The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-01-24
WEDNESDAY, JAN. "a. 1884
TO TURN AND REND THEM.

That the rushing in of members
10 the secret organization known as
the American League, with the de
clared object of materially changing |
the basis and structure Of the Provi- !
sional Government, a supplementary |
revolution, the Star does not bode |
in labured and stilted phraseulogy
tries to- make its morning annexation
contemporary believe. The Adver-
tIser stands for the integrity Of the
ssltrenewing oligarchy. thus show
ing some slight respect for consis-
tency On the part both of itself aud
those who gave the Provisional Gov
ernmeut its commissions, according
to President Dole II j. not yet for
gotten by that paper that John l..
Stevens, the head aud front of the
assault on Hawaiian nationality. in.
formed the United states people
that this very Uligarchy was the best
government the islands ever had.
aud that it was fully representative
Of all the Intelligence. wealth and
morality Of the country, possessing
the implicit confidence Of those ele-
iu.nts aud certain of their physical
support To the end Many uf the
81 al ,... ia.
Guiding the editor uf the Advertiser
himself, gave similar Information III
conversations, letters, interviews and
lectures iu the nltcd states. There
fore. il would bc simply indecent Tor
the Advertiser 10 cuuntenance any
project that could even remotely
be construed at huue or abroad into
a demonstration of want OF conn
deuce by the creators uf the P.G. ia
their creatures.
Although neither oI the anu"Na.
tluu organs has any right or speaks
for any party that has any right to
stphldNf Nhdl N'' R'N'iu"'h' VI
this country shall consist Of or how
il shall be constituted, yet ia" peo-
pie at large will be Disposal to
sympathiZ. with the Advertiser ia
the fight it is ostensibly making
This country has suffered enough
from the rule Of the uligarchy such
- il is, but, 50 long as It remains an
oligarchy, that form is a thousand
tuncs preferable to bastard repub-
lie, such rs the stars proposition
ui nominations Of Legislators by
parked u.ass meeting implies. Moth
ing 80 utterly crude, grot.squ", aud
been mouted for relief from any po.
litiral situation anywhere. ID"
diNulgenrc of such a scheme is cuu
frmatOry of the timeliness uf th.
warning this paper gave IL the Pro
the effect that, bS their concessions
aud panderings To the rough "le-
Inrnts composing the greater par,
81 their support, they were casting
pearls before swine which would
turn again aud reud them,
While, however. the community y
al large will sd" w,th The Adycr
t,srr. contention, il j. from far dill
feTeut motives luthr uudUuhtcd ONES
ol that paper Th" real people uI
this country oppose tInkerIng with
the Provisional GOyernmrnt ~ Nhr
belief that on the lines uf chaug,,
proposed Stnr-l"aguc schem"
would he making bad worse. A.
long a. We have L. bear with All un,
constitutional and Irresponsible
rule, lot Us ever pray that the Inillc-
tion weigh a. lightly as possible On
our backs. The Advertiser, un the
other hand, backs the existing oil
garchy because II represents more
effectively than amy larger juuta tn,
particular cliques aud clans Of which
that paper is peculiarly the mouth
piece. That its clientele are up T..
their old tactics, Of trying II
beat the devil at his own game
is evident in the very happenings
over which the Star indulges IN
serene congratulations 10 its parti'
cular gang, They are trying to cap,
ture the League by joining il, as
hey tried intellectually in tunes past
ponent bodies OF the National Re
form partys organization. Thei
covert encouragement To the Liber
ais in tratOrous schemes before th'
last election, their alliance with th,
National Reformers in the election
To down the same Liberals, and thei
coalescing in the Legislature will
both those parties in turn, to defea
every Ministry that was not of thei
stripe or under their domination
are other instances Of the same uu
varying policy Of rule or ruin. Whil
We protest against tn" giving US
worse government than We have, w
must confess there is little hope tha
the oligarchy can maintain the bar
against the anarchy Of mob rule fo
which the Star crowd is striving
and which We long az" told th'
Provisional Government they wer
inviting, In this connection Tia
United States nation has a gray