The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-03

actually elected majority OF the |
House. To render its strength |
doubly sufficient the Liberals, num-
bering fourteen members, deter
mined to support the Reform. The |
Liberals did this because they real |
lied that they were minority and
had no hope for themselves; Sec
ondly, because they wished to turn
out the Ministry and certain notorl-
Gus officials at whose hands they
had suffered persecution and all
kinds of indignities; lastly, they
hoped by helping to carry out the
measures favored by the Reform to
restore some measure of prosperity
to the country and relieve the hard
times which naturally affect them
first and most severely.
| The Reform now had the chance
to assume the responsibility and
carry out any policy they might
favor. Instead of taking advantage
of their power to secure an honest,
efficient administration, they again
fell victims to their fears and the
wiles of the professional politician.
They were soon led to vote to sup
port Marshal Wilson and shortly af-
terward to sustain the Mahope Min
istry. They are now engaged IN a
struggle with the native members
to prevent them from meddllng
with and perchance weakening
King Bolabola's soldiers and army
of police. 1 cannot pause to praise
the ability of the politicians who
have with such slight means
achieved such great results, but
must refer to what the results them
selves will be if they retain control
OF the counseIs of the Legislature.
The present Ministry will remain
J in. They will never agree upon a
: Cabinet. The Nationals have no in
tentions of agreeing. The Queen
will not agree to Cabinet which
she is led to believe intends to use
t its position to overthrow the throne.
J The hope for Reform Cabinet is
extinguished. King Bolabola Will
continues to be Marshal till he be-
E comes Minister of Interior. An
: nexation or any closer relations
!, with the United States, even a
treaty, is indefinitely postponed
When Hawaii makes overtures tc
that country, Columbia will be
e found holding her nose. The evil
s odor of our peculiar institutions, our
intestinal disorders and court scan
Y dals will be waited across the wa
e tiers and make that country sugges
II disinfectants before talking of closer
relations.
,e In America public opinion is SUI
re preme; the press controls public
opinion and the hospitality will
which it is sought to gag wandering
reporters and editors has latel.
:. proved insufficient to restrain tn
free and independent newspaper
across the sea. The natives hav
been antagonized. They say the.
he have been betrayed. The color lin
ur has been drawn. They have bee
united to oppose the haoles. 70
another two years, as for two year
II. past, the energies of the Govern
ment will be devoted solely to beat
~ ing Wilcox. No foreign policy, n
ne utilization of Pearl Harbor, n
,sl treaty, no financial policy, no ecor
ON omy, no reforms, no improvement
no money in the country; but plent
'n of agitation, treason, one-fourth
on the population under arrest, for
mt closures, bankrupts, idle men, EN-
he grafton, royalty, favorites, boodl
Nj opium, gin, gambling. By the er
of the two years the most of IL
DE white people will have left, and IL
TT, Reform will have to depend on Il
ir- ingenuity of the Boodlers to defe
ool the natives, who will then have
clear majority of Noble votes.
The leaders of the Reform appe
MS in a sad plight, Mr.. Horner, &
INT philosopher and moralist supportil
ION the party whose leader owns a Nc
.he nopoly of the liquor business al
np- has agents in every hamlet to fosi
it intemperance, still greater m
IN. turned hotel-keeper and engross
in in getting up sideshow for
md Chicago Fair, following the exa
the pie of a Liberal statesman, \
! a Crowley, who turned his attenti
the from politics to tights.
OF course Wilcox must be beat'
and though I observe that every I'll
and Wilcox has been beaten the Refo
rm. has been beaten too. 1t is WILD
in who discouraged the rebellion
,ar' the lepers in 1890. 1t is Wil'
by who wants equal rights and a
ION publican form of government. ]
ably Wilcox who proposes to util
no Pearl Harbor. 1t is Wilcox wht
ow- not afraid to risk his popularity
ack- anything else, for the good OF
SUI country as defined by the Refo
aIl ers themselves. Wilcox and b
hem have been beaten, sat upon, imp
tao oned, cinched, till it has ceased
re a crafty the public, who now be
hich to wonder how long these bed
the gled spectra will serve as sc
raj crows to enable few persons
oned run and ruin the country for t
By own qualification.
ence IL. H. HUN ISMA'
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