The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-01-17

ated in America, but our planter
favor it, for it is the only course they
would prosper by. Which is the wors
curse of the three? Lottery? Opium
or Slavery? do not appreciate the
conduct OF those who talked much
about principle, and then let it by
when it suited their purposes Let
the lottery come in as punishment
to those who went back on theiI
principle. He considered that Noble
Thurston was wrong in condescend-
ing to manage a show at Chicago.
Such a work was below the dignity of
statesman.
Rep. Waipuilani considered the
Lottery bill as the most important
measure that had been introduced
into the House. He was opposed to
| the bill. The Opium bill passed
against his will, and he considered
Rep. Wilcox unsound when he said
that he (Wilcox) favored lottery be-
cause the Opium bill had been passed.
Our contract system has been placed
on the same basis as slavery. 1t was
not so in his opinion. Rep. Bush
had stated that he was opposed to the
bill, but had changed his mind be-
cause the principle had been aban-
doned. Such ground was utterly
foolish. He considered Rep. Bush as
one of the most intelligent men in
the kingdom, but the reason he advo-
Gated in favor of voting for the bill is
most strange indeed. 1t was the
working of spoilt child. Rep. White
is the father of the bill. That gentle
man evidently believed that this
measure would bring the Government
out of the financial crisis. Whose fault
was it that liquor was brought
here? Whom shall we blame for that
evil? Its past legislatures, our de-
parted chiefs who had made treaties
with Ameriba allowing liquor to
come into this country. Rep. White
is tempted by the glitter of l2,00O,00O |
in twenty-five years. Is that money |
obtained with honor? Noble Pua:
Yes). A great many petitions had been
brought in against this bill. In the
interest of the people whom he repre-
sented and of the people at large he
opposed this bill, and he called on
every native to remember the ma
5onal motto. The life of the land
would be maintained and perpetuated
rs long as right was done.
Rep. White admitted that he intro
iuced this bill. The capitalists opposed
t because they could not get high in
crest any more. The bill was in the
interest of poor people who could not
Dorrow money now, which this bill
would enable them to get. Many
merchants and business men had pc
itioned the House to pass this bill,
ecause it would put money into cir {
ulation. People would win prizes,
nd everything would be prosperous.
was said this bill would encourage
and bring on poverty. He l
id not believe it. These men, Cross
Davenport, he was informed, had
honey enough to buy the whole
hawaiian Islands. The moral view |
the matter had nothing to '
D with the case. The God in +
eaven had nothing to do with it.
he only god concerned was the AL
lightly Dollar. The God in heaven
I'd heard the prayer of his dark C
,inned subjects and sent them this
ii to relieve their sufferings. If we Il
lssed this bill the Government 1
ouId soon have money enough to II
" all its bonds, the country would n
wealthy; we would have all the G
ads and bridges which could pos a
oly be built-there would be sur fl
us. Our streets would be paved
th gold, as in Louisiana, and the N
ly ones who would wall will be the
urers who now loan at 10 per cent, G.
+ money would then be plentiful nj
. or 3 per cent. People came to ii
m in the lobby and said they had til
oney out at interest, and they would p;
ruined if the bill passed. What co
out the poor MORTGAGE? Now was Sc
2 time for the Hawaiian people to in
e up and throw off their chains and al
men-as God intended them to be.
would move the previous ques-
II. ha
lost on a rising vote-20 to is. fu
1t 11:56 the House took recess bo
1:30 PM. nc