The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-12
THE HISTORY OF MONARCHY.
Prof. Alexander's Contribution to
Blounts Repert.
ROYAL ABUSES OF TWENTY YEARS
An Interesting Account of the Notorious
Moreno Episode Robert Wilcox's
Eulogy on His Patron-1he Ming
Tour Round the world-Gibson Tri-
umphant.

Eulogy HIS Patron-Ghe Ming
Tour Round the world-Gibson Fri
umphant.
The professional lobbyist, Celso
Cesar Moreno, we'll known at Sacra-
mento and Washington, arrived In
Honolulu November IA, 1879, on the
China Merchants Steam Navigation
Company's steamer HO-chung, with
the view of establishing a line of
steamers between Honolulu and
China. Soon afterwards he presented
a memorial to the Hawaiian Govern
ment asking for q subsidy to the pro-
posed line. He remained in honolulu
about ten months, during which time
he gained unbounded influence over
the king by servile fiattery and by en-
couraging all his pet hobbies. He told
him that he ought to be his own prime
minister, and to fill all Government
offices with native Hawaiians. He en-
couraged his craze for ten-million
loan, to be spent chiefly for military
purposes, and told him that China
was the "treasure house of the world,"
where he could borrow all the money
he wanted. The king was always an
active politician, and he left no stone
unturned to carry the election of 1880.
His candidates advocated ten-mil-
| lion loan and unlimited Chinese inn
| migration. With Moreno's assistance
| he produced pamphlet in support OF
| these views, entitled "a reply to
| ministerial utterances."
THE SESSION OF 1880.
In the Legislature of 1880 was seen
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working with pair of unscrupulOuS
/ adventures to GUST his own constitu-
| tional advisers, and introducing
| through his creatures a series of bills,
which were generally defeated by the
ministry.
| Gibson had now thrown off the
mask, and voted for everyone of the
| king and Moreno's measures. Among
| their bills which failed were the ten
million loan bill, the opium-license
bill, the free-liquor bill and especially
the bill guaranteeing bonus of ST.
| OOO,OO in gold to MOreno's Trans
| Pacific Cable Company.
The subsidy to the China line OF
| steamers was carried by the lavish
use of money; but it was never paid.
| AppropriationS were passed for the
| education of Hawaiian youths abroad,
| and for the coronation of the king and
| queen.
! At last on the 4th of August, Gibson
| brought in a motion of 'want of con-
| fidence," which, after a lengthy de-
bate, was defeated by the decisive
| vote of 80 to 10. On the 14th, the king
prorogued the Legislature at noon,
and about an hour later dismissed his
ministers without word of explana-
ton, and appointed Moreno Premier
and Minister of Foreign Affairs; j. T..
Bush, Minister of the Interior; w. Z.
Jones, Attorney General; and Rev. NJ.
Kueea, Minister Finance.
FALL OF THE MORENO MINISTRY.
Moreno was generally detested by
the foreign community, and the an.
| nouncement of his appointment
created intense excitement.
For the first time the discordant
elements of this community Were
united, aad they were supported by a
large proportion of the natives. The
three highest and most influential
chiefs-Queen DOwager Emma, Ruth
! Keelikolani and Bernice Pauahi Bis
hop-joined in condemnlng the king
course. Two mass meetings were held
at the Kaumakapili church, and q
| smaller one of foreigners at the ole
Bethel church, to protest against the
coup d'etat. The diplomatic represen-
tatives of the United States, England
and France-General Comfy, Major
| Wodehouse and NJ. Ratard - raised
their respective flags ever their Iega-
tions, and declared that they would
hold no further official intercourse
with the Hawaiian Government as
long as Moreno should be premier
On the side of the king, r. w. Will
cox, Nawahi and others harangued
the natives, appealing to their jeal.
ousy of foreigners. The following
manifesto is sample:
WAY-UP CELSO MORENO.
ITO all true born citizens of the
| country, greeting: We have with us
one Celso Cesar Moreno, naturaliZed
and true Hawaiian. His great desire
| is the advancement of this country in
wealth, and the salvation of this peo-
pie, by placing the leading positions
| of Government in the hands Of the
| Hawaiians for administration. The
| great desire of Moreno is to cast down
| foreigners from official positions and
to put true Hawaiians in their places,
because to them belongs the country.
They should hold the Government and
not strangers. This has been the cause
of the decrease of the people. Posi-
tions have been taken from Hawaii
ans and given to strangers. {. G.
Moreno desires to throw down these
foreigners and to elevate to high posi-
tions the people to whom belongs the
land, i. e., the redskins. This is the
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