The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1892-10-05
SIX-PAGE EDITION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1892.
THE ELECTION.

in a complete victory for the Min
<isterial-Lottery candidates, Male
polling $50 votes more than Water
house, and Hopkins 221 more than
Robinson. Cecil Brown brings up
the rear with 165 votes, and as
Maile had clear majority over
both his competitors, Browns run
ming did no harm except to him
self. The result is a setback to the
cause of representative government,
to clean and honest administration
and to every sound and healthy
interest of Hawaii
Unfortunate as the result of the
contest has been, it need surprise
no one who is familiar with the
conditions ruling in Honolulu
This city has always been the
stronghold of every bad and cor
rupt element in Hawaiian politics
and life. Since the time when Mr..
Gibson first came into power every
attempt to carry Honolulu in the
interest ofprogress and decency has
been a failure, unless we except
the election of 1887, when the ma
tives were intimidated. The con-
test yesterday is simply repetition
of the general election of 1890. At
that time the "boodle" element
among the haoles, which may
number three hundred votes, uni
ted with the almost solid native
vote and swept the field. The two
elements named will always COM
mand a majority in Honolulu,
as they did in 1890, and as they
did again yesterday. That they
now stand shoulder to shoulder
just as they did in 1890 is
shown by the figures, which run
very parallel. The figures in the
Fourth District tell their own story.
Hopkins and Male polled exactly
the same vote, 1914, showing that
Brown did not get single voice
from the solid contingent.
The results show further that the
Reform party was weakened by
some defections. Both at the
general election of 80 and yester-
day it commanded a small native
vote. But yesterday it suffered
by the withdrawal of a number
who were led astray by the allure
ments of the lottery, while a fur
ther number cast their ballots for
Male and Hopkins to crafty an
anti-American feeling. The lottery
Enthusiastically played a very i'm
portant role in the contest. Hop
kins and Male were believed to be
sound for the lottery, and the lot,
terry commanded hundreds of votes
The result of the election will be
of course to strengthen the Minis
try. That body gains two votes,
and if it can keep together those
members who gave it their support
3. couple Of weeks since it can
maintain itself in the House, rely.
ing on the good sense, moderation
and patriotism of the Opposition
not to block the wheels. The Min.
istry cannot however keep its mo-
mentary supporters together by
any honorable means. A number
of them were perfectly we'll known
to be opposed to the Cabinet in
principle, and while they may be
or may have been ready enough tc
abandon their principles, it will
probably take something more
than an old story from an almanac
to make them do so.
The course now marked out fol
the Opposition is very clear. II
must be remembered that the ma,
jority against the Cabinet included
some who did not grasp the consti,
tutional principle on which the
Opposition based its coursr This
fact is of course an element OF
weakness. The Opposition should
and will now devote itself tc
expediting by all means in
its power the business of the ses-
sion, and to furthering the interests