The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-08

those whom we have been nursing,
who Will be against Us. You can
tell by the company a man keeps what
his feelings are. You can tell by the
length of his face when news comes
that IS favorable TO annexation, whe-
ther he IS royalist or not. / believe
that the time has come for US TO put
our enemies out of office, even though
we knew that we had only ten days
more TO be in power ourselves"
Mr.. Warehouse: 81 have the same
feelings on this subject that the speak
ers before me have expressed. The
only safe cause for Us TO pursue IS to
have our employees in sympathy with
usp
Mr.. Young: "Things have changed
with US. We are in different posi-
ton from that of two or three months
ago. We all know the old story say
ing about house divided against IL
self, and if our Government house is
divided, we cannot expect the best
results. What is there to prevent
any royalist employee in this build
ing from bringing enough explosives
in here to blow it to pieces if he want
ed to? We have arrived at stage
when it is crime to keep these men
in office. Ducks do not roOst on trees,
nor do chickens swim, and you will
never find royalist at any meeting
where the good of the present Govern
ment is being discussed.
81 have heard, during the past
week, men Boosting that they had
taken the oath of allegiance to the
Provisional Government, but that
they did not consider it binding, and
only did it as a means OF holding
office.
"There are plenty of loyal native,
half white and white men, to fill the
positions OF these rOyalists.
81 am sorry that there Is split in
the Cabinet on this question, but L
am sure it will not be a lasting one.
"The heads of the different depart
ments will have no trouble in finding
out what enemies of the Government
are in their employ. Every one sus-
pected should be tested thoroughly. L
am heartily in favor of the resolu-
ton"
Acknowledgement Smith: "What-
ever differences of opinion there may
be in the Executive in regard of
this matter, L am safe in saying
that all opinions are based on pure
conviction and the honest opinion
that each is working for the best good
of the Government. / feel that this is
not a race question. a large number
of the Government employees are
natives and half whites, and L have
always felt that in every place that a
native Hawaiian is qualified to fill,
one should be appointed, and have
the preference in the offices of the
country. / appreciate, of course, the
fact that this is difficult position for
a native Hawaiian to occupy. Many
of them have misgivings in regard to
the future. We have tried to assure
them in every possible way, that the
Government wishes no one any
harm, especially Hawaiians.
az thoroughly endorse the opinions
expressed that we cannot, in justice
to ourselves, permit anyone to re-
main in the employ of the Govern
ment, unless their loyalty is beyond
question"
Minister Damon-''It is not often
that a man of my years and limited
experience in politics is called upon
to step in opposition to his support
ers. We have made a long and con-
slant fight for good government since
last January, and to keep good gov
eminent until we have secured per-
manent protection under the Stars
and Stripes. l have here the minu-
ties of several previous meetings and
you will see from them that L am up
held in my opinions by the very acts
of the Council itself in the early part
of this Governments history. A
portion of the proclamation of Janu-
airy 18th, says that all Government
officials, with the exception of the
Queen and five others, were to retain
office. This policy was adopted at
Council meetings, it being emphasi-
Zed that no one was to be dismissed
on account of his political opinions.
No man that continues to perform his
duties in an honest, conscientious
way should be dismissed from office
because his political opinions differ
from ours. If you turn man out OF
Office, who has done his duty faith
fully where can he turn for redress?
You simply say-go. Is that just, i
ask, is it right?
ITO remove an honest official from
q place where he has worked himself
up to his present position is not right.
1t seems to me that an element of fear
is observable in such a proceeding.
Why should we use the strong arm
that we have today for such pur-
pose? For the very reason that we are
strong we should also be just.
1.-THE remark has been made by Mr..
Hatch that the eX-Queen claims she is
Queen, and that the Provisional Gov
now under the protection, by her own
request, of the Provisional Govern
ment, and has its policemen guarding
her. The Provisional Government is
stronger today than it has ever been.
"Are there not dissentions enough
in the country now? Only recently
there has been split in the Annex
alton Club.
sit has taken all my physical and
moral strength to stand before you
and talk today. do not like it, for L
know some of you are opposed to my
views, but these are my convictions
and l must speak them.''
Mr.. Hatch: "There is no question
in the minds of any of us of the SINGER
ity of the views just expressed, but /
think that they are founded somewhat
on mistake. No employee of this
Government has done his duty by it
unless he is loyal to it. That is the
principle of his duty.
No one should be in office who does
not think that this Government
should exist. No person in the en-
pioy of this Government has any right
to believe this Government should
be overthrown. The presumption is
that those employees who took the
oath of loyalty took it in earnest and
meant it. No man can be performing
his duty to his employer if he is a
traitor to that employer. ANY loyal
ty to country aside from the fact of
loyalty to the Government is impossi-
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