Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-10
FOR SATURDAY SADNESS
BY DlOGENES.

Revenge for 49," as a native sons
campaign cry, will not put any poi
in the Hawaiian calabl5hls. It's only
utility would he in an agitation for re-
peal a Ia Hibernia--which God forbid
for the sake Of the native people. Not
by long sight We're all who cried love
! for the Hawaiians from 1893 to 1898
animated by the least particle of true
friendship for the race. One Of the
leaders along that line it was who won
the exclusive distinction, upon public
political platform, of stigmati2ing
them as "niggeIs." And q strong body
of wirepullers among them stand Ii
able to conviction, If they like to chal-
lenge the issue, for egging on the last
Hawaiian sovereign to furnishing the
'conspirators" against the Hawaiian
throne and autonomy with the preteXt
that fitted timely with their purposes.
If the natives and their true friends
owning their confidence wish to turn
down any politicians whom they deem
to have wronged them. it is their privi-
lege to do so. But sentimental cam
paign cries Illuminated in deliberate
convention are as a rule replete with
danger to the practical interests of
people. They are the essence of clamor
that confuses the minds of the people,
leading them to accept for champions
and representatives heartless adven-
turers without interest or intelligence
in politics beyond what of material
value they can fish out of the pool
when 1t can be effectively muddied.
The governorship question hasn't
such Dole-o'er-us aspect as some peo-
pie think.
A technicality is often useful as a
direction for showing how to do the
wrong thing in the right way.
II cannot believe my own Is" was
not originally the remark of an egot:s
teal man.
Sanitation is a better fence to put
around town than one made of rough
boards even with ratproof fringes to
match. Towse, by the same token,
has fighting chance to get a crown
and harp on DR.. Woods recommended
ton, while Russell may only hope to
pass from Ripley the architect.
Public improvements ordered by the
last Legislature Of the Republic of
Hawaii will be in evidence to the first
Legislature Of the Territory Of Ha-
wall U. S. A., chiefly as unfinished
business. In many cases it has taken
two years to do nothing.
1t Is beginning to be suspected that
Marston Campbell knows something
about making roads. At least the new
road supervisor of Honolulu betrays
bent that way in his street repairing
operations. Yet Minister Young might
have tried to get a man for the place
who could trace his ancestry around
the Horn in a whaleship or a mission
airy packet-never mind II he had to
learn the trade in the Office from the
clerk. The good will of the kamaaina
aristocracy, or the Hawaiian Knicker-
lockers, Is OF more importance than
fine streets-I do not think!
The man who fell down at Fort and
Queen streets on Monday evening was
news. He had just landed from the
steamer Coptic and saw one of the
gorgeous new tramcars for the first
time. A glass of ice water soon brought
him out Of the swoon.
The preacher who listed rapid tran
sit shares on the stock exchange be-
yond the skies might do an equal turn
for water filtration and wireless teleg-
iarhy; also, not to make his exalted
brokerage business too fine, help out
Kihei and Kamalo little in The heav-
emily Wall street.
II President Dole had only had tao
tician like Little Bobs" in 1895, what
fearful hack bin would nave beer
saved in the unavailing attempts to
surround Count Roberto.
The counsel of the rich man should
be gagged by his character. II his
money has been gained elsawise than
by the factors Of industry, application
and integrity, his credit for wisdom
must be held liable to discount.
Honolulu people have been accus-
toned to looking on good streets as q
luxury, whereas cities abroad have
long since decided them a necessity"
These are the words of practical
statesman Of Hawaii. In the coming
order Of things 1t is to be hoped moth
ing but broadest ideas Of public neces-
stiles will have any appreciable cuun.
tenance.