The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-04-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
An Article on Government as q
Moneyed Corporation.

/ world with another ILLUSTRATION OF the
fSllacy and ShSuriity Of government
control over industries properly be-
longing 10 the governed. There the
State government, by very queStioua-
be methods Of political jobbery, sue
ceeded in Wrestling the liquor industry
from lis citizens, and had started upon
The novel scheme Of monopoliEing the
traffic in spirits, the profits Of the bus
ineSs being turned into the State
treasury. OF course in this ease we
discover room for argument on both
sides OF the question; but the determ-
| ined opposition the law has met with
must impress every right minded per
sou with the fact that ii is both un-
Just sud dangerous for a government
10 attempt to monopoliEe any industry
upon which the governed are depend
ent for livelihood.
We are very apt to be misled by
unauthorized acts Of government, and
TO suppose them proper and author
lied; and when we accept unauthor-
lied acts IS s bssis Of proceeding, we
sire most certain TO DRIFT into error.
Governments are ests olished solely
for the protection of the people Their
departments sire organized and man.
scei for the protection OF life, prop
| sTty snd liberty. The fundamental
| lsw OF republican forms of govern
msnt makes the government pro-
tsctor snd not $ guardian. 1t Is not
| for government 10 assume the iunc-
tons of the individual and enter pur-
SuitS other than those Necessary for
this protection. What the people can
do for themselves it is not necessary
for the government 70 do for them;
| for IL would be useless 10 form gov
eminent 10 do what could be done be-
| fore IL was formed. Because. per-
/ chance, government can prosecute
! certain work better than an Individual
/ Is no rsSson il should do 50; aud
! by so doing il becomes 3 kind Of
iespotic dictator. II 8 government
affords full and complete protection TO
| ife sni property, and leaves the peO-
pie TO develop the country am manage
their own affairs, il fulfills its office 10
perfection. 4 strong government Is
nece sSity: but complex departments
n-ce>sit2tins sn army OF officers, and
builG upon the erroneous Idea tn4t a
government is mammoth organiZa-
lion for business. dSb2ses politics,
substitutes EUee1 for office in place
OF desire for the welfare OF the na-
ton: and this leads 10 corruption anu
rottsuness. OF which we have had, and
still have. slsrinE examples A con
iltion Of this kind must certainly
work mischief. I could never approve
OF : government tSking charge OF the
IiluOr business, nor, in fact of any
thing the people sTe capable OF man
aging. II this be right, why msy the
goverum= ut not run everything? Why
not take charge OF the railways, all
mercantile. mechanical Sud agricul-
turzI pursuits The tailoring e>tab-
lishmeutS. The bakery snd the brew
eryg From the proceeds, Why not
build tine hotels Enere the citizens OF
the particular Utopia may lie and
sleep zui lounge 81 ease? Absurd
Why absurd Simply because these
things sire beyond the province of
government
The opening 10 OF new sections of
country should Be left to the people,
-nz. trey nay act s. necessity re-
quires. In the United States, the
forcing process by government aid
zui credit, which throws open vast
sress thzt cannot Be occupied By call
ing for snd inducing Europe 10 unload
lis filthy and lzElssz population upon
the States, Leads 10 the development
ot so.eizlisu-zud other ismsh thrice
dzuuing. II socialism Is s danger,
the United States Government must
bear the blame in not leaving the law
o. Increase and progress 70 work out
lis ON natural result The desire for
Increase q population and the SET
ting up q the country 20 : degree
b=FOld rhst stf0ried by inter
nsl increase, and through natural
Immigration. has mzds IL Necessary
10 GsI upon government 70 Go that
%EEh Ezs uO- contemplated Of
orgzuie lzE- and which cannot D
e1lsiisTai : duty q government
Aus-ies has Invited trouble By indis-
e-Iuinz-ely Throwing open her doors
% the world zl1 1Es ing in the low
ct disturbing ='SE-1.s o. Europe
AMI DIzeiHE tn ballot n the hands q
tECsS uni. - govern : Blind gOoS@,
rlueh - % have e y ICE II the gov
e-uE-u- - a -r-aL E-tiOl- By this
process the -JT-Ell u=lt mas been
EszEs---. El--T-. ll=ut may grow
t4V1-L 10 ----l-l Material may
- rz5r-f wiliz1 sd 70 the growth, !
LA -5---.- the Stability. When gov
eruE-l- E=-l- 1=s.liu the line q duty /
zz1 l-1-ee-s The people while they
bz5.E s--L avenues 4 cJumu1iez- !
ti1u- open ~ slcn land, and engage |
II such 0-Ezr eut-EP 49, 3 they may !
den E-1uer AT required b. the /
natural g-U=lh q the csJu1tFy, the
EE==Ls ali EUu smoother than sLen |
the zCT=Eluznr ASSUMES the f1Dc-
tioo= Q. : e1-Porzti01, engages in all |
sorts q bl=iUszz, zL1 cones into CON- |
petition With private snlerpgIse. Inc
Question ! III what ggTsrnment can |
-. bzt VIA. IL msy d, consistent
with the purposes fss which Il Wa
established.
L D.