The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-10-26
ADVERTISER, Oct, p.

The views Vi u
ADVERTISER, on II
question of annex
ton, are these:
1t believes IN u
Republic, unreser'
edly, because it is u
good successor 10 II
bad government
the monarchy, am
through it and by /
law and order ma
be preserved and ju.
tice administered.
2. 1t believes in ID
close. political unio
of these islands wit
the United States. ]
believes that it IS 10
the best interests {
the people here, tha
the sentiment OF pc
litical union shoul'
be strong, united am
active. that the Gov
eminent is in thor
ough accord with thli
sentiment; and tina
any denunciation o.
those supporters o
the Republic who are
not, at present, II
harmony with thu:
sentiment is injudi.
cious, impoIitic, and
extremely dangerous
under the present
circumstances, and
tends to prevent har-
mony.
3. Ii believes that
the question OF that
union will be deter
mined by the people
of the United States
acting through Con
gress, and not by a
small body OF politi-
clans in this city,
however intelligent
they may be-
4. 1t believes that
the views and opin-
ions of the friends oil
annexation in the
United States, are oil
much greater impor-
lance IN securing that
union. than the opln-
ions of our estImaOle,
but local, politicians.
1t also believes that
the Government OF
the United States will
act with little senti-
ment in the matter,
and will simply con-
suit its own interests.
5. 1t believes that a
large number of peo-
pie OF the United
States favor annexa-
ton on military, ma
val and commercial
grounds; and il also
knows that a very
large number of those
people who are
friendly to the Re
public, hesitate to
favor annexation, Ow-
ing TO the mixed and
unstable character of
the inhabitants OF the
islands.
8. 1t knows that the
present Government
in Washington. its
friends, and many
powerful journals.
believed that the rev.
olution here was
made not in the in
terests of good gov
eminent. but was a
vital part of a con-
spiracy, to secure an
nexatiOn; q belief
which will be con-
firmed in their minds
by the deliberate
statement of an an
neIationist journal +,
here, that no one
''cculd hold the Re-
public together for
fyenty four hours,
without the cement.
of the political idea
of annexation, and
that 1.-The Republic
and annexation are.
inseparable."
4. IL knows that a.
powerful Trust which
Is a dominant power.
in American politics =.
IS opposed to annexa-
tion, and that its far
reaching influence Is
better known TO the
friends of annexation
in Washington, than
10 i known To any
body of men here.
outside of the Gov
eminent. IL intends
TO fOrewarn its read.
ers regarding this
danger
). IL believes that.
events are slowly ]
but surely, working.
IN the interests Oi pO-
litiCal union, and
that, until the time
arrives, when the
American Govern.
ment indicates its &c
sire for union, the.
supporters OF the Re
public will further
the"cause, " by main
tanning good govern.
ment. rather than by
fOOiishly prOclaiming
% the world that the
Republic Is a weak
and sickly infant,
and only lives on the
milk OF an auuexs-
ton bottle. Good
governments are not
made OF such stuff.
9. Ii has an abid-
ing faith in the stur-
dy purpose and back
bone o: those, here.
who have large inter
ests, domestic and
financial. and IL be-
Iieves that they have
sand enough to stand
by the Republic. even
though annexation
fails.
10. 1t believes that
those who have en-
listed for the cause,
should enlist for
three years or the
war"
~ The ADVERTISER.