Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-19

I Efforts We're made. with too much sue
cess, 60 demoralize The native population
by the revival Of heather supcrstitons
| ana Tie encouragement " vice. and "a
/ foment race jealousy and hatred under
the guise of national feeling. The
I patronage Of the government was abused
| without stint and corrupt arts were used
I % carry elections aud To pack legislatures
/ with suhseryient Office LOlCers.
] in spite of knlakauu's faults os q
/ ruler De was kind hearted aud courteous
! in private lifc and there was mourning
1 in Honolulu at the ncws Of lis death
/ received Jan ~. 1891. Grave apprc-
/ tensions were then felt at The aces
/ sion of his sister I.iiiuokalani, which
were partially relieved by her promptly
taking the oath 20 maintain the consttu-
ton Of 1857.
Notwithstanding her past recofd IL
was hoped by many that she had sutii-
cient good sense 90 understand her no
siiion. and abide by the spirit as we'll
az the letter of Tint c0naumtiOn. This
hope has bpen disappointed. llcr ideal
Of government - tie same as that Of
kulakaua. aud her determination 10 real
ize Il hns cost her the throne.
considering the character Of our
mixed population. the intensity of race
jealousy, the concentration Of one-iOurth
of the population comprising ~ most
10 seems vain tO expect q stable, self
governing. independent state under such
conditions. 10 is time that one Of the
great powers should intervene, and &c IS
needless 10 ask which power has Sea- hands
uufettcrcd by conventions aud already
holds paramount interests and rpsponsi-
hlitics in this archipelago
VIEWS OF 4 CONSERVATIVE Ed
TOR
Ono Of the most conservative men in
ihig country g. - T. Bishop editor OF
Che Friend think ] speak within the
bounds OF truth when ] say that there
Is no man In This community whose DO
liticul views command greater weight
than do those Of Mr. Bishop. le speaks
aud writes nothing before h' thinks
twice, and ha statements are accordingly
received with confidence Mr.. Bishop
wrote the other day as follows
AS a Hawaiian born American. per-
sonnlly familiar with the native chiefs
and people OF earlier days, and knowing
the indispensable value 400 that time
Of the monarchy, / have retained some
thing Of the reverence formerly felt for
&c. as represented by sovcrcigs of hon
orublr and trustworthy character who
followed wise and worthy counsel. /
have been slow Ia believe That the form
Of government shnu' hr changed. ns
the native llnw0iins naturally looked
up 10 hereditary sovereign. | tlLuk
most Of MS older citizens Of Hawaii
have been thoroughly conservative IN
this respect OF late however. the con-
yictiou has gradually forced Itself upon
me- that any hope OF even tOlernblp gov
crnmtut under q native ruler was vain.
and chat the sooner q change arrived
Ito hcuer for all classes of the people.
"rhr present civilized and progressive
conditions of Hawaii, with 10, developed
industries and mrgp Investments. nHcps-
state the most intelligent ana upright
administration, such as no native llu-
un'iuu prince can by any possibility
lead In, for lack of both Intelligence and
character. This has been thoroughly
demonstrated 10y our experience under
Kplukoun and Tie late queen liliuOka-
luni, or late years moreover the great
iuorpas, Of the white population and the
diminution of the aboriginal people have
brought them somewhat near % equality
VA numbers, In capacity, thrift, business
activity aud wealth, tle whites have
ulwayg maintained supremacy
nivayg maNtniupl absolute usccnduucy
II b. an unique and really abnormal CON
dition that % herliturly ignor0nt ana
comparatively incapable race should even
nominnlly control the government The
continuance ~ native government over
a large body of white residents h q thing
unknown elsewhere ON the globe, aud in
Hnwaii iB due solely tn gOrOus mis-
siOn0ry influence aud missionary support
of the native rulers This abnormal AR
rangrmcnt was hound 90 90 10 Pieces
Ii viii he much n the natives are able
10 retain ANYTHING IKE equality OF man
chise with the intelligent whites.
tnoc ah.hleiainSaacuuod hfs,sfsw ycm
'Nune win hr more greatly protted by
tho destruction of royalty than the native
people themselves Probably u minority
of them feel that q native sovereign
means native ascendancy aud tbut the
overthrow OF tho throne 10y The whites
menus that native mHueun' and author
iW are OyerihrOwn. itW II PES mise
position mud fatal evil to the people
themselves 90 earn promotion, as they
hive been doing, not by mcrlt aud mp.
plicati0u. hut hy royal favor habituulIy
bestowed ON The most 0iruit aud uis-
a0ute Auucrers and pnudcrerA to royal
caprice This royal influence has loug
ter among the people, and has contr-
huted TO their poverty and their great
mortality
"StiIl more evil in Is effects upon thc
uutiNc population has been the diligcut
cultivation at the palace of the worst
forums of hc0then dehnuchery aud super
stition. The court during NUlNkuuu'S
reign WINS tho vigorous propAgat0r of tie
most incredibly obscene forms of hula
dances and chants, and Of the heather
sOrcenes aud Idol worship 10 which the
hulns are closely allied. Tho late queen,
I.iiuohnMni has probably not been so
personally active In those pullutions as
was her bro,hcr. Ii does not appear
however, that she radically reformed the
palace dOinEF The old circle OF do
hauchecs aud KahunAs have continued
60 infpst the court, and the quoan may
hc considered herself Ia have trllm
victim, demorlli2cd by their mulign in
nucncc.
FEATURES or TUE QUEENS CON
ST1TUTlON.
''rhc new constitution which the late
queen mudp such AN aboWlvc attempt to
prOnlulgNtc h. not 10 Ice found Largo
sums have boon offered for copies. but
mono have appeared Some of lis promi-
uput features, however, have become
known. and from those &c IS aWnrcnt
that /, was intended To- increase thp
royal prcromuvcs, 90 cGrtail the rights
of thN foreigners, and Go covrcspnudmgly
increase The power of The natives N
confined tho exercise of suffrage tu
regularly naturulzed ilawaiiaus, thus
aMumUug the rights bestowed upOn
foreigners by the present constitution.
and cutting on one-t0urth of the present
yOtCrs, rrprcseut,ng ninc-,euths cot the
property OF tho country. u provided for
an upper house u the legislature called,
MS now, 1hc House ot Mobiles. but
made its members uppOmtVcs of tho
people. as the constitution now directs
ludges Ot tho supreme cour, now Hold
office for lite. The new constitution pro-
Nidpl that thpy should be Clpctpd for tho