The Daily bulletin., 1893-12-08


BILE nature for the conduct of a Gov
ernment especially one that pro-
fesses to be strong in the support of
every reputable element-in giving |
way absolutely to what is nothing |
but rabble clamor for salaried |
positions in return for services ren.
dered professedly in the sole inte-
rests of the country. Mr.. Damon
truly interpreted the speeches of his
fellow Councillors, when he dis.
covered fear and revenge as their
motives. There is less reason now
than there might have been some
months ago for the action taken by
the Councils. Then the Govern
ment might be pardoned for vigi-
lance against any movement for its
subversion from within the country.
Now it has only reason to be appre-
hensve of being crushed by the
power Of the United States. OF
what account, in such an event,
would be few clerks who may not
possess consuming love for, or an
| abounding confidence III, the pre-
sent rulers2 With only few weeks
more at most to wait for definite
action one way or the other by
| The United States, the determination
at this late day to get rid of all who
are not active and armed supporters
of the present temporary concern,
even as u war measure, shows, as MIR.
Damon suggested, the opposite of a
consciousness of strength. To view
the matter fully, however, it is neces
sary to look back little to the be-
ginning of the campaign for billets
which has just reached its climax in
the unconditional surrender of Presi
dent Dole, two of his colleagues, and
all but one of the Advisory Councils
present at yesterdays session. When
Pineapple Patriot Emmeluth with
his newspaper and the Annexation
Club made up their minds to break
through the terms of the Proclama-
ton into the green pastures of
salary, they could find no cause of
Otfense against the incumbents of
public office who were assured by
that document that they would be
left alone. They could not prove
them enemies and SO they set about
to make enemies of them. Their
chief agent was the Star, owned by
the Annexation Club and engineered
by Emmeluth That sheet institut-
ed its favorite warfare of dirt-throw-
ing at the civil servants whose places
were wanted, SO as to make them feel
bitter and show tired feeling in their
countenauces. 1t is no wonder if their
faces did grow long under such Il
trial, when each successive mail from
abroad showed relief for themselves
as we'll as their bayonet- ruled coun-
try as distant, apparently, as ever.
To have to go about their duties
day after day, with the consciousness
that their every move and look, and
their very accents, were being watch
ed with suspicion, would make the
most loyal men in the world feel re-
seutful toward the authors of such
espionage. 1t is no wonder if
young men especially should grow
impatient under such persecution
and consciously or unconsciously
show their impatience in their de-
meanor or occasionally even words.
Politically speaking it may be said
that the Government is welcome to
all the advantages it may gain from
the official inquisition now ordered.
The reflex action that it's surrender
to the greedy gang will have on
publc opinion in the United States
; will be as useful to the cause OF Ha-
waits independence as that of the
proceedings of the late Indignation
meeting against the United States
E Government.