The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-07

try and do something little
different from other people, especially
if il is a proposition which will be
beneficial to the community at large,
and Immediately gang of hounds
get on his track and cry him down
and SANDER him and proclaim him
an enemy of society, and intimate
that he is probably thief. This has
been the precise experience of Mr..
Hartwell in connection with the cable
proposition. The cable was talked
about before the member from Lahai
ma was born, and i. would continue TO
be talked about until his teeth dropped
out and his grandchildren were gray
headed, and nothing would be done
unless someone took hold and did
something. The whole community
wanted the cable and sighed for it and
talked about it, and passed law after
law about it, but nobody did anything
but talk, and the result was nothing
was accomplished, although the field
was open to the whole world. Finally,
several years ago, Mr.. Hartwell offer
ed to try slngle-handed to get the
cable at his own expense. He was
given the opportunity, and made two
trips to Washington at his own eX-
thousand dollars, and came so near
obtaining the necessary subsidy from
Congress that the United States Sen
ate passed it unanimously, and insist
ed upon it until o'clock in the morn
ing of the last night of the session,
when it was only defeated by the
Democrats in the House making it a
party question. The statement was
then made that Mr.. Hartwell was try
ing to make pile out of his franchise.
He Immediately met the statement
by offering to transfer his franchise to
any company or to the United States
Government without charge, if they
would guarantee to put the cable in.
That proposition he has made since
and makes now, although he is
entitled to and would like to
get back the expense he has
been put to. Mr.. Hartwell's course
and action concerning this matter
from beginning to end has been that of
disinterested public spirited citizen
and he deserves the thanks and COM
mendation of the community instead
of the snarls and insinuations of the
member from Lahaina, who has but
followed in the footsteps of some of
the newspapers of the town. This
statement is made entirely without
Mr.. Hartwell's knowledge and is [
believe a simple acknowledgment of
what is justice and decency. With
regard to his own appointment on
the commission, he did not seek it.
But if the House chose to honor him
with the position, he would do all he
can according to his ability. The
opposition to Hons. Wilcox and Ma
wahi were unfounded. These men
had the confidence of majority of
voters, therefore it was proper to
select them as representative Ha-
waiians in whose report the natives
would have confidence.
Rep. Bush said that there was a
great necessity that something should
be done with regard to our commercial
relations with America. The Cues
ton is: WILL tie sending of a COM
mittee be of any benefit to us? He
doubted that the object aimed at
would be obtained by this commit
tee. Canada and Australia were al
ready proposing the laying Of cable
connecting with Hawaii. Besides
the committee should be a rep
resentative one. An old fossil like
Mott Smith could not accomplish
anything Tor Hawaii. A nat1V e
would accomplish more than Mott
Smith. Kalakaua obtained for us
treaty: but it is below our dignity to
ask the Queen to go on such a COM
mission. The commission proposed
would be laughingstock to the people
of America. A few thousand dol
lars judiciously spent few years ago
would have saved us millions; but the
golden opportunity had been allowed
TO go oy Ihe dignity cnd OF no the he Ha-
tanned by passing only $4,000. The
proper way to do is to appoint native
Hawaiian as Minister to Washington.
If we set aside our jealousies, which
we are all harboring, and appoint a
representative Hawaiian at Washing
ton, that would give us more conf
dence with the people of America.
At 1852 the House took recess
till 1:30 PM