The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-22

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One OF the worst features about !
Hawaiian politics is that cerfaiu of
our citizens allow themselves to be
carried away from the marrow patti
ot truth and justice 10y their preju-
dices. Were the effects al such
idiosy ncracies confined here it would
not be 50 bad; bat this is not the
case.
On the other hand highly colored
and even deliberately untrnthful
statements are repeatedly sent
abroad to foreign newspapers or to
friends" for publication, which do
Hawaii no little amount Of injury,
commercial and otherwise, by mis-
representing our political conditions
and financial enterprises. The os-
tens,ble purpose of sending such re.
ports abroad is for the exhaustion
of personal spite or party hatred.
The authors of the reports mention
ed below are we'll known TO many
residing here. The usual results of
these personal indiscretions are in
jury to our good name and reputa-
ton abroad, and the doubtful pleas
ure supposed to accrue to such evil
ly disposed persons upon seeing
their lies in print.
| We hold ourselves within the
facts, Only few days ago the
city of San Francisco was thrown
into excitement over an alleged rev.
olution in Hawaii, which originated
either in the groundless fear or evil
Imagination of this class of people,
or from official sources colored, if
not controlled, by the same unrelia-
BILE gossip and influence.
But further than this, the facts
show some are so inconsiderate as
to unscrupulously drag in and in
jure prominent men, who come
among us from time to time, by
using their names without authority
or truth, for the purpose of dissem-
mating invidious statements direct.
ed at the character of public men OF
public acts in Hawaii.
The statements sent from Homo.
lulu and returned as "news" by the
San Francisco papers Of last mail
charging that MIR. A. Hoffnung, Ha
waiian charge Tofaires at London
who left here by the Australia fol
England, was the confidential tinan
cia! adviser" of the King; that ht
was weighted down with sccre
mission;" that the King had sen
him "to Europe to try to negotiate
= loan of $4,000, 900; that thu
scheme had been concocted during :
yachting trip, ETC., etc, are but s
sample illustration of this oft-re
peated abuse.
: The facts are, such men as Noble
Widemann, Hon. S. NJ. Damon anC
other friends of Mr.. Hoffnung wer'
informed by letter some four month
ago that the latter gentleman woult
arrive here on that steamer. An,
it was not and is not now secre
that Mr.. Hoffnung was to return t
8 England by way of Honolulu on o
about the time he did, after pro
tracted visit to Australia necessta
9 ted by important business affairs c
private and intricate nature.
The yachting trip, during whic
Mr.. Hoffnung's alleged mission ws
concocted, was semi-ofiicial visit
Molokai made, we are informed, at tn
- invitation of Hon. S. M. Damon,
- provide Mr.. Hoffnung with person,
information, as to the condition an
;, treatment Of the lepers, which woul
q enable him to officially contradi'
abroad just such injurious report
perhaps coming from the same {
Re similar sources, already sent abroa
Is concerning the Leper Settlement.
k While it is needless to deny sue
ct reports here, it is Of great impor
E, ance they be corrected abroad ;
re soon as possible. 1t would |
re well for those sending such evil an
lie wholly untruthful gossip ava,
W through letters or otherwise, to r
member that "a lie has no legs al
ir cannot stand" but it has wings al
h is able to fly with its poisoned repo
Z TO the ends of the earth, eve
o through it be invariably killed,
- soon as it alights, by the connie
If sense and common consent Of hone
ii men,