Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-10-22
OUR HER0ESl
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eminent Of Hawaii mainly
through the treachery of the
United States and her represen-
tatives it is amusing for the his
torian to investigate and examine
the different periods under the
initiation Of the republic.
Mr.. Blount in bis exhaustive
report showed pretty we'll the
caliber Of which the Hawaiian
revolutionists is made and the
statements made by Soper.
Smith and others certainly do
not prove our rulers examples Of
unusual heroism and valor.
At that time the revolutionists
had so to say, TO be dragged into
their enterprise. Individually
they were towards and it was
only the absolute guarantee OF
support from Stevens that ever
induced them to run a risk under
the protection Of the guns and
men of United States man Of
war.
However, that wasn't the day
when the greatest heroism was
displayed. They have all admit
ted more or less that they be-
came reyolutionists under an
American Safeguard. The fun
begins when the got ready to lay
down their lives (once morel iii
defying and beating off the Am
erican troops that were supposed
to back the demand for surrend-
or Of Minister Willis.
Do we not remember the big
and martial words uttered at the
time7 Were not the American
papers from the Nctc York San to
the LoneriHe Rooster informed of
the heroic sentiments OF their
compatriots in Hawaii! Were
We not told about the dentist who
stood ready to drop his tool on
the corner of Fort aud Hotel
Street, whenever a horse went
by, and did not the esteemed
ladies of all the dealers in stoves
and pots make free with their
pens in explaining the agony
WHICH they underwent in await
ing the fatal landing of American
troops
Did not the valiant attorney
general instruct more than four
policemen to be present at Brew
er's wharf, there and then to re-
sist any attempted landing of
American marines. Did we hot
listen to the speeches and the
war cries of judges, teachers and
parsons in which the country was
exhorted to resist, resist and for
ever resist the proposed encroach-
ment of Grover Cleveland Did
not Popcorn" Jones and his ilk
promise to impeach the president
of the United States. and did they
not offer to let the streets Of Ho-
nolulu run with their sweat, if
not with blood before blue
ircket should be allowed to landi
And remember the admiration
and praises offered on the shrine
of little Hatch when he with |
guashing teeth, tears in his eyes
and a double action heartstood |
forwards ndin the writingof Major
Potter defed the United States, its |
navy, church, Coxey's army and
no. not the sugar-trust down
to the third and fourth genera
ton. Grateful citizens looked
with awe to the little minister
who SO bravely squeezed the jew
nose of the American Eagle. and
they worshiped stalwart Dole who
from his lofty seat seemed ready
to declare war against poor
Cleveland and cast him from his
presidential throne
How we admired our heroes.
How our children even at Puma
hon burned incense before the
affairs erected for these gods des-
cended from Moses and the other
early missionaries
But alas the truth is out and
it cannot be hidden any longer.
Alas for our split tears and
vanished admiration Oar heroes
were frauds and their defiance
was bunconbe and sham.