The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-07

DAY, as TO tne JustlllcatlOn oil his course
and the fall OF the monarchy
at must always be question in such
movements where the point OF submits
sion to authority terminates and the
right or duty OF resistance begins. Ii
ever there was a just revolution it was
ours, not only in the cause of sound
politics, but also with view to the
social, moral and educational needs of
the whole community. The best inter-
ests were not only in peril, they were
openly attacked. The Queen was an in
surgent. She had rebelled against her
own Government. The revolt on
her part was equivalent to
an abdication. There was then
no government at all. No community
can exist without government. AS to
violation of oath OF allegiance, the first
oath broken was that of the ex-Queen,
who abrogated her own oath OF fidelity
to the constitution. After she had done
this her former councillors were by that
fact absolved from their oaths OF loyalty
to her. 1t cannot be otherwise. But is
an oath Covenant Most certainly it
is in such case as this. 1t is a contract
between two parties. A covenant is an
agreement the fidelity to which on either
side is conditional on like fidelity on the
other side.
"Our forefathers rebelled against
George III, for less cause in 1875 than
we had in 1893. The North took up
arms against the South in 1851 for less
reason than when we strove to prevent
the Impairment OF our liberties against
acts lar more subVersive OF good govern
ment than the encroachment of the
slave power. King Kalakaua, in 1887,
made an almost equally fragrant attempt
upon our rights, but there was this
difference, he never rebelled against his
own constitutional Government, while
the eX-Queen, by one wave of her
hand would have swept this entirely
away--in fact, this is just what, SO
far as it was possible before our resist
ance, she tried to do. Kalakaua met
the case constitutionally, and we ar
ranged matters with him on the basis of
the constitution, a new one granted by
agreement with him. Suppose Queen
Victoria should openly violate and wrest
from her people the British constitu-
tional authority, would her subjects
then, from the least to the greatest, be
bound by their oaths OF allegiance to
her? In the case OF many of our citizens
there is no oath OF fealty; they were
rights of citizenship with their own
native air. So much for what is asserted
OF the violation OF oaths OF Office.
"Now as to our force of Government.
Was it mere provision for the day and
hour until we could gain the advantages
of annexation TO the United States?
By no means. Did we stake our all, the
sum and the substance of our hopes on
that probability Not at all. We be-
lieve in annexation. 1t was our first
choice-But we realized that there were
doubts of its success. Yes, realized it
from the first, and talked OF alterna-
tives.
awe also realized that there must be a
representation OF the people. This was
fully understood in 1887, when all par
ties were practically united-in the de-
sire for a republic, that is. Granted the
supposition that the King had refused
us Constitution, would not II republic
Introduce bribery corruption and the
demagogue, so that thus representation
would be deprived OF its advantages2 1t
can never have the same power in this
respect which those very elements have
held over our heads through the intlu-
ence OF royalty under the monarchy
The demagogue has had every chance.
The only parallel TO it under republican
form of Government to be drawn is by
surprising the President to be one OF the
very class to be dreaded by the advocates
OF purity i'll high places. But we hope
to defeat this possibility by making him
in all cases ineligible to the place by re-
election. He should never be his owl
successor.
with all the wisdom of the organiza
ton of the greatest OF modern republics
it is a matter OF wonder that this simple
provision against corruption has nevel
been adopted. | do not know that
would say that he should never agaiI
hold Office, but | would exact that h,
should never be candidate for tn,
office while he was holding it. Ii h,
went out OF office, staid out, and Will,
only private citizen was again nom
mated, that would place him iii total.
different light before the electors.
"Would | wish to state anything abou
our plans for the future? l should haV
not the least objection to doing this wer
there anything OF certain or definit
character to be stated; but we must b
set at rest on ali questions in which tn
Wa 5hiugton Government may have al
interest before we can inteligently con
slider the future. As lovers OF represen
tative government. we may say this
The people are entitled to representation
and any plan to which we as
sent must include this as
constitutional right. Will it be b
the addition OF members to the presen
Council, such members to be chosen b
the people, or will it be by the organiza
ton OF an upper and lower house? W
cannot tell. You have suggested to m
three houses; for instance, the organiza
ton OF the Commonwealth OF Massachr
sets, where there is Governors Cour
ell, a Senate aud House OF Represents
tives, all elected by the voters. {
course, this is possible, but | fail
recognize in it any special advantages.
ave had something like the frs
named body here in that which we Gale
the Privy Council. Ii had the power {
appropriating public moneys III certal
emergencies-that OF the outbreak
plague or pestllence, for example.
was very convenient body, for it coul
always be convoked into session viii
the members of Parliament wei
at times scattered over the IslanC
and could not at a sudden emergenC
be assembled. Further, by reason OF IL
length OF the session, many OF the men
beers might have returned to their home
That was the case in this last Parliamei
that sat before the fall OF the Queel
She had absolutely tired out the bett
element by seven months sitting,
that her supporters were left in Il
majority, and it was thus that the la
Ministry, which represented the be
citizens, was overthrown.
'Some such body as the privy coun'
might be to any future government
great convenience, under certain co
ditions. 1t at once held the power
the purse and could disburse money
certain well-defned objects. 1t is tr
that the present Government has be
in power over year, and that this We
terminates just prior to the time VIII
our annual elections are held; but |