Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 5, 28 January 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

✓ “KmUmihepeanun vitbt<oal Mdexl Wbo n»Tfr to himwli hath «ud, Thia if mv <rm mr n»tive l«ixl ” (8co«t.> M»ny of those who «'J|>port hon«tly the prcsent »t»te of affair«. ; h»ve done »o m the full hope and helief, th«t thereby the fl«g of their ooontry —the St«r« and Stripee—will float orer the land in perpetuity. Not a eingle Hawaiian, how- i ever, evcu those few whoae «ignature« to «nnexation pelition» (not 200 in nutnber *nd mostly eonvicta.) have been bought or f»rced by necewity from them, dtsire« to ; eee any foreign fiay replace hi» own. j And tbeee Hawaiiane are 40.000 ?trong, wilh 10,000 voten» among tbem. Sot one desin s to see his country annexed and hin.«eif trans- i ferred to the goveroment of anotber I nation or race ag«inst hia will, and at the bidding of a handful of stranger«, even though they held every partide of property in the country (whieh they don’t by a long way). Their patriutism, loyalty and m«nhood, revclts against the tbought. Yet thcee 40,000 relying on the hooor nnd justu > e of the great Amenean nalion. are eontent to calmly and |>eace«bly abide by and submit to the preaent eondition of aflain>, uniil that hooorahle n«tion will restore to them their righte, and awaii the time when of their own free will, unprompted and uncompelIed by rt« majeure, they ahall aeek union witb, or adtnisaion to that united circle of 8tate8 whieh wae called into being, and haa remained for over a century,a« an elemal protest against ail foreign rule by force. and in favor of individual freedom and libcrty of self-government, to every man in the world, of whatever race or uationality. None ean be found willing to barterhia whole nalional life, tradition, atid manhocd, the land of his mother and futher, the land of hisbirth, even in exchange for the proud privilcge of becoming a eiliien of the greateet republicon earth. And all honor to them for the manly and peaceful staml they have Uken, relying on the ju8tice of their eauee, and the honor and fair dealing of the nalion tbey appeal to, for the re8toration of the rights of their Sovereign and themsclvc8. Let everylKHly procure a copy of yesterday’s **Liberal” and read it. It is worth while. Mr. Ashford is not alone a very clever writer, but he criticises the Provisional Government in such a fearless and sinoere manner that the press eensors undouhtedly will at least try to get suflicient courage to order him muzzle<l. If he had heen a j>oor “kanaka,” he would most likoly by this time havo heen drawn, quartered,and hanged by the irateCom-mander-in-chief, but being a prominent lawyer and influential poliiieian, the powers that be may oonsider prudence the 8afest part of valor. We eannol agree with all the opiniona whieh Mr. Ashford sets forth in his p«per. Weneitberbelieve that the Monarchy is dead; nor do wo believe. that «nnexation «8 a 8tat« 18 feasible. I)oes Mr. Ashford honestly l>e!ieve that the L 7 nited Statēs would admit this couutry into the Uuion as a state, with or with»ut the expressed wish of tbe Hawaiian nation ? What possible benefit could the Uoited States gaiu by giving full state rights to a country whieh among its inhabitants numbers about 4o,000 Ohineee, Japanese and Portugueee “paupers.” With full sUte righU, ihe three classes mentioned would have an undisputed right to move in to any other state, and we ean alre«dy now hear the howl whieh our neighbors in Calif»rnia , would set up «t tbe very undesirabie influx whieh th«t state eepeei* a!ly wou!d be subject to. “We eome to bury Ca*ar not to praiae him’* quot«s Aahford in his editoml of yesterday. If by Ctcsar be aieaaa Mr. Dole— whom he by tbe way io anotber eoiumn ealla Mooea—we are willing to believe that be eomee to bary him. Ue oerUiuiy doee not praise hiu. But

