The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-13
"AT SINES AND SEVENS. 3"

One would think that after the eX-
hibition of discordant views which
have been presented to the Congress
sional Commission during the last few
days a lesson will have been learned.
The three Commissioners will go back
to Washington with an idea that no
two people can be gotten together
upon any one subject. The couse of this
is our insularity and not to put too
fine point upon it, our selfishness.
Instead of taking broad views of what
will benefit the whole, we are apt to
look at what will only benefit a small
section of the whole The lesson that
the whole country has to learn is the
lesson of sinking small differences for
great ends. .fs
In the United States there are very
great sectional differences. The ways
of life, the aspirations of the East are
very different from the ways of life
and the aspirations of the Far West,
and the Middle West and the South
differ materially from one another,
and also from the, other two. ~ But
there is one bond which unites all
these differentiations into two great
camps, and that bond is the political
party. 1t is exactly the same in Great
Britain, which although in name a
monarchy, is of truth a republic,
and there the sectional differences be-
tween the rugged North and the soft
er Southern counties, between the
mining, the manufacturing, the agri-
cultural and other interests, meet up
on one common plane, and for the
purposes of government rally round
the party. There MAY be divisions in
the ranks, there may be divergences of
opinion among the leaders of sections,
but when it comes to broad legisla-
ton, all divisions and all sectional
differences are laid aside, and the par
ty advances to victory or to defeat as
unit.
If great countries can manage their
affairs with the myriad opposing in
terests, and can state a policy broad
" to the world, surely a small one
should be able to do so. With us,
some come forward and ask for a state
government, others want a territory,
but upon the exact form of the terri
tory they are not decided, they have
a dozen notifications to propose to
the United States usually has granted.
Others again want government by
commission, with a vote for no one.
Even the lawyers are not decided.
There was a meeting of the bar the
other day, and a memorandum was
drawn up and presented to the COM
missioners. But there is another Sec
tion of the bar which does not agree
with the sentiments expressed in that
memorandum, and which will cOnse-
quently get up another memorandum
of its own.
One is very forcibly reminded of
the homely proverb of "too many
cooks spoil the broth" 1t is to be
hoped the broth will not be spoiled; il
is not likely to be spoiled, because, af'
ter all, the Hawaiian cooks who have
been holding up handfuls of impossi
BILE and antagonistic ingredients Wont
have any chance of getting them into
the cauldron, but will have to eat
their little fiavorings themselves
with the best grace they can. The
cooks at Washington will prepare the
meal that we shall have to eat, and
will spice it to suit themselves, with
out much consideration as to particu-
lar palates,
Then there will come change over
us, and we shall understand our posi-
ton in the world, and it will be a