The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-19

The following communications
signed by Payson Caldwell were
received by the last Kinau:
Mr.. EDITOR 1t was hoped that
the present management OF the dlIo
Tribune would accept it in the same |
spirit il was surrendered, and tnat we
would not feel called upon to resent |
anv misstatement of fact or unjust |
aspersion, hut the feeling OF spite and
nnalevolence is so prominent In the
issue of February 18th that we must
reply.
of the stockholders of the Hilo Trio
me Publishing Co, with one excep-
tion. are members of the Conservative
Club.
Second-The purchase of the plant
of the Tribune was made with the
condition precedent, that we wouiu
take charge of the paper for two
years. :. A..
contract in regard to the editorial
policy was: eff the editorial policy
we NAV pursue is not satisfactory to
majority of the said subscribers or
stockholders, we will quit
and surrender, and turn over to said
directors said plant and all property
so leased to US.
was read over to all the directors be
fore il went to the hands of the print
or. and some parts several times, and
every part was agreed to.
The print of this editorial was not
dry before the Conservative Club
placed in nomination Hon. Alexander
Young for Senator for Hawaii. Thus
the first Dig ession was made, by
whom?
AS result, the Tribune remained
neutral. vet opened its columns for
the use of both candidates. The cleo
ton of Young was lost, and was
CONSEQUENT defeat of the Conservative
CIub candidate, and it was claimed by
its members and the stockholders OF
the Tribune, through the use of the
columns of the Tribune, by the friends
of the opposition of Young.
The advertising of Alexander
Young's candidacy by the Tribune
was done at the agreed price OF %
after his defeat, and repudiated.
We never agreed that our editorial
noliey should be acceptable to all or
anv of the stockholders. We did
agree that if our editorial policy was
distasteful to the majority, we would
Houit and surrender the plant" Now
If anv one will read our first editorial
and tell us where we have been IN
consistent we will be pleased.
At no time did we have any notice
that our editorial nolicy was distaste
fuI to any one until after the sO-called
resolution was passed at a meeting OF
the directors of the Hilo Tribune
Publishing Co., of which we were a
member and were not notified OF,
though at the time the meeting was
held we were in our office 10 Hilo.
There is no editorial policy indi
Gated by the two squibs. They are
comprised mostly of statement OF
facts. We were told these facts were
true by many good and responsible
people. We believed them to be
true. No one has attempted to show
to us their falsity, but simply that
the publication was impolltlc. we
said then, and we say now for publ
cation if there is any statement oil
fact contained in either OF SAID artl-
Giles that is untrue, and 1t Is so SHOWN
to US, we would only too gladly re-
tract the statement, and offer oul
anology. The avowed policy of the
Tribune was never to do an injury to
anyone. Why should we? We have
oDiv the most kindly feeling to all.
TT is said q demand was made; we
surrendered The fact is demand
was made, we practically refused anc
made an offer, which was accepted
and it was only upon the terms of oul
offer that the plant was turned over
Time alone will tell whether oul
writings are to be termed 'hysterica
rawlings and inf1amatory nonsense,
and time will also prove tnat the H1lC
Tribune is now the organ of clique
club and faction, sand that it is no
published for the especial advance
noent of Hilo, but that it is the organ
of the clique club and faction called
the Conservative Club" and tina
the paper is published for the specia
advancement of its interests. W.
make this statement without the fea
of successful contradiction and thi
statement with all others herein mad'
are susceptible of proof.