The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-04-07

Cabinet was no doubt influenced by
jealousy OF this rivalry. These mutual
jealousies are hawsii's safeguard. and
will probably prevent any more serious
consequences Of the Supreme Court de-
cision.
The new Cabinet is as follows: Pre-
mier and Minister OF Foreign Affairs.
Samuel Parker; Minister OF Finance. Ii.
A. Widemann; Minister OF the Interior.
G. n. Spencer; Acknowledgement, W. A.
Whiting.
The question OF succession has eeen
settled by the proclamation Of Princess
Kaiulani as successor to che throne.
Although the HawaiiSnS are Supposed
to be in mourning, the Hamilton Opera
Company had u big house at It's first APP
pearance on March 7th. The Queen did
not appear, but her husband sat in the
royal box and the Ministers were also
present.
Probably the editor of the B0l
letin will say that l am the author
of the editorial of March 18th com
menting on the previous days arti-
Gle, which is as follows:
(From the S. F. Chronicle March 70. 1Ssl.l
AFFAIRS IN HAWAII.
Judging from the latest news received
| from the Hawaiian Kingdom the pros
poets of happy and peaceful reign fer
Queen Liliuokalani are not very bril-
liant. The Supreme Court of the king
dom has decided that it was within her
prerogative to appoint her own Cabinet,
but the decision has been received with
much disfavor by the intelligent and
thinking classes. The Cabinet which
was IN office at the time OF the Queens
accession was approved by and had the
support OF large majority of the Legis-
lative Assembly and the House or No
bles. Now the power is vested in the
hands OF Cabinet which is not gener-
ally acceptable, and there is much dis
content in consequence.
In addition to this it is asserted that
the Queen is permitting purely personal
considerations to weigh Unduly with her
in her selection OF office-hOlders in the
kingdom. Some of the chief officers
have been removed and iayorites Of the
Queen appointed in their places, and
one man, who is charged with playing
the role OF Orloff TO her Catharine, has
been loaded with favors and honors.
1t IS extremely questionable whether
the people of the Hawaiian kingdom will
submit to q reign OF misrule and favogit-
ism. They have already seen the coun-
try kept back and greatly impoverished
by bad or Inefficient rulers, and they are
not IN any temper 10 submit to q CON
hnuance OF such conduct on the part OF
any sovereign. Unless Queen LiliuOka-
lani shall administer the affairs of the
nation wisely, prudently and economic
ally, 1t will be q matter of surprise If
there be not soon bloodless revolution
which viii do away with monarchy al
together and vest the sovereignty in the
hands OF the people.
And then what would come next2
Probably move toward annexation to
the United States. The American infu-
ence is stronger and more active in Ha-
wali than that OF any other nation, and
the United States is held in higher and
more general esteem by the natives OF
the islands. If they should depose the
reigning sovereign and adopt popular
form OF government it would be very
natural that they should turn TO this
country and ask the right to be sheltered
and protected by the flag of the Ameri-
can Union.
Conjecture and surmise go Tor little in
matters OF this sort, but it is quite safe 10
say that the people OF the Hawaiian
kingdom will not submit very long to
such rule as the accession OF Queen
threatens. They are not
10 ruin themselves out OF any
exaggerated sentiment of loyalty nor to
allow their prosperity to be imperiled BY
a weak ii not corrupt Queen and her at
tendant satellites.
Those vino have seen NV reports -
of Hawaii and matters pertaining to
its people know full we'll that | could
not be the author of the foregoing
chronicle excerps; in fact many Of
my articles originally published in
San francisco and Eastern papers
have been reprinted by the journals
Of Honolulu. So to read my interview
with the Queen-which was reprint
ed IN the Bulletin-and then to be
accused of being the author of such
q scurrilous and maligning attack
as is imputed to me by the Bulletin
again evinces the suicidal reasoning
powers of the editor of the Bulletin
In conclusion l would say that these
imported newspaper articles would
never have seen the light of day here
u Honolulu had it not been for the
accusation of the editor of the Bulle-
in. To be devoured by lion, yes;
out to be gnawed at by rats IS fate
100 despicable even for the worst
7 am voru fr,1lv