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The advocate., 1896-05-20
Are We All Treated Allke9

EDITOR ADVOCATE:-This govern.
ment, unlike the governments of the
Old World, was organized for the ben
eft and uniform treatment of all alike,
rich and poor, high or low, weak or
powerful. And yet how often and
how hsgrsntly Of late has it given the
lie to this pretense Is told In the public
press. AS witness the recent case Of
Miss Flsgler of Washington city, con.
Victed of murder, but sentenced to an
hour in the county jail and to pay
small fine, and all the proceedings con-
Quoted in private so as not to shock
the young lady's delicate nerves. Sup
pose the circumstances of the case
had been reversed and the young Ne
gro had killed Miss Flsgler while pick
ing some of his peaches through the
fence, how different all the proceed
ings in the case and how different the
final result. And compare her case
with that Of the poor Italian woman
whom New York has had on the grid
iron for q year past, roasting her for
the crime of the defence Of her honor.
And this summons up the record Of
Jay Gould and his operations when In
his prime and engaged in msnipulat.
ing railroad stocks, booming and de-
pressing them at his pleasure, His
contemporaries will tell you that he
was guilty of deeper crimes than are
represented in Sing Sing. His cOrrup-
tion of Judges of the Supreme court
led to their srraignment, conviction
and expulsion from the bench by the
Court of Impeachment Of the State,
while he went untried and unsmirched,
He induced judges to hold court In
his wine room on Sunday to further
his dishonest interests and give him
an advantage in cases to come up for
trial on Monday after, fed the juris-
diction of the State and kept himself
out of reach till danger of arrest had
blown over, and a hundred other
crimes, and yet was permitted to go
down to his grave untouched by the
law.
And remember Coxey's ease--con-
victed of tresding on the sacred grass
of the Cspitol-snd the contemplate
effort of the authorities at Washing
ton to degrade him by the mode and
manner of his conveyance to iail I'm
the prison van, the vehicle for the
worst of mslefsctors), a genuine re-
flex of the snimus Of the plutocracy Of
Wall street who roll and tumble on
the same grass, ad Rbitum, while hang
ing about the lobby of the House, try
ing to dragon them into the Issue Of
more bonds or further restriction Of
our money circulation.
But two notable cases of Difference
to persons of magnitude by our author
ties have trsnspired within the last
year, to which little attention was
drawn, as the public press sings softly
when wealth and influence are In
VolVed, but disports itself hilArlously
The advocate., 1896-05-20
OUR FINANCIAL POLICY.
A Few Facts in Regard to the Management
OF This Government.


trade, as it always has In every great
emergency in every civilized country
on earth, and as it always will. The
old State bank issue was defective In
many ways and was not sufficient to
Gil the rapidly increasing needs Of the
times. Something must be done. In
this emergency the first greenbacks
we're issued with full legal tender
power. They were at par and never
deprecated. Here was a means at
hand Of carrying on the war without
borrowing But this was not what
the wealth Of the country wanted 4
They wanted national interest-bear-
Ing debt, and to have 1t the greenback
must be crippled. TodOth the.exCep-
tion clause was inserted. 1t provided
that the greenbsCk should be taken for
everything except the interest on the
public debt snd duties on imports.
The effect of this was soon apparent.
The principal source Of income to the
government was duties and nothing
but gold would pay them. The Inn
porter must have gold to pay the gov
ernment and the government paid gold
to no one but the bOndholder. The
price the bondholder could charge for
his gold then would be limited only by
the importers need for 1t. Gold rose
rapidly in value, not because anyone
feared the overthrow Of the govern
ment at Washington (for, even should
the South succeed, there would still be
o solvent government able to redeem
its notes; beside, the greatest pre-
MUM was after 1t was evident that
the South could not succeed), but be-
cause q few had a corner on it. The
price ranged all the way from par up
to 1886 In greenbscks for 81 In gold.
For our application of a special case,
we will take the value of 81 to 81.
A Is bondholder, B an importer
B must have gold to the amount Of
$50, for which A makes him pay. 800
in paper money. With this 800 In
paper A buys 800 in bonds, for they
were sold at par and bought with
greenbacks. Upon this A receives So
interest from the government each
year In gold, profit Of IL per cent on
his investment; but that is not all, he
is given $50 In bank notes, as good as
the greenbscks, on the strength Of his
800 bond, With this he buys more
bonds and gets more gold interest, in
definitely. This, while the govern
ment was going, as 1t had right to do,
into every home In the land where
there was an able-bodied man, and
compelling him to leave home and
business and risk his life for It's exist.
ence providing be was too poor to hire
subStitute), And yet in our school
histories, and 1t would seem almost
everywhere the matter is mentioned,
these same national banks are cred.
tied with being great patriots and saw
iOrs Of the union. The men who
plotted and succeeded in making their
millions in this nefariOus way, out of
the necessities of the people by adding
immensely to their burdens, are cred.
tied with being their greatest bene-
factors. Let as see how the burdens
fell upon the people. B has goods
listed at SlOO upon which he must pay
The advocate., 1896-05-20

