The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-14
TURN THEM OUT!
That Is Whit Leading Men Say
Should Be lone.
The Situation Reviewed-Infer-
views With Business Men.

The following opinions of men
prominent in Honolulu's business
circles will go far to show what the
sentiment of the strongest men IN
this city is as to the present Cab
met. The first man tackled by
the ADVERTISER representative was
Judge Hartwell:
s'Do you think, Judge, the new
Cabinet should be voted out?' THAT
depends" "On what?" "Oa whether
the majority of the Legislature, IL
voting out Mr.. Parker's ministry,
were acting honestly and seriously
or dishonesty and frivolously. l
understand that Mr.. Peterson and
Mr.. Macfarlane voted with that ma
iority, and that Mr. NeumanD, before
his own appointment expressed an
intention to vote likewise. Ii these
gentlemen, together with the rest OF
the majority, had 10 confidence 10
Mr.. Parker's cabinet, that fact alone
would not have justified their vote,
unless they also believed that a bet
ter ministry was available. Ii a
better ministry was available then, II
is no less SO to day The same con-
siderations which induced, in the
minds of every honest member OF
that House, vote against the for
mer cabinet, authorize and demand
one against the present one, unless
they think that no better is available.
The course proper to the Sovereign
in all such cases is only partially
recognized in the Queens letter of
September Z, although she says that
she sincerely desires to meet the
wishes of the representatives. She
summoned Mr.. Peterson to assist 10
forming a Cabinet, and " trusts
that the acceptance Of the sug
gestion to call a member of the
majority of the Legislature to
form a. Cabinet will bring
about the result sought for.
The result sought for will be
reached when leading member OF
the majority is called to Storm a
Cabinet and not, as has thus far
been done, to "assist in forming
one. The reason of this is that nc
member of the majority who has the
actual power to name Cabinet will
do so until he fully ascertains
whether his nominees will be
acceptable to the majority,
This is matter of common sense
requiring DO specification in any
written constitution. The only OBJ
ject of appointing a Cabinet is tC
have one which can be entrusted by
the Legislature or majority of il
with the management of public af
fairs and especially of the finance!
for no Legislature can be expected
to vote money to meet the wishes
of and be spent by Cabine
which it does not trust. l have
heard several disparaging remark
about the majority of the Legislature
to the effect that they don't know
what they want and are not united
It appears to me, on the other hand
that the majority are only too much
united to suit the wishes Of thei
critics, and that If anyone onl,
wanted to find out a Cabinet whicl
would suit the wishes of that major
ity, he would easily succeed.
think there is only one course TO
the Legislature to follow, and that
to act according to their honest cor
victions. Ii they do SO, and vot
this Ministry out, there will be n
doubt about the peace and securit
of the country. There will then be
victory for representative govern
ment over personal rule"
The ADVERTISER representatiy
stopped Cecil Brown just as he W.
starting off on a business GRAND. ]
response to n question as to tt
Cabinet, Mr.. Brown said 81 am n,
in favor of keeping them. The
should be voted out at once. Aft,
the Legislature has passed q vote
want-of-confidence in two Of them,
should not take them back, especial
when man who has just eXpresst
by his vote want of confidence
them, brings them back. The Wa
to secure the credit of the country
to- secure strong Cabinet, not to Ike,
this one.n
Mr.. Glade was caught on the fly
he was flying up Fort street in hac
He said, "Well, / think the Cabin
will have to go, and the Legislatu
should act promptly about it to
even if they haven't a large majorit
think very decidedly in the matte
think people of long residence al
high standing, who pay the great
part of the taxes, should have be-
consulted also. With all due respe
and Difference to Her Majesty, s
ought to have considered them a.
taken counsel of them, and not ha
confined herself to asking men 1
advice who have hardly anything
lose. say, therefore, that if Cabir
is named in which we business m
are not represented, we must, as
matter of course, say-No; we do
want that.n
Mr.. Tenney, of Castle & Cooke
said the only regret he had was tt
the Legislature had not voted tn,
out on the spot instead of waiti
until Wednesday. The Cabinet "
not, In his opinion, one which I
community felt any confidence
II would not hurt the credit of [
country any to vote them out. I
anyone think it would? The way
insure the public credit was to ms
strong Cabinet, which would co
mand confidence at home and abro
Mr.. Hatch being consulted
his views said: You have advan,
backwards. | do not think the Ca
net represents any leading Marty