New-York tribune., 1893-11-25

| holders, while he also held an unconditional
veto on all the legislation. At the same time
| naturalization besides being conditioned on five
years residence and the possession of real
estate was entirely at the discretion Of the King
who refused 1t to those foreigners who were op-
posed to his corrupt schemes.
Colonel Bount speaks of the alleged cor
rupt action of the King. This proved by
his own witnesses in trial held before the
Supreme Court information OF which l furnished
| to Colonel Blount. The remedy suggested by
! Colonel Blount had been tried for several sue
cessive sessions In vain. All constitutional
means Of redress had failed. In 1856, the good
people of San Francisco, finding themselves in
a similar plight. took up arms and expelled
the rascals who had controlled all the machinery
of elections, and in several Of the Southern
States the shotgun has been resorted to as
the only means Of deliverance from 'carpet-bag'
rule and negro domination 1t i'll becomes
Colonel Blount to deny the sacred right of rev.
olution.'
PREJUDICE PLAINLY SHOWN.
His strong prejudice against the reform
party is shown by his comments on the consti-
tutional amendments. which Kalakaua was
compelled to accept in 1887. He shows no ap-
probation of the magnanin.ity and forbearance
OF the leaders in that movement. who allowed
the King to retain the throne and revenues
which he had forfeited and did not touch sin
gle right Of the natives He entirely ignores
a most important article Of the revised Consti-
tuition; viz, that No executive or judicial
officer, any contractor employe OF the
Government. or any person In the receipt or
salary or emoument from the Government shall
be eligible to election to the Legislature OF the
Hawaiian Kingdom, or to hold the position or
elective member of the same. And no MEM
ber OF the Legislature SHALL during the time for
which he is elected. be appointed to any civil
Office under the Government except that OF n
member Of the Cabinet This struck at the
root of the Kings of his patronage to con-
troll Legislatures. The power to appoint mobiles
taken from the King and vested In electors
possessed Of moderate property qualification
Thus the control of the Upper House was taken
from an irresponsible. semi-barbarous despot:
and given to the better class OF natives and
whites. 1t was the only way in which the
property and intelligence Of the country could
be assured of any voice In national affairs.
Colonel Blount would apparently be In favor OF
leaving all the great interests Of the country
to the unrestrained mercy Of an ignorant por-
ton of the population. which pays about one
tenth Of the taxes and is largely controlled by
demagogues OF the lowest type.
The first free and fair election by secret
ballot for twenty years was held after the reVo-
luton OF 1887 There were no troops except at
Honolulu and they were not visible: The utter
collapse of the Royalist party at that election
was due to moral causes especially To the con-
stitutional amendment cited above The Com
missioner is especially bitter against the Portu-
guese settlers whom he would disfranchise II he
could. He even goes so far as tC say that II Is
wrong 10 class them as Europeans Perhaps he
considers them as Asiatics. Thus he disposes OF
Il, 900 OF the most Industrious thrifty and moral
people in the country Their crime. in his eyes,
consists in their unanimous support of the Pro-
visonal Government and their admiration or
American institutions.
OPIUM AND LOTTERY RINGS IGNORED.
Passing over minor points it is surprising to
find that in his sketch OF the legislative session
of 1892 he does not aude to the protracted
struggle between the friends and opponents of
the lottery and opium rings allied with the
Crown. to the final passage of the Lottery
bill, only one white man voting for II. and the
appointment OF a Cabinet from the ranks OF its
supporters. This Lottery bill. which was forced
through by wholesale bribery and the personal
influence OF the Queen, was expected to be
source OF revenue which would render her inde-
pendent OF loans 1t was also believed that the
Lottery Company. being outlawed In the United
States could be relied upon To counteract Ameri-
can influence In the islands. The virtual sale OF
the kingdom to this piratical organization might
we'll be denounced as an act unfriendly to the
United States. and the omission Of any reference
To II by Colonel Blount Is significant
"As the first half Of Colonel Blounts report
proves on examination TO be the reverse OF
thorough and impartial review OF the facts. II
might be expected that his account Of the revo-
luton Of last January would be equally garbled
and partisan. The pains taken by the Queen to
potc constitution shows how much she dreaded
the effect OF its publication. but its main points
are we'll known. II would have given the queen
the power Of appointing the mobiles and would
have dsfranchised nearly all white voters. An
important amendment. omitted by Colonel
Blount was To Article Al. to the effect that
the Ministers were TO hold office during her Will
and pleasure. No special pleading on his part
can cloak the revolutionary character of her
act. Her two attempts at revolution during her
brothers reign and her false and treacherous
course i'm regard to the Lottery and Opium bllls
bad destroyed all trust in her word. so that her
alleged retraction. published Monday forenoon.
produced no change In the situation
THURsTON'S STATEMENT ACCURATE
"uaving been an eyewitness of the public
occurrences of Monday and Tuesday, the 10th
and 18th of January last. / can say that my
recollection. as far as it goes. entirely corrobo-
rates Minister Thurston's statement. will only
add few observations on points that have
been passed over by others. l notice that Colo
mel Blounts report makes but slight reference |
to the immense and enthusiastic meeting held
on Monday afternoon at the armory. which was
at least twice large as the dispirited Roy
alist meeting held in Palace Square, about three
blocks distant: The general impression OF the
impotence and Generalization OF the Govern
ment that prevailed has since been shown TO
have been well founded The tension or feellng
was extreme. and the landing OF the United
States marines then. as in the former affair OF
1889. gave grateful sense Of relief and security
diary fires were started during that night
"A military organization Of four companies
of white men. which had been brought TO a
high degree OF efficiency in 1887. and had |
crushed the instruction of 1889. was dsbanded
in 1890 by Royalst Ministry. This organization,
officers and men. was now revived M ana rem EN-
forced by recruits from the best class or res.
idcnts The proclamation OF the Provisional
Government read at the front entrance OF
the Government Building Il quarter OF an hour
earlier than had been expected, with only one
rifcman on guard AS the reading was con-
cluded. | saw Company A. composed OF Ger
mans arriving on the double quick. in company |
order followed In few minutes by Company |
b. composed of Americans and EngliShmen
THE grounds were Immediately cleared and |
guards set and in half an hour there were 100 |
troops present, which number was doubled be-
fore o'clock 1t was we'll understood by these |
men that the United States marines were under |
orders to remain neutral They fully expected to |
fight and their spirit and confidence, based |
on past experience was such that had no |
doubt of the result. well-known Royalist had |
been placed by Marshal Wilson in charge OF the |