The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-30
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 80, 1892
OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED.

After vainly waiting seven months
for the Government to give its friends
at least a fair footing with its enc
mics in the public service, the Annex
alton party is advised against "preclpl-
tate" removals. The Advertiser, let
ting 81 dare not" wait upon 81 would,
becomes sponsor for delay and
hesitation. 1t admits that the principle
underlying the demand for a change Is
perfectly correct, but it pleads that the
time is not "opportune that the policy
urged, Gin view of past and present
conditions, is not expedient;' and that
the reward of friends at the expense of
enemies would make a "clashing of in
terests" dangerous to "the present
harmony of the Annexation movement
1t is minated further that the desires
of the Annexation Club are not in &C
cord with the proposals of the STAR.
We find a similar sentiment in the
Royalist organ, the Bulletin That
journal is also opposed to removals
"The Government may well decide" 1t
says, "to keep the hungry herd repre-
sented by the STAR away from the feed
ing trough a while longer
If, as our morning contemporary
says, and as we believe, the principle
which demands an exchange of foes for
friends in the national departments is
correct, then the question of time is
not concerned. For justice, good,
my lord, all places temples and all
seasons summer" To do the right
thing is a duty as incumbent upon
those who come late as those who
enter early There is no time more
opportune for making the body polite
secure, for strengthening the public
safeguards and for suppressing latent
ills and dangers than the first time that
comes to hand; and if one opportunity
has been neglected it is no argument
for a further delay and a final pro
crastination. If the principle is correc
let Us go ahead and apply it.
The STAR does not divine the mean
ing of the Delphic oracles of the morn
ing paper about "past and present
conditions" What are they but con
ditions to satisfy enemies and dishearter
friends (Which pay public money tc
men who use it against the cause o.
Annexation and withhold it from those
who are defenders Of the cause and
Government Should such conditions
be perpetuated? If so, why ?
Neither do we understand the talk
about danger of "clash of interests.
Have not the interests of monarchy
been clashing with those Of Annexation
for seven months or more Would
the removal from power of those who
are clashing for the Royalists be {
hindrance to Annexation progress
Would it not be help?
As to any reasonable method OF
putting Rayalists out and loyal citizens
in, being dangerous to the harmony o
of the Annexation movement, We re
gard that as the council of fear ant
political unwisdom. As the cas-
stands with thousands of dollars pait
monthly to the friends and advocates c
the ex.Queen, harmony between tn
Annexation party and the Government
it has ordained is far from perfect. |
fact, the talk on the streets about tn
official policy is neither agreeable nc
reassuring. 1t does not, to bc SURF
indicate any weakening OF delensiv
lines; but it shows that the bonds
sympathy and confidence are not
strong as they ought to be, nor
strong as they once were and cou
again be made Going into historic
parallels it is significant that eve
President of the United States wi
inspired any serious effort to institu
the kind of civil service reform whlC
rewards opposition and Furnishes su
port, ran his party upon lee shore al
was retired from office, Rutherfo
B. Hayes was an example. Grow
Cleveland met defeat in 1888 par
because he had alienated so ma
friends by keeping Republicans
power; and had he not recanted
time he would be a private citizen
day instead of the Lord High Exec
toner of Republican diplomats a
postmasters, Standing by ones frier
is not a maxim of discord. But try
to affiliate with ones foes at the
pense of loyal and worthy follow
invariably leads to mischief, and alwi
will while human nature remains as 1t