The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-05-26
ABOUT "BooDLERs," AND SIGH

ABOUT BooDLERs," AND SIGH.
GAIL boodlers are Royalists." At
least so says the p. G. Advertiser,
the organ of the godly fraternity.
The Advertiser makes no open pro-
fession of falsehood, but in this
community, where its career is so
we'll known, the people take its allie
cations of alleged fact at very lib
eral discount. And now it has most
indiscreetly trenched upon the
question of "boodle." With so many
of it's own gang of sanity patriots
exerting all their powers of suction
upon the Government teat, and hun
dreds more clamoring for right of
way to that shrine where their patri-
otism may find vent in similar
form of worship, it becomes interest
ing to know just what our pious
neighbor may mean, by his reference
to Doodle and boodlers. Presum-
ably he means the crowd on the
other side of the fence from him,
taken holus bolus. Their "boodle-
ism" seems to consist in nothing
more serious than suspected desire
to regain control of the administra-
ton; but that of itself, when oppos-
ed to the desire and determination
of the holy guild to retain the
offices, is sufficiently heinous, God
wot.
AS for ourselves, we believe the
true definition of "boodler" to be,
in effect, one who seeks and obtains
from the public Golfers an unearned
compensation, who receives money
from the peoples purse without
rendering a quid pro quo. Assuming
this definition to be about correct,
let us see how the party of all the
virtues stands with reference to
Doodle? Do any of the saints de-
serve enrolment among the Doodle
elements 1t seems to us we need
not look beyond the military squad
of the P. G.. to find an answer,
though every other department of
government will reveal it's equally
thrifty patriots. In the military
squad, we find, first, that great Ha-
waiian Hannibal, the Commander
of-the-F Forces with-the-rank- Of Colo
mel. He draws $3.50 per month as
salary. Will some patriot step for
ward and tell what this modern
Hannibal does to earn the first cent
of that salary7 Then his alleged
"Staff," how much is paid to them?
We do not know definitely, but it is
currently stated that Patriot Nc
Leod lugs off 500 month under
the cloak of being "Paymaster- Of
the-Forces." Assuming that it may
require half a day in each month to
pay off the vast military establish
ment of the P. G., it must still be
admitted that the Paymaster-of-the-
Forces is himself very fairly paid
for his matchless patriotism, and
devotion to the interests of the peo
pie. Just how much is paid to
Fisher, as Lieutenant Colonel, we
do not know, but, judging by the
other salaries, it should be some
thing handsome, for his task is
arduous. He is expected to stand
beside Hannibal and coach the lat
ter as to when he should look as
though he knew the difference be,
tween a column of soldiers and q
column of figures, and when it is not
necessary for him to assume such
appearance of military acumen. BY
the way, we shall protest against
any further salary being paid to
Fisher unless he shall promptly
teach Hannibal how, and with
which hand to make a military
salute.
And then there's "Holy Willie
Hall. Credulity shrinks from be.
lieving what is currently reported as
to his salary, viz, that he draws q
monthly stipend of $125, We ask
the p. G. if this be truel If true, will
some shameless partisan of the
powers that be, have the impudencC
to attempt defense of such a piece
of boodlingH What does "Holy
Willie" even in his capacity of Quar-
termaster-of-the- Forces, do to earn