and plainly. So when
discussing principle / beg the privi-
lege of acting as q gentleman and
calling things by theiv right names
and plain enough to be understood,
! don't like to insinuate or hint at a
thing, and say Heaven when | mean
Hell lest be misunderstood. 1t
may sound harsh but my meaning is
clear and that is the objective point.
| don't call those that differ from
me "obstructionists," ''gluttons,"
and ''hypocrites," as G sometimes
does, but by plain pointed argu-
ments dressed in truthful words TO
show my subject plainly, and if true
no one should object.
e. If | was a politician and wanted
an office and had the wisdom and
tact of Talleyrand, l would speak
no harsh word against any person el
thing however much they may de.
serve it.. lest some should take of.
fence at the exposure of their hobby
and in consequence lose votes.
But fortunately for me have at
tanned to my highest ambition il
Office. | am member of a Roac
Board, where l am allowed tn,
privilege of working for nothing
and finding myself and | conscien
tiousIy work to improve the roads
l work for nothing when writing Il
improve the currency, the school
and social standing of the people
However, it is more OF Il recrea
tion than a labor as when tired wit
plantation cares ! often rest b.
: writing upon some public question
As | am one of the sovercigns of th
kingdom l deem it my duty to eX
anime public questions and expires
my views upon them in such Ian
guage as deem easily understood
1 have no object in view but in
provement and must always urg
Improvement in temperance as we
as roads.
confess for want of space an
trusting to the intelligence of IN
readers, who know the truth as we
: as | do. l have sometimes use
only part of the truth as hint
which deemed sufficient.
To illustrates \ short time age
n when writing upon the temperate
1 question | named Honolulu 18th
] mammothrum hole of the kingdom.
This expression standing by i
self seems harsh, but all know it
c be true, for Honolulu imports mo.
t Of the liquors and in distributing i
4 curses every plantation and ever
producing business in the kingdoI
besides she heads the list in Il
number of drunkard factories.
= The above being true does II,
e prevent the following which / lie
T. out from also being true, viz. Tht
, Honolulu heads the listin temperate
effort and in every good work mora
: philantmopic, and intellectual, Il
e great. as well as the good of Il
/ kingdom mostly live in Honolulu
g and honored representatives of mo
., nations are to be found there.
- Merchants, as keen, capable, al
c honest, as can be found any wher
1t reside in Honolulu are an honor AZ
IS a blessing to the kingdom.
These and many more truths Of
y like nature exist as we'll as the IL
, pleasant facts first named.
Il ITO be COntinued.)