The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-29
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1898.
THE MoNARCHISTS MUST GO.

Most other public administrations 60
50 far as to keep out their critics. Even
the United States make it a rule, upon
a change of party control, to discharge
office.holders who were appointed by
the previous executive, and install the
friends and supporters of the existing
one. Already Mr.. Cleveland, the high
priest though he has been, Of civil
service reform, has turned out an army
of Republican diplomats, postmasters,
collectors, consuls and clerks; and
every month sees large addition to
this roll. The same course was pur-
sued by Mr.. Harrison and his predeces
sors. 1t should be borne in mind that
this American procedure occurs during
a time of peace and common support
OF the Government. The men relieved
from duty are not disloyal They are
not dangerous to the welfare OF the
country. They are made to 60 simply
because the wise politicians of the
American Government know that
party cannot last unless its members
are made to feel that faithful service
in its behalf shall be rewarded and that
the men whom they had defeated at
the polls have no claim upon the hon
ors and emoluments of victory. Some
dilletantes once tried to revolutlonlze
this program, and succeeded in passing
civil service laws - all of which,
as Mr.. Cleveland would say, are going
into "innoCuous desuetude." To-day
the American rule, subject to very few
and unimportant notifications, is to
have efficient Democrats iii office
under Democratic President,
and efficient Republicans under
a Republican Chief Magistrate.
1t goes without saying that If such a
method of incumbenCy is best in a
peaceful, orderly and settled country,
where all men believe in the basic
form of government, 1t is imperative
in a land where party exists that is
committed to the doctrine of revolu
ton and upheaval and to fundamental
change of executive control George
Washington realized the ethics Of re-
evolutionary politics when he put up the
official bars before the remnants Of the
Tory party. Mr.. Lincoln showed the
same appreCiatve wisdom when he
needed the national behest to put none
but Union men on guard. In Brazil
the new government expelled all
partisans of Dom Pedro from office,
except in the State of Rio Grande dc
Sui. France took no chances with
monarChists and put its official bureaus
into Republican hands, eXpelllng Bour,
bon and Bonapartst chiefs from the
country. More drastic still, the revo
Iutionary government Of Chile drove
the BalmaCedists into exile or eprlsons
Everywhere except in Hawai-
the political wisdom of revolution borr
presidents, ministries and Legislatures
has found expression in the creed that
where the existence Of the government
is in question its friends must be pu
in control and its enemies placed be
yond the power Of doing mischief
Only here are the men whose arms anc
patriotism ordained and instituted The
powers that be informed that the
Offices of the government are to be re
served for those who never aided It II
trouble, would desert it in an emergency
who sheer at its purposes and wouIC
ion in its overthrow if they dared. 1t
all loyalty to the Provisional Govern
ment, in all respect to the hlgh-mnde(
men with whose views of policy we ant
the majority of the Annexation Clui
differ, we put the question whether II
case of future trouble, the authorize
could turn for help with good grace II
the men whose reasonable rights, unde
the institutions they founded, hav
thus been trodden under foot, who's
requests have been pigeon-hoIed, who's
advice has been unheeded and who's
enemies have been kept on the saIar
list2 Going outside of the question G
competency and common fairness, IS
good politics for the Provisional Gov
eminent to pursue its present course
Is it wise to ALLEVIATE friends and rewar,
enemies who cannot be conclllated
That is the straight question, and NJ
amount of maudln talk about "acts q
precipitation" and the avoidance o
'politcal opportunities" can answer 1t
That is the language of the madenl.
men and boarding school professors II
politics. 1t is not the expression o.