Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-05-25
a Dig in the Manger.

The minister OF nnauce IS Oeln!
severity censured by the semi
official organette. because he has
acted as an honest man and re
fused to rob the taxpayers by
giving a contract for printing K
the semi official organ at figure
much advanced over the amount
asked by this paper. 1t is hardly
worth the while taking notice oil
the imbecile ebu llition of the
| Advertiser, but we should like to
ask the moning sheet a few
questions relating to the matter.
Why are bids called for BY gov
ernments. If il IS not for the pur-
pose. through competition, to Sc
cure the most advantageous prices
( If ONLY the Advertiser should be
/ granted government contracts,
why did that paper repeatedly
advocate and insist IN public
competition for all public works.
Is the money to be paid for the
work TO be done by the HoLoMUA
the private property of Mr.. Da-
mon or of the p. g.; or does it
belong to the taxpayers at large
of whom this paper certainly
represents the greatest portion
both as to number as well as to
the amount Of taxes paid? The
Advertiser forgets how indignant
it was because under former
regimes the Bulletin received
considerable of the government
patronage. The AdUertiser clam
ored time after time for public
competition, and it used to
send in its bids at SO low figure
that there was no hesitation
among the officials in giving 1T
the contracts. And the Aduer-
tiser at that time preached, and
advocated open treason and rebel
lion against the legitimate gov
eminent, while it in the most
INSCRIPTIONS manner attacked
all, and everybody connected
with the administration. The
blackguard sheet has done more
than anything else to create a
false, and damaging impression
abroad of Hawaii and the Hawai-
ians. The accusations. insinua-
tions, and innuendoes, published
in that unprincipled journal
against all and every Hawaiian.
men, women, and children did
gain for itself the contempt of
every free-thinking man to whom
there were higher ideas. than
those extolled by the purse
worshipping, hypocritical gang
who financially and otherwise
support the Advertiser editor,
and his ilk. He was not prosecuted;
oh, no. The liberty of the press
was respected when the barbarian
government was at the head of
affairs. He was not boycotted
by the Kings or Queen I'M
insters; oh, no; he had his full
share of all the government work
snd he was pleased enough to
collect the money due for it
Now when Mr.. Demon shows his
conscientiousness by accepting
the lowest bid for pnblic con-
tract he is abused and insulted
by the very sheet. which deman-
ded such policy a short while
ago. This paper does not
care fig for the work
as given to it by the minister.
The bid was sent in to see, If
every member of the government
would act in such an INSCRIPTIONS
and contemplate manner, as did
Chief Justice Judd when he.
few weeks ago gave out govern
ment work at higher price than
that offered. and thereby virtually.
lefrauded the treasury, the tax.
PAYERS, and the gcountry. Mr..
Damon is built of different
material, and consequently. the
financial statements of the
government appears in another
column of the HoLoxUA. We will
finally state, that We are pleased
to be theobject of the Advertisers
personal abuses We may be a
political dodger that is more
than the Boiler Platter is We
may have mo standing"-in the
Central Union Church. but We
are nevertheless quoted and cited
all oser the world We may have