The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-02
THEIR LAST POLITICAL ABB
SURDITY.

Those who have hung a last hope
on a turn in the political tide favor
able to royalism have again been
disappointed. The eager anticipa
ton that the new constitution
would not receive the support OF
the radical element Of the political
clubs has been dashed by the unan-
unity and enthusiasm with which
the call for to-night's ratification
meeting has been received. Hope
deferred hath surely made the heart
of the royalist politician heavy; and
that terrible tired feeling has,
since the passage Of the Senate
resolution. characterized the actions
and scheming oftheeX-queen' sstreet
politicians They have notlearned of
wisdom, though tutored thus TAR by
a kind fate; and they refuse to
abate one jot of their absurd pre-
tentions, though a point has been
reached where the royalist faith
cure and racial egotism will avail
no more forever.
The browning absurdity Of all
the royalist planning, since the
overthrow of the monarchy, has
been reached i'll the mass meeting
ito protest against the establish
ment of the Republic and the new
constitution. Wiser heads have
already entered similar protests
protests with somewhat of weight
and prestige back Of them, made
both here and abroad; but they
have amounted to naught, not
being more substantial under the
circumstances than the breath with
which they were projected.
1t has been certainly an untoward
fate that has snapped off the daily
warnings of retrogression and res
toration almost as soon as they
have been made public through
diplomatic or local channels. 1t
seems not yet to have dawned upon
the monarchists and their more in
fluential hackers of different sorts
and conditions that the rOyalist
leaders are failing to play political
trumps because the people OF
Hawaii have refused to deal them
the necessary cards. The present,
in fact, is a clear case of new
deal where bluffs" do not count.
1t is pretty safe to say the Roy
alist mass meeting announced for
this afternoon at 5 o'clock is an
mother little game of political bluff
gotten up by the usual coterie OF
anti Republicans to give color to
some little scheme Of their own.
Or it may be that this time the
many desertions and general
tendency of the natives during the
past two weeks to come over to the
Republic and the cause of Annex
alton has so chilled the politiCa,
atmosphere that the half dozer
foreigners from everywhere, who
have been misleading and misad
vising the natives for the past year
feel the absolute necessity of al
immediate display Of vocal fire
works to sustain their fading in
fuence with the natives yet little
longer.
The public will remember the little
mass meeting dodge of Mr.. c. w
Ashford and other men of tn,
stripe some months ago, wher
several hundred Chinese were
present on special invitation tC
make respectable showing
The meeting, however, as ia,
as representing anything or any
body, except the three or fou
anti-American speakers on the
stand, was an unqualified fzzle
Such will be the unlanented fate o
the alleged mass meeting this after
noon to protest against the establish
ment of the Republic Of Hawaii
This time the royalist braves viii
not even have the countenance o.
the Chinese who have sense enough
to see the destinies of Hawaii are
pointing elsewhere.