The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-08-31
OBSTINATE STUPIDITY.

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the matter OF recognition is stupid"
Is tho morning organ kindly re-
marks, there is reason TO fear that
the Advertiser is afflicted with
stupidity VI an obstinate sort. That
paper seemingly has not yet re-
covered from tho fierce rage against
President Cleveland which possessed
the r. g. and its supporters. II
annexation we're in sight, one could
understand the attempts Of our con-
temporary to make political capital
against the President OF the United
States, OF which attempts it gives
the following sample this morning:
Advices received by the mail yes.
terday state that efforts are being
made by the enemies Of Hawaii to
induce President Cleveland to give
notice to the Hawaiian Government
Of the abrogation OF our reciprocity
treaty, alleging that the amount
OF duties RENTED on sugar by il are
needed as revenue by the American
Government. In view Of the late
vote 10 the United States Senate on
the subject Of Hawaiian reciprocity,
there does not seem to be any reason
to believe that IL will concur ia any
attempt to abrogate the treaty, al.
though IL Is possible that the Presi.
dent may be inclined to take action
on his own account.
This is utter rubbish. There Is
not the slightest fear that the Presi-
dent will do anything to hurt Ha-
waii or even the Government Of the
Republic whose members did earn
resentment at his hands by their
silly public attacks upon him when
he simply stood for the rights Of the
people Of Hawaii. Nobody in his
senses would believe that President
Cleveland, even IL he had the will,
would interfere in any way with the
reciprocity treaty after Congress had
placed the following clause In the
new tariff bill: provided, further,
that nothing herein contained shall
be so construed as to abrogate or ia
any manner impair or affect the pro.
visions Of the treaty OF commercial
reciprocity concluded between the
United States and the King Of the
Hawaiian Islands January 30, 1875,
or the provisions Of any act Of Con.
gress heretofore passed for the exc.
cution Of the same"
When the Advertiser saws that tn.
"BuLLErI.i hints that Cleveland will
soon ov.rturn the Republic" il
takes gross liberties with the truth.
What the BrLLErIS did hint, aud
what il sincerely believes, ia that the
United States Government no mat.
ter what party may rule for any
time beiug-will cxpcc, IL not exact
from the Government OF tho Hawai-
ian Islands full recognition OF tic
rights Of the people who support
civilization here aud provide H."
revenues for the public services,
II ought 10 have Satisfied the Advcr.
tiser that the BULLETIN candld!y uc-
cepted the fact Of recognition with.
out waiting for the return of tho
patriotic party's delegates from
Washington. A. the same time our
contemporary need not be- amazed
at this papers venturiug Of q vatici-
nation OF possible further changes
10 the government of the coun-
try within not remote period.
When the Provisional Government
contaminated the establishment
OF . republic here, il committed
. revolutionary breach Of faith
with its supporters which they
are apparently condoning. The
Provisional Government was estab.
lished ito exist I've quote from
memory until such time as terms
OF political union with the Uuited
States can be arranged" Its viola,
ton OF this plain contract with
those who stood by it at its incep
ton and throughout is fact that
justifies any scepticism regarding
the good faith Of its head and mem
bers toward either its own support
ers, the people OF the group q,
large, or the Great Powers chiefly
interested through their citizens and
subjects here resident or holding
important stakes. The morning
organ may depend upon it-howevel
it squirms at our statement OF palpa
BILE conditions in contradstinctior
to theories-that its liege lords vii
be jealousy watched and held to az
count both within and without tn,
jurisdiction which they hold by tn,
agency OF "force and fraud" as de
clsred officially by the present Gov
eminent Of the United States. II
"A Ia Iu,N suSnIainnaI mot u,i, h,,,