The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-09-30
MINISTER SPENCERS DE,
CIlARATION OF NDE-
PENDRNCE.

be affected in the least by any Stste-
ue0ts IN the ADVERTISER. ThSt Is,
the facts in regard 70 DR.. Oliver, IS
the public are assured shall not be
taken into consideration IN making
the appointment. While this msy
we'll be 3 comforting assurance TO
| the Doctor, VIC have our doubts
whether it viii prove equally so
10 the public at large. The House,
however.Or : part Of them, received
I this equivoeAI declaration of indie
( pendenee with unmistzkable signs
Of appreciation
[ We haye long had Turk
ing suspicion that Mr.. Spencer's
independence was something Of
this color.
The Minister Of Interior further
I proceeded TO annIhilSte the ADyER-
TIsER by stating that DR.. Oliver is
s gentleman, and that he had
known him sixteen years. These
are statements which we do not
presume to deny, but will content
ourselves with meekly limiting that
they do not appear to be conclusive
Of the controversy. 4 gentleman,
ike every other good fellow, Is not
prselUded from taking his whiskey
clear. and eases have been known
Of IN unmistakabLe aptitude in this
direction, even among gentlemen.
Still It viii doubtless be : great
consolation 10 the inmates Of the
Asylum when gagging under the
wrong medicine, or periShing from
the lack Of any 1t all, to reflect that
the Doctor Is . gentleman, and that
the Minister has known him (and
drunk with hIml for sixteen years
Minister Spencer also stated that
Dr. Oliver was an able physician.
He may be equal to the most famous
practitioners Of Berlin or Paris, for
anything We know To the contrary,
but the fact has no bearing what
ever On the specific charges which
have been made against him
It Is lot unlikely that the Doctor
wiz be appointed in order to prove
thst Minister Spencer Is not infu-
euced by the ADVERTISE We beg
and eutreat the Minister not 10
make the unhappy inmates OF
the Asylum the victims of such
Z very superfUous demonstration
In any case We cannot see how the
Minister can have the eHr0ntery 10
maks this appointment, with these
charges outstanding and anan-
s~eFed- When Colonel Dudley
was charged by the New York
Times With recommending bribery
Of voters IN blocks Of i've. he did
not lose his presence Of mind for
one moment Che was too cool
hand for THAR but Immediately
brought an action against the
newspaper. This Of course. was
dropped Is soon as the election was
over The trick Is not worn out
YET, and We advise Or. Oliver TO
tEy Il Immediately Under cover
Of I long complaint. duly filed in
the Supreme Court, Mr. Spencer
viii probably be able to scare up
: Independence enough to make
the appointment. and when the
candidate Is safely installed and in
possession OF the em0Iuments Of
ohee, there will be nothing 70
hinder him from acting Ike 4
Christian fOzgiving the ADyEEusEE
and EIthGrz~ing the suit Getting
out warrant would be even more
effective That step always sur
rounds damaged reputation with
= halo Of glory Sill, abuse Of
criminal process i not without It's
dangers, and On the whole Dr..
divers safest blu1 viii be I suft At |
Law
Perhaps the hest Eay out Of the
whole dfhculty would be to leave
the appointment entirely 10 the IN
mates Of the Asylum Is they are
all stark staring mad, II Is not At
all unlikely that they would ap
pOint Minister SpenceTs ezndi-
late By aceIamation, and thereby !