The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-10
Ril0 OPINION ON TRe iNsua.
RECTION.
(From tie Hlo Record, Aug, g.

The instruction OF the last week
in Honolulu has taught us lesson,
which we will do we'll to heed. Ru-
mors Of Wilcox's intentions have
been in circulation for several
weeks, especially among a portion
of our native population. And our
Government paid no heed thereto.
The affair, if il had been led by
smarter man, might not have ended
as it did. To think that an armed
force OF $50 men could march mile
and half through the main street
of Honolulu, at 4 o'clock in the
morning, without even notice from
the police force, supposed to be on
patrol all through the night, leads
TO the suspicion that almost all of
the native population Of that city
must have been knowing to the
"emeute. What were the police
doing that no alarm was sounded till
after the rebels had made lodg T
ment within the Palace walls? But
perhaps it is useless now to cry over
the "spilt milk" and only to ask
ourselves, what is the lesson to be
learned from the whole affair. One
thing is certain, the present Govern
ment have learnt, and that is not TO
lie back believing "that the Hawai-
ians are not thinking much over the
situation" There is q feeling of
bitter hatred of the whole "Reform"
movement, among a small (and we
say "small" advisedly) portion of
the Hawaians. Before "Reform"
took place, the Hawaiian was led to
believe, that he was and should be
the 'master of the situation" Now
he finds that it is only when quail
fed to act, can he fill any important
position. That simply because he is
Hawaiian, does not bring him into
power, but that he must prove him.
self capable as we'll and this does
not suit.
But we will say, throughout the
country districts, the incendiary and
reasonable utterances of such
sheets as the ''Oiaio'' do not find q
response among the Hawaiians as a
rule. When the news of this insur-
rection reached us over the wires
last Friday, among no persons was
it more heartily condemned than by
the Hawaiians in our town. 1t is a
matter of thanks to us here, that we
have but small following Of Bush
and Wilcox among our native Ha-
waiians. But in Honolulu it is diff
ferent. There all the "discontents'
among the natives naturally gravi-
tate and are there urged on by such
men as Poepoe, Wilcox, Boyd and
others, to just such acts as have
been done in Honolulu the past
week. Now, what is to be done in
this matter? What shall we do with
the leaders in it? We do not belief
in halfway measures. Let our Gov
eminent take hold of it without
gloves and sift it to the end. Nc
: halfway measures. Strike wher'
, ever it may be necessary, ever
if it be necessary to bring
high personages under the sen
5 tence. We feel for those who
: were led into it, that they might bt
let off easy, but to those who lee
them on, aye, even to those who 81
in high places, that allowed it to b.
done, let the severest penalty of thu
!. law be melted out. 1t will not de-
= for this country to be subject tt
such instructions, every little while
The injury done thereby to vi
abroad is such that it will take
months, we might almost say years
10 overcome.
We hope that the outcome of this
affair will be to unite all true citi
zens of Hawaii ON the side of gooC
government. Coming as it has
only short time before our genera
/, elections, next year, it should 81
unite all classes, that we can b,
2 able to send only such men to tn
Legislature as are in favor of ou
present form of Government. Ono,
more. If the Government is afrai,
to try Wilcox, Boyd and others o
euc lhouilSctiOu, III lioboiuiu, ic
them change the venue to Hawaii
We believe we have here honest Ha
!, waiisns, who will try the matte
u fairly. And the whole country de
}, mands that the matter be dealt wit
: with stiff hand.
The thanks of our townspeopl
here in Hilo are rendered to Col. V
V. Ashford and the Honolulu Rifles
|, and all others who took part in tn
d fight so bravely and manfully. Hill
n could not be present, but she
7 willing to acknowledge her thank
d to those who were. We hear tha
e all our Hilo boys stepped right i
C and did good work. Hilo's thank
i to Townsend, Loebenstein, and L
a IAwarl on1 Dav IIifohnAnlr