The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-19

hirelings as the only possible safe.
guard against assassination, has
shown a slavish desire to initiate
the other despotic monarchs, who,
having alienated themselves from
the people, hire body guard to
protect them.
How far the defiance of the provi-
sional party will be directed against
the United States need not be sub
ject of speculation, but the "bluff'
contained in the following extract
might be taken as the ultimatum Of
a Cabinet Minister of one OF the great
Powers, instead of tho bunkum of a
nickel plated Juvenile mouthpiece of
the provisional junta OF the Sand
wich Islands.
"As to the taking of a vote of all
the residents of the islands on the
question Of annexation, ! venture to
predict that such action will never
be permitted by the Provisional
Government, The whites have had
all the general voting they want. If
an honest expression of opinion
could be obtained from the natives,
it would be all right, but it has been
proved time and again that the
kanakas will sell their votes for
drink We don't propose to allow
such an all-important question as
that of annexation to be settled in
that way"
The kanaka not selling their "votes
for drink" is just what troubles Con
Il f,.,. Il
be bought by the Wilder's party
they are quite moral enough to
buy up all the liquor III the country
and it would be a paying spec. If,
as Wilder asserts, the United States
will be resisted in any honest plan
to ascertain the will of the people
of this country in relation to their
appeal to the United States, it will
no doubt be amusing to watch the
elephant touch off the mosquito.
And now it may be expected that
the wild note of preparation for war
will fill the air, aud the understood
soft-goods clerk will roll up in great
or numbers and swear himself in,
and more elaborate measures will be
taken for the defence of the treasury
lest an excited mob should rush in
and sieze the deficiency, also para
graphs will appear in the Z. &. press
at intervals declaring that the vari-
Gus colonels are filed with the calm
Of strong resolution, and are pre-
pared to die at their posts through
old age waiting for nonresident
enemy, and while they are waiting
for death they will attend to the
deficiency by continuing to draw
their salaries and plckings with that
quenchless courage which always
animates the politician on pay day
The same heroic solemnity will per,
wade the rank and file when they
present the usual requisition fol
new foot-gear, and object to a de,
crease in the same rank and file and
it's screw, and the military commit.
tee will be in sole possession of the
sand bags as a monument to their
"retrenchmeut' scheme. Then will
the danger which never existed have
passed away, and the people who
never dreamt of rising, had not
risen, and the soft-goods warrior lay
down his amateur sword and cease
to be cheap unnecessary hero, anc
peace will be restored after being
continued all along, and the name!
of the men who got up and made al
exhibition Of themselves to no pur
pose will be embalmed in history
and they will have their reward il
the gratitude of country that viii
make its appreciation manifest.
MAKEE AUPUNI.