The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-28
A Letter From Junius.

A Letter From JuniuS.
Mr.. EDITOR: It is natural that
every man should feel an interest
in the prosperity of the State with
which his industry is interviewer,
be he a subject of the Queen or not.
A generous people is grateful for
its rights, and willingly accords
credit to the Government in pro-
portion to the impartiality with
which the laws are administered.
Loyalty is a rational attachment to
the guardian of the laws; and a
good Queen will secure the affection
and loyalty of her people according
as she chooses advisers who possess
its confidence and respect, and Sc
cure an impartial execution of the
laws.
The ruin or prosperity of a State
depends so much on the admins
tration of it's government that to be
acquainted with the fitness of a
ministry we have only to observe
the condition Of the people. If we
find them contented, prosperous in
their various industries and in
creasing in numbers, wealth and
the elements of strength, we may
reasonably presume that their
affairs have been conducted by
men of experience, ability and vir-
tue. If, on the other hand, we see
growing spirit of distrust, a decay
in trade, an unnatural and extra
ordinary decrease of population
and a desire for reform, we may
without hesitation pronounce that
the government of that country is
weak and unsuited for the trust re-
posed in it. The multitude in all
countries are patient to a certain
limit. Ill usage may rouse their
indignation and lead to excuses
but the original fault is too often
in the government. An lncom-
petent ministry may justly be sus-
pected as the source of political
discomfort in every country.
The first requisite in a crown
minister is the possession of the
confidence of the people. Fitness
for office, however desirable, can
never compensate for the absence
of this prime qualification. The
appointment of a person to any
Office because he is favorite O
the sovereign is always regarded
with suspicion, and is hazardou:
in proportion as he is the object Of
public distrust. There is a com
mendable zeal in politics, as in re
ligion, and it is neither wise no
prudent to risk the we'll being o
the State by appointments which
the public conscience will not ap
prove. A crown minister, hk
Caesars wife, should be abov
suspicion. While it is admitted
that nothing tends so much t
shake the confidence of the peopl
in the stability of a government a
the frequent removal of the head
of departments or of faithful en-
ployees, nothing should stand il
the way of change whenever tn
common good demands it.
The most careless observer mus
have noticed the unfortunate cor
dition of affairs in this nation
the present time. He must hay
witnessed increased stagnatlon l
every public and private industr..
He must have seen the native an
white population diminishing IN
rapid ratio. He must have see
industrious heads of families d
parting to foreign chimes by ever
vessel, taking with them their lit
ones, their capital and their hous
hold gods, to find in some 9th
countrv.a more remunerating tie
for their labor. He must have SEE
shipping stunning the POI
wharyes deserted, stores and DIVE
lings closed, fields and patch
living waste and overgrown WI
weeds. He must have seen t
faith of the people in the perma
ency of the government weakenl
where it should have been strengt
ening, and foreign capitalists wit
drawing their money where
should have been flowing in, t
the currency of the country b
become insufficient to transact
necessary business. All these
occurrences too patent to pass I
noticed, and too momentous to
moderated or despised.
The accession of princess
noble blood justly excited in
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