The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-27

thing to eat are happy, who put rice
into their coffee and tea and who revel
in the possession Of gaudy nightgowns
of gorgeous design, Usually he is
penniless, but he reads the Holomnd
and kd Leo Kd Ldhni reigiously
and imbibes his notions of government
and its personnel by the falacious argu-
ments and misleading articles often
found in the columns Of those papers.
Such is the makeup of one element,
who, whatever may be said to the con-
trary, have strong feeling of aloha
for their country, are ready at any time
to embrace the genius Of the American
idea, and are only restrained from
listening favorably to our proposals by
the bug-bear Of being forced to the
wall, which their leaders are ceaselessly
instillng into their minds.
Then again, there is the class of
influential educated Hawaians, among
whom can be found the equals, and in
not a few instances the intellectual
superiors over their white brethren.
Some among them are prominent as
Government officials, their whole past
record in respect to labor performed
honestly and faithfully, is as creditable
as that of any other nationality; but
who questions the sincerity of purpose
of wing of the party, and who fears
that the pressure Of INSCRIPTIONS office
seekers may lose them their positions ?
None appreciate better than they the
causes that led to the final overthrow
of the monarchy, and to a man almost
they look forward to the regeneration
of their countrymen under a happier
destiny; but what work they can do in
that direction, to be accomplished sue
cessfully, must be done discreetly and
judiciously They owe all they possess
to-day, their emoluments and social
position to the old order of things
Would they benefit the cause among
Hawaiians by open advocacy on the.
house tops1
The delay in a successful issue thus
far need dishearten no one. 1t gives
US time to pacate the Hawaiian and
make him feel that "he is in it." But
it is poor politics that holds him at
arms length one moment and then ex-
poets him to come back into the deal
the next. What the Hawaiian asks for
to-day is not, constitutions of the
United States; history of the Revolution
of January, 1898, and what somebody
then said, or wrote, though all are very
good in their way, but a clear, explicit,
unmistakable and unequivocal statement
by the Government as a Govern
ment in respect to its attitude
towards the Hawaiian and what
it demands for or from the Hawaiian.
Typewriter English copies of a
petition to the Government are being
circulated seCretely through the several
districts. They must have been sent
up from Honolulu. The petition
states that 1--WE the under
signed, duly qualified electors of repre-
sentatives," and then goes on to state
that whereas a small number in the
country are anxious to bring about
annexation, without consulting the
wishes of the remainder, an election
be held no later than June 20, 1898,
to ascertain the wishes of the people.
One ballot b,x for Hawaiian voters,
one for foreign. The list your cores
pendent was fortunate in getting a
IglimpSe of was being circulated in a
prominent center and already bore two
signatures. But it was a few miles
further on that he was accorded the
privilege of dismounting from his bronco
to gaze through the portals of a court
house at an Aloha Alma meeting OF
beauteous Vestals, that was in full blast
The "thiS is my own my native land
part of it was descanted upon with
great voCiferation and clashing Of
tongues and your Pcrseus looked in
vain for Venuses, either Milesian
| Ephesian or Polynesian, but en-
countered instead the stony gaze O
the Gorgon who presided, at sight o
whom his flesh nearly froze in horror
and on the wild bronco he hurridy fec
from the gruesome sight,
Sad, likewise, would have been thu
fate of the returning volcano tourists
had not a teamster who was luckily
passing along the road in front of tn,
Waiekea plantation caught sight Of ;
japanese woman endeavoring to expe
dite herself to better world by hanging
This weary mortal failing to bring abou
that state of affairs of two souls with bu
one thought with her connubiaI partner
and weary OF domestic infelicity, sough
to wing her soul Heavenward, but it
: upward flight was duly checked by thu
aforesaid teamster, and now she ono,
more takes up the burden, sadly hum
f ming at might have BEEN"
: This is but one of the many socia
= relaxations that have taken place i,
: Hilo lately. They started the ball
; rolling with their married mems dinner
I that was broken up by the women
: coup detat and tragic entrance on thu
J scene, and this was followed by selec
picnics, and picnics that we're not select
S There are reading societies Of the ladies
while the gentlemen are supposed t
; cook their own dinners or mend thei
t own clothes. The town is 6laSe, AM
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