The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-23
QUOTES FROM THE REPUBLICAN
The HOPE or THIS TERRITORY
LIES IN THE NEW
Conner.
Under Enlarged Franchise the Mis-.
siOnsriss are Not Enabled to
Lord It over the Majority Of the
People As Formerly.
lion ! Sc correspondent. ]

BALTIMORE. Md. June s-The
Baltimore Sun this morning prints
the following editorial.
The Honolulu Republican OF Aurii
= records Governor Dole's refusal
70 pnotTact the session OF the Hawai-
ian Legislature. its acts having been
altogether in sympathy with the IA
tiyes and not at all TO the Governors
taste. The missionaries sons" in
cooperation with whom Mr.. Dole.con-
spired against Queen I.iiiuokalani and
established an oligaFchy in the inter
est OF annexation to the United
States. were in 4 minority in the last
Legislature, owing 20 the recently
enlarged franchise. and have been uu.
able to lord il over the people rs
they formerly did. The natives have.
accordingly. run things % suit
themselves They voted. for example.
$4,000 to the ex-Queen and 10 this
act and otherwise expressed their
autipathy TO the men who BETRAYED
the independence OF Hawaii. The
natives call the political Americans
"Outlsnders' aud affirm that their
plotting with the Harrison admins
tFation TO get a warshin sent to sup
port their rebellion differs from the
Jameson raid only in having been sue
cessful The extinction OF the indie
pendence OF the Hawaiian state
against the wish of the majority of
its people was worse, in morals. they
hold. than the suppression OF the
liberties OF the Beers. because the
United States committed its crime
without alleging any provocation- The
Republican is indignant that Govern
or of Territory OF the United States.
continues to exhibit the same AFRO
gance and methods of rule that he
exhibited while forcing on annexation.
The disposition OF the Americans
In Hawaii 10 get and keep all the
Offices leads the Republican 20 edi-
torial reflections upon the capacity
Of the missionaries sons and their
efforts to exclude recent immigrants
from participation in the spells. The
early missionaries 10 these Islands
says our contemporary. were OF the
Puritan faith and strain; they were
God-fearing. earnest men. loyal to
their convictions and faithful TO thetr
duties. and Hawaii owes them much.
But they were not unmiudfui OF the
power by which they were surround
ed: and they were never anxious to
share those opportunities with others.
and Il Is not recorded Of them that
they ever invited or ever welcomed
white immigrants from the mainland
Their descendants. with less OF re-
ligious real. have preserved the mar
row claunish and dominating spirit
Of their fathers It may not be de-
MED that MANY OF the children and
grandchildren Of the early settlers are
imbued wtth merceuary rather than
a missionary spirit. and that the no
Die ambition Of a love Of power for
the public good has degenerated. wits
some Of them. into ignoble ambition
into a Inst Of osfiee f0r the sake OF
its emolnments, ard into a disposition
to sacrifice the growth and prosperi-
~ 81 the commnnitv "a the personal
interests OF the 'eld-timers. The ex-
hibftion Of this spirit often causes the
newcomer to feel thar there Is a long.
tough. tight string attached 70 his
aloha But occasionally there has
come among US some man Of tougher
aber, who did not believe that the
sons and grandsons and cousins and
brethren IN the Lord and out Of the
Lord Of the missionaries Of a former
generation had Inherited an indefeasi-
nie right TO hold an the Offices. and
control all the legislation. and mono
rolfze ali the franchises. and possess
~ the soft snaps IN these islands %
the blessed and then there has been
circus
The EFFORT AZ present is 20 ostracfxe
the Nainiander IMMIGRANT
from the United States. The Out
lander % The annexation period de-
tests the iater-coming ~Ontlsnder.~
Yet the hope cf the country lies In
the latter. There IS q note az trium.
phant anticipation in TIE Republic
ans discussion of this phase Of its
topic Whether the Constitution fol.
lows the tar or not. Is says. the
keen-eyed. brighs-branded men Of the
mainland are following K Some OF
them mar have but enc lung. bnf
ther have two bemisnheres TO their
brains Thew win Ia the next decade
icuhle or treble tie population OF
these Islands they win make Of H0-
nolulu eitv II q hundred thousand
peppie. enriched By the wealth pro