Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
.F0URTHINHONOLULU
Rev. Joseph Cook Makes Some I'm
fortunate Remarks.
CALLED TO ORDER BY MR. WILLIS
Some Grounds Of Opposition to
Minister Castle.
T II + N E W COUN OIL
CALLED TO ORDER BY mr.. WILLIS
THE NEW COUN GIL
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HONOLULU, July 4. 1895.
The appointment of Mr.. W. R. Castle as
minister at Washington has encountered
a strong opposition, which. however. has
tive appointments were submitted to the
senate for confirmation in executive ses-
sion. about two weeks ago. Senator Nc
Candies strenuously opposed the confrma-
ton Of Mr.. Castle. The subject was re-
ferred to committee, consisting Of Sena-
tors II. P. Baldwin. H. Waterhouse and
Cecil Brown, all three experienced and
trusted legislators. The committee last
week, after considerable delay, reported
favorably. Mr.. Castle was confirmed. but
| not without continued vehement opposition
in the secret session. So much is learned,
although secrecy in the matter was strong
ly enforced, and has been unusually well
| maintained.
The Objection to Mr.. Castle.
1t has been rather difficult to ascertain
the precise grounds of objection urged
against Mr. Castle. The Hawaiian Star
voiced the opposition to him. in series
of editorials. continued daily from the 18th
to the 2Gth. For prudential reasons the
Star has scrupulously avoided making any
| specific charge or naming any particular
| objection to the appointee. combining itself
10 such expressions as Seven to every ten
In the government party object to HIM
The pu'se-beat reads that Mr.. Castle was
| not the man for the place''-"The choice
was received with expressions of surprise,
with derisive comment, with wonder at
the Enthusiastically knows dozen
strong reasons against him''-'This pecu-
liar. distasteful and unsuitable selection"
The Star has also urged the claims of
MT Frank Hastings to be made minister.
especially on the ground that he is accept
able to the administration. This considera-
ton does not weigh much with this gov
eminent, who will send no man to repre-
sert them who has not been thoroughly
and zealously identified with themselves in
the deadly war which Messrs. Cleveland
and Gresham have waged against them.
They want no neutral or half-hearted man.
This Is not saying that Mr.. Hastings Is
such, or that he has not performed hts
subordinate duties with ability and fidelity,
as Ne is well understood to have done. He
has scarcely at all, however, in former
years been identified with the reform party
or the men Of the revolution of 1898. In
deed, his associates and fntimates were
quite as much of the opposite class. as
was not unnatural during his long service
as United States vice consul Had Mr..
Castle been rejected. there were many
other men whose services would have been
should be said that the editor of the Star
Is a recent arrival and writes as he is
prompted by others.
The New Minister.
To tho best of my knowledge. the appoint
n:ent of Mr.. Castle was received by a ma
jority of the supp orters of the government
as most fitting one, in view Of his ability,
his Jealous Identification with the reform
party and the revolution. and his personal
magnetism and geniality. Hardly any
other man of approximate fitness could be
fr.,fyr6 v1n nadyy h TN fa
sacrifice his own business for the public in
terest. There Is no money to be made by
him in going to Washington. He sacrifices
his business profits in taking this duty.
Indeed, the chief cause of the most serious
charge against Mr.. Castle. as urged before
the committee, has been his readiness to
postpone his private business to public
spirited service in the legisla .ure and other
political and benevolent work. From this
disposition, and from asthmatic malady,
his legal business has sometimes suffered
neglect, and clients have been dissatisfied.
although he has continued to be crowded
with business. 1t was made the worst allie
cation against him that he was negligent,
and could not be relied upon for faithful
devotion to his work at Washington.
Another cause of tasonism, perhaps
not very serious, was an alleged lack of
straightforwardness on his part some ten
years ago, in the legislature. upon Chi
neSe question. He has long had a large
Chinese clientele. and would naturally be
suspected of favofins that class. Besides
the foregoing positive grounds of antago-
nism. was jealousy in the radical body.
tine American League, about their not being
consulted, and being taken by surprise"
in the appointment. and also some feeling
among the antimiSsiona-y element, about
so many sons of missionaries holding office.
Certain family friends of Mr.. Hastings also
thought they saw an opportunity to get
him promoted. Altogether quite storm
was raised against the appointee, apparent
ly with little tangible cause. I! Is a small
teapot of a country, you know.
The New Council of State.
In the multiplicity of subjects occupying
the attention of the executive the past year
since the new constitution of the republic
was made, there is evidence that neither
they nor the members of the legislature
have kept themselves completely posted
about It's plain provisions. Curious plumbers
we're made in consequence in choosing
members Of the new council OF state
This is a body exercising certain advisory
powers, composed Of fifteen members five
of them chosen by the lower house, five by
the senate and five by the executive. Their
qualifications for choice are made the same
as for legislators. For that position no
official or employe Of the government Is
eligible. Notwithstanding this, three of the
five gentlemen chosen by the house held
offices as notaries or on public boards.
They had 20 resign those offices. and then
the house reelected them. Still worse was
the president ana cabinet appointing TO the
council the clerk OF the supreme court, a
| half white, who coll1 not afford to rcsis n
| his valuable position. Besides him there is
one full native councillor and two part
native.
Eight of the new council were members
of the late advisory council, who formed
! such an important part of the provisional
government, as well as Of the government
of the republic, exercising temporary legis-
lative power, until the assembling of the
legislature, when that council ceased to
exist The first official duty which the
new council of state has been called upon
| to perform was to sanction the pardons by
the president of large number of the late
| insurgents.
Ex-Minfster Thurston.
Ex-Minister Thurston opened law office
last week. Important cases came to him at
once. Rather oddly, the very first one was
| that of c. A. Spreckels against his redoubt-
| able sire, Col Claus Spreckels. Thurston
| has met the father before in active hostili-
| ties. Employing him means war on the
| old man to the knife. Categorically, un-
oualitiedly absolutely, does Thurston deny
, all and every item of the Washington tele
grams of a month ago attributing to him
various conferences with Secretary Ores
| ham on the subject of annexation, in which
any agreement was INSTRUCTED by Thurs