The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-09
CAPT. PALMER SPEAKS.
BE Explains the Position of the
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Mr.. EDITORIALS / am asked al
most daily what are the opinions of
the newspaper i represent, or what
continents I entertain towards royal
ty or republicanism, perhaps you will
find me space to make general state
ment in your columns.
The Transcript is perhaps the Oldest
daily paper in Boston, in that 1t has
never really changed its tone, policy
or prOprietorshfp for over sixty years;
its price is fifty per cent. higher imam
any other; its general tone is Repuo-
ucan, although it has never hesitated
10 support u Democratic candidate for
any office when that candidate was
inst the man for the place; 1T therefore
does not merit that offensive slang
term, "mugwump," because in con-
demning President Cleveland it did
no differently from what it always has
done; it bolts no nominations, because
IL il not and never was party paper.
II publishes but one edition-at eve
ning-and is the favorite paper OF the
hest educated class of my native city,
containing not one word, in advertis-
inc matter or otherwise, which may
NOT ne read aloud in the family. 1t
onposes annexation, not by reason or
tbe Hawaiian situation, but from re-
card To the long-established cOnserva-
tive pOIicy of the United States In
your local difficulties it has from the
Il rst allowed such writer's as Hon.
Gorham ID. Gilman, DIR. Z. Il. Nlchols,
Mr.. Nath. Haskell Dole Gall or Whom
are i'm sympathy with the Provisional
C;overnment) the free expression of
their views i'm it's columns. Further
than this, you know as much OF It's
Dosition towards royalty or proVl-
sionalist as / do.
I have never been employed In us
office or editorial rooms. But under
three editors, and for more than thlrty
wears, no person outside that pale mas
contributed as much to its columns:
II ia to be supposed, therefore, that
tho compauy understood what they
were doing when they voted to SEND
me here. / read in the papers that
Won had one correspondent "Wh0 ola
noble work for anneXation; IL Is
known that YOU had another who |
came to sustain his paper in position
already taken; you have had otners
with British affiliations, etc; NOW,
came without the least instruction
as TO the attitude L should assume;
7 NAV ne mistaken, but / do not be- |
Iieve a correspondent has the least |
right to any public position.
He ia here as a chronicler of |
the opinions of each and all; that to |
nv view clearly states his position. |!
And when he records these views,
each has the right to see the position
of his party stated at its very best, In
the strongest language, the most con-
vincing manner possible. III tresl-
dent Dole favOrs him with oplnl91s,
he must not take each point or bis
Excellency's views, set it up as q nine
pin in one phrase, to knock 1t down
with his own ball in the next; II ne
talks with half q dozen OF the native
race, his duty is equally clear, 10 give
to their half formed sentences the pest
expression of the sentiment they H.
tend to convey; whether 1t Is utterly
false or no, is absolutely nothing to
the recorder. He il no more than the
court reporter, writing as spoken the
witnesses evidence, and the pleas OF
the plaintiff and defendant. After his
official duty is done, after he has re-
signed his office, then and then only,
save i'm matters of fact or in vouchlng
for his statements, is he free to write
a line of his own sentiments. rms Is
nv aim, however imperfectly at
tanned.
When leaving Boston, / was told
that this position would be intolerable
here; the statement was made to me
DIV a person who has lived in Honolu-
la. But have been here nearly three
weeks, and do not find it so. have
resided here before. L lived in Vlr-
yinia during the civil war; my loyalty
was never doubted, yet was welcome
N many houses where all done oy Lee
md StOnewall was heroism.
BY those of widely divergent opln-
OBS, / have been received with the
Utmost kindness and courtesy; every
Effort has been made to fully inform
ne on any subject where information
vas desired; it would be difficult for
ne to decide whether royalist, provis-
onalist, or Hawaiian had shown the
most friendly zeal. Having lived In
III parts of the wide world, L consider
hat the very cream of humanity,
your politics, Is at Honolulu,
specially in hospitality to strangers; |
is not equalled under the sun Tor /
his virtue, nor does it seem to he con- ,
med to any single class. y man must
e determined to make enemies II,
With the single proviso of knowing
Iow to hold his tongue, he finds them {
ere, when he is q stranger; yes, j
ven in such trying times rs those I
Trough which you are now passing '
JULIUS A. PALMER, JR. @
Correspondent, Transcript