The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-14

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BIZ established for the benefit of all.
THURSDAY, NOV. II, 1889.
the MINISTERIAL ISSUE.

cising an article in this paper oil
"The Ministry in the Elections"
made some strong points; but. in
those where the writer took decided
exception to our argument, he was
not so clear as when lie concurrcd.
"Bystander" disputes the theory that
the election of Legislature on
platform non-committal toward the
Ministers would "pave the way for
q reconstruction of the Cabinet, if
that he found n desirable alterna-
tive by the majority of the Legisla-
turc." His dissent Is based on the
clear provision of the Constitution
that "the Cabinet shall be appoint
ed and commissioned by the King"
Still, well-knOwn facts show that
this provision is not an insuperable
obstacle to reconstruction of the
Cabinet. The Reform Cabinet has
been twice reconstructed during the
past biennial period, and in neither
case can anyone say that the new in
cumbcnt was the personal appointce
of the King. The King in both
cases, it is understood, yielded, I'M
der other provisions of the Constitu-
ton, to the advice of the majority of
his Cabinet remaining in office. In
the first case the Legislature pledg-
cd in the elections to support the
Ministry was IN session, and perhaps
that pledge was an embarrassment
to the Judgment of members i'll
meeting the unexpected situation.
Still it cannot be said that the CON-
INITIAL of candidates in that election
to support of the Ministry was un-
wise. The opposition to the Minis
try then was undoubtedly in behalf
of reaction to the species of abso-
lutte rule which was ovcrthrown by
the revolution. No executive record
had been made on which to judge
the Cabinet, so that il was to stand
or fall entirely on the principles OF
the Reform Party.
Those principles were good, ant
it is because we do not wish to SEE
them endangered now that we raist
an objection against their being
identified with the personnel of ;
Cabinet that, in The opinion of man.
people including honest supporter
of those principles, has either indi
vidually or collectively in varou
ways disappointed expectations ant
promises. There are two contin
gencies capable of removing the oh
lection to the Ministry being an is
sue IN the elections, which ought Il
have been gathered from the articl
criticized by our correspondent
First, the organization of party i
opposition, including in its leadin
men material fit for Cabinet, whc
should not only adopt the principle
of reform and progress that prove
triumphant in 1887, but be pro
, nounccd upon vital questions III:
have arisen since, and that tn
I should be the only Opposition Part
} in the lists. Then, if there was
l party of unequivocal support TO ii
Cabinet as il stands, also with
e well-delined policy on all new issue
:, we should be quite glad TO see c
u honorable contest over the Cabin
. positions, the best men in the ele,
, toral opinion winning. Secondl
if the various factions of the oppos
ton to the Ministry crystalline in
!. a clearly rcactlonary party, ANN
:, at restoration of the effete do
trnes and practices of the pas
;. then let the present Ministers ha'
d the full advantage of their standiI
: by the principles of reform and pr
gress, however much they may ha
$. failed in doing credit to the profe
o sion. Between even the name
IS good government and the actuali
G of its antipodes there can be on
g one choice with lovers of The
" country.
RACE ,IIIRlES-