The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-10

I left here November 10th. During !
my absence number OF things occurred !
OF which | can know nothing The |
charges as to a certain interview with
my brother will doubtless be investi-
gated by committee, and | shall leave
it TO them.
The Minister of the Interior states that
relations were cordial at the time of my
departure. That was only true in a
modified sense. They were much less
cordial to me than before l took my in
dependent course at a certain Cabinet
council on the treaty question. That
was patched up and there was no open
hostility at that time. At the same time
it became clear to me that they had
much less use for me than formerly. |
saw that and my opinions were con.
stantly disregarded. They wanted to
use me as scullion in their political
kitchen which was not according to my
high toned ideas. 1 declined to be SO
used, and they were disguised accord
ingly.
Mr.. President, I do not make these
statements as though they deserved the
same treatment as the eternal verities.''
| may be mistaken. 1t may have been
due to my physically weak and depleted
condition. Still it was and is nv inn
preston.
Now, as to my absence. l told Mr..
Thurston l expected to be absent seven
or nine weeks found relative whom
had intended to visit was in Salt Lake.
So went there. then went to Chicago.
heard that a certain relative was on the
point Of death and wished to see me. l
was also notified that Sir John Macdon-
aid wished to confer with me. l was not
little surprised by the importation into
the Minister of the Interiors speech of
my Canada experiences. / did not see
what it had to do with my completely in
conspiracy here in April. 1t looks to
me like ''sour grapes" The Minister
had heard that I was received by Sir
John Macdonald, and the guest of the
Canadian Pacific Railway, rich corpor-
alton with very comfortable cars.
leave it to the House whether there was
anything more than "sour grapes" here.
did not think that 1 received these at
tentions. The Minister complains that
he had no letters, but he received papers
in which had had the temerity to ex-
press opinions on Hawaiian affairs with
out consulting him and having him read
the proof. Until the Premiership got to
buzzing in his head he was willing to
grant me this privilege, especially as he
had regarded me as his particular pro
perty, his particular scullion. Some of
the things said in the papers were true
and some false. Some preposterous.
Tells story tell this as sample
of veracity of newspaper reporters in the
United States. l think they are better
Slightly better here 1t is true had
xxifh TAtn Macdonald
and some of his cabinet. l found them
very pleasant. And MIR. President, not
one of them ever attempted to sell the
independence of his country under the
thin subterfuge of Reciprocity treaty.
There is something besides " sour
grapes" There is a distrust and hatred
of the possibility OF revival of British
influence here.
After the PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADvER-
TIsER came out in favor of the Independ-
ent Ticket on Hawaii the Minister of the
Interior and a bosom friend started
newspaper whose first article was an at
tack on the Independent Ticket because
it had too many British. We must put
none but Americans on guard Tonight
that was their idea. But l do not think
that is the right policy. They were
dlu tAidl tACSC but
one of whom l am glad to see here
would prevent their scheme of selling
out the independence of the country, and
that is the secret of their opposition to
me.
1t is true that 1 rode over large Sec
ton of the Central Pacific Railroad Co.
as guest of the president and found him
a man OF large calibre and full of ideas
with regard to connecting these islands
by rail and steam with Canada, and /
have frequently told the Ministers that
if they could ever find two hours of
leisure, would state the substance OF
my conversations and say what thought
We ought to do. But the fact is they
have been so busy arranging and perfect
ing their plans for turning over the
country bound hand and foot to the
United States, that they have never
found two hours leisure They don't
want a good thing ii it comes anywhere
than from the United States.
There was Incorporated in this king
dom last fall cable company to lay a
cable to Frisco They did not mean to
spend anything themselves, but to get
the two governments to guarantee the
interest of the bonds and let them pay it
too if the profits were not big enough.
The promoters are very particular friends
of the Cabinet-not of mine, for l op-
posed their scheme 1t looked to me
very much like the Government building
the cable and private individuals own
ing it.
returned in March and found the
colonelcy matter occupying a good deal
OF attention. I found Cabinet had or
dered an election. Had refused to con-
firm the election of V. " Ashford and
had ordered a new election. NV first
connection with the affair was when Col.
Ashford was elected second time.
When the matter came up, l opposed
Cabinet on two grounds / took ground
that the election was premature. and,
therefore, void, and l still hold so, and
that Col. Ashford will continue to be the
legal incumbent until next February,
unless the office is abolished as the Min
lister OF Foreign Affair, not having got his
candidate in, recommends. This posi-
ton was combated by other members of
Cabinet, and Minister OF Foreign Affairs
said ministers settled that ;Istated that as
the law adviser oil the Crown, objected
to any settlement in which I had no
share. Then we came TO the real grounds
for refusing TO confirm the election. They
would not state The reasons, stating tina.
the Minister of the Interior said knew
them already. 1t appeared that V. V.
Ashford had denounced them through
the election, edited the Elele and in
short was not in accord. / said this was
the old Gibsonian view, which the Min
lister of the Interior denied. They re-
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