Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19

| One of the latest of
| the latter class was the correspondent Of
| the Boston Transcript. He Is on the whole
| a careful writer He has reported what he
actually saw and heard with substantial
accuracy. In adopting the evidence Of
others, he is guided by a performed de-
cision of the case This is well shown in
what he says about the lottery bill. which
had So large a share in the queens over
throw. He says:
! 1T has been shown to me that this meas
ure was carried through both houses, in
dorsed BY the ministry; in fact, made a
law, contrary to her wishes; the very peo-
pie who now blame her had deprived her
of the power of absolute veto under the
constitution of 1887. But they do not say
that In their accounts of events They do
not say that actuated by the desire to use
the license money in the employment OF
the idle on public works the queen ac-
coded to their petitions"
1t is strange that such weak misstate-
ments should be published by the Tran
script. The queens veto could have been
nullified only by a two-thirds vote. and
the lottery bill had only twenty-three votes
out Of a possible ffty-two. Eight members
were absent and there was only one to
make the majority that passed the bill.
The queens own money bought just enough
members to make that majority for the
lottery. The bill was not Endorsed by the
ministry" but was energetcally opposed
by them. as Mr.. Palmer could have ascer-
tanned II he had. consulted the official rec
ords instead of going as he did to the queen
for his facts. 1t was passed on the 18th
of January and on the 18th the queen raj
lied members enough to vote out the hon.
est and capable Jones-Wilcox cabinet. who
stood in the way Of her scheme for a new
constitution. On the 18th she installed her
Parker olburn cabinet. On the 14th she
signed the lottery and opium bills. thus
achieving the end she had worked for
strenuously but secretly during a whole
year. The same day she prorogued the leg
islature and undertook to proclaim a new
constitution.
The Queens Part.
The queen knew very well that her
course for six months in opposing the ef-
forts of the legislature to secure a re-
spectacle cabinet had impaired public con-
fidence and government credit 90 that
money could not be obtained to carry on
public works She wanted the lottery
fees In order to have money with which to
pursue an arbitrary course of government
without being dependent on maintaining
public credit. Palmer easily swallowed her
absurd talk about wanting to employ the
idle on public works. One OF the damag
Ing effects Of her course in the latter half
the Oahu railway being sold for the pur-
pose OF extending 1t around the island.
work which would have given immediate
employment to thousands Of laborers. The
queens championship of the lottery bill
probably had quite as much efficiency In
arousing public feeling against her as had
her violent attempt to overthrow the con-
stitution. The intelligent portion of our
community felt that we were being sold
into the clutches of an INSCRIPTIONS cor
poration. lottery that would practically
own and govern the country, at the same
time that 1t conducted q piratical system of
fleeing our own people and robbing the
United States. We had hotly battled
against the nefarious scheme in August
and September. We supposed 1t to be de-
feated and defunct. The resurrection of
the bill was a complete surprise at the last
moment. Its rapid perfecting into a law
had put us all into ferment. The queen
committee Of religious ladies'. for whom
she had always professed great regard, she
assumed an aspect Of deep anxiety to full
fill her duty She showed no mean ability
In acting a deceitful part.
She appears to have done this very sue
cessfully with Mr.. Palmer, who must have
been In a very receptive frame. He seems
to have been proud to have left his kiss OF
conceived much generation for the august
lady, whom he conceives to be without
stain. He thinks the ridiculous rumors
against her to be absolutely false. put into
form for political effect" This evidently
refers to certain scandals of long standing
univ ersally current among her own people
which need not here be repeated. AS have
before shown. Liliuokalani is Polynesian,
with the frailties of her race, by whose i'm
perfect ethical standards she Is to be
judged. rather than by those Of civilized
people. But when a correspondent comes
here and publishes that she is all correct. he
of, perhaps willingly.
Mr.. Palmer emphasizes the presence Of
spies" in front Of the queens premises
There Is no doubt that the government has
maintained a good deal of surveillance over
the movements Of the queen and her ad-
herents Mr. Palmer seems to forget that II
Is an absolutely unprecedented federation
for deposed monarch to be permitted to
keep up her residence at the seat Of govern
ment. 1t has been sought to subject the
lady to no unnecessary Inconvenience. She
has been treated with every possible consid-
GRAFTON. She has had the opportunity Of
constantly meeting with her adherents, and
concerning with them any course of action
she chose. There has been reason to believe
casionally concocted to overthrow the pro-
visional government. 1t can hardly be mat
ter Of complaint then. II the queens prem
ises have been watched She IL necessarily
unQeE q GOOQ Qeal Oh surveillance.
Her Royal Highness Hard Up.
Liliuokalani IL at present understood to be
very short Of funds. Her private estate Is
heavily mortgaged. and probably yields her
small income beyond paying interest. Her
house and premises are large and expensive
to maintain. Like all the native chiefs, she
has many Ietainers to be supported. 1t Is
not clear how much longer she can go on
without making terms for a provision for
her needs from the government. Reports
are current that she would like to renew
negotiations with the United States for
some provision. OF that Information here
Is lacking. This government Is not unwill-
ing to provide suitably for her, whenever
her claims are renowned, and her opposi-
ton ceases. They cannot supply her with
the sinews Of war. There Ia evidence that
the queen has been active In sending out
instr uctions to all the natives not in any
way to participate in the present election,
and especially not to take the oath pre-
scribed for registering to vote. One clause
Of the oath IL to oppose the restoration Of
monarchy. The result Of the royalist orders
circulated has been q rather general absti-
nence Of a majority Of the natives from reg
istering. 1t IL known that in many places
they were told that those who took the
oath would be marked as rebels and traitors
and that they would be severely punished
after the queen was restored. But a small
proportion of the natives would go against
such an order and such threats. 1t is an
instinct with them all to comply implicitly
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