The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-16

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be taken. These passionate scenes
are greatly to be deplored. They
cloud the judgment and embitter
the spirit at the same time
that they render the situation
more difficult. No one probably
regrets them more than the very
men who are betrayed by the feel
ing of the moment into hasty
speech or action.
1t must, however, be admitted
that the anger of the majority yes
terday was exceedingly well found
ed, and the course of the Cabinet
in forcing an adjournment and
voting on it themselves was very
unbecoming in men who had been
for two days loud in their profess
sions of love for fair play.
However, it is as well to let
bygones be bygones. They
must be strangely constituted
if they have not been visited by
shame before this.
The vote of yesterday shows that
the Cabinet is in a minority in the
House, despite the earnest efforts
made by themselves and Others in
their behalf. Several of the men
who gave them their votes did SO
in the expectation that they would
dismiss the Marshal from office, a
thing which they are hardly likely
to do. Several more of the votes
which they polled were those OF
members who do not like the Cab
met, and simply sided with them
for the sake of peace. Under the
circumstances nothing is clearer
than that they do not possess the
confidence of the House, and their
best course is to resign, before the
Assembly sets aside the erroneous
ruling of its President, and this
leaves themno alternative. Both the
Minister of Finance and the Attor.
ney-General have protested on a
variety of occasions that they dc
not want office, and an admirable
opportunity is now offered to put
these protestations to the test. Il
the sentiment was a sincere one
nothing can keep them in Office now
but sense Of public duty, which,
we submit, is entirely misplaced
Let them give way before the act
of their removal is complete, while
the axe for q moment delays to
fall. There need be no damage to
the business of the country. II
Her Majesty will call Reform
leader and give him the power to
form a Cabinet, as she is bound to
do, there will be strong one
within forty-eight hours. The
egregious failures of the Hons.
Peterson and Macfarlane and
their cohort of anonymous
assistants has kept the coun.
try in a state Of tension for q
fortnight. 1t is high time for these
gentlemen to retire, ceasing tc
cumber the ground with theil
patchwork, and give better archi
tects chance to build Gle novo.
Minister Macfarlane is indeed
hardly to be blamed for his failure
His naive and inadvertent admis
sions yesterday have placed this
fact in a clear light. He tells us
frankly that he asked Her Majesty
if she would like G. n. Wilcox, be.
fore he sent him a message. He
omits to mention whose still, small
voice whispered to his private cal
the names of the other candidates
Someone, however, suggested
them, and Mr.. Macfarlane pro
ceeded to nominate with all the
obedience of hypnotized subject
There are other opposition leaders
who are not SO easily put in ;
trance. Possibly that is why they
are not sent for.
The course to be taken by tn,
opposition this morning is perfectly
clear. They gained a preliminary
victory yesterday in securing
twenty-four votes, a majority of tn,
actual elective members of tn,
House. A technicality wrongly
decided against them by the pre-
siding officer prevented declara
ton of the real result. An appea
is pending, and that appeal shoule
be sustained. The loyal opposition