Va a V4ADAuyS AA0 1OV V8Ay AeS0 OWAA'
cient influence with the government to
enable him to get o 800 bond and $50
in paper money for 800 in paper money
and also to get back $6 In gold worth
812 In paper each year, thus giving
him back his whole 800 and SO more
the frat year and leaving him with
800 bond upon which he could con.
tinue to draw his $6 in gold so long as
he held the bonds; but that was not
enough. The people were clSmoring
to pay their debts. Over tWo-thlrds Of
it had been contracted after Lee sur
rendered, by burning up greenbacks
and issuing interest bearing bonds In
stead. The purchasing power of every
dollar had been greatly increased by
the destruction Of q large part of the
money and the interest charge had
been greatly increased. Silver was de-
mOnetized In 1873 and 1t was now de-
clded that specie payment should be
resumed, 1. e., that all greenbacks
should be redeemed In gold whenever
presented and that all bonds should be
paid In gold. For all its bonds the
government received paper purposely
deprecated, ss John Sherman says, or
it exchanged others then due which
had been bought In that way. The
government has redeemed all of Its
bonds that have been paid, In gold.
In this way 1t gave money worth at
least double what 1t received. But
that Is not all. The grand finsncier,
John Sherman, when Secretary Of the
Treasury, refunded the bonds, putting
the time Of payment 80 far In the
future that during CleveIand's first
term, under Republican made laws,
the money from tariff and other taxes
was piling up In the treasury at the
rate of q million dollars a day above
expenses and no bonds were due. In
terest was paid one-half year in sd-
vance, but still the money piled up.
Those holding bonds bought at from
40 to so cents In gold on the dollar
were asked to bring them in for re-
demption. Out of the generosity Of
their hearts, they replied that they
would do so If they were paid $1.29 on
the dollar and that in gold. AS they
would get more than that in principal
and interest before Chey were due and
as there was no use for the money, the
deal was made. Three dollars was
paid for every dollar received.
The highest point reached by the
public debt was March, 1866, $2,827.-
1888, ,959,46, for which less than $2,0O0,-
000,0 gold value have been received.
The debt at present is little over IA
billions. Over IL billions In principal
and nearly 3 billions in interest have
been paid and that In gold. But the
worst feature still remains to be men,
toned. There has never been q day
since March, 1866, that the debt has
not been larger In fact than 1t was
then. It is now nominally little over
Ia billions this does not include the
recent bond lssue). 1t will take more
bushels of wheat by over one,fourth,
more pounds of cotton by over one
half, more barrels of pork by over one
third, more pounds of wool by nearly
One-tenth, more bar iron by nearly
nnA- tenth and mnrA dAVa OF nnaklllah
The advocate., 1896-05-20

