The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-29
THE DAILY
WEDNESDAY, j.
Every voter must register.
MORE REASONS WHY THE OPPOSITION
is A RE-ACTIONARY PARTY.

FURTHER SAMPLES OF THE OPPOSITION
LEADERS, CRAFTSMANSHIP.
A few days since we published ex-
tracts from the Report of the Finance
Committee of the Legislature of 1884,
which showed how MIR. Bush manipu-
lated Government contracts when in
office.
The committee stated that
''THE COUNTRY WAS DEFRAUDED OF OVER
$4,000.
by an incompetent or dishonest official"
and that "they do not see how they can
avoid the conclusion that these contracts
would not have been awarded at such
prices unless some profit accrued there
from to the Minister who signed them -
The committee did not rely upon gen.
eralities but gave the facts and figures on
which their conclusions were based.
MIR. BUSH DID NOT DENY THEM THEN,
he does not deny them now. In fact he
is glorying in his paper over the fine
| record that he made, and says that there
will not be so much done again until he
| is again Minister of the Interior. He
says further that the publication of his
record has gained him many votes. 1t
is we'll. We propose to help him to
some more votes by stating a few more
facts of similar nature.
The Opposition leader has admitted
that he made many leases contrary to
law, but that it was "for the benefit OF
the poor natives"
THE FOLLOWING ARE SAMPLES
of these leases which were for the benefit
of the poor natives:
Lessee and location. Rent Term.
His Majesty-3 fish ponds
at Moanalua, Oahu-700
acres. Observation-Disclosures. 5000 10 years
Hanuna and Aimoku-
Kakio Hana-1 900 acres 100 20 years
Hanuna and Aimoku-
kapohue, ETC., Hama,
Maui. ......... As 20 years
]. Observation-Disclosures of
Makolelau, Molokai. " $50 20 years
W. H. Cummings -Kaupo
Hama ............. 100 20 years
w. II. Cummings-Naku-
| lu, Hama. ......... .... 260 90 years
H. NJ. Kapiolani-Lands
of Waiakoa, Puehuiki,
kamehameiki, ula,
Maui. Observation-Disclosures. 100 80 years
kiki. ................. 700 years
His Majesty - Mokuoelo,
Moanalua. .......... 80 80 years
D. w. Pua-Ahupuaa of
Hanakapiai, Kauai, % 80 years
Messrs. Hanuna, Aimoku and Cum
mings were cane planters and member:
OF the Reciprocity Sugar Co., OF which
Mr. Bush was also a member.
j. Nakaleka was the member of the
Legislature from Molokai, present Oppo
/ sition candidate for Lahaina.
ID. W. Pua is a wel-to-do resident o
Honolulu, now Opposition candidate TO
Noble.
The lands leased to the Queen wer,
sublet by her for $500 per annum.
The fish ponds leased to the King arr
valued at 81 900 per annum.
Mr.. Bush's fame does not, however
alone rest upon his performances as
home statesman.
/ HE HAS \ RECORD AS A FOREIGN DIPLO
MATIST.
d He was sent by the Gibson admins
tration as Minister Plenipotentiary an
Il Envoy Extraordinary to Samoa in De
cember, 1886.
|, The object OF his mission was stated t.
be "to teach the natives how to establish
independent government and to elevat
| their moral and political standing"
: Upon arriving in Samoa he immed
ately went out OF his way to insult tn
German consul and residents. He too
;, to drink, and went on one drunken de
bauch after another, until the Hawaiia