The Independent., 1901-06-03


known in the history of the world,
that their treaty of annexation might
have been railroaded through Con
gress at the time it was presented TO
they would have become the domin-
ant and controlling power; and the
| sort of Government which Thurston
was trying to avert through misrep-
rcsentGtlons to the Hawaiians, would
| have been Hawaii's Government.
Thurston's sincerity for the welfare
OF the Hawaiians can be judged by
the tone of the revolutioni5ts press
of today.
| Now, that absolute annexation has
| been secured, and the Hawaiians eX-
| ercise their right OF American citi-
zenship equally with and as we'll as
| the white men, Thurstons organ
cries out "Un-Americanism. Is Am
| cricanism then, the style of political
tactics which Thurston and his COM
patriots at this day are trying to m
still into the minds of the Hawaiians!
ii so, then God preserve us from Am
ericanism.
The actions of the revolutionary
party towards the present FIRST Cir.
cut Judge, shows to what extent that
party will carry its venom in it's en-
deavor to bring down any one who
is not CT che same mean calihre as it
is composed OF. This is not the first
time that the party has shown it's
malice towards those who differed
from them politically The instance
referred TO, is the treatment by that
party, OF the late W. M. Gibson, after
it had obtained control of the Govern
ment in 1887.
The circumstance is we'll described
in q sworn statement, made by a
gentieman-since dead-to the Hon
James H. Blount. The statement was
one OF historical events, and referring
to the actions of the revolutionists
Vi mat year, the gentleman wrote as
foilows: But they were not to he
rallied in their determination to get
.ovenge on the man who had so long
ncid them at bay. An adYcnturous
'srrumpet was induced by them 20
U4ing q suit for $4,000 damages for
q beach CT p. omise OF marriage
against Gibson, he being out of the
lLGutly at the time. A jury was
-~Jily found TO assist in the fraud,
and the amount claimed was awarded
in iull. greater outrage on an III.
dividual, OF q more abominable ira
Ye3ty OF justice, never before re-
ceived the sanction of a Hawaiian
Coult."
another Court episode is one which
happened in 1859. Sanford b. Dole
was then fourth Associate Justice of
tho Supreme Count. The-what is
taIed-WilcoX revolution happened IN
that year. Among those who took
up aims in support of the government
and fired upon the native Hawaiians
was the FORTH associate justice.
The conspirators in this uprising
were arrested and tried for treason.
The manner in which the warrants
We're issued and the cases tried is de-
3cribed by one who was arrested at
the time and discharged by the colrt,
as follows:
Dole was the one who issued the
warrants, a thing unheard of in :he
Hawaiian criminal practice, our Grim
inal cases then all originating in the
police or district courts Justice Dole
not only violated this precedent, but
Issued the warrants (and then tried
the cases) without consultation with
any of the other judges, and against
the advice (and known to Dole, as is
said) of almost every attorney in
town, and On the same statement Of
facts as were laid before himself
During the examination, which lasted
with intermissions) for three weeks,
he ovemuled every ruling OF the COM
mon law courts of the United States
and England, both on points OF adj
mission and rejection of evidence, as
well as cf construction, against the
defense, and invoked the rulings of
the courts OF Bloody Nary and her
times in constituting the law of trea-
son, especially as to what consttut-
cd an overt act
Readers may draw their own con-
clusions and Judge for themselves in |