The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-02

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jority, as only eighteen other delegates
Ire elected. These statesmen swear
/ that, come what may, they will never
| give up the sfip-that is, they will
never release the hold upon the sack
| while they can wiring another dollar
from it. Their declaration is: 1--WE
We're born under the shadows of the
Boston's Gatlings. under the wing OF
President Harrison's administration,
and we have a divine right. to rule.
To the devil with the peeple!'
| This last sentiment issued from the
Hips of one of the cabinet, who is an
American and who spouts Fourth of
July orations for liberty and equality
whenever possible. Is it not well to
live in land cursed with such vermin.
Should not every true American be
proud of such enlightened and noble
Icompatriots?
The provisional government recently
determined to take census of its sup
lporters; in fact, to round up the cattle
which have fed from the public pen
and thereby ascertain their exact
isonS registered who took the ironclad
oath, which, nolens volens, was thrust
upon all who wished to vote. I would
remind you that there are about 10000
residents in the country, and more than
$4,000 voters. Just compare these fig
ures. Consider the great and extended
franchise under the so-called rotten
monarchy against which Stevens
plotted, and then look at this handful
lof hungry aliens who are in favor of
Iperpetuating this great injustice. OF
the 1000 who declared for the mission
airy oligarchy, fully 1,500 are directly or
indirectly in the government. In any
event, quite 1000 are ineligible to vote
under the constitution
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showing abroad, the high-minded, pure
and noble gentleman who has perjured
himself in his Office and been guilty OF
perfidy to his trust-I refer to Sanford
b. Dole-has issued a proclamation Civ
ing to each Of these hungry beach
combers no less than six votes. This is
II believe, an imported American Gus
tom, is it not?
The missionaries have left no stone
Iunturned to secure the native vote, and
Ito force the Hawaiians to take the
liron-clad oath to uphold this hideous
Imonstrosity termed an American form
of government. 1 know of several edu-
Gated and refined young men with fam
lilies to support, who have given uI
their employment and undergone &C
tual want rather than take the oath. Is
not this picture most gratifying to the
disciples of the Stevens manifest des-
tiny doctrine?
Il wish to inform you especially re-
garding a scheme with which the Pro
yisional government expects to make
capital in Washington. 1t concerns an
Hawaiian by the name of Kuneakea.
This native styles himself prince,
and last of the noble line of the Kane
hamehas. His claim is about as valid
as that of the missionaries. 1t is this
gentleman's boast that he is the ille-
nf n
statement denied most solnenly by
the King himself. But even if true, it
constitutes the most airy and unsub-
stantial basis upon which to build a
claim to the succession to the throne
of Hawaii. This man is probably one
of the most wretched specimens of the
Hawaiian race, and yet, in order tc
make a good case, we see these virtu-
Gus missionaries taking this youna
man up with his brand-new title and
pointing to his acceptance of the mis-
sionary oligarchy as evidence of the
good will Of the Hawaiian people. Of
course this is only done to strengthen
the missionaries abroad, for the fact.
are well known here.
Admiral Walker has had survey
made Of Pearl Harbor, which was
coded to the United States some years
ago by the free will of the Hawaiian
people. Our mortgag e-holding friends
the missionaries, are making use Of
this new survey to raise a boom in the
adjacent lands. There is a genera
. idea here that the United States viii
expend two or three million dollars tt
create a naval station in this harbor
These people forget that the same
, thing was said of Pango Pango, ir
Samoa, and that many unfortunate in
Yestors in those islands were fieeced.
AS regards the immediate politica
outlook here, we are waiting for a de-
cided answer from the American gov,
eminent in respect to its policy con.
corning Hawaii. The Senate seems tC
think that we must work out our owr
salvation. This we are willing to d.
when the United States decides defin,
itely to drop the matter. The Queer
is firm, and maintains her old attitude
and 1T is needless to say that the ma,
J tives are with her, heart and soul. The
. royalists were never more determined
and united than a. present. The sub
sidized press reports which have beer
sent out from here are disgrace t.
Journalism. All reports to the con
trary notwithstanding, I can assure
you that her majesty is yet deter
, mined to sustain the position to which
she is entitled. The trials she has en-
dured have endeared her to the people
and at the present time she is first il
the hearts of her nation. With aloha
nui, ROBERT w. WILCOX.
Honolulu, May g."
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