The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-17

fictitiously large. but they are evil
IDENTIFY and approximately true and
without exaggeration. Here is great
injustice which the law upon taxation
should be remodelled, so that the
rich go not scot free, and the poor I!
poorer!l and poorer!!! 1t 10 the duty
OF the House to promptly take this
matter into consideration, or there
will caused another evil that, the
Government will have to handle in
the future. while is time enough to
avert the evil.
In submitting these estimates, I
have only been prompted by the
high consideration that, / have done
my duty to my Sovereign, my coun-
try and to His Msjesty's loyal and
faithful subjects, that their love for
their country and fatherland may not
be diminished, nor their patriotism
be lowered and weaken by any init
midation on the part OF those who
have been for the last 20 years de-
crying the unusefulness of the Mill
tary, when they have been foremost
and most unwant only and unwar-
rantably during the last decade were
the ones, who took up arms against
the laws Of the nation, and cause
rebellion by force of arms, disastrous
to the Kingdom and it's people. Not
for the sake of social and political
reforms, but for mercenary purposes,
much of which deeds were done with
N, 1.o, on.I xu.kl, v~l-~ln~
Though, l was not in Honolulu on
the 30th of June, 1887, but visited
the city three weeks after, / was then
convinced by the plans laid out for
the defence Of the Palace, Of the dis
tribution of men and the disposition
OF the arms, were so perfect that an
invasion of the Palace was an impos-
sibility. And were a siege laid to
take it, they had already a supply Of
rations for II months, would have
kept them alive until the besiegers
would have been forced to an armi-
stice. A sortie party were ready at
the least attempt of invasion and
after the desperation of the invaders,
the city could have easily be re-
claimed. There is really nothing
worthy of merit that can be properly
claimed by the late revolutionist, but,
bravado- bumbast and self-agrandize-
ment during the four years term Of
the late fiascoans. In justice than
to place the honor where justly is
due, it is to the officers and men of
the regular Military forces of the
Kingdom which have been obviously
proven by their conduct and charac
ter during the late unpleasantness,
that they were law abiding, peace
able, and did credit to the profession
of arms they have sworn to support
and maintain. Their character now
stands untarnished and unblemished,
and indicated as subsequent poll
tical events have proven, and were
/ allowed q paradox upon bulwers
inspiration OF Rechelieu's soleliqui
on the force of his pen, I would trans
pose the sentiment by expressing for
the benefit of the present crises,
THE ballot, is mightier than the
gun"
am indebted to Captain Robert
p. Waipa, of the Kings Guard, for
the estimates and organization of an
arm force. With it, l have appended
my report to the Legislature As
sembly of 1884, as well as my reply
to the Ministers OF the period in the
year 1880, which evidently proves
that seven years prior to the insur-
rection of 1887. The officers of the
regular forces gave full warning to
the Government and TO the members
of the Legislature of those periods.
that fatal disaster would surely
occur, if they did not take measures
to prevent its occurrence. Most pro-
phetically, this event did really oc-
cur seven years after on the Both of
June, 1887. Reports were rumored
that the late Minister Mr.. Gibson,
strenuously endeavored to avert the
disaster, but it was too late. He left
the Palace on that day pitiful OBJ
ject of unrelentful spite against him
self for allowing himself to be vic
timised by the folly of his own indis-
erection and imbecile incompetency.
Three weeks before the Both Of June,
he was commanded to have executed
and prepare a warrant for the read
ing Of the "Riot Act" and the
readiness of the document PRO
claiming Martial Law" These two
things were never executed, conse-
auently the failure of the regular
soldiers to do their duty, and the
Marshal of the Kingdom to do his.
For the soldiers duty, is to back
and support the police, after all
other means have been done to in
duce the mob and fioters to dis
perse. Then the soldiers are called
to perform their messages and mea-
sures of insuring peace, which mis-
sion they have always prevented to
be executed promptly and afficaci-
ously.
There is no doubt the figure re
presenting the cost of maintaining
so expensive an institution as that
of the Military, will bewilder the
members of the Assembly, bat il
they would only take into account
what has been squardered during
the incumbancy of the late admin.
istration, of drafts without Vouches
of Opium without License, OF sugars
leaving the country without taxa.
ton. and numerous other incongrui
ties, and an appalling sight is al