The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-17
TIL RSDAY, NAY Il. isal
CHINESE REPRESENTATION

municipal government when such
shuuld b. established in Honolulu
II was that different races should br
hppurtluned certain number Of r."
pt"seutatlves each To he elected by
Themselves. The Chinese property
holders we're ,o have representation
ia this way. S,me people at III"
time were not pleased at this pr"tf"r
Of municipal privileges Ia Tn" Chi
ue~e They were willing enough tu
ha.ethc property of Chiuaneu taxed
for maintaining civic institutions.
bat not To- allow them even run
sultativ" voice in the manner ~
methods uf disbursiug the city
re,ruu-s II is difficult to imagine.
however, in the event of the e-l AL
fishing of a municipal government
ia Honolulu. il other aliens were tn
b- allowed I" join in it, how th"
total exclusion uf Chinese property
holders could be justified "n ahsl ltari
principles uf right aud justice. Vet
II would he cat nf the question. a.
breeding confusion and corrupt ION.
To nav" the Chinese incorporated
hum generously with tn" rest uf ia"
electorate. Their registration w"uld
b, hard to regulate, and, in sn,re
wards of the city. they would b" APT
tn swamp other races out ~ r"pr".
s.n'stiOn Th. plan II giving th.
Chinese III" privilege nf 81 citing u
given number of representative.
among themselves wnuid ohyiat" al
such difficulties. And from wha'
has been seen Of concerted move
m-ni- IN n. Chinese colony. there
- htti" dOuht they wuu!d chuu."
their best men 10 -"ud ~ the city
council Ia the volunteer fire
department the Chimes. eugin"
company always elected "llic.rs
II their best men, aud these wcr"
generally fouud 10 hold sound and
just opinions ON matters coming b'
fore the board 81 representatives
Ouly ia the election 0f the -X"rul ~"
officers II th" department, who w"r"
always Cauca-Ian- aud Hhwauau.
the Chiurs" iiremen had their bal
lur- mingled with ,hns. II the Others.
aud here Was where und".irahI" con.
dltl"us We're created, Holding the
balance Of power IN close contests.
the thiu"s" contingent were la sui.
Ject ui all sorts 81 lntrig'" amt often
shad manipulation. This wunld hr
the "a." under a municipality III tn"
election of u mayor, il the Chimes"
We're possessed uf the privil"g. "i
casting ballot. for that fuuc,iunary.
The same would he TIA. result ~
ward elections for aldermen "xrrp.
ting where the Chinese would hay"
the power aud use it u put il THEN
own man over all rival, # other
uatinuaIItles. Prubably ia" Cninns,'
would be we'll satisfied ia "A muui"i
pa government u hav" two ur three
Of their shrewdest men Il affair, to-
represent them.
Now, for the first time, the Chi
uese residents are asking for the
electoral franchise in whatever form
Of permanent government the cnun
try Is 70 have in the near future. If
dual citizenship is 10 b- r""oguiH,.u
as il was in the constitution Of lSS1,
there will be some difficulty ia rr.
cUuciling absolute Chimes" exclusion
from the franchise with good con
science and equal rights, At ia"
same time, il being condition snd
not theory which will have to hr
dealt with, the throwing Of the
Chinese element into the already
witches caldron sort OF an el"rtor
ate is utterly out Of the question
To pursue the simile, such thing
would only make boil aud bubble,
toll aud trouble, Of the Inost an
gushing kind The dilemma will
remain, however considering
the dual citizeuship-.ither to give
equal rights to rhe Chinese or have
them suddenly develop from one OF
th. most peaceful and submissive
elements, paying a large proportion
Of the taxes without any representa-
tion except Of semi-diplomall"
kind, into bitterly discnntent"d
aud disturbing element using It's
we'll known extraordinary powers Of
organizations as we'll as its accumuiar-
ed wealth, to harass the government
OF the country and perhaps on "ppor
tunity 10 destroy IL, One way Of es-
cape from the horns Of this dilemma
would be To give the Chinese such
al isolated representation rs has ia