| eAO ADOAO8 POAROS8@4Ays A49 AVSOA@
bond deals by which over $500 600
less was received by the government
than the bonds were worth on the
open market 10 clear steal Of that
smOunt) Is no worse than what has
been done before. 1t is simply doing
the work little more rapidly. The
great finsnciers are fertile In resources.
They never repeat the same scheme to
rob the people; but always manage to
rob them. That they will succeed In
having several hundred millions more
of bonds islued, and that the amount
Of gold In the treasury, when they are
through, will be less than now, are GER
tsintles. That the public expenditures
will be kept up and carried beyond the
present incredibly extrsVagant figure
until the bonds are obtained Is also
certain. Later an increase Of the rev
enue by increased taxes upon the poor
will bring revenue to nomlnally pay
part of the debt which will In reality
be kept on the increase by q constant
contraction of the volume of money
and consequent appreciation of the
value of the dollar. Later the revenue
will be cut down and more bonds will
be issued. Meanwhile the greenbscks
will be destroyed, Silver will no
longer be used as money. The gold
will all accumulate In the hands of the
larger banks and the issue of money
will be left to the class of men who
have managed affairs 80 successfully
for Misunderstanding the last
thirty years. PsniCs can and will be
brought on then at will. The lion will
devour the lamb and the subjugstion
Of the common people will be COM
plete. The government will be out of
the banking business and the bankers
will be strictly in the governing bust
ness. This is the Republican program
and is but the logical outcome of the
plans 80 cunningly devised, SO un.
erringly followed for over thirty years.
There Is only one thing to prevent the
complete contamination of this plan,
and that is, the people are becoming
aroused and will investigate and In
terfere and the traitors now bsrtering
their country away for British gold
will be hurled from power and the peo-
pie will again rule. Volumes Of just
such damning testimony as the above
could be written; In fact 1t is impossi-
BILE to take up the history of the Re-
publican party at any point since the
war on any important subject and not
be confronted by just such perady.
The public lands have been given
away to wealthy corporations. Money
has been poured out freely into the
Golfers of millionalres by all kinds of
useless and extrsVsgant sppropris-
tlons. Bribing has been open and fla
grant and by It's aid immense fortunes
have been made by favored sugar, iron,
coal and other kings. Drunkenness
and other worse crimes have entered
legislative halls and are open and fla
grant. How much longer a patient
and confding public will remain blind
to the enormity of the iniqultleS of the
old political harlots now managing the
destinies of what will soon be a repub-
lie In name only, If this route is con-
timed, will be determined solely by
The advocate., 1896-05-20
Potatoes for Pigs.

The chemical value of four pounds
Of potatoes for animal food Is equal to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-04
HE TOOK THE CAKE.
Mr.. Greer of Oakland Has "a
Birthday.

Among the passengers for Homo
lulu on the last voyage of the Aus
tralia was Robert Greer, the
wealthy manufacturer of ammonia
in Oakland. Mr.. Greer's trip to
the islands was one of pleasure and
the trip and the pleasure began
when the vessel left the dock at
San Francisco.
By the time the steamer had
been out three days and the pas
sengers had paid their respects to
old Neptune, Mr.. Greer was voted
one of the most popular fellows on
the ship. When three days out,
Greer remembered that that par.
ticular day was one of the anniver-
saries of the most interesting
events of his career-his birth.
His friends heard of it and want
ed the day celebrated in a becom-
ing manner, and decided to have
the steward assist them by serving
some extra delicacies, among which
there was to be a cake. The order
was given and at dinner the cake
was brought to the table and a pas
senger in a becoming speech pre-
scented it to Greer and Tom James
handed him a carver so that he
could cut the morsel and divide it
among the passengers.
Mr.. Greer was non-plussed for
the moment, but succeeded in ex-
pressing his thanks to the donors,
and saying that the moment was
prouder and happier one to him
than when he. cut his first tooth.
Then he proceeded to cut, first re-
moving the handsome frosted de-
lcorations of flowers. Then he made
jab into the centre but met with
resistance He tried another place
and attacked the side but met with
defeat. Then he turned the cake
around and tried the other side.
He failed again and his face re-
sembled that of the man who was
carving his first turkey.
When he found there was no
vulnerable point he gave it up and
began whiting the icing off and
found the carpenter had more to
do with the buildirg of the piece
de resistance of the Lleal than the
cook. Mr.. Greer's cake was a
handsomely decorated cheese box.
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Police Court Notes.

