The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-11

per month, or eighteen percent of
the salary received by Mr.. Soper,
and he is allowed but one leave of
absence in four years. Hawaii is
kind to her cadet. Mr. Soper's lack
OF military knowledge seems to be
equalled by his lack Of generosity.
The pay Of new recruits was cut to
$50 per month with clothes and
board, but this did not satisfy Mr.
Soper. He recommended that all
men enlisted after a cer,a ain time be
compelled to lend the government
money to pay for their clothing,
This plan met with Mr.. Dole's APP
proyal, and is in force to day. 1t is
said that one Of Mr.. Soper's coats
coct the government S25, but | will
not vouch for the truth Of this state
ment.
Now, Mr.. Editor, not having the
fear of these boodlers in my heart, I
publicly call upon them to restore
the money which they filched from
the SlS.a-month men and begin To
economize by cutting down the big
salaries. ! propose that they reduce
the salary Of the chief executive
from 5000 per month to S2NO a
year. Let them proceed in like
manner with all the other big sala.
ries, and IL the present incumbents
do not want to serve for reasonable
compensation, men can he found
who are willing to do SO. Let us
take q hint from our friends the
planters and import men. IL men are
not to he found here. White labor.
ers have been crowded out Of these
islands by imported slaves, and do
not know that Office holders ara any
better than white laborers. Enough
money could be kept out Of the i'm.
ported office. holders pay Ia send
him back to his native land when
his term Of Office expired. The bill
could be modelled after the contract
labor bill just signed by the patriot
and statesman, Mr.. Dole.
II is q sinful waste Of time and
money To send a man from here To
be Consul at San Francisco. when al
least 1000 competent men can be
found there already who would he
willing to faithfully perform the
duties Of the office for tn. SUN now
paid to the clerk. Su far as the PEG.
pie Of San Francisco. and of the
United States generally are concern.
ed, they do not care whether the
Consul plays billiards and drinks
! champagne IN the Occidental Hotel
or whether he lives in a cheap lodg
ing house and picks his teeth with a
fork in a lucent restaurant. His
name Is not known to one man in
three hundred in San Francisco, and
( to no one outside OF that place.
$3.50 will hire man who Is well
aud favorably known aud will give
the $1,000 dollar-a-year man a chance
to let ~ OF the Government pap
The present wages Of tn. Consul n,
san Francisco would pay Isl SIS a
month laborers. How do the plain
people Of Hawaii like these Ii .ures
Verify the BrLLErls spoke the truth
when IL said that these bluodsucker.
do not want pure republican sys.
tenn" The Queen has been dsposed
but the power which has dominated
the country for years. aud which ha,
reduced common labor To conlmo,
slavery is still in existence.
II the peopl. Of the United State,
knew the condition Il laborers her,
in these islands, all sympathy will
the Provisional Government woul,
cease. II they knew about tn,
money kept back by fraud from tn,
laborers in the Government grounds
and which every consideration o
honor demands should he restored
all the prayers delivered in the coun
oil aud all the fulsomc praises writ
ten by knee crooking divines coul,
not blind them Ia the infamy Of tn,
clique which passes ~ Christian
statesmen. Ia order that my senti
ments may be clearly understood
will say that ! am an enemy /,
monarchy or oligarchy under what
ever name il may he known. be
lieve in u pure republican system q
government" a government fo
the people, by the people, aud u
the people"
PETER PAGGENroLE,
Honolulu, MAY \, 1884.