Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-10-25
SHE WAKES UP.


supporter Of annexation, while
the Ajrs,tissr has coutinued its
usual hypocritical policy Of dOdg
ing and prevaricating.
Spurs and whip have been used
against the official organ. and
finally it took notice this morning
and came out in an article headed
Annexation.
We have called around among
the intelligent citizens who read
the Adregtiser, aud we have ask
ed them If the editorial referred
to means that the morning sheet
j. in favor Of annexation or not.
We have taken the trouble to
wade through the twaddle Of
Mr. Armstrong twice, and, so help
as Moses, we don't know if he
wants annexation or not.
The Star has stirred him up.
but neither he or the clique which
be represents know what to say.
and what to do in their attempt
Of bamboozling the solid crowd
which stands for annexation.
1t is understood that the Ser
vices Of Mr.. Armstrong is no
longer desired by the Adrertiser,
and that another editor will ar
rive on the Monowai
We do not wish the Tiser any
harm nor do we desire to boom it
but we must say that any change
made can only be for the better.
The paper could not be run in a
more injudicious manner than
done at present.
There are 4 few remarks in Mr..
Armstrong; editorial that are
worthy of notice.
In one place be says that he
has "for ten years past in the
United STATES, advocated the
cause Of political union, at some
cost to himself and without a dol
lar interest in these island and
for private reasons only"
We have no doubt of the truth
Of his statements. But why, in
the name Of the Salvation Army
did he come here He is sup
posed to be wealthy, but he adj
mits that he never has invested a
cent in these islands. He took
advantage Of Kalakaua and en-,
joyed a juuketing trip around the
world in the company Of the King
and at the expense of the tax
payers. He drew a fine salary as
attorney general of the Kingdom
although he never was a lawyer
or knew as much law as a clerk
in the police court, He did all
these things and accepted all the
privileges as matter Of course,
and he comes now in the eleventh
hour, and says that he has no in
terest here. Why in---doesn't
he get up and git
His aippant and silly manner
of writing has made him no
friends. Re is, according to his
own statements,not affiliated with
the people.
What does he want them He does
ut want annexation. lie doesn't
want 4 popular government DE
is down on the Portuguese and
the japanese and the other for
eigners and be had made his
paper tool Of the planters
without any decent policy at all.
Called to task by the Star he
rambles along and tries to place
himself in a position aud all he
succeeds in Is in writing up
eleven reasons to show that he
doesn't know where ne stands.
But when he prints the follow
ing paragraph he needs a gentle
rebuke.
1t believes in the Republic, unre
seryedly, because it is the good
successor TO the bad government
Of the monarchy, and. through it
and by it. law and order may be
preserved and justice administ-
cred
Now brother Armstrong. let rs
know your reasons for saying so.
The only time that the old serib-
bier lived hereswas under q mon
archy. II the administration Of
that period vas bad, surely Mr..