The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-10-13
A POLICY THAT IS NEGATIVE.
What the Holomua" Says Of the
Republic.
1t Explains That Everything IL Over,
and There L. Nothing
More to Do.
From the Holomua Of Oct. g.

From the Holomua Of Oct g.
4 very common question today Is,
"what is the policy of the royalists?"
1t Is very difficult to answer, be-
cause we don't think that the royal
lists childish sulking in a corner,
which now is the fashion, can be
called policy. They refused TO vote,
and they say that they wont fight.
No wonder then that their 'policy" is
clouded in a mysterious mist.
They spend their time in opening
their abusive valves against those
who left the ranks and registered, but
they don't make the slightest attempt
to do anything.
The policy of the royalists today is
purely negative. They know all
about what they will not do; they
have not made up their minds what
they will do.
And the truth is that they find no
reasons to do anything.
When the monarchy existed there
was no dire necessity for revolution.
Is there any under the republic?
Barring sentimental feelings we
cannot help admitting that the peo-
pie feel contended or discontended, as
the case may be, today as they did
two years ago. In 1892, the Hawaii
ans claimed that they lived under an
obnoxious constitution and that the
1857 constitution must be altered to
suit. Their representatives in the
Legislature threw out cabinet after
cabinet. Nobody suited them. Every
thing was wrong from the Queen down
to the messenger In the smallest de-
partment.
What is it today? The same thing.
Everything is wrong from Dole to the
very same messenger and they all
stand on their toes, open the jaws and
bray against all existing laws and reg
ulations.
Is that not an anarchist policy? Is
that not nihilism
We stand today as firmly
against the present Government as
we ever did. We oppose them and
we have tried to fight them through
an active policy. They are in power
through undetermined and infamous
means, and they should in the cause
of justice be ousted.
But will the sulking attitude OF the
people help TO GUST them? The policy
of flight or vote" is over. The Oppor-
tunity of voting has expired. 1t is
unfortunate that the Government did
not see its way to extend the term of
registration, but now that chapter is
closed.
AS for fighting the opportunity has
slipped. The native royalists are half
hearted. The foreigners are dis
gusted. What then is the future des-
tiny of the people. They are left in
peace with their sulks like a petted
but naughty child.
If the Republic was oppressive and
tyrannical in its administration the
spirit of the people might be changed.
III they plundered them through taxes
or treated the people to handouts and
chains there would possibly be stir
ring move in which the 1000 would
sweep the 1000 into the sea.
But the men who control this gov
eminent are wise enough to "pull the
legsn of the nation. The Hawaiian
of today has really no
grievance to present to the world ex-
cept the sentimental one that he has
been deprived of the right of forming
his government; deprived of the privi-
leges which every citizen of free
should value the most.
But the right of voting does not
count against poi. The right to gov
ern is nothing to gin. The Hawaiians
have refused to vote, they have refused
to fight. The poi and the gin are yet
within their reach, and so long as it |
lasts their kick is only formal.
Let them cease the display of their |
grievances to the world, by which |
they make themselves ridiculous and,
if it pIeases them, let them continue |
in their sulks. The Republic goes on |
and the country goes to Hades.