Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
TIE HAWAIlAN MONARCHY.

One Of thu foremost men In the Ha-
waiian Islands, a. archeologist, has PER
mitted your correspondent % examine
the manuscript Of = work which be u
preparing on the inner life Of the dead
monarchy. IL contains some Sensational
disclosures, which may be briefly sum-
married.:
The Hawaiian monarchy was nothing
more than venccred barbarian and the
same In true Of the native society which
fiourished under Il. This fact Il one Of
wide application. Il describes the life
of Kalakaua, Lilluokalanl and their
courtiers 40 surely rs Il does that Of the
Island mouarchs who preceded them
upon the feathered throne. Regarding
the late sovereign, David Kalskaua,
there In q vast amount Of unwritten his
tory and there always will be. Under
his social polish and kindly manners
was the soul Of Polynesian savage.
lie was superstitious, sensual, corrupt,
and he had craving, which rarely went
unqualified, for raw fab, gin and roast
dog. One fact, that at such feast he
would appear In broadcl0th and speak
with the accent Of q gentleman, put his
innate bsrbarism Into still holder relief.
Much Of the secret data of Kalakaua's
life Il unreportable and none Of II can be
related In detail. His taste for the
abominati0ns of the hula dance was M
eager ~ that Of any tattooed chief who
held the island In the time Of Cook.
Correct In his demeanor when among re-
fined people, well-dressed, well-groomed
a master Of languages, and student OF
literature, with the semblance OF good
breeding on his lips and In his daily
walk Kalakaua deceived half the civilized
world. In the latter days Of his life
kalakaua undertook the role Of god
among the brown Iawallans, and nearly
won over the native clergy to q new
church Of which he was to constitute
himself the divine guide and teacher
With him divinity was an instrument OF
license.
As for I.illuokalanl, she IL such mis-.
tress OF discrimination that II II not cas-,
to convince many well-meanlng people
that she Il not the Christian womsn shs
has always professed to be. The church
has never gone In vain to her for pc
cuniary aid, yet she Il known to have
danced the hula herself and to have
maintained the Institution at lolanl
Palace. Missionary work has thriyed In
the light Of her cOuntenance-and yet
her amours have been, and still are
open, fragrant and notorious. At prayer
meetings she has been pi0us exhOrter
and at the volcano she made pagan
sacrifice to propltiate the deity Of thu
burning lake. When the good w0mer
Of Honolulu called on her In body Il
lnplore her not to sign the lottery bill
she shed tears and begged them to pray
that God might give her strength to de
her duty In the sight Of heaven-ant
then she signed the bill.
The rank hypocrisy and half concealed
paganlsm OF the house that Kalakau,
founded and LiliuOkalani brought Il
grief was endured year after year by I
white population which sprang from tn,
missionaries OF the Congregations
church. IL Is right to say that no t0wr
In the most theOcratic corner Of New
England Is more religious and mora
than the white quarter Of Honolulu. II
II city of churches, missions, SounI
Mems Christian Associations and relic
societies. Its bars are closed on Sunda,
and there are laws against many form
Of dissipation which pass unchallenget
In the United States. Under these con
ditions 1t IL easy to see how public senti
ment might have readily prepared itsel
for the revolution which brought tn
monarchy to q timely end.
II may be the fashion, here aud there
to say that the queen has been badl!
treated; but the blunt truth about he
Il that she stood for indecency, paganlsn
and commercial distress, and that sh'
deserved the fate that came to her,
Honolulu Cor. New York Tribune.