The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-17


ex-royalists is conferred on the re-
suits of Mr.. Blount's investiga-
tons. We welcome trial of our
cause in that court. The Commits
sioner may investigate till dooms-
day we speak in high respect.
Investigation viii only strengthen
our cause. Open the doors wide.
Dig up facts from Hawaii to Nil
hau. The more exhaustive the re-
search, the better are we pleased.
We believe there can be but one
result-the treaty of annexation
returned to the Senate, substanti-
ally as our Commissioners signed
it, and the principal amendment,
a reduction to more reasonable
figures of the generous, rather
lavish, gift for ex-royalty.
Meanwhile, we think for the
most part, that rumors may
"pass us by as the idle wind
which" we respect not" The Pro-
visional Government will never for
get the "price of liberty" We may
safely assume that they will
promptly examine any definite
statement vital to public welfare,
and that they viii handle without
gloves any overt act-with lib
eral Interpretation of covert" To
their disposition we make consign-
ment In advance of the scores of
rumors that will come, born out of
nothing and into nothing return
ing, bootless but to disturb domes-
tic peace, until "Old Glory" again
shall float above US, blown by our
friendly trades into long waves Of
color, shedding peace and benig-
nifty and strength upon the land
and thrilling with a loving patriot
ism more and more with each pass
ing year.
We would not be misunderstood
in any of the foregoing as in the
least degree content with laissez
fair, or to shut our eyes to the re-
mains of royalty in the public SER
vice. "On Her Majesty's service"
should be immediately obliterated
wherever found, and every other
distinctive and significant mark of
royalty. As the transition from
Kalakaua to Liliuokalani changed
'shis" to cher" skiing" to queen"
etc., so now everywhere that the
Government, in any phase or de-
partment, appears to the public
eye, it should simultaneously by
it's new headings and titles bear
witness to the greatest political
change Hawaiian history has
known, or will know. Further, it's
very title of Provisional reminds the
seer of the goal toward which we
unswervingly move, and of the ter
mination of Hawaiian history as an
exclusive political existence. This
period is but an interim. It needs
no "eye of faith" to- see our perfect
fusion, near at hand, with the great
est Republic. But the labels of ex-
tinct royalty should have been
removed long ago, We think, for
whatever else may come, that is
forever buried. The historic period
of this latitude and longitude
known as the Hawaiian monarchy
was completed, not January 18th,
but 14th, since when forever more
the throne was made vacant. We
say was, for the throne is not To-
gether thrones, kings, queens, prin-
ces, princesses and the whole
paraphernalia of that form
of government which is a mock
cry of mans divine image
sank into the oblivion which
is called history. "The last mon
arch of Hawaii truly designates
Liliuokalani to-day, as twenty years
hence it viii be the natural phrase
ology of historical reference. But
we hear references like queen,
prince, etc. Friends, there are none
such. Elk belongs before every such
title. Ex-queen, ex-prince, ex-
heiress-apparent, her ex-advocate
and guardian, ex-roYalists, ex-poli-
teal agitators, and, remember what
ex stands for-exit, and in this
case exeunt Omnes. Ring down
| the curtain. We are Americans,
| all.
THE Custom HOTSE.