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

of a few "unprincipled wire pull
ers." Again 1t gives the people a
chance TO defeat an obnoxious Min
lister at the polls, so compel his i'm
mediate resignation. The needs and
wishes of the people would thus be
better attended to, and they would !
be looked to by the possible Minis
tiers instead of the few successful
"wire pullers." This plan | am
very sure will give better satisfac-
ton than the present one.
Another grievance is the elective
franchise; as it now stands il is an
open injustice TO majority of our
intelligent voters. The plea against
unrestricted noble franchise was the
ignorance Of the masses. The plea
is correct but the measure by which
the boundary is fixed is not. Ii one
studies the list of school teachers
and their salaries one finds most of
our school teachers are getting all
the way from 500 to $40 per month,
Does that mean they are ignorant,
and cannot the right TO vote for
Mobiles be given them!
But the most vital question to MS
as people and nation is the Chi
nese question. II is question that
must be dealt with at once. 1t Is
admitted on all sides the sugar
planter, to get his 80 percent divi-
dends, must have coolie labor, but il
does not necessarily follow that
planters he allowed TO turn them
loose on the community. We read
in the good old book how the Lord
charged the leaders of the Israelites
to exterminate the people dwelling
in the cities of Caanan. How they
were destroyed and TO what strata
gems these doomed peoples resorted
TO exchange their certain extinction
for life of slavery. We read the
same lesson with its bitter conclu-
sion in the wars of King Phillip and
the New England Puritans. We
read of Attila and his Huns hewing
their way from the Scythian wilds
through populous Europe into Gaul
then back and finally settling in the
fertile valley of the Danube as a
distinct unmiXed race. History
teaches us that different races com
ing in contact with one another can
never amalgamate, but the weaker
will always disappear.
Not particle of difference does
the manner of contact make. Sooner
or latter the struggle for ascendency
shall come. We read how the Cloths
appealed to the Romans Cor rather
Gree k y and bound themselves by the
most sacred oaths to become grateful
slaves to the emperor if they were
allowed to cross the Danube and
shelter themselves under the ban
ners of Rome from the fierce hordes
of Tartars. The desired boon was
granted. Once over how lightly
were those oaths and conditions
broken! How quickly the sup
J plants dictated terms to their
trembling masters The influx OF
light haired Cloths into the Roman
Empire clearly demonstrates that
when the intruders become sufii-
GENTLY strong they aspire to rule,
so shall it be with our "bland child
like Chinese"
Our present Constitution grants
them all privileges Ito which they
are unworthy by which they, as a
people, may acquire wealth and
ultimately pOwer-ay, political
power, for wealth is the surest STEP
to political power. Why should
they be allowed the means of &C
quiring political control in the neal
future? Why should we sit by anG
look on and see them silently blu
steadily reject our manners anc
j., modes of living, corrupt the morals
of our youths, and gradually &C
quire that political ascendenc,
: which we as yet seem ignorant o
G how to withhold from them? / sa,
draw a limit to their occupation
1t is because the Constitution is il
the way, that limit to their occu
c patton cannot be drawn. Let TIL
(; Constitution he amended--but tn
e Chinese plan will battle amendment
! so call Constitutional Conven
ton, and in the Constitution to b
y framed let there be clause forbid
IS ding Chinese from undertaking an
d occupation which requires a Gov
eminent license. 1t is not on tn
same line as refusing them tn
70 elective franchise? Is it wrong for
e nation to protect its subjects?
lie it wrong to withhold privileges frol
d the people of nation that ha
"a never granted us like privileges
y While We write and discuss TIL
y vexed problem the Chinese are SLOW
'r ly and surely. gaining that politics
p ascendency which wealth Away
,e confers and we have yet to learn c
6, the evils which, history teaches
" will always follow when strang
IL race gains undue ascendency owe
Y, the people of nation. We la,
m withheld from them the voting pr
n vilege, but granted them all ii
means whereby wealth could be a
quired; now let us withhold fro
~ them the means of accommodating III
dino uaalth xuhinh 10 raall, ho n,,l