The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-13
PRIMEVAL REVERSION.

Political assassination attempted political assassination
nothing AS long there has been any system of human
government there has always been this Sometimes
has seemed justified sometimes it has seemed utterly unjused
1t may be safely laid down that when apparently justified
mistake and brings all kinds of evils in its train 1t is evil
plant bearing evil fruit 1t has thered any 1t has
always marred it. Whether has been attempted carried
apparently patriotic grounds whether has been inspired
by personal rancor personal AMBITION has always missed its
and its house built the sands of evil has tumbng
down later destroying always the perpetrators but
generations whom the perpetrators desired help raise.
In the matter OF political assassination and the feelings which
give rise it, the world little better than has
been Dspoc government supposed to naturally court
sinaon but limited monarchy with its system OF popular repre-
senaton and its ministerial responsibility suffers from the low
type OF socaed repubhcansm OF South America fairly reves
assassination while strikes with baleiul ang against
representatives OF the very highest type of segovermen yet
known, that of the United States.
1t is difficult decide idea political assassination
has its home We say ignorance because many
by Of culture and refinement We
say that alleged personal wrong
equally many the only knows his victim by
sight and has never suffered wrong from his hands We Av to
the haven of insanity sometimes but know very we'll that the
assassin perfectly and perfectly responsible
for his actions
first political assassination to the attempted assassin
alton Spain couple OF days there cory
deed Looked in this way the history OF human government
long OF MURDER attempted MURDER and of vengeu
punishment either upon the perpetrato or upon those allied to
him upon the descendants When the first political
snaon iStOrhat puny record OF nfnitesima section
of eternity which have chopped off and called that
ord of falsehOod and fiction from which hard pick
grain OF ruth-listoy certainly does not tell The first
political assassination have taken place when
OF the Masodon and the caveger knocked the leader of
petty family the head with rude wooden club
ed control OF the feud aggregation of prmeva humanity
probably continued upon that principle
toId ages
One would like think that mankind, that is the heart
kerna of mankind had improved but this
the primeya instincts OF primitive government, this attempt
the gOran knot by of assassination shows that his
nmOs mankind has changed In manners, in
chanlca arts the reduce to his will the mighty forces
nature, the uXures of life mankind improved and
advanced beyond what has seemed possible But
he has remained the through the unnmbered ages
The desire commit political assassination these
prmeva passions. Yet political of the
foolish of attempts right wrong by doing wrong Whether the
world will get rid of political assassination extremely
probematica that the world will be able away war;
sin evil of all kinds We only look and hope for
neither severity Kindness religion rregon, edu
cation ignorance be able eradicate the idea that
political assassination is a cure for political evils.
The who have undertaken the work Of completing
the dredging of the Pearl arbor bar apparently have Hercu
lean task At best the dedge which be in these
islands the right Of implements for the very heavy
character of work required In sOuhery weather the
swell running the bar makes work impossible The local naval
people fully appreciate the difficulties under which contractors
now laboring