In the police court yesterday
five cases of drunkenness paid the
the usual fine.
Pat Chez plead guilty to the
charge of assault and battery on
Mrs. Julia Pat Chez and was sem
fenced to pay fine of $40 and
costs.
The case of Henry Odds for en-
bezzlement was again postponed to
March 9Th.
Tai Hong plead not guilty to the
charge of assault and battery on
All Chez. Case continued to March
9Th.
The case Of L. Y. Redpath for en-
bezzlement took up the greater part
of the morning. George Paris, B.
II. Phillips, F. NJ. Starky, H. R.
Hitchcock and w. J. Sheldon were
the witnesses examined Defend
ant committed for trial to the Cir
cult Court.
In the case of Pat Curtis for &C
cessory, defendant plead not guilty.
Three witnesses were examined,
but the case was not finished.
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each and every day or part OF Gay
during which he shall so carry on
such business.U It seemed to him
that if a man washed for six days out
side OF the Government wash houses
he would be liable to fine of $500.
Attorney General Smith moved that
the words "not TO exceed be put in
place of the word "Of" before Fifty
Motion carried. Bill to be read
third time Wednesday.
At the conclusion of the proceedings
of the morning, AttOrney-General
Smith expressed the deep regret of
the Board of Health and the Govern
ment over the death of john L. Water
house, who was a member OF the
former body for long time and who,
as such, rendered able and most faith
full services to the people. His public
spirit in the interests Of health had
made his name beloved and mis- wishes
respected The members of the House
would fittingly mark their respect for
the long term of public service by
Mr.. Waterhouse by attending the
funeral
Speaker Naone, in referring to the
matter for the House, said that he had
never known Mr.. Waterhouse very
we'll, having been better acquainted
with his brother Henry. Mr.. Water
house had been good friend to the
Hawaiian people. and he hoped that
the members of the House would at
tend the funeral.
Rep. KaeO was granted leave of
absence for the remainder of the week
in order 10 attend court on Kauai.
House adjourned at II a. M.
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House of Representatives.

