The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-17

ing this House ana 10 more properly |
establish the position which / have
taken, perhaps it will be necessary
for me to refer back little to an
other matter which came up during
the efforts of Mr.. Peterson to form
Cabinet, which will also help to
break down the aspersions to the
effect that l was all this time acting
in my own interests and looking out
for Cabinet position myself.
When Mr.. Peterson failed to make
a combination, it was then suggest
ed that Mr.. Horner would probably |
accept a position as a Cabinet Min
lister, and Mr. Horner was approach
ed on that subject. Certainly he did
not object to Mr.. Neumann nor did
he object to Mr.. Parker in the form
alton of a Cabinet of which he was
to form a part. Mr.. Horner was
spoken to by these gentlemen, and
after several interviews he, with his
brother and his son, visited my Office
and stated that he had been invited
to take position in the Cabinet as
the Minister of Finance, and asked
me if | had any objections, or words
to that effect. | replied to Mr..
Horner that while | had opposed
him in this House on almost all of
his measures, that while we had
been almost Numerically opposed,
being on opposite sides of the House
and having different convictions,
that as member of the Cabinet |
was not opposed to him at ALL and
under the circumstances | thought
it would be good compromise be-
cause Mr.. Horner represented the
Reform Party as leading member
of that party and, l considered, was
fair-minded man, and was doing
what he could to bring about com
promise in the formation of the
Cabinet, and l thought it would be
a happy solution of the difficulty.
But | said: Mr.. Horner, we will ex-
pect that you will not lend your
support to your banking act as
Cabinet officer. You know my views
on that. [ have debated with you on
the floor of the House because | be-
lieve that it would be disastrous to
the interests of this country, and
flood the country with an irredeem-
able paper money; and l said, Mr..
Horner, l shall expect that you will
at least give no further support to
your bill, and | then put it down in
writing, and told him it is not neces-
sary for it to be known outside as
long as | knew; that, when | gave my
consent as an individual member of
the party, L wanted to feel that |
could at least go before my consti-
tuents if it we're thrown back at me,
that | objected to Mr.. Horner going
in unless he withdrew the bank act.
| don't say that Mr.. Horner had by
any means made up his mind to take
place in the Cabinet, but Mr.. Hor-
ner was not Objectionable to Mr..
Neumann or Mr.. Parker, which is a
reason that has been advanced
Mr.. Horner said that, under those
conditions, he could not accept a
position in the Cabinet, and that
settled it. Representative men OF
the community were approached
outside of the House, men like w
F. Allen and S. M. Damon, with re
gard to taking place in the Cabi
net, but they would not entertain
such proposition, so the choice
was narrowed down to very Limited
number from whom to select. w,
were blocked in our efforts at ever,
: turn by the Opposition, who insisted
: that the member from Lihue SHOULD
: be the Attorney General, with thu
: possible alternative of Mr.. Carter.
t will state right here, Mr.. Presi
@ dent, that before Mr.. Neumann wa
> thought of, or any other membe
L for the position of Attorney General
by us, Mr.. Hatch was our choice TO
T. that position, and ! will also stat
/ that Mr.. Hatch was the gentlema
0 most desired by Her Majesty.
L 1t has been stated by the Nobl
II from Maui, and the Representative
o from Lihue, and others, that this or
y of annexation has emanated fror
u this Cabinet to work up feelin
! that would influence the native vote
o | deny that any such statement eithe
/ originated from, or has been mad
* by the Cabinet or its supporters.
70 that feeling and sentiment exists {
l. prevails in the mind of the commm
% ity to-day, or has any foothold, it
" because of the position of the Mob
+ from Maui and other members of I'll
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