The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-15

House had expressed its want of con-
tidence in two of these Ministers two
weeks ago and nothing had happened
in the meanwhile which should cause
it to change its mind. The constitu-
tional precedents followed in England
should obtain here. He favored the
adoption of the resolution.
Rep. White thought the way TO do
was to wait and see what the Min
listers would do. The supporters of
the resolution were very confident
but he did not believe the resolution
could pass. 1t would be very unwise
TO adopt n vote of want of confidence
when the Ministers had only just
taken their seats. He did not know
whether all the supporters of the lot
terry bill favored this Ministry or not,
but he was anxious to get his bill be-
fore the House. He would move the
previous question. Withdrawn.
Minister Neumann had but little to
say, and the reason was that the reso-
luton contained nothing requiring
answer from the Cabinet. Mr.. Mac
farlane had requested them TO assist
him in conducting the affairs of the
Government. 1t must be left simply
to the House to say whether it de-
sired to let them take charge of the
affairs or not. He did not propose to
plead with the House to keep him In
but simply hoped it would net allow
an unjust, impure or illegal motive to
determine its condnct In this matter.
This was not a question which he
proposed to deal with by dragging in
nothing tangible i'm them, and the
only way to reply would be as one
French officer did to another who
charged him with leading mutiny
on ship, killing the captain, etc.
The story was false, but the officer
said since this accuser said 1t, it
must be true and he had only omitted
to state that he ate the captain
after killing him. All this talk about
opium and che ia had nothing to do
with the matter. The Cabinet GER
tainly undertook great task handi.
capped, and it was hardly just to give
them no opportunity to declare
their policy. The Cabinet, however,
did not propose to ask for any fair
treatment. Doubtless some of the
members who support the resolution
would have preferred to wait. The
objection to two members OF the old
Cabinet coming back was not tenable.
| But he was ready to tender his reslg-
nation, and wish them Joy in select
| ing someone else. The hasty action
| in bringing in this resolution was
| illegal. The Government was divided
| into three branches, TO be kept dis
| tinct The House had no right to
appoint any executive officer, and
therefore not Cabinet. The Consti-
tuition requires the King to appoint
the Cabinet. The Legislature has no
right to interfere either as a commit
tee of the whole Or as a caucus with
the right of appointment and this he
claimed the Legislature were trying
to do. The rights of each branch
must be jealousy guarded; and If
encroachments are allowed, constitu-
tional liberty and order Will be gone.
Where was the necessity of bringing
this resolution? 1t would require
twenty-five votes, whereas simple
majority would turn out the Ministry
if their measures were rejected. He
attributed the undue haste with which
the resolution had been brought for
ward solely to the youth of the intro
Queer and the youth of the seconder.
The speaker could think of nothing
censurable during his former Min
!
he had listened to the speeches made
on that occasion. He did not know
how far the indefinite postponemeni
of the resolution might operate tC
prevent the matter being brought uE
again during the session, but the
Cabinet did not care to shelter itself
in that way. If the resolution car
ried, the Ministry would gracefully
retire.
Noble Thurston said the Attorney
General had said it was matter OF
taste whether the Cabinet was voted
out or not. That was not so. 1t was
not matter of taste, personal feeling
or jealousy. There was no position
so hard to bear, so thankless, as that
of Cabinet Minister. He did not
therefore, oppose these men for him
self or his friends. but on principle
for the benefit of the country. Severn
speakers had said personal feeling wa
the motive of the opposition. He ha(
no more of that than he had a few
days ago when they were all yachtin.
together on the best of terms. l
/ "genial Pauln was not his friend a
, much afterwards as before; if Mr.. Mac
| farlane did not work with him as mucl
r and as cordially as before in advertis
; ing the country, it certainly woul'
t not be the fault of the speaker.
, had been said the majority did no
3 know what it wanted. 1t did know
2 and an issue was never more clear Gu
| than now. 1t was the question G
| representative government VS.. per
| sonal government-of the right OF tn
: majority to rule. This was not
/ principle invented by the Reform
t party. 1t had been developed b
0 Great Britain, the mother of Liberty
}. with blood and iron through thou:
d and years of struggle and suffering
e We have inherited these rights S
d easily that we do not know what it
: to fight for them. If Hawaiians ha
S had to fight for their rights instead
= receiving them as a present, the
would not talk in the presence of
It great, plain principle, about "pe
d sonal jealousy" and "scrambling Il
office.h After forty years only til
Y Hawaiians have reached positio
= which it took England a thousar
n years to win. Forty years ago tt
d King was absolute here. kameh
t, meha V. could send Legislatu
o home and put forth Constitute
e resting on his own will alone, al
Is everybody submitted to it. Won
v we stand that kind of thing to-da
A gentlemen? No! and yet that w
a only a few years ago-in 1865. Y
n the country put up with it the
IS The common people were afra
j. Of tho chiefs. and the mo