Speaker Naone announced the re-
ceipt from the Senate of cOmmun1-
ton transmitting the official copy OF
Senate Bill No. 7, Gan Act to apprO-
pirate money from the public treasury
for the purpose of defraying the ex-
penses of the session of the Legislature
of the year 1876"
Rep. Kamauoha moved that the
communication be accepted and made
the order of the day. Carried
Through its chairman, Rep. Rycroft,
the Conn ittee on Public Lands an
nounced that it had had the petition
Draying for a road from kalaiau to
Haena, on Kauai, under consideration,
and begged to recommend an appTo :,
priation for such purpose; also, that
the petition be laid on the table to be
considered together with the appro-
priation bill.
An Act to amend an Act relating to
Iaundries and wash-hOuses, as lnCro-
dnced by Acknowledgement Smith,
passed its second reading unanl-
mously.
First reading of Senate Bill No. z,
authorizing the expenses of the Leg1s-
lature of 1896, passed. Read second
time by title. Third reading set for
Wednesday.
Rep. Robertson moved that House
Bill No be taken up in second read
ing. Carried.
Rep. Robertson said he understood
the Government was building wash
houses at Iwilei in order to prevent
washing in Nuuanu stream. These
did not seem to be large enough TO
accommodate more than half the laun
dries in town. What would become
of the remainder who could not get
accommodations They would all be
liable to a fine of $50. 1t would not
be Justice to the laundrymen to be
fined for washing in their own houses
when they could not get accommoda-
ton in those of the Government.
There should be saving clause in the
bill, Moved the bill be referred to the
committee on public health.
Acknowledgement Smith said that a
house had been built sufficient to ac
commodate one half of the laundries.
At the present time accommodations
were being erected for half the remain
ing number. That work would eX-
haust the appropriation. The re-
mainder would be built upon the
receipt of new appropriation. Those
laundrymen who were shut out on
account of lack of accommodation
would not be prosecuted by the Gov
eminent since the shortcOming rested
on its side.
The new building when all COM
pleted will have forty rooms and will
be larger than the old one.
Acknowledgement Smith said that
every institution under the Govern
ment should be. inspected by COM
mittee from the Legislature. The
more light shed on such places the
better they could be made.
Rem. Hanuna objected to the clause
IsshaII be liable to fine of $50 for
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therefore absolutely necessary that a
thorough entomologist should super
intend this work, or varieties OF lady
bugs might be introduced that would
be more harmful to our agricultural
products than the pests we now nave.
When Professor Koebele was hrst
employed by this Government he
made a careful study of the pests oil
this country. Since then he mas spent
most of his time in Australia, Ceylon,
Japan and China, studying the pests
of those countries and the bugs that
destroy them.
From these countries he has sent
here go varieties of lady bugs in large
quantities, all Of which feed upon and
DESTROY the forty or more kinds OF
insect pests we have in this country.
The results, as we all know, are very
gratifying and satisfactOry--the
bIiphts here that threatened to ruin
the coffee industry, that attacked the
orapge and other classes of fruit and
ornamental trees, also sugar cane, are
being gradually cleaned out.
In carrying on this work Professor
Koebele acknowledged with pleasure
the valuable assistance that Mr.. Mars
den. who takes live interest in the
work. renders him at this end of the
inc.
The proposition is that the Professor
should now visit Mexico and the Cen
trail American States with view TO
obtaining tOads and bats or insects to
clean out the beetles and worms so
damaging to cane fields and pastures
and vegetation generally:
Your committee heartilyf approves
of the passage of the items for this
important branch of the Government,
as given in the Appropriation Bill,
with the exception that the item,
"Forester, Makiki' be increased from
$500 to 5000. This is recommended
by Mr.. Marsden.
We would state that one-haIf of the
amount Professor KOebele receives for
salary and expenses is paid by the
Planters Association.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed.) II. p. BALDWIN,
w. Y. HORNER,
II. w. SCHMIDT.
This report was tabled to be taken
up with the bill.
Senator McCandless of the COM
mittee on military gave report re-
commencing the passage of the mil
itary item in the appropriation. The
committee found, "That for the last
six months of last year, there was. ex-
pended under this head a monthly
amount of $6,581, while the amount
asked fer this period is $4,000, or
monthly average of 1896; showing a
reduction of 1915 per month";" This
report was also accepted to be taken
up with the bill.
Senator McCandless also reported as
follows from the special committee
appointed to consider the pension for
KaiuIani:
"On investigation your committee !
is satisfied that Kaiulani not only |
would not consent to be partisan to
any scheme for OverthrOwing the
pres ent Government, but that she |
accepts the situation and is friendly |
to the Government.
"We therefore recommend that the |
item be inserted in the Appropriation |
Bill as recommended" The members |
of the committee were Senators Nc |
Candless, Baldwin and Lyman. The |
report will be considered with the bill. |
The Appropriation Bill was to come
up under the regular order of the day, |
but on motion of Senator Baldwin the
Senate adjourned as mark of respect
to the memory of the late John L.
Waterhouse.
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| FADING
FURNITURE DEALERS

We want your trade. and solicit
your trade on these grounds only:
that you will find everything as
represented. When we say our
prices are the lowest, they
are the lowest. When we
say orr goods are better made, we
know it, and so do you. When
there is defect in piece of our
Furniture, we tell you; if it escapes
US, we want you to tell US. Con
slider these things in Luying. Come
and see US. 1t is worth considerable
to feel confidence il the man you
are dealing with, and our 20 years
and dealings with the
public should be evidence enough
that we are selling
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Push 1t Along.

The popularity of the Pabst beer
is due to the fact that it has no
trace of resinous matter that is
usually found in beer. Pabst is
absolutely free from any deleteri-
Gus matter and may be taken with
as much safety and beneficial re-
suits as a medicine prescribed by a
physician.
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BEND LOW AND HARK.

Bend Low aud hark With me, ms dear,
How the winds sigb!
A voice il on them that fear
1t brings the bygone days so near,
Like q sou's cry.
Those whom we barry out Of sight.
How still they lie!
Beyond the reaches Of the light,
Outsi ie the realm OF day and night
Do they not diei
Shall We uubar he long closed door,
You. dear, or j.
Could love be what it was before
If we should call them back once more
And they ieplyi
would they life's largess claim againf
They draw too nigh?
o winds he siilll You shall not pain
Nv heart with that long hushed refraI'
AS you sweep by.
The dead have had their shining DAY
Why should they try
To listen TO the words We say
To breathe tn ir bright upon our MAJ
Yet the winds sigh.
-louise Chandler honlton