The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-04

ihSlhNC VIZ buih VI 1uC Ilitlu
Monthly Record of Events"
We will, however, as the editor Of
the Friend evidently desires further
exposure of his editorial conduct,
make direct specification OF delib-
crate misrepresentation and un-
truth. When this is successfully
answered we will make a second,
and then Il third specification, if
necessary. OF course the matter
will drop here, as no answer can he
made under the facts and circum-
stances as they happened.
In the Friends Monthly Record
of Events" under date of Scptem-
her 10th, appears the following
itcm;--
al. A. Thurston dcstructiVely
exposes the crookcdness of the
Finance Committees Report against
himself. He is prevented by his
successor from examining the books
of the Interior Office for his own de-
| fense."
We clip the following reply to the
pertinent portion of the above item
from the Legislative proceedings OF
| the same date:--
mobile Macfarlane asked His En-.
cellency the Minister of the interior
whether he had refused Mr.. Thurs
ton access TO the books of the In
terror Office.
minister Spencer said that re-
fusal implied request, and Mr.
Thurston never requested permits
sion to examine the records. liz
would answer directly to the ques
ton, No Going further he would
say that member of the finance
committee told him that Mr.. Thurs
ton was, contrary to resolution o
the House, examining the books ant
records of the Interior Office. LII
told Mr.. Thurston that he could no
do so, and Mr.. Thurston said h,
could not reply to the committee un
less he had access to the records
This was at four O'Clock, when bust
ness was over, and he asked Mr.
Thurston to return next morning
and in the meantime he would Sc,
the members of the finance commit
tee. Mr.. Thurston did not com,
back but he (the Minister) saw
members of the committee, who
were willing to give Mr.. Thurstol
every facility, only asking that one
of the committee should be present
with him.
"Noble Macfarlane declared thai
the published statement of Mr.
Thurston, that he had been refused
access to the books, was entirel,
false
Need we state that neither Mr.
Thurston nor any other responsible
person made answer to the abov
public statements, until the edito
of the Friend attempted to surrep
titiously publish denial of th
truth in his paper, "devoted to tn
moral and religious interests o
Hawaii?
AS to the first part of the Friend
allegation that l.. A. Thurston "de
structively" exposed "the crooked
ness of the Finance Commute
against himself" we have little t
say beyond the statement, that thi
view seems to be an intellectus
myth of the Thurston faction, whic
the Legislature refused to believ
when the Finance Committee RI
port was formally adopted.
We do not wish to engage in turtle
discussion on this matter under til
facts and evidence; but at the SAN
time we wish it fully understood
that the BULLETIN will not allow II;
waiian affairs to be hereafter pu
posely misrepresented and maligne
with impunity, by clique of poll
ical extremists. We are sorry Il
Friend pnrsues the course it doe
for these structures would be unne
essary we're it conducted in Il
: same liberal spirit and wi
r the same Christian charity whit
t characterized that paper under Il
4 editorship of the lamented Faith
: Damon.