Iif be §ite »e « taedical expert on | tbc corpe« of tbe njooarchr, we | fe*r that he will find that tbe barying of it will turn ool to be • c*se : of premature interm€nt «nd that ' be, »« gr»vedigger «nd c->iv>oer, h«s a prettv liveiy corpee on his hand*. When the **Cl«odine" lefl here, tbe l*Pt greeting to Thurston by « well known planter was, “and l>e | «ore to get in « claose. »o we ean ret*in contract l«b<>r.” Thatremark «eemed to u.« to let the cat out of the bag. The Reform P«rty is perfectly w illing to acc*pt the one or two oent bounty on sag»r. bot extremely onwi!ling to take the other cooeKjueoc€e whieh woohl follow from annex3tion, Of course, Mr. i Thun*t/>n anarled back as an an- ■ swer, “lhat is a secondary consider«tion, let osobtain our main object An'L’' But to the planters, it 5s certainly no secondary consideraiioo. • We fully agree with Mr. Ashford, in his oppo«ition to a territorial goverhment or a protecUirate, i but we are feeling more and more convinctd tha't the maj.>rity < f the members of the Provisional Government have already abandoned all boj>e8 of annexation in any shape, and are now worrying over a future form of government aeceptable aiike to themseives and the Hawaiian». Mr, Asbfoid is wrongly informed when he says that nearly the whole foreign populalion sprang into arms for the provisional government. The lruth is that hardly any Britishers have given their support to the move, nor do we believe that one-half <>f the foreigners in Honolulu, if a hallot was taken would support the present state of affairs. By foreigners we do nnt mean those mercenaries whom the provisional eovernraent provides with pDvisions. Although we sympathize with Mr. Ashford’s remarks relating to the non-apj>eftrance of any Hawaiian in the provisional government. we must state that no patriotic or resj>ectable Hawaiian would join this government in any way. The Hawailans await peacefully the solution of the situation whieh will eome from abroad and it will be at the poHs that they will show their strength, but they will never, by joining the provisional government. give it astamp «f Iegitiraacy whieh it has oo right to, bcfore it is shown that it the masscs and not a single class. The Martial I.r»w is still in force in spite of the opposition to it from all parties. We understand that the government is beiug furnished daily with rumors «nd reports that natives 1 ave b«cn seen gathering, that mcetings are going on, etc, etc. The starving crcw whieh at present is depleting the treasury by shouldering muekets is the true origin and source «f such rej>orts. If everythiug was rej>orted quiet and j>eaceful, as everything truly is, the oeeupalion of the “volunteers" would be gone, and lhethree squ«re meals and two dollars a day would vanish and the “volunteers” consequeutly be very mueh !efl indeed. The commander-in-chief, though, is too sensible and ealm a man (in splte of Mr. Ashford : s nssertions to the eontrarv) to take anv hced of such %' / «r reports inventcd by the *very irresj>pnsible and unreliable contingent of lunaj ; cs, suicides, and convicts whieh prompt!ycrowd f 'd themselves io among the respectable element who serve the governraent because they think it is their duty and that tbe government is in the right. Oolonel Claus Spreckels will arrive here we understaud in the beginning of M«rch. We won!d like to hear what he will say when he find “his taxes” being swallowed by an arroy raore exj>ensive in pn> portion to Ilawaii than is Kaiser Wilhelm's to Germany. The name of the fnends of the provisiooal governmeot is Iegk>n say« the military editor of ‘tbe morning Anania»—t)iat tnay be, but we believe that the legion reaemblea the iegion of Varroa ajter thc battie wheo tae r&nka were deciroated.

