The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-05


Honolulu by The last mail and VIII be
.eJd with interest by the many here
Who know Mr.. Gilman:
Boston, March Il, 1900.
Thomas G.. Thrum. Esq.
My Dear Friend: The coming OF
me Annual for 1900 was nos necessary
10 remind me of your repeated Kind
uesses these twenty-five years, and
now one more added | congratulate
you most sincerely at the really great
work you have been permitted TO do
for our beloved Hawaii. \ single year
would not seem to be oyermuch of
work. but when the printed page shows
a faithful. truthful record of a quarter
of century it is a noble achievement
and will be as il deserves to be an
enduring monument of your fidelity
and devotion to the best things for
Hawaii. No library that pretends to
authentic records of history can afford
to pass your volume by.
That reminds me of an item that
am sure will interest you. A Mr.. How
ard VI. Ballou, a brother of your Mr.. l..
VI. aBllOu, is a regular photographer;
most enthusiastic in the pursuit. He is
now making the most complete list OF
every book that has been published and
is attainable on Hawaii, and not only
books but pamphlets; in fact, a com
pete record of all Hawaiiana.
He tells me he has compiled two OF
| three other lists before, and enters or
| this new one with an enthusiasm thai
| is interesting. He is indefatigable in
| his search of old book-stalls. libraries
and wherever he can hear of material
1t will doubtless be the most com
| piete work ever accomplished for Ha
wall, and it should be printed, for
more and more as the years go by, Ha
waiian books will be called for; already
| the prices paid at book auctions ha!
| been considerably increased over price.
| five years ago.
| The elimination of the small prop
| erty qualification for voters for Sena
| tors for the Hawaiian Legislator,
seems to- me most unfortunate 1t seems
| that the committee that prepared tn,
/ bill for the new government drew i
| very wisely and well. for the best in
/ terest of the whole people; but il seem
| % me, as an American even, | canno
smut my eyes to the evils that threaten
| from universal suffrage. We have il ii
name, but here it is absurd. Intelli
| gence, property, interest in the mate
rial welfare of a community. call for
discriminating ballot There is elias
here-and you have them-that call 70
| free suffrage as the only democratic
way.
AS | look back on Hawaii as I rea
her past and recent history, | can bu
fear that unlimited suffrage in tn
hands of the demagogues who hav
nothing to lose and everything {
gain. is going to work you great harm
| There are plenty of seekers after DC
litical power for personal ends TO rails
such sectional issues as will do niue
harm. The Senate has acted on il
bill; the House will on April 2, 3, and
or ;. | would not be surprised TO sc
a much more active opposition to tn
bill in the House than there was in tn
Senate. The outcome is. ] think. MOI
uncertain. If Porto Rico is kept OF
of a liberal form of government.
think the effort will be made to hay
Hawaii placed under the same restrit
tiOns. Some of our leading newsps
pers are calling for dependencies
rot Territories. with certain dues, ct
II would hardly seem as if such me
as had been sent from the Islands
opposition to the committee bill coul
avail much, and yet Wilcox, Ma. seel
to have had their inning.
] hope before this reaches you {
earn that the plague has been stamJ
ed out and your community restore
20 its normal condition. 1t has been
good. GORHAM ID. GILMAN.