The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-04
Hawaiian Hardware C0.,L'd
JHRc /, 1891.

June /, 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
of the Convention really have no
precedent TO follow. The condi-
tons here are different from any
other government in history.
Practically it is a minority of
foreigners framing a document
which shall govern a majOrity
of natives of the soil. In the
preparation oi the constitution
OF the United States the repre-
scntatives of the majority labored
in the preparations OF Constitu-
ton which the conditions OF the
country made acceptable to
nearly all the States. Some
points were so Objectionable that
the convention almost began
with row presumably on ac-
count of the very radical ideas
OF 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 to be submitted to the
delegates which may be objected
to but as the members represent
one party in politics, and as it
. 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 will meet with scriOu,
opposition. Some OF the mem
bers who are familiar with the
) political workings in the United
States may object to the clause
providing Tor the election Of the
President by the members o
Congress and Senators insteaC
of by popular vote. Why j
should not be decided in the
latter way will no doubt be eX
, planned by the projectors OF the
brief Perhaps the greatest poin
for deliberation will be the mat
ter of franchise. The documen
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 bont
OF contention on the score o
discrimination. No other gov
crnment, at its formation, hac
the same elements to deal will
and to ConCiliatc, as has this one
of Hawaii. 1t is not merely tn,
fact that one political faction
favorS one form oil government
. and another party something
else-but it is the hundred othe
and more important details 70
the proper and peaceful govern
ing of the people that must .b'
considered. II mistakes are made
in the convention time will SHOW
, where and what they are anc
they may be amended will
greater facility than in tn,
Unietd States where it requires
, not only a majority of votes il
Congress, but in each state legis
r 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
tury but fifteen amendment
5 have been found necessary,
fact made more noticeable by TIN
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 eye on the Jones LoCkec
Fence. The labor question viii
have its place in the constitution
and the economic method o
fence building should have it
place with the people who ar
interested in the production o
sugar or in raising cattle. II
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 wir'
stays and washers take the plac,
of posts and cost you eight cent
instead of seventeen. You cal
build mile of this fencing fo
fifty or seventy-hve dollars les
than you can any other and i
will last five times as long.
Mr.. Paul Isenberg, Jr., says h,
was not favorably impressed
with the Aermoter until he pu
one up; he would not part witt
his now to be President of tn
Islands. His Aermotor irrigate
ten acres of a tenants land ant
has made sOrgum grow on tel
acres more and it don't requir
coal or wood to do it. In a gooC
wind his ten thousand gallon
tank is filled in less than tw,
hours, in no wind at all it take
twice as long. We have al