The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-14
.HAWA||'S PRESENT OUT
LOOK IN LOCAL POLITICS
Some Deductions From the Typical
Case of Curtis laukea, a
Native Leader.

canism but vicious Americanism, and
no politics but vicious politics? IL
there for him no law but the law of
ayarice? No patriotism but that which
is to be bought with money and office?
Is he incapable Of comprehending the
fact that he Is undergoing a severe
test in the presence of a cloud of wit
nesses and incapable of grasping the
sense of it and the way to meet 1t with
credit to himself? Fiery speakers on
the election stump, particularly in 1900,
were heard declaiming with red hot re-
sentiment against the insinuation that
they were not yet capable (unaided at
leasD of running a government ana
loudly declaring they would prove the
contrary to the whole world. The rec
ords of the past two sessions and two
extra sessions of the legislature and
the ignominous conduct of their own
Home Rule appointees to responsible
office, whom they forced upon a capa-
BILE governor of the opposite political
faith, have furnished samples of
their conception of the way to do it,
Complaining of the injustice of the
laws and the inequality in the distribu-
ton Of offices while many offices were
filled with them, they have illustrated
their own conception of equality by
openly declaring their purpose to alb
sorb all the offices to the entire eX-
clusion of the race who introduced law
and taught them all they know about
civilized government. Devoid of broad
experiences, of their own, they have
nevertheless acclaimed against the
Grass ignorance of, and essayed to
teach Americanism to New England's
descendants whose education has been
finished in American colleges, who have
creditably filled high positions of trust
and in some cases even visited Wash
ington in an official capacity.
Mr.. Editor, allow a suggestion to the
native Hawaiian, that before any more
| boasting of his capacity to run gov
eminent, he cast his eyes about and
make a list of all the business enter
prises in this Territory, be they never
so small, that are successfully run by
a native Hawaiian, and honestly in
auire of his own heart whether he be-
lieves that a race that has yet to prove
its capacity to successfully carry on
even a small business enterprise OF any
| kind (speaking in general terms OF
course) is liable to be capable of sue
cessfully running so complex an insti-
tuition as a government.
And permit the inquiry of Mr.. c. Z.
Iaukea, whether on calm considera-
ton he believes he can accomplish any
good for himself, his race, or his coun-
try, by joining the ranks of those who
are openly antagonistic to the whites
to the Republican party and to every
thing American, and who are too blind
to see that the course they have pur-
sued thus far, can only rebound to
their own injury. The private schools
and seminaries built and maintained al
great expense for them, will tell the
Hawaiian who is his friend if he viii
only let him be such. And the Hawai-
ian who conducts himself worthily
honorably and in a friendly manner
will not be called a ID kanaka
by those who maintain these institu-
lions for his benefit, Let him there
fore take this hint, ponder it well anc
act accordingly.
Kohala, Aug 6, 1908.