The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-17
THE SYMPATHY DODGE.

The Bulletin not being able to
compete with its business rivals
either under the defunct monarchy
or the Provisional government is
again reduced to playing the sym
pathy dodge in the hope of pro.
longing its lease on life, which its
merits as a business concern or a
newspaper would long since have
closed with period. The print
ing law under which the Provis-
ional government has been letting
government printing since last
January is the same law under
which all went "merry % a mar
riage bell' with the Bulletin when
it was engaged in the pleasant
task of sucking treasury pap"
under ex-royalty.
The Bulletin whines at the I'M
business of the old law. We admit
that almost any thing pertaining
to either the politics or business
methods of the monarchy has
been for years open to criticism
and amendment. The printing
law which was interpreted by
the rule of favoritism in the
most open and barefaced
manner under the monarchy, es-
pecially by the Gibson and Nation
al reform regimes, certainly needs
the amendment which the Pro-
visional government is proposing to
give it through the resolution
lately introduced by the minister
of finance. Had the monarchy re-
manned in power, which was i'm
possible after its abuses, it is more
than likely the law would never
have been changed and the Bulletin
would never have whined.
At present we intend only reply
ing to the structures of the Bulletin
made against the ADVERTISERS and
the Hawaiian Gazette Company.
When the merits of this 'jobbery"
or printing law, long in force under
the monarchy, comes up for dis
cussion the ADVERTISER will have
something to say on the awarding
of printing contracts under that
law, as it was formerly interpreted,
which will more than likely not be
edifying to the royalists.
The Bulletin asserts that an in
vestigation "of the advertising and
printing expenses of the Provision
al government" since last January
"would show that the Hawaiian
Gazette Company (owner of the
simply lives and
moves and has its being from the |
public funds" This statement we
brand as a lie; this is the plain
English of it, and when the Bull
Ietin's attack is SO evidently made
from business jealousy, as in this
Instance, there is no necessity of
matters by seeking more
polite and less expressive epithet.
Perhaps the Bulletin, which is
ately gi-en to using the truth
xith such persistent frugality, will
.ensmber the time under the
monarchy when a notice was
,os.ed in the interior Office order
pg that advertising was not to be
-iven the ADVERTISER without the
peciaI order of the head OF that
? This was before the
Provisional government came into
,ower. when the Bulletin had full
wing on treasury pap" under !
he National reform party; and
ct. in 1892, the ADVERTISER had '
,ore advertising and subscription G
atronage than would have been '
ecessary to buy twice over all
g mfp6asHsd az E'G par value. If the
'ulletin wishes to challenge this b
let it produce its figures "
nd they will be met with sworn a
e
This was ander the monarchy, e
hen neither the ADVERTISER nor I
eekly HAWAIIAN GAZETTE were a
wen q government job except il