Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 236, 6 June 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

While annei;ition-papers are amioue to create an impre?8ion that the party repre8ented by them is far above using the boycott against political opp<ments, fresh in«tances are brought daily l» our notice that the persecution of loyalists or anti-annexationists has not abattd one little bit. The dismissal of Mr. Abraham F«rnandei from the ernploy of the firm of E. O. Hall & Son f»r political reasone ie another good instance of the |>olicy adopted by the annexationisls and more especially by the j<8alm-Binging wing of them. Mr. Fernandez. who hae served the firm m«ntioned faithfully and ably for about fourteen years, fell underthe displeasure of the manager of the firm. who also performs (for a ealary) the ardent duties of quartermaster-general of the provisional army. and was removed, b*cause irresistible preesure was brought to bear on the said Q.G.N. G. We fully admit the right of any private citizen or firm to em ploy or dismis« whomsoever they please. and we only mention thii instance as a good illustration of the juetice, fairnees and honorable «entiments of the Central Union annexatioa pillare. We are still in the deepeet ignorance as to the sources from whieh the government procured the $125.000 used to pay Spreckel« and the English loan, and our ineinuation that the money wa« obtained as an advance on taxee haa not b«en refuted or disputed by the prorisional newspapers. If the w«althy patriots whom the Adverti«er elaima are ready to mortgage their homee if necessar3' to help the P.G. are really burning all over with a desire to sacnfice everything on the altar of their lost cause, why do they not eome f>rward and take up the government bonds? Why do they not plank up sufficient eoin to plaee the governmeut on a safe and solid fiuancially basis by taking ten-year bonds, and s> enable the government not alone to free itself from all embarrassment, but a!so to continue work on the internal improvements *nd thcreby help the large army of unemployed who now «re roaming around in thecommunity and are a stauding menaee to the government? Is it po«sib!e that the mueh boasted of patriotism doe« not go any further thau to permit the provis onal capitalists to lend the government money either as an advanee on the taxes (whieh really is no help at all) or on demand notes, whieh simply means th*t the whip-bandle of the Provisional Government i« held by Hack e.d's or Bish<»p instead of Spreckels, and whieh still leaves them at the mercy of private individuals? We do not understand tnat kind of p«triotism or support. It «eema aa if the alleged palnola will oniy help if they at the aame time ean make a good bargain, aud that their mueh boasted of aupport ia only to be fdund if no inconveni«nce is attacbed to it. Of course it is poe«ihle that the patriotic capitali«U who are rushing to ihe reecae of the treasury h«ve an inkling in their minds that not«a or LO.Ua or bonds aigned bj the P. Q. might not hold good, and per- ,

baps lhey are wise there, and t.ial their discretion is the better parl of tbeir valor, because if they-«ay for ; argument*s sake —shou!d consider ! tde po«sibility of the United States do)ng juatice to the Hawaiian« and recognizing and supporting the nghl nf the Q ieen’s elaim, and restoring her and her government, these iittl« moneyed transactious of : th« P.G. would of course be repudiatcd, and their paper bc absoiuteiy valueless. Of course Mr. Spreckels wou!dn’t be asked to pay back hi« I $95,(XW to the treasury. He has got it, and possession is nine tenth of the law, bat anybody who «houH have paid their taxes in advance will ceitainly be requested to pay them again. and anyon« bciug the proud po?sessor of the provisioual I-O.Us or note«, or bonds wili be referred to the provisonal individuals for repavment and redress, as the Hawaiian government will decided not recognize their elaime. However that may be, we should think, that it would be the duty of the government to lettbe taxpayers know what kind of transactions they have been making to get financial relief and if the government simpiy has changed creditors. and if they are as bad or worse off to-day as they were a week ago. We uotice tbat the government bas entered upon its avowed policy in regard to admitting Portuguese, and Ha.vaiians to seats in the Advisory Council by appointing Mr. Mendonca to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Damon’s appoinlment to the office of of finanee. It is of course extremely significant that the government here in Hawaii extend their hand of recognition first tp the Portuguese immigrants, who were introduced into the country for a specific purpose through the laws made by Hawaiians and by the money paid by the Hawaiian taxpayer, and later on we suppose will be ready to acknowledge the rights of the Hawaiian himself, It is characteristic of the government that it preft-rs to offer a seat in 5tscouncils to a mau, who lacks theeducat it»n and experience necessury for a legislator rather than to elect men whose intelligence and recogmzed ability would entitle them to be heard in the governing of the country. Mr Mend>nca. who we have no doubt is a respectable and raost industrious citizen, in his particular sphere of life, is absolutely unfit to perform th£ duties whieh have been assumed by the executive and advist»ry eouneila. As part of those duties seems to run in a literary channel,.as wheu the couucils are to sit as pr ess-censors, we should have thought that tbe intelligent portion of the eouneila would have Iooked around for some colleague who could have assisted them in sitting on Nordhoff, rather than offering« chair in that enlightened assembiy to a man who doesn’t read—ihe New York Herald. We shall await Mr. Mendonca's maiden-speecb with a great deal of intere«t, and hope it will be on a subject, where he will be in oppoeilion to that otber provisioral Demoethenes—Mr. Bolte. but we fbar tbat we will bave to wait a mighty loug time. What cansed th« P. G. to pas* the amend ment to the hail law a« paased bj the legislature of 1892? Doe« the attorneygeneral, Iearned in the law, understand. that the paange of that amendment virtually meana the

declar*tion of mirtial law and the «■aspeading of Knhea* The amended bail act as pa?*ed in 1S92 regulated th« rait* f>r bail and gave the raagi<trate the junsdictiou to decide matters relating to bail, while the amendment by th« provisional got ernment takes that power away from the magistrate and certain cases veat» in the attorney-general a most absolute pow*-r. The ouncils are »howing a sad want of ab;lity in the line of legis!ation. Thev them*e»ves paseed the treason-and sed;tion laws and made b >th offensea bailable. If they thought that the offen»es shouid n«>t have been made baiiable, why the d ckens didn’t | thev say eo at the time, instead 1 of olling the provisioual statute j book with a lot ol c>>ntradictory and j inongruou9 acts. Why shