The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-08-30
Notes on the Passing Show.

not know to the contrary is just
what snits the Advertiser clique.
1t is their policy to misrepresent
So long as they can hoodwiuk, aud
make their readers believe that
black is white" they are conteuted.
There are few statements in the
editorial referred to which might
bear questioning. Is not the real
cause of a show of force by the pre-
sent Government, to keep under
control its own armed supporters?
Does not the same feeling OF insecu-
rity regarding the armed force exist
to-day among the members of the
present government, as existed last
February when Mr.. Stevens was re-
quested to hoist the United States
flag over the government buildings,
and to place United States troops
in charge of those buildingss
From whom is agitation and riot
feared2 One thing is certain and
that is, that the Hawaiians and the
anti-auuexationists have not con-
templated, do not contemplate, and
will not start, anything Of the sort.
On the other hand, the present gov
ernment and its supporters are doing
all they can to incense the Hawai-
ians to create disturbance.
Ii it is true, as the Advertiser as
serts, that 1.-The natives of the islands
are supine regarding the outcome OF
the annexation movement, and are
ready and willing to fall into line
and support the movement" why
does the government not call a
plebiscite9 Let all legally qualified
voters, whites and Hawaiians, vote
gu the question, and decide it at
once. With the assistance of the
5000 members of the Annexation
Club, the Government should surely
be able to carry the day. Will the
Advertiser state why, with all odds
in its favor, the Government does
not do it9 No; it is piece of bravado,
the Advertiser knows better than
that, it knows that the great major
ity of the Hawaiians are against this
movement, and would vote against it.
Since when has the Government
obt tained the confidence of the pub
lic," outside of its $40 to $3.50 a
month paid armed supporters, and
the fourteen promoters of the pres
eut annexation scheme?
The Hawaiians are patiently await
ing the decision of the United States
in this matter, and feel confident
that she will act justly, and that a
stable government, in form which
they will have the right to choose
will be guaranteed to them.
Aud now comes the Star Of the
2Sth and 29th instants with most
veuomous and contemplate editori,
ais, headed Turn the Rascals Out,
and The Monarchists Must CO.
, The rascals are those employees OF
the present government who have
not signed the annexation rolls
otherwise dubbed "Royalists." The
"rascals," whose names the Star has
seen fit to make public, are men wLC
have been in the government service
for number of years; men who have
honestly and conscientiously attend
ed to their several duties; and art
thoroughly conversant with the
work which belongs 10 their differ
ent offices. They are the rascal:
= who are to be turned out of Office to
satisfy the whims and greed for Of
fee of the Star man, his staff, anC
the paid (dictators) supporters o
the present Government.
Surely the members Of the Sta
e. staff are not looking forward to ;
Government position. Surely the
members of the Star staff do no
consider themselves to be more hon
est or more competent than thos'
men whom they want turned out
, Men who are old and tried servants
in the Government service, and ar
known for their integrity and dill
, gence while they have been in office
; Such "rascals" are to be turned ou
, Of Office to make room for incompe
tent persons, refugees, and those o
i, unknown record, simply because i
is the wish Of the paid dictators o
the present Government.
y If Marshal Hitchcock was unabl
to find material to re-organize ant
purify the Police Department, ou
. of the 5000 members of the Annexa
| ton Club, how, in the name of CON
. mon sense, is the Executive to pro
=. cure material to fill more importau
Offices, which would necessarily be
come vacant were the "rascals" turn
d ed out2 1t is to be hoped that tn
). Government will be firm in thi
i matter, and not allow itself to
= crippled, to satisfy anybody's whin
Speaking Of those members Of tn
Government party who are ''con
= planning of the presence of royalst
in Office" those many citizens VIII
feel deeply" etc; those 'others (whc
r are content to endure" etc.; thos
u few men whose influence" etc
:, the Star man ends the paragraph b
Il saying, sail these and the outspoke
class constitute great majority c
"a the Annexation Club, upon the dc
yotion and fealty of which the Gov
crnment is forcPd (the italics al
= mine) to rely for its present an
d future existence" The foregoin
a assertion seems to point to the fac
% that the present Government is nc
. an Independent one, that the Execr
e tive evidently is not allowed to
= the chooser of its own employee
n that it is powerless in the hands {
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