The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-26

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political conservatism, constituted
the backbone OF the party of pro
gress in material things. Although
the late Legislature was not over
whelmiug(y native, as some in times
past were, yet the native element in
it held the balance Of power and
could have made or marred useful
legislation at their sweet will. Still
the volume of legislation of 1892
will compare favorably with that of
any contemporaneous body on the
globe. A new judiciary system that
is held to be revolutionary in its
advance for the better was passed,
virtually intact as it came from the
hands of the expert commission ap-
pointed to frame it, Many other
useful laws might be mentioned as
passed in the midst of what Mr..
Lyons chooses to call chaos and
processes to believe partly justified
an overthrow of the whole system
by violence. When his own friends
were prime factors in producing
such chaotic conditions as appeared,
in their inordinate passion for
power, it is adding insult to injury
for him to charge native influence
with bringing confusion upon legis
lation.
Space forbids a thorough analysis
of Mr.. Lyons thesis on the right
of government by the grace of gold
and brute force. Let it suffice in
conclusion to inform the world of
what Mr.. Lyons and his friends know
to be true, but for their own purposes
would strive to avoid having reveal
ed. Whatever of chaos there exist
ed in the Legislature of 1892 was
due mainly to the efforts of the Re-
form faction to steal the power that
an electorate unfavorable to them
had refused to entrust to their
hands. That party did not have
the courage to nominate ticket OF
its own on the island of Oahu. Its
excuse was that between it and
the National Reform party the
Liberals - supposed to favor an
nexation or republic - would
. creep into power. Yet when the
Legislature was constituted with the
/, Reform party in hopeless minority
5 by itself, it's leaders made a league
r with the Liberal party to GUST the
National Reform party's Ministry.
L This they effected with the assist
5 auce of few discontented National
} Reformers, who refused to acknOw-
ledge that Ministry as being the
chosen of their party. Thus there
was majority revealed from the
first of the Cabinet crises sufficient
!. to put any Ministry out, but no
majority was found until the close
Of the scene that would hold to-
gether to keep Ministry in. All
, efforts to obtain presentable com
promise Ministry that would stick
and it would not have been hard to
get one acceptable to the country
T. failed through the mulish obstinacy
, of Mr.. Thurston and his wire.
+ pullers, who wanted the "whole
l. hog or none" for their own fac
,,rn r. INl,,r-t,,,, a,,l Ar
+ leaders respectively of the Re
J. form and Liberal parties, shout
II ed in duet, The principles! The
e principle!" whenever new Cabine
Ii appeared. They meant the princi
l. pie of government by majority, ye
is each of these leaders regarded tn,
J. other as an impossible personalit,
$ in any Ministry. There was majo
IS rity to pull down, but not one tt
% hold up. 1t was a situation not un
5. usual in other countries having
le similar form of government. II
N overcome it's difficulties only patenc
N and patriotic self-denial were re
ir quired, with some give and take
st among the factions of which non
" could rule singly. 1t was the deter
b, miuation Of the Reform party t.
to rule or ruin, which ultimately pre-
a. vailed in giving it the opportunit
is for enlisting all the organized an
lg unorganized plotters against tn
at constituted authorities for year
H. previous. With these forces, aide
a? by the moral support of Unite
Sc States naval troops, that party LA
es brought the country to its presen
rs, position. Who can feel pride i'll it
i'd contemplation