The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-11
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
statements made. or opinions expressed by our
corresp ouGents.
Be Consistent.

Mr.. EDITOR: In contrast TO your gen
tlemanly remarks receiving the "Ka
Oiaio" into the family OF newspapers
issued in this city, for which l thank
you, your canine neighbor the Bulletin
Of June 6th, has been good enough, after
three weeks since our first issue, to give
US d touch OF its 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 adyices US not to do.
Referring to the past as he sees it
through his optics, which is infallible
and very proper, OF course, asst eminates
from these would-be NestOrs OF the Pa
cjfc, he saws: Good or bad, however,
it can not be recalled, and only those
who wish to write themselves down as
Gemagogues OF the baser sort, will try to
stir UP dead issues. II "Ohio' or Il
owe YOU, or whatever its name, wishes
to be useful, it must deal sQuareIy 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 Hawaiian newspaper,
edited by a Hawaiian, must drop the
history of the past in its efforts to
elucidate a subject which has bearing
on the Hawaiian people and their past
history. We Hawaiians must drop the
past, because it is unpalatable to We
"demagogues" OF the Bulletin news
paper. Wemust not speak the courage,
patriotism and loyalty OF the Samoans,
because, perhaps, Ooh, my little soul II
NAV infuse a little life as Secretary Bay
ard said, into the (Samoans) HaWauans.
Examples OF patriotism and manllness
are virtues not to be held up to Hawai-
ians, but anything Of an opposite nature
would suit our sOullesS little trend the
Bulletin better. You must not, set up
such Samoan characteristics, or Zulu
characteristics OF courage and manHness
because that is too real altogether and
Eunpalatable for such make believes as
We have had in the past. 1t Is very
evident that the author OF the article re-
ferred to, whoever, he may be. Is
hireing, and differs in what newspapers
over the world eulogise. Columns III
/ nGW-f13 DeIS Ol pIllSc anu AlOiACA ca q -
the Samoans for their conduct, Tor winch
we, in abiding to it as something &c
emulate and profit by, are censured
/ But we must excuse the petty demago.
cues of a baser sort" whose voice and
pen would be lost, like needle in hay
/ stack. if in the country OF his birth, he
should have the temeritY to offer such
[ trash as we see daily in the Bulletin.
/ We can excuse our wOuId-be friend
/ whose principles, are evidently governed
/ bv the extent OF his pay, and no deeper
/ than mis- pocket. L am afraid he IS as
trade Of something, and | can appre
! ciate and sympathise with him, and l
/ he will pardon me, | would like him K
/ appreciate courage, and try and act more
manly in the future. He advises Others
not to touch the past, and even thing
that occur every day; but he IS con
tinuaIly saying something about the
/ Kaimiloa. with the courage that such
man has. after the author OF the kaimi
loa is dead, and about what he claim
and hints in a dirty, cowardly way abou
Mobiles in the past. Consistency tho
art a Jewel, and the Bulletin would b.
wise to keep and follow its own advlc
in the future. J. +. BUSH.
Late from Samoa.
Honolulu, June 10, 1889.