The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-05-24
The REFORM CAUSE.
(From tie Hilo Record, May I4.)

week, concerning the action of the
Hawaiian jury here. Every case
that has been brought before them,
with the exception of two, were dis
charged, although to others, listen
ing to the developments in some of
the cases, convictions ought to have
followed. After three cases had been
disposed of, we heard the rumor,
that some of the natives had said,
that the arrest of the Hawaiians was
only a political dodge to diminish
the Hawaiian list of voters at the
next election, and that it was dodge
to that effect, put up by the re
form Government" and that no
Hawaiian jury would convict Ha-
waiian. The progress of events
proves that some political dodge is
ut the bottom of the matter. Two
of the bitter opponents to our pre-
sent Government are in the field as
candidates for representatives from
Hilo. And not an occasion is lost
by their supporters, to cry down
and injure in the native Hawaiians'
mind, the Government as now car
ried on. And these candidates sre
not leaving stone unturned that
will help their election, and injure
the election of independent men.
The Hawaiian papers arc mostly
trying to poison the minds of the
Hawaiians against any form of re-
form.
And what will be the outcome OF
all this? Shall we sit quietly by and
do nothing, or, shall we commence
working to counterfeit this feeling!
If we are to do it, it is time we were
at work. When we look at the pre-
sent state of the Government, as re-
CARDS our finances; as regards the
faithful and honest carrying out of
the measures proposed by the last
Legislature as regards the advance
we have made during the past year,
from, we might say, state OF ma
tional bankruptcy, to one where the
public credit is so good, that our
own people are willing to trust it
with their savings, to such an
amount, that we are able to call in
our National Bonds; when the adj
ministration of law and order is car
ried on so much better, that the eff
fects are noticeable all over our
kingdom; when, We say, we look at
our present state as compared with
| +J,+ ,,rlor ,,l,;sb wa liual from Is "a
to 1887 we are bound to say that
Reform is not failure. To send
us back now to our former state, nc
thinking man will for one moment
be willing to consent to. That in
some particulars "Reform" might be
reformed, no one will deny. Nc
man or set of men are SO infallible
but that they can, yea, do make
mistakes. But of what use is il
now to try and sink the boat that
has carried us thus far over the
troubled sea of bankruptcy and ma
tional ruin as this one has. We ar,
nearing national crisis. Give u'
in 1890 fair, honest Legislature
and we will be able to advance II
greater prosperity; but give us {
venal, accommodating, one mar
power seeking Legislature, and al
we have gained in the past year vii
be irretrievably lost, and Hawai-
will sink deeper into the slough o
bankruptcy and ruin. We mus
have Legislature who will fear
lessly shew up the mistakes of GU
present Government and then no
try and overthrow it, but build it u
and guide it onward to more glo
rious future.
We cannot go back, and althoug
we know that dissatisfaction exist
among some of those who nobl,
stood up two years ago for politics
reform, still we have charity enoug
to believe that not one, who at tina
time really felt the need Of radios
change in the Government and wa
willing to support his belief with hi
F., life blood, will now honestly sa
: "that all has been lost and that W
are worse off now than we were BIZ
fore" No! there may be som
loud-mouthed political hummer
who thus cry, but not one who the
was true patriot will be foun
: among the number. They will
found to be among the number, vii
in the "day of need" were found I
have left their rifles at home an
made tracks themselves for til
mountains. Now what is to
done, should be started at once.
is no way to wait until the enemy
entrenched behind its fortificatiol
Of political lies, and then come OF
and try to dislodge them. Tn
every kind of measure will be use
\ to carry the next elections,
i against reform and for the re-esta
lishment of the autocratic power
the King, as it was before, we kno,
How we shall meet it and by VIII;
means carry the day, are matters
serious thought and should be car
fully considered now, not waitir
until it is too late.
We cannot believe that any plar
alton managers on the islands wi
as it is reported currently here,
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