The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-04-27


economical one is perhaps too
much to hope of any legislature
sic body in the present low
state of political institutions" This
studied libel coming from such
source is decidedly refreshing, when
it is remembered that, in the Adver-
tiser's classification of parties in the
coming Legislature, it gave 35 Con-
servatives--or those counted on for
wise and economical legislation-and
"a, or half of the House, out of that
80 as belonging to the particular
section of which itself is the adver-
tised organ, but whose interests in
the election it so bunglingly repre-
sented as to leave them without
journalistic rudder or compass. How
that particular half of the House,
who justly count on the cooperation
of many of the remaining II Conser-
vatives in all things wise and good,
must love their self-appointed organ
for its kind estimate of their charac-
ter and capacity contained in the
sentence above-quoted
In its plethoric wisdom the Adver-
tiser advocates, as measure of
economy, the abolition of the small
body of Household Guards-the
smallest the kingdom has ever seen
of a military establishment. This
we have no hesitation in denouncing
as false economy. Further, coming
from the sourcsG does, it may well
be regarded with suspicion. The
Advertiser has fairly put itself on
record as the enemy of the country's
existing institutions. 1t believes in
complete surrender of the inde-
pendence of these islands, and has
shown a spirit indicating that it
would welcome any disturbance cal
culated to hasten that end. Its adj
vocacy of the wiping out Of the small
display of force at the Palace is
therefore only an additional evidence
of anti-national treachery.
There has always been military
establishment of greater or less
strength attached to the Hawaiian
monarchy. For many years it was
supplemented by numerous militia
force aided out of the treasury.
Sometimes the ambition for military
display on the part of sovereigns has
| run to extremes and become ridicu-
lous. Still the military has otter
been of great service. 1t was avail
ing once to quell dangerous Chimes
riot in Honolulu, and more than onc
to suppress disturbances in the coun
try districts. The present small
force may be sneered at as useless
but who can say what might not hav
happened, had it been absent, almos
any time within the past two years
There is no more reason in the Ad
vertiser's argument than in the judg
ment of the Cadi, discharging tn
camel thief clearly proved guilty b.
cyewitnesses on the evidence of
much greater number of persons VIII
testified that they did not see tn
culprit steal the beast.
1t is a downright, disgraceful, un
manly and ungallant insult to th
Queen to propose that she-the frs
sovereign of the tender sex ever o
the throne of her country-should b
deprived of the reasonable dignit
of guard, and that the smalles
ever in existence. The reference G
the Advertiser to the passivity of th
Household Guard in 1887 is dis
honest and dlshonorable. Everybod
: knows and most right-thinking pee
pie are grateful for the fact that th
Kings forces remained passiv
on that occasion, when form
liable force of foreign militi,
patronized by the King and largel
equipped by the Government
and backed by small army of cit
zens organized and armed in secre
threatened to overthrow the estat
lished institutions of the country
1t was considered matter of COZ
graduation to the community, frol
both within and without, that I'll
: King then conceded the vital objec
of the uprising and made the revolt
! ton bloodless. Yet it has RENAME
for the Advertiser at This late day
reproach the Kings Guard for n
over-ruling the Kings peaceful cou
sells and showing fight to the almo
universal demonstration Of foreig