The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-01
Hawaiian Hardware Ci,L' d,
/HRc /, 1884,

/HRc !, 1891
The laborers in the constitu-
ton vineyard will be plucking
fruit for weeks to come. This
opinion is based upon the fact
that it took a dozen or SO men
to prepare the draft as well as
upon the fact that the members
oil the Convention really have no
precedent 10 follow. The Condi-
tons here are different from any
other government in history.
Practically i, is a minority of
foreigners framing a document
which shall govern a majority
OF natives OF the soil. In the
preparation of the constitution
OF the United States the repre-
scntatives of the majority laborcd
in the preparations of constltu-
ton which the conditions OF the
country made acceptable to
nearly all the States. Some
points were 50 Objectionable that
| the convention almost began
with row presumably on ac-
count OF the very radical ideas
of a few of the delegates, but
| those same delegates were will
ing to compromise for the sake
OF harmony.
There are some provisions In
/ the brief 20 be submitted to the
delegates which may be objected
to but as he members represent
, one party in politics, and as II
does not seem probable that the
constitution. when completed
will be presented to the voters
/ for confirmation or rejection il
is hardly possible that the pro
visions viii meet with serious
opposition. Some OF the mem
bers who are familiar with the
political workings in the United
States may object to the clause
providing for the election OF the
| President by the members o
/ Congress and Senators insteac
of by popular vote. Why i
should not be decided in the
latter wav will no doubt be cX
planned BY the projectors Of the
brief, Perhaps the greatest point
for deliberation will be the mat
ter of franchise. The document
provides, and wisely perhaps
that suffrage shall be accorded
only to those who become citizen,
after a certain term of residence
in the Islands. but there is a lit
tie proviSo tackled on regarding
| Asiatics, which may be a bono
OF contention on the score o
discrimination. No other gov
eminent, at its formation, hac
the same elements to deal witt
and to conCiliatc, as has this one
! of Hawaii. 1t is not merely the
fact that one political faction
favors one form OF government
and another party something
else-but it is the hundred otheI
and more important details TO
the proper and peaceful govern
ing of the people that must b'
considered. If mistakes are made
in the convention time will SHOW
where and what they are anc
they may be amended witt
greater facility than in thu
Unietd States where it requires
not only majority OF votes il
Congress, but in each state legis
lature, and Just here it may b,
= noted that the Constitution O
the United States was framed il
such a way that during a cen
fury but fifteen amendment
have been found necessary,
fact made more noticeable by tn
existence Of but seven article
: in the original document.
While the convention is il
session there is no reason VIII,
the planter contingent should no
keep an eve on the Jones Locke,
Fence. J he labor question Wi
have its 7 lace in the constitution
and the economic method O
fence bui ding should have it
place witt the people who ar
interested in the production c
sugar or N raising cattle. I
make fence that will last lOnge
than any other, will cost you les
than TO build the ancient styl
where posts are used every 81
or eight feet. Our spring wiz
stays and washers take the plaC
of posts and cost you eight cent
instead of seventeen. You ca
, build a mile OF this lencing 70
= fifty or sevcnty-hve dollars les
, than you can any other and
will last five times as long.
Mr.. Paul lsenberg, Jr., says h
n was not favorably impresse
; with the Aermoter until he pu
1 one up; he would not part wit
! his now to be President of tn
Islands. His AermOtor irrigate
ten acres of a tenants land an
j, has made sorgum grow on tie