The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-12
HOME RULERS SHOW THEIR
FEELING TOWARDS DOLE

| The Kuakoa Home Rula has again
taken up the discussion of the Cover
norship in earnest. and has the fol-
| lowing in its issue of Saturday last TO
say in that respect:
| From the time the Queens govern
ment was overthrown, and Dole was
placed at the head of the various forms
/ of government since then tablished
/ and controlled the ideas of governing
which existed seems to be so inStilled
! in him that he is unable to depart from
/ it. although he is now ruling under
the laws and constitution of the gov
! eminent Of the United States of Amer
| lea.
| The kind of government which he
gave Us from the time ne was placed
| in power by the Thurston gang TO adj
minister its affairs as chief executive.
carried on by the right of might and
! force; a government by the bayonet.
What did the Lahui see then? 1t was
! this: this gang supplied itself with
&c. 900 rifles and revolvers and 90. 900
cartridges; therefore, Dole's power was
maintained by force OF arms: they
numbered about 1000 which is a very
small minority of the population. but
with this minority. their right to rule
was considered greater than the right
of those of the balance of the popula-
tion, which was 100000 and over; for in
those years the people We're arrested
for expressing opinions and views in
opposition to theirs. Therefore. the
Lahui was and has been intimidated
by them, and are now actually afraid.
This was the way the government was
carried on by Dole and those white
skinned missionaries during those years
of oppression. which we, native sons.
had to endure with great deal of
patience and hardship.
Another matter worthy of notice dur-
ing those years of the Dole regime.
that the people did not have the free
right to the ballot. the right to exercise
this was restricted by a property quail
fication of $4,000. unencumbered. or a
yearly income of $500. Therefore, by
this reason. they were placed in the
full control of the law making power
of the country.
But from the time we became annex
ed to the present day, first, Dole was
appointed Governor. and is the chief
executive of this Territory; second, the
unrestrained right of the suffrage, thus
giving this right to the rich and poor,
alike. Therefore, the form of govern
ment has changed from the bayonet
government to that of government
for the people, and to be ruled and
regulated by the people.
Although our form of government
has been changed. Governor Dole's ad-
ministration has not. and it is being
continued by him as it was under the
bayonet government, such as is now
carried on in Russia by the Car. From
the time the last Legislature was in
session to the present day the doings
of the administration of this young
Territory were we'll known to the late
deceased President Mckinley and to
President Roosevelt.
First. while the Legislature was in
session. the Governor directed Secre-
f1 To. 70 Nxrh inh
he had no right, on the floor and in
the assembly of the House of Repre-
Second-Senators Kanuha and Ka-
lauokalani made an official visit to the
Governor at his home, to talk over
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