Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-12
KALAKAUA'S KINGDOM.
Interesting Chat with an Anero-
can Resident of Honolulu.
The Politics. Religion, Habits and Castons
Of the sandwich Islanders-Hanx and by
Whom They Are Governed-wages
Received by LaSorers
lCinc.anati Ennnirr1

| Cincinnati EnQuirvr.1
/ A large, broad shouldered man. a rt.,,
| beyond middle age, with chosely-triu,med
| iron-grsy whiskers and bearing s;zilaag
! resemblance TO the late President Garfield
| was walking Up and down in the lobby Of
\ the Grand Hotel recently 10 a conpiaceat
/ self-Satished manner, his hands thrust
down deep il his pockets. IL WIS j. A
| Hopper, one of the largest race growers OF
/ Honolulu, the capital Of the Sandwich Isl
/ ands. Mr.. Hopper was Formerly New
/ Yorker bat has resided in the Sandwich
/ Islands for the past twenty-seven years,
+ 1.-THE Sandwich Islanders are law-abid-
/ ing, law-loving people," said Mr. Hopper to
an interviewer. They're hotAestand trust
worthy. Leave a box Of cigars within
/ natives reach, and he'll only take one.
| Leave plug of tobacco or a iisedoliar note
/ Ia his way, and he'll do nothing worse than
/ u cut 'chaw of the plug. Lie AMI prsp-
( erty are as secure IL the Sandwich Islands
as anywhere else on earth Occasionally
! there's murder-oRe native kills another
/ over bottle Of rum, or something like
/ that, but they're not frequent. The crime
/ of murder is promptly and severely pun
! ished. Capital punishment Is Ia vogue Up
+ TO d short time ago IT was against the law
! TO sell liquor 10 q native. Now, however,
/ the bars are free for al, and there as a con-
/ sequent increase IN crime. When a native
/ gets hold Of bottle Of gin he doesn't want
| to take IT from his head until he has drained
the last drop. The native is a thriftlcss
fellow. He spends all he makes, and lives
/ from day TO day
/ They're . rehgiously inclined people.
/ The bulk OF them are CongregationalisIs
I They are quite Americsni1ed in dress. The
/ womsl wear waistiess outer garment
! with yoke on top, exactly similar To what
I you folks up here call the Mother Hubbard
/ hat is the native as compared with
/ the un-native populationF
Well, we have a total population of
about $1,000. About oue-half are natives.
There are fully 1900 Chinese on the island,
/ 1900 Japs, 1900 Portuguese, and the bal
/ ance Of the population Is made up OF Amer
leans, English, German, etc. The Chinese
I make excellent plantation hands. The
native laborers don't take as kindly to the
/ plantation AS they do to the cattle ranches,
and to tending stock, etc The Portuguese
are very much like them IN this regard"
Labor must DC pretty cheap"
"Well, you can get ordinary labor for SIS
or $50 and found, or So a month and let 1t
find itself"
THE slight difference in the wages OF
labor found and labor not found indicates
that living must be cheap"
! 1T Is cheap"
! ''The Government e q liberal monarchy.
We have a King, who either inherits tho
throne, is appointed TO it or elected v IL
by the people When King dlcs the next
OF kin succeeds 20 the throne. II there be
! none in direct line OF succession be may a.
lis death, if he 80 selects, appoint sue
/ cossor. If he fails 20 DO this, successor ia
/ elected by the people. The present King,
/ KaLakauA, was elected By the people, de
has been reigniug fourteen years
His predecessor was very brilliant
man, but he dissipa,ed, and died
after two years reign, leaving no suoccs-
sor. Kalakaua is perfect gentleman. and
man Of a good deal OF ability. He was a
member Of the House of Mobiles when
elected 70 the throne. He had formerly
been the PostmAster-GeneraL HE was al
one time worth great deal ~ money. but
was too free-hearted ana open-han 70
hang on to il. The Legislative power OF the
Government Is vested IN two joint bodies
similar 20 the Congress Of the United
States-the House Of Mobiles and The Leg
Islature. These two bodies are composed
Of about sixteen members each Tho No.
bles are appointed by tbs KING 20 serve for
life. TIN members % the lower branch are
elected b. the people 70 serve two years
This Legislature that Is what IL IL called
composed Of these two bodies meets once
m two years. The sessions last about one
hundred days The last session was an un--
usually long one II continued one hun
dred and nineteen days The representa-
tion is apportioned BIZ districts"
"Hsve you two political parties'''
''WeIl, / should sag we had. They are
the Governments and The anti-Goycrn-.
meuts The Governments are the ms ard.
the ants are the '0uts' They tazs issue,
with each other on every question coming
up, just az the two political parties Do Dsrs-
In the States. The Ants are constant
ly discovering reckless cxtrayasysDoes'
and gross irregularities in lbs Ad-
minis,rai4On, while tho Governments
are continually defending thc An
mrrisirsgt1On and explaining or &poiogizing
for ts mistakes. Politics there ia tusi hko
politics here, only warner and more er-
citing. Tire natives 70 stark crazy over
elections. They abandon al business 20
whoop 'er up for their favorite candi1as.s-
The natives are race Of orators AZ ek-r--
tloa tine yO1'i see a fellow arrayed. psr-.
haps. only II par q pzantaloous aid q
shirt discussing shs Issues fro11 Tie bed of
q barrel antll h. eith-eT tires oS4t or tiTus hr-
audience OFT. and when ne does finally let
CD there's always another orator - -zks.
hrs plaza
TIE natives are very srupetvors and a.
ways at upou ths sEpEiss u Toe nsouaszst.
&c matter how indl>csee. O sryutse>sas thss
impulse may D. r. al The fa-s: ard II
element Of their campaigns TIER p yery
rarely ar olo19 spilled On, By TIE Wy.
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