Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-08-02
HAYNE AND THE RAILROAD.
THE EDITOR or THE hawai-.
IAN's DETECTIVE WORK.
Correspondent CaIls Julien rs
Attention Go GenticmanIy Csn-
tractors, Champagne, An-
neNation and sugar.

Mr.. EDITOR: In the opening
number of the Hawaiian the pub
lie were informed that it's object
was to defeat annexation. Does
writing sourrilous articles about
institutions that employ white meu
at fair remuneration help to that
end Or is it just, fair or gentle
manly to take the silly garbage
of irresponsible soreheads as gos-
pei truth where the good name of
honest, energetic citizens is con-
cerned? We have been treated TO
q dissertation upon missionary
sugar barons and heavy dividends,
but it seems that the light divid-
ends of the o. II. & l.. Co. suits
Mr.. Hayne still less.
A long lecture was read to the
Advertiser upon the folly of writ
ing about subjects it did not
understand, yet the editor of the
Hawaiian upon the sole evidence
of what he calls "gentlemanly
contractor" undertakes the con-
genial task of giving black eye
to Legitimate business and the
men at the head of it. Mr.. Hayne
troubles himself little about the
character of his gentlemanly con-
tractor and it is doubtful if said
contractors knowledge of rail
road building extends beyond
that of an ordinary inspector. A
few trifing incidents of Mr..
Haynes trip over the road are
magnified from mole hills into
mountains to suit the writer's
noble aim, such as the conductor
and his dime, and saki tubs in
observation cars. AS to the first,
it is not every day a conductor
has the honor of hauling the
great Mr.. Hayne, and if in the
presence of such an august per-
son he did put on few frills,
why, all flesh is weak. AS to the
observation car, had Mr.. Hayne
so desired he could have had
car with the most comfortable
seats, and l believe there is still
not only oceans but isles of
champagne in town if one wants
to pay for it.
The editor of the Hawaiian
has been doing a little detective
work in the matter of bonds, but
by the vague and erratic way in
which he dwells on that subject it
is plain to the most casual OBJ
server that he could learn nothing
that was not plain and above
board concerning said bonds.
Although L have no authority for
saying so, still l believe that if
Mr.. Hayne would pay a visit to
the railroad office Mr.. Dillingham;
would give him all the informa-
tion on that point and while the
gentleman is on the premises he
could learn that in management
and equipment the o. r. & l..
Go. equals the best roads in the
United States and also that the
financial status of the company
even under the present adverse
circumstances more than justifies
the promoters of the road.
Mr., Hayne must surely be
aware that there are good many
Americans here (not mIssionaries)
trying to make an honest liveli-
hood. There are also a good
many Americans who do not
trouble themselves or care much
about annexation, but they do
care about peace and will try to
maintain it.
Does Mr.. Hayne seek to be a
philanthropist to do some good
with his able journal and his
caustic pen? If so, the field is
wide and he might succeed where
he claims the missionaries have
failed. Let him go on some of
the plantations where the re-
sources Of civilization are pushed
to extremes in the endeavor to
swell the dividends and where
the process Of transplanting the
Asiatic for the white man goes
cheerily on.
The writer of these lines has
not received nor does he expect