The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-04

Z Spencer; Attorney-General, w A.
Winning.
The question of succession has been
settled by The prorlamatinn OF Princess
kaiulani IA >ncce>Sur 10 he throne.
Although the Hdwaiians are supposed
10 be in mourning, the Hamilton Opera
Company had i big house at liz first APP
p-aranc- on March, 7lh, The Queen did
not APPEAR, but her husband sat in the
ROYAL box and the Ministers were also
Present.
Probably the editor OF the Bull
lrtiu will say that an the author
IF the editorial of March 18Th COM
menting on the previous days srti-
Gle, which is as follows:
(From the 5. F. Chronic March 10, 1Ss }
AFFAIRS II HAWAII.
Judging from the latest news received
from tie Hawaiian kingdom tie prrs-
pects OF happy and peaceful reign for
Queen Liiu"ka ami are not very bril-
liant. TIE Supreme Court CT the king
dom has decided that it was within her
prerogative TO appoint her OWN Cabinet,
but the drcision has b Ell received with
much disfagor by the intelligent and
thinking classes The Cahinet which
was IN otti'e at the time oi the Queens
accession WIS approved by and hat the
support OF large majority of the Legis-
lailve Assembly and the House oil No
b!es. Nov the power is vested in the
hands Of u Cabinet which is not gener-
ally acceptable, and there is much dis
content In consequences.
In addition To this it is asserted that
tn Q ieen is permitting purely personal
considerations to weigh unduiy with her
in her selection Of flee hulGers in the
kingdom. Some of the chief officers
have been removed and iayories OF the
Queen appointed in their places, and
one man, who is charged with playing
the role Of Orb # to her Cat;iarine, has
been loaded " tn favors and honors.
1t is extremely questionable whether
the people Uf the Hawaiian king Io'n vii!
submit TO reign OF misrule and favo,iF-
Ism. They have already seen the un-
try kept back and greatly impoverished
by bad Or Inefficient rulers, and they are
noti any temper to submit to /. con-
tlnuance of such conduct on the part OF
any sovereign. Unless Queen Li.iu ka-
LAM ehall administer the affairs of the
nation wisely, prudentlv and economic
ally, 1t will be a matter OF surprise ii
theie be- not soon a bloodless revolution
which will do away with MONARCHY al
to ether and vest The sovereignty in the
hands OF tie people.
AMI then what would come next?
Probably a move toward annexation to
the United States. The American infu.
ence is ronger and more active in liza
wall than that OF any other nation, and
Il 1,
more general esteem by the natives oil
The islands. Ii they should iepose the
rtigning sovereign ana adopt I, popular
form OF government it would be very
natural that they should turn TO this
country and AJAX the tight 10 be sheltered
AMI protected by the flag OF the Ameri-
can Union.
Co lecture and surni. 90 for little in
matters OF this sort, but it i, gu te safe TO
say that the people OF the Hawaiian
kingdom will not submit very long t.,
such u rule as the acces>i IN OF Green
Lisiuokalani threatens rhey are not
disposed 10 ruin themselves out Of any
exaggerated sentiment Oh loyalty NOR to
allow their prosperity 10 be imp-riied By
n weak If not corrupt Queen and her at
tendant satellites.
AuooS "uO udS0 seen my TeDOrCS
OF Hawaii and matters per aiming to
its people know full Well that could
not be the author of the foregoing
Chronicle excerpts; in fact mauy of
my articles originally published in
San Francisco aud Eastern papers
have been eprinted 10y the journals
Of Honolulu. So to read ny interview
with the q lteu-which Was reprint
ed in the BulIetiu-aud then To be
accused Of being the author of such
a scurriluus and maliguing attack
as is imputed to me ty the Bulletin
again evinces he suicidal reasoning
powers of the dilor IF the Bulletin.
In coLcinsion would say that these
Imported newspape articles would
never have seen the light of day here
III Honolulu had 1t not been for the
accusation of the editor of the Bulie-
tin. To be devoured by lion, yes;
but to be guawed at by rats Is fate
too despicable even for the worst
malefactOr.
an, very truly,
LIONEL STAGeE.