The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-08-14
HOW IT LOOKS ABROAD.
Strong Comments on the " Republic I"
by the Nation.

SfohB Oh tho kscpuoiV
by the Nation.
There is much interesting reading
for the friends OF liberty in Hawaii
in the record Of proceedings Of the
Constitutional Convention for the
day when 1t was decided to appoint
a President for six years. A few
timid souls objected. Delegate
Emmeluth thought the convention
had no right to appoint President.
Minister Damon said that to ap.
point q President in a convention
called for another purpose Cooked
too much like a sharp move" Dele
gate Kahaulelio observed that It
seemed as though "in Honolulu the
people could not trust their repre-
sentatives."
Councillor Smith favored going
through the form Of a popular cleo.
ton, on the ground that II would
"look better abroad" But all these
absurd views had no weight beside
an argument set forth by Councillor
Brown. Said he: ave have got
things now ia our own hands. Shall
We loosen our hold in the slightest
degreei We never know 10 this coun-
try what politics will bring forth. |
advise holding on to what We are
sure OF, and taking no chances OF
losing It." He was strongly sup
ported by Delegate Robertson, who
pointed out what an enormous
temptation" il would be to the royal.
lists to try to carry the election, II
one were weakly conceded. He, too,
thought IL "better to take no c ances.
Delegate Viyas said that, with action
like that, . fight would come sooner
or later, as stable government was
not a possibility a. long as such oil
garchical proceedings were tolerat-
ed" But twenty -seven out OF the
thirty. six delegates decided TO take
no chances, regardless Of how II
would look abroad. President Dole
himself, much to his credit, protest.
ed against the action, aud affirmed
that the Convention "could not con.
stitutiUnally appoint q President"
But he accepted the office, neverthe.
less, and thus presents the curious
spect acle OF . President who cou.
fesses that he has no constitutional
warrant to his title.
These deep mysteries Of Hav allan
representative institutions we hav.
IN vain asked their official champion,
10 this country to expound. They
remain silent, but we get the needed
light from man on the spot. On,
OF the truest and most forwart
patriots now in Hawaii, Mr.. W. n
Armstrong, gives the true constitu
tional view Of tho situation in al
article printed in the Havana.
Gazette Of June ID. He shows hov
1.-The necessities OF the case demapt
an uncom,noDly strong central gov
eminent with very large powers il
the hands Of \ few" and then adds
with q noble disregard Of how II vii
look abroad:
This proposal Is not democratic
but In based on the necessities O
, the case. II We were here alone, YER
little government would be quit
sufficient, because the true Anglo
Saxon does not require much govern
ment; each man rules himself.
must be distinctly understood tina,
besides ruling themselves, the white
must create q form of government
through which they can rule native,
Il Chinese, Japanese, aud Portuguese
in order To prevent being snowe
under. That is, we need two di'
tinct forms OF government made u
into one form; one for ourselves an
one for aliens, who uutnumber u,
That which may be quite suiiicien
- for us, would probably be utterly Ia
|. sufficient for them II we wish I
keep control.'-N. Y. Nation, jul
90, 1891.