Xs Israel in aneienl Umee s«t . weeping by the «iter? of B*bylon I li«tening to tbe p!aintive song? whieh «rose from tbeir 8ingers, so «its Haw«ir in grief »nd mourning to-d*r j»nd to Her oor b«rd ?ings: ' I h*d • dre»ai. I »w a vunon p*ae before me. l»ng «ee* p«t amee in «trift arrar. Adown tbe etre»m of time mr fleet'ng * f*nry bore me Fn>m «£? to age unto the present dar. F*r o’er the soathern I s*w br»re shipe »-fl»ilin« Fro*n irie to iāie, till *t H«w»ii’s shore Tbey tooebed, «nd euon with jor the n»tiree c»me, tbem h«iling With pions «we. inc»rn»te Gods of r»re. From »11 the 1«nd ther flocked with speed to see the str»nger, Adoring g»re their (?ifte both r.ch «nd r»re. Bat time broaght ful’er knowledie, know!edge broaglit its d»nger* And C«pt»in Cook’s life p*id ths forfeit there. And down the stream still risions eame »-flo»ting; V«noouver eame unto this race eo brave; Ke«tored the fricndsbip Cook had lost; while noting That Brit«in ne’er woa!d huld them »s her s ave. Still swer»t the vision on with flight »o speedy; Ore ship alone this time eomee into view— America’s gift antothese islands needy, Peaee, love, goodwill—and Christianity t o. Rigbt lovingly was welcomed eāeh new teacher, The people flocked to hear good news so troe, T l :at more and more u seemed to every preacher, The han - est plenleoue, bat the laborers few. And time flew by on wings. The isles gr w fair, and fairer; Oue Brit>n thonght to seize them for bis land, But Britaiu’s Adaiiral, our indepen-, dence be#r»T, Rest»>Tyd the flag midst praise from every hand, The ye*rs pnssed by. Through all the land there rosc the steeple — 1 The preacher controlled all with kindly hand; i Give and constitat.on to yoar people! I(0 King! Give heed!) aud God will hless your land. Vear followed year. Changed Kings and constituti«n. The stranger increased: took mortgages on land: Kept )fawaii’s danghters, sisters, wives in prostitution: . Spread povertyand vicearound on ev’ry hand. | Still years rolled on. With sugar now grown wealthy, The foreign Christian lifts hls eye arouud, And says: “For ms no donbt the climate is most heaithy, I “Tlio’ poor and dying Hawaii’s native sous are found. “Some seventy years ago we gave this land the Bible “And tried to teach them then its nse, “ v Xo say we’ve showed them poor examples is no lihel) j “And fa»r exchange ’t w;ll be to cotflt their goose. I “Their cries lbr r!ght and justice won we’ll stifle: “Take f»r ourse’.ves tHis Paradise on earth, i “If thry object, we’il eaeh one tap our rifle, “And eall for he!p upon our land of birth. | “Unfit to rule with all these ye*rs of training—“(We’U spread tbe lie around on every band,) “Yon’ll see they’ll let ns do it, uneompl»ining, “For t'iey havo got our Bible, and so we’ll uke their Iand.” At tbis a n »ise awoke me, and in wonder I saw the very instance of my dream. Hawaii’s Queen and Xatives were put under To bolster up- their money-getling aeheme And now f»rth from them goes across the w»ters One last appeal for Justice »n I fbr R<ght. Pre*e:ving peaee, H»waii’s gen’roas sons »od d»nghters, Befcre God’s throne on high, in pr»yer unite: ‘*GreatGod! the Jnrtge o i AU! The records thon »rt keeping! *• Look 'lown in mercy on oar sad eet»te! “Be iind nnto ns! Uear our voice of weeping! t ‘Ti II thou restore, grant ns in peaee to wait. • “And tboo. great n»tion! homeof lrutb «nd bravery! “Freedom’t defender! we pr»v thee os 0, he»r! “RestoreoarQoeen *nd a»; aow.aein sl»very, “HeW by usarper’s annea <e»r. “Re*»ore onr righta uM help n« to nuūnt»ia them! “O let oor prayer be crowaed wīth •neweel "Our cotRlaci »ad yoor wiU reuia the«n.

Mr. A. M. Bro»ū h*s been pro- ' Tided witfa tfae billet ofDeputr-Attorney-Genenil bj the paternai Proviaional GoTernment. e didn’t even know tfaat tbe ronng geotleman was a lawyer as he i nerer to oor knowledge h»s | ; sppeared in c->urt yet. Of conrse he may be in poases»ion of gr*at abiiity. but we shonld think that that that it wonld have been wiser to obtain aome proofe of such ability before placing him in an office of such importance. Tbe office of Depnty-Attoroey-Oneral is of rast iroportanceas npon him falls all the work of that departmeot. The Attorney-Gene-ral’s time will al«rays be f»l!y occupied by his duties as a Cabinet officer and legislator and his deputy will have to attend to all the log.il work of the department. It is unfortunate that an attorney of more experieoce and pi>ssessing the confidence of the people has not heen selected for the office. j Tne gentlemau who acts as Attor-ney-General in th'e Provisioaal Government is uot a brilliant leg il luminary, and we should think that he would have strengthpned his department by a sensible appointment instead of leaving īt as a field of experiraeuting for a greenhorn. Mr. G. K. Wilder has been appointed Deputy-M?irshal. Aswe : understand that Mr. Chilhngworth also holds that position we suppose | that the government hss decided to return to the former praotice of having two deputies. The Legis- j lature altered that priociple on acconnt of economy, but as the i Provisional has struck a gold mine somewhere we suppose there are no further reasons for retrenchraent. We are anxiously waiting to see what Mr. Emmelulh, Waterhouse and the other brave revolutionists are going to get as we don’t suppose that the g«»vernment intends to make the office of press cens »r permanent. The first named gentleman is found of horse-back riding and sbould be appointed eolonel on the President’s staff while the other gentleman iseminently fitted to be Chaplain to His Eminenee 1 and furnish hiui with religion by the yard. It was amusing to see a scare on Brewer’s wharfa coupleofdaysag«». Captain Gingo eame ashore from the Bosting probably to inspect the ladies in eamp B<)8ton, or see if the Chinese restaurants catered well for the U. S. beys, or to eall on “Jim” and get a sand-interment, but whatever his erraud was it was never performed. One of the town boys who happened to be at the whorf told a friend in a voice sufficiently loud to be overheardby Gingo, that an Englisb man of war was telephoued aud nearly in the harbor. The agility with whieh the Captain jumped for his boat and returned to his ship was beyond belief and the state ofhis temper ean be imagined—not desoribed —when hefound that he was *‘sold again.” The Provisional Governmert has repealed the Lottery Act, and most Iikely saddled the country with a damage-suit to whieh the taxpayers may have to foot the bill. If an act granting a franchise for a term of years eaa be repealed at any time uo company in these Islands would ask for franchises, and manyuscful enterprifl€8 will be barred frora this countrv. The legal mind of Mr. Dole must evidently have heen somewhat clouded when he sanctioned this peculiar and unusual step. Tbere was any amount of merriment in political circles this morning when a !ettsr in tne Advertiser was read eulogifling four merabers of the late Legislature—Meear Kauhane. Josepa, Waipuilani aud Kauhi for being above bribes and corruption. The man or more Iikely the lady who wrote tbe line« of praise is evidently J not in it.” One of them at ieast ought to feel proud if he doesn’t consider tbe letter pare sarcasm and eboold offer some of hia recently acquired shares in Oahu Railroad Comp*py and Kona Coffee Co. to tfae writer. Tbe Advertiaer m whining tfaat

is a bire-faced lie. one is sowiag dis9ension, bnt the evil effecta of their routoaI mistrugt *nd brokeo promise3 are evidently pro- | docing their nat’jral effect. The mormng pap«r warns the Por- j tuguese and trerman nju9ket-bearers not to quarrel over trifles, bat : 9tick together and they will get what they want. How thoae promises remind u« abont 1887 —they | look 9-j tempting, but they are I never fuifilled. Where, by the | way. are the house Iota on Puneh- | bowl whieh the Portuguese elaim were promised to them before the revolution. and whieh they so far have failed to obtain ? Gentle- | men ! the houee lots are still oa Punehhowl, and you are in the $moke. By the Grace of the Provi9ional Government the eommon herd has been allowed to 9tay out lill 11 j o’eloek p.m., and to appear again at 4 a.m.. in the raorning. We are sincerely grateful to the autocrats of Hawaii for this eoneeeaion, and we hope that all will appreciate this new sign of how greatly freedom. liberty, and selfgovernment are cherished by the i>rovisional administration. . I The continuance of the Martial Law sho\vs that there must be a lot of the councils of the government. To refain a Maiiial Law whieh is not enf»rced and whieh is without precedent in ' anj* civilized country is simply a . burlosque. and reflects no credit on j . the sagacity of the government. If the Martial Law is kept on for the purpose of giving people abroad an impression that this country is in an unstable and critical condition its purpose will not be gained v as both the loeal press and private correspondence will emphatically show that alī prospects of disturbance, or breach of the peaee. are to be found only in tbe vacuum-pan, whioh the powers that be eall their heads.