Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-16
DIS0BEDIENT.
They do not Fall Into Line

surprising degree of indepen
dence and fe rlessness. In spite
Of the dictum of the so-called
American League and in spite of
the machine business performed
at the meeting of the annexation
club two councillors quietly
nominated two candidates for the
vacant seat in the council while
Mr.. Damon like an ordinary
jumping jack obeyed the string
Of his friends" in the league,
and brought forth the name of
d. B. Smith. Mr.. W. Z. Allen
who represents the conservative
element in the community and
the commercial interests nomi-
mated Mr.. Mark Robinson one of
our best known and most esteem
ed Hawaiian citizens. Emmeluth
represents the radical element In
the councils, and to a certain ex-
tent the working classes nominal
ed Mr.. T. Wilhelm a very
respectable German carpenter
and builder who was one of the
original members of the Council
from which position he resigned
on account of his health. Mr..
Damon as we have stated trotted
out Mr.. d. b. Smith who evil
IDENTIFY represents the secret
League and Mr.. Murray. What
other interests he represents, we
have been unable to learn. There
can be no doubt in the mind of
the people at large who of the
three candidates is the most
popular and most desirable. We
have all possible respect for Mr..
Wilhelm, but we do not
think that even he considers
his line of work In this
life to lie in the legislating bust
ness, He is an unpretending,
peaceful man; very clever in his
business and very successful but
neither by education nor by inclin-
alton do we think that he would
make good councillor, at the pre-
sent time. Mr.. Mark Robinson will
certainly not set the river on fire,
but he is conservative and sensi-
bic man who will never join in
any action or in any step which
will be hurtful or detrimental t,
the welfare of the country. His
personal interests have undoubted-
ly caused him to join the annexa-
tionists and of coursa the Hawaii
ans have not viewed his position
with approval bat, after all, the
present election to the couScils is
not matter in which the Hawaii
ans are int rested. As matter of
expediency and in our desire to
see the country do as well as it
can under the present abnormal
government we must say that
we consider the nomination of
Marx Robinson, a wise move and
as good choice as can be made at
present. He should Certainly be
elected. We fully agree with the
advertiser that a man nominated
by a secret league and under a
secret cast.iron oath of that Sc
cret league should not be tolerat-
ed as a public officer. We can
not understand how any self
respecting man ever can tie his
actions and his opinions up in
such manner as Mr.. d. B.
Smith has been forced to do, but
as he has done it. he ought to
suffer the consequences and be
ignored by the decent and self
respecting councillors, The no.
mlnation through Mr.. Damon,
doesn't amount to anything. Mr..
Damon votes one way and acts
another. He always submits to
the majority-when it suits him.
He stood up for the royalists in
Office; andvoted in their favor so as
to gain their goodwill in case of
a change in government. He was
overruled nd he smilingly SUBJ
mitted to the viii of his colleag-
ues and dropping the stand taken
originally by him. fired all his
clerks out of Office while his
colleagues never made move in
that direction. Mr.. Damon will
act the same now. He nominates
theleagne manas sop to the rough
element of whom he is in deadly !