Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-15
The Fight of the Factions.

1t is apparent to the dullest
observer that the so called mis-
sionary element of the P. G.
(who designate themselves "con-
servatives. the truly good
party" people"-and by several
other euphamistic phrases,) is
now between the devil and the
deep sea of politics, and immin-
ent danger Of being swallowed up /
by the one or the other. This is
well - this is "consummation I
deyoutly to be wished" by all 1
opponents of the rapacious hypo-
cricy of which that element has
ever stood as the embodiment.
1t so happens on this occasion,
that the devil is personate in the
pending drama, by the so-called,
American League, composed OF
the Lord -knows-who; from God
knows-where. But the identity
of this League is of small mo-
ment. The prominent facts
concerning it are that it embraces
and voices the spirit of dissent
of the hole-in-the-wall meth
DDS. and other distinctively
missionary" tactics thus far
pursued by the P G. and that it
proposes to make itself not only
heard. but felt in the future
conduct of affairs. Tie HoLoMUA
will pot further at this time critic
ize it either the composition or the
methods of the League. In so far
as those methods make for popular
representative government they
will deserve. aud command our
support. But it is the purpose of
the present article to point out the
effect upon the P. G. Of the course
upon which the League has lately
launched itself, embracing (as it is
said TO embrace) many hundreds
of the most muscular and courag-
porters of the present usurpation,
the League cannot be "monkeyed
with" by the p G.. with due res
pect to the safety of the latter,
composed of the men who carried
the guns" and who still retain
their shooting irons, the P e. must
needs handle the League with soft
gloves, however such tenderness
may CRATE upon the sensitive souls
of the sugar and tinpot aristocracy.
Now here are the two horns of
the dilemma upon either one of
which the P. G. must to all appear
ances of necessity hang itself.
If it elects d. B. Smith
to the Council, and thus bows to
the dictation of the League its
independence is not alone serious
" jeopardized, but is already
practically thing of the past. A
surrender at this point will mean
that the League is hereafter to
reign supreme at Iolani Palace,
and that the P. G. will await its
behests before taking action in
any important matters; also that
an increase in the number of
councillors (the personnel to be
dictated by the League) will soon
take effect, and will complete the
swapping process of which the
truly good" are even now in
such imminent peril. The other
horn presents the option to the
P. G. of ignoring the recon-
mendations OF the League and
of continuing TO fill Council
vacancies with either members or
creatures of their own delectable
little family compact Just i'm,
agine such defiance of the men
that carry the guns. Why, the
Kansas cyclone is the balmiest
of zephyrs as compared with
the whirlwind of wrath that
will then shake the political
wigwam in Honolulu, and if the
deleetable p. G.. come through
the disturbance with framework
intact, even their friends off they
still retain any sane ones) will be
surprised. Viewed from all sides,
the situation of the P. G. is a
most interesting one. The Devil
(still personated by the League)
is advancing upon its inner san
ctuary, and demanding its surren-
der. The deep sea yawns behind
it and close at hand. Ii captured !