The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-01-18


yesterday afternoon. The
documents in their entirety are con
nected with the formation of Pro-
Government which is now
by reason of recognition by the
United States Minister Resident
practically in control. The Minis
ters gave up their control and Mar
shall Wilson turned over the Police
Station and his authority without
the slightest friction between him
and his successor.
Proclamation.
In it's earlier history Hawaii pos
sessed a Constitutional Government
honestly and economically admins
tered in the public interest.
The Crown called to its assistance
as advisors able, honest and conser-
vative men whose integrity was I'M
questioned even by their political
opponents.
The stability of the Government
was assured; armed resistance and
revolution unthought of; popular
rights were respected, and the privi-
leges of the subjects from time to
time increased and the prerogatives
of the Sovereign diminished by the
voluntary acts of the successive
Kings.
With very few exceptions this
state of affairs continued until the
expiration of the first few years of
the reign of His late Majesty Kala-
kaua. At this time change was
discernable in the spirit animating
the chief Executive and in the iniu-
ences surrounding the Throne. A
steadily increasing disposition was
manifested on the part of the King
to extend the royal prerogativcs; to
favor adventures and persons of no
character or standing in the COM
munity; to encroach upon the rights
and privileges of the people by
steadily increasing corruption OF
electors, and by means of the power
and influence of office holders and
other corrupt means to illegitimately
influence the elections, resulting in
the final absolute control of not
only the executive and legislative,
but, to certain extent, the judicial
departments of the government in
the interest of absolutism.
This finally resulted in the revul-
sion of feeling and popular uprising
of 1887, which wrested from the
King large portion of his ill-gotten
powers.
The leaders of this movement were
not seeking personal aggrandize.
ment, political power or the sup.
preston of the native government
If this had been their object it could
easily have been accomplished, fol
they had the absolute control of the
situation.
Their object was to secure respon
sible government through a repre-
sentative Cabinet, supported by anC
responsible to the peoples elected
representatives. A clause to thi.
effect was inserted in the Constitu
ton and subsequently enacted by
law by the Legislatures, specifically
covering the ground that, in all mat
tiers concerning the State the Sover
eign was to act by and with the
advice of the Cabinet, and only by
and with such advice.
The King willingly agreed to such
proposition, expressed regret for the
past, and volunteered promises fol-
the future.
Almost from the date of sucl
agreement and promises, up to the
time of his death, the history of the
Government has been a continue
struggle between the King on the
one hand and the Cabinet and tn,
Legislature on the other, the former
constantly endeavoring by over,
available form of influence and eva
sion to ignore his promises and agree
ments and regain his lost powers.
This conflict upon several occa
sions came to crisis, followed eacl
time by submission on the part O
His Majesty by renewed expression
of regret and promises to abide by
the constitutional and legal restric
tions in the future. In each in
stance such promise was kept unit
a further opportunity presented it
self, when the conflict was renewed
in defiance and regardless of all pre-
vious pledges.
Upon the accession of Her Majest,
Liliuokalani, for brief period thu
hope prevailed that a new polio,
would be adopted. This hope wa
soon blasted by her Immediately en-
tering into conflict with the exist
ing Cabinet, who held office with
large majority of the Legislature
resulting in the triumph of tn
Queen and the removal of the Cabi
net. The appointment of ney
Cabinet subservient to her wishe
and their continuance in office unit
a recent date gave no opportunit,
for further indication of the polio
which would be pursued by Her Ma
jesty until the opening of the Legis
lature in May of 1892.
The recent history of that session
has shown stubborn determination
on the part of Her Majesty to folloy
the tactics of her late brother, an,
in all possible ways to secure an ex
tension of the royal prerogative
and an abridgment of popular rights
During the latter part of the SEES
sion, the Legislature was replet
with corruption; bribery and othe
illegitimate influences were openl
utilized to secure the desired END
resulting in the final complete nyer