Ahailono o ka Lahui, Volume I, Number 8, 18 January 1890 — THE DAY. [ARTICLE]

THE DAY.

Ah tlu> tin\o l*o!v ro e'« v tion shortons « r ! ♦* «\f ♦ \ t "•«> Anprtil*\<v iieUN bteom*>s u«o»i« tlu-irongh!v understood by the it qnite gcnrra!!y sccr, that the figbt n?uT">w« lng to nii jrs«o nphn the fo!lowing qu©«tioiK BIia!l tho jx)litkal wishes of tbe peopk bo caitieil out aud llioii |po!itieāl wants ai\d 4emi!itis he sup» | pliod through a new government» to i V»-» .. J , V«4#— .><-« «-r\ *ī->.-\ * *> ♦* \ t , »* ** t'" v " , o > * t i -- -.-.-.. shall the present gmrerament, through its iimnense weaHh ināaenee an«l familv po\ver, be alloweil to retauj eO'lU'O» OU »HW puitj»ejil prt«hu>« s nini rept*at the politieal eureer of thc past two years? " i t If the eleetors of Hawaii deeide tr put new polilie \1 wiiie i»to Ihe »ouhh] b«irtUs h«'id by tlie g »vernmeut-part\ eandidates. so inueh tlie woise f >i the imi«striAl nf iho kbu T dotn O ; tl en the other haud the peoplo jj n c ;«eed m carryiug dut their ; f »obtīcal aims of nationa! reform, 11 other words, sueeeed in putting theii poliiieal wine into fresh bottles, thc j govermu»-ut for the fn-bt ludo in t!u -ivt..ry cf the king lo:n v, :ll Lc broi:gl:1 uuder the direet eoutrol of the people. <is $aclu That is to say, tho cliques faetions and tbe fatuily rings whiel] I now Cf>ntrol andniivect both|he poliev |«nd even the detatU of <fl\eial wi l ! bo throwu entireh out of theu pol»tIca! weupalion. Not only this, bnfc with t'«e electiou wou the pēople will har« it in their power to diifctate iae kiod oi govt3riitueut thcy dtsire ior tiie £utare. llow is it uow? The history of tlie ♦ t oiīiu aud \ wu \eais' ugly poiineal l:fe of the prescnt gc»verunieiiL is too well ku*)w n to neeu eom »eent. Noed we ivpeat that all people outsi Je of the cliqnes r.nd familv eom» pact liave beeu east ont as chalT from all participation in the ailairs of gov eiuuieui! Need we ieiuinu. the iiatl\<j l\tiwaiiaus ihat (heir right to vote hus beeu eiiī uown by one half aiul that t»n v iiHve been o}>enly tuld uu dlft\?reni o<yasions, from the pulpit and yiro«ign the goveruaieut and rellgk>u3 pivss, that they wero unfit to havo a haiid in tho goveruuient of th«vr couutry aud shoukl, tlier ' re, tnrn over aflairs of state eutirt ; to foreiguers! It is the re*nembranee <7 re|>eated politioal wrongs, cou)uiUted under protn ises broken, whieh caus@s sueh general laek of coufideri-e aiuong native Hawaiians in the p sent gov» ernment, But this leek of oonlideiice e\t< nds heyond tue ran* s of i.a» ive t-!ectors. Ēverybody abn ♦. ootside rf a few sina!i po!itieal rings aiLU u brge faini!y eompaei, have been the victims of eit!ior broken governmental or f. trtil • ' • '* I ' indnstria! oppression, or of both. In Dther words the masses of the people have been ignored 5 at all points where Mieir interests were eoncerued! This Pact hr*s been the main cause in brlng tng abont a political union o f our cos©opolitan poople for the purp se of po!itica! protection Well knowing this to be the true

ntato of jH)litioal aft;urs, the j»rosont J gov«rameßt leoU that its ehaiieea of j retaiuitig |>owor aie in groat ilaiigor, ] , j:evcni;nc:it \K\iiy now -joi . that J ■ li ititoui| lēil tv Hiu |>v>lit»v>A.V «government to r«pidly aftor sei£ir>g :powt*r illogally» and has consoqnontly ! rai.<ed up a ho*t of oneuiioa frooi all r:u'os domiciled horo, who unito in an oiapliati.c protoHt in favor !of polHieal froo<lora nnd ho!iest gov- | ernment in tho īi.uao of, and fur the I -_.U AW ! distinction. Tho pollllenl promisesi ! of tho governmont will now avail notli* \ ! ing, for jnst as many past prouiisos have ' jy I thO i honor and character of tho gnveyn--ment īiekei will avail nothing, for the good aiul honorable meu now in offico hnv# boen forcēd(') to beco!uo, by the po\vers hohuul thom, poliiieal back<ihders to the interests of the people. if uot, iiuleeeL traitom to the mueptn dence of the kingdom, so dear to the nativs people! A oooi) doal said abont the now election la«r. Th<?re is mueh unfavor« abie cumment aiul even one or two «nggostion!> that it was dishone«Uy ū)t*»nded —A*ivrrli.scr. Siich is the reputiition of the government party! Such is the mistrnttt of the people, after two years* politi eal expcrience with the 4< exi.sting ad' j ministrHtion"! The natlonal refom party is dolng good «nd »iwt*eg political work in I the various election districts. Mo.t--f iugs are boiitg held a!most night!y !and tfce pitnot*c and r«ce cnthn£iasm man*fcsled by ths Hawaiiuns shows how great a hold ' naiioiml reform Las tukeu ar.u Low litt!e th,.y are c&:oU<{ as a rnco by eithor l'ie protiiiBes or me*sthigs of Ihe |gwer!!mont pnr'y, One of the notiee- | ?ib!e thingg abont tho attondence of ! the g >vern*in-iit meetiugs bas been ! the ab?ence of native Hawaiiaua and ' the pvescnce of haole politiciaus, the well kr.cwn agonts of oiHeiah, who ! obey the !etter cf the law while thcv i deli jcratc!y rio!ate its spirit and pur ■ poso by sending their" ; 'ward workers ' | into distnct meetings and committee I gatherr>g< ! It isa ptty that a man iike Mr. E. C*- Schuman, a v yonff§ man, arepre|sentative workiugmau t should liave been treato<l so sbabbily by the government party. with whieh he honest" ily east his political lot, and for whieh! j:hedidaii Lone&L niīin'a work. Ile j asked no rewurd, but his servlccsj jcalled forth the fleeting gratitude of the "party of promises" and Mr. iSchnman was gratuitously informed |:that his party proposed to plaee him I upon the goverument ticket as a mere *ct of poiitical justice due a represen• tati\e meehanie. \Vas the gratuitous ipromise kept? O yes/ in the usual iway; after putting Mr. Sehuman in h> a \ |seat npon whieh the c-onvent?on sat, iwhile a ticket of whiskey and sugar fwas made up! I In gpite of all that was formerly feaid about the Portuguese supporting the goverument ticket t they are eoni' tng out almost to a man in favor of iialional ivform'