The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-06-07

eral thercupon advised Ills Majesty
in these words:
"i'he opinion Of the supreme
Court il not in the slightest degree
binding and is of no more effect
than that Of any other three men OF
equal ability. advice your Majesty
to decline to follow the advice of the
majority of the Cabinet and that Of
the Supreme Court"
That ended that interview and il
brings us down TO the time when an
armed force was kept ut the Station
It Il charged that the force was Kept
in a way tending TO excite disturb
ancc. The Attorney-Gencra has in
the most unlimited terms declared il
As improper and detrimental to the
public peace. that on the l1th of
April force of five to eight citizens
was maintained, and that the arms
in the station were available both to
those citizens and tn the regular
watch. This at u time when Wilcox
was at liberty, when V. Y. Ashford
was connected with contemplated
disturbances Of this kind ny street
rumOr, when the heads Of business
houses were consulting together as
to means for protecting life and pro-
perry, and when the Marshal held
rigid instructions from the Attorney
General, dated August 2Stb, 1889,
enioining precautions for defending
the Station. Crhc Minister reads
the acknowledgements instructions
to the Marshal, directing him as to
the disposition of a special guard of
seven foreigners with the regular
watch and finding fault with the
Marshal for himself and all his Office
subordinates being absent at once
in business hours, and for the arma-
mcnts of the Station being left eX-
posed to easy capture
Minister ThurstOn proceeded to
say that the Acknowledgements in
structions were to guard against
possible and not merely probable
disturbances; while now they had
only n volunteer and unpaid guard,
maintained so quietly that for two
weeks the community knew nothing
about it. The statement that an
unnecessary and ostcntatious dis
play of force was used is absolutely
untrue. About this time there be-
gan TO appear in the newspapers re-
fcrenccs to matters which were 90.
ing on in the Cabinet, garbled and
incorrect, which could have come
from no other source than the AT
torney-General. Arguments which
were brought up by the Attorney
General, even to the understanding
of passages which he emphasized in
the Cabinet, came out in the news
papers with italics making the en-
phasis. II any member wants to
| get into hell without waiting for
eternity, let him get into Il Cabinet
with the knowledge that every word
that is said is liable to come out in
public and be misconstrucd by trait
ors. Here was the Attorney-Gen-
eral advising the King against TAX
ing the advice of the Supreme
Court. This is the first time that
the King ever thought of refusing
the advice of the Supreme Court. |
say that the action Of the Attorney
General in that matter was revolt
tionary in the highest degree, and
he brought the King into revolt
tionary position byshis advice. The
chairman Of the committee on for.
cign affairs has referred to a remark
of mine rs "brutal.' | am no
courtier, but | have never threaten
cd the King, statements to the con.
trary Notwithstanding. have freely
given him my opinion and have al
ways treated him with respect, but
at the same time have told him the
truth with candor. And when he
was taking such course, advised
by the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, as | be-
licvcd, was contrary to law,
/ did not tell him bclicv-
ell he was right, but that | be-
licved he was wrong, and following
4 course which would bring disaster
upon his country. With this his.
tory, with the actions of Wilcox he.
fore us, with the conduct of Y. Y.
Ashford, and the Aitorney-Genera
having refused to Withdraw from the
Cabinet, submit that there was
ample grounds for us to keep II
guard there of eight persons, an,
for taking the extreme precaution.
urged by the Attorney-G General IN
August last. The Marsha! came t,
me TO consult rs to what was hes
to he done. He had information
from other sources than the Cabine,
and he could not consult with tn,
Attorney-General.
The Minister related the decision
Of the Cabinet in the matter, stating
that the volunteers were of the mos
respectable class. When armc,
men were reported to have been seer
by policeman on Maunakca stree
this refers to the alarm caused h,
members of Co. A, Honolulu Rifles
returning late from their Armor,
through town. the Minister on 90
ing to the Station found five men OF
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