The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-28
MUCKRbKEBS RAKED OVER
IN LIVELY STYLE
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| 1EOLA rage IL
! peace came the unavoidable war with
| Spain Happily its conclusion was
| quickly reached, and with honor to ou1
| arms. 1t was an impressive spectacle
| of national strength when quarter OF
| a million men from all sections of the
country, from the North and from the
! South as well as from the East and
| from the West, freely offered their
| lives in their country's service. Nc
| great emergency had ever arisen in this
| nation s history such as was then met
by the people with unfinching loyalty
and fidelity. Righteousness, which ex-
| alteth a nation, controlled in this solu.
| ton.
AS Lincoln said at Gettysburg, "Let
US firmly resolve that those who gave
| their lives shall not have died in vain
| that the nation for which they shed
their blood shall not perish from the
earth. The nation has so far stood
every trial, and in this new century is
stronger than ever to carry forward it's
! mission of liberty. We can look for
| ward with congratulation ana pride,
with confidence and courage.
WEALTH'S EVIL POWER.
DuI, Willie we ItCOSulZt our DTOutt
position in the world and our great
power for good, we must not overlook
the power of evil, threatened by the ag-
gregation of great wealth in the hands
of few. This has been brought forci-
bly, home to us by exposures in the
business methods of large Eastern cor
porations in which almost every fam
lily has direct personal pecuniary in
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through greed for gain. There should
be no danger of deterioration in our
citizenship, so let US hope that the
temptations which overcame men of
supposedly high principles in the East
will never gain foothold in Hawaii.
On the other hand there should be no
muckrakers'' in this Territory. We
want the best class of citizenship, citi-
zens who will lead in the recognition
and upholding of the laws, as affecting
politics, and civil and criminal proceed
ure. The Constitution of the United
States gives every man the right to
east his ballot, and any attempt to
prevent his doing so is a cowardly act.
MAJESTY OF LAW.
Unfortunately we have at times ex-
perienced here desire of a few, in
spired solely by self interest, to defeat
the laws. The fact that men have
been elected to frame and enact legis-
lation has been overlooked. Govern
ment of the people and by the people
has given place to an effort at class leg
islation to be enacted through the
courts for selfish motives. Again, we
have seen the proper course of the law
with by misguided, though
well meaning, citizens who are led
away entirely by emotions of false sym
pathy. They object to the enforce
ment of a law and array themselves
against those who are directed to up
hold it. Where an offense has been
committed the law should be allowed to
take it's course without interference.
Such sympathy is calculated only to
encourage law breakers and to discour
age jurors and lawmakers. 1t is con-
trary to every principle of human
liberty. Respect for the law should
be taught by every American
mother to her child. / should be
taught in the schools. 1t should be
preached from the pulpits. 1t should
be proclaimed in legislative halls and
enforced in courts of Justice. But who
will respect the law when they see eff
forts for its evasion by those who
should be among the first to aid in its
enforcement?
On every hand we hear Shiny, mushy,
gushy expressions of sympathy for
criminals. We have maudlin sentiment
in favor of murderers and an absolute
forgetfulness of the rights and needs
of the families of the murdered. The
sympathy is for the criminal, to help
him escape the punishment justly due
him for the crime that he has commit
ted. But | have no sympathy for Grim
inals. Ny sympathy is for their vic
Tins and their victims families
AMERTCANIZE HAWAII.
Here in Hawaii we have small
though miscellaneous population, and
we have probably the hardest educa
tional problem in the world. But the
American people has never failed no
matter how great the emergency, no
matter how grave the crisis. to measure
up to the highest responsibilities of
honor and duty. Unfortunately our
American citizenship is comparatively
small, bat the school room is open to
every boy and girl. In it the rights
and duties of citizenship can bel
learned. The best sentiment comes
from American homes, and as long asl
we keep the homes pure, long viii
We keep orr government pure. Oar
American citizenship III Hawaii. how
ever, should be enlarged. We need i'm
migrants of the right kind They VIII
be of the right kind if their children
and grandchildren can meet your own
on terms of equality-not otherwise.
Both should become decent citizens,
working together to uplift the people