The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-12
NOT SHOCKED BUT DIsGUsTED

NOT SHOCKED BUT DIsGUSTED.
The latest thing royalistj journal
claims it can not see is why the
Provisional Government should
be 50 very shocked" because Theo.
H. Davies, a prominent and per
sistant royalist, wanted to represent
the Hawaiian Government at the
Inter Colonial Congress at Ottawa.
The newspaper in question IS mis-
taken in its opinion that the Prov
isional Government has been shock
ed at anything Mr.. Theo. H. Davies
or any other anti-American royallst
could do. For instance the present
regime would quite as likely refuse
to be shocked at the statement
made in Davies defense, i'll the
article referred to, that Mr. Davies
is, undoubtedly, opposed to the
present Government; but he GER
tainly is not opposed to the interest
of Hawaii.
The time has fortunately passed,
when either the political opinions
or windy utterances of such men as
the editor quoted, or Theo. H.
Davies, or even those Of Mr.. Davies
lieutenants, at present sparring fol
drinks and damning Americans anc
Missionaries on the street corners
can have either influence on the
public mind or effect on the politica
future of Hawaii. No, no, Theophi
lus, the Provisional Government ha
been sadly Disguised with you
goings on, but shocked-never
Please consider that you stand il
the position of a man who ha
attempted to ruin the politica
credit of those who have aided hin
both financially and socially, anC
after failing begs to be reinstated il
confidence to have another ChanC,
for treacherous dealing-this tim
for death stab-should the oppor
tunity offer.
1t is to be understood that Mr.
Davies is not the only ardent royal
list who has lately heen trying
from purely political motives, t
reinstate himself with the Annexa
tionists. 1t is also to be remem
bered that none of these disap
pointed politicians would hav
treated the supporters of the Pro
visional Government or the Gov
eminent itself otherwise than wit
supercilious contempt had restora
ton been accomplished by outsid
force, as they hoped; and it is no
certain these same gentlemen woult
not have surrounded, as loyal spec
tators, the chopping-block whicI
Mr.. Davies political patrons pre-
posed to set up for the benefit c
Objectionable missionaries an
Americans.
The gentlemen who now al
nounce themselves as recor
structed Royalists, fit and willin
to be leaders in Hawaiian polite
and champions of the people
cause, have already tried to us
their influence with those whOr
they thought might be dissatisfe
with the present Government.
was with the radical wing Of tn
Annexationists that they hoped t
pool their issues so as to get a gra
at political spoils later, On TIL
point the reconstructed Royalists
found that the Annexationists wei
a unit in the policy of bringin
about whatever reforms were needle
in their own ranks without the pC
litical aid or hypocritical sympath
of the men who lately were willin
TO knife Annexationists and Anne,
leans and are now anxious, if the
are given encouragement, to desc
the monarchial cause in the hour {
its nakedness for the small bride {
a mess of political pottage.
Verify, this is not a case Of bein
shocked, but rather one Of genera
disgust for a class of men who hav
neither the courage Of their polite;
convictions nor a personal conviC
ton of their own courage Br
this much is assured; Mr.. Davie
will at least realize he has bee
snubbed in a most gentlemanly bl
decided mapner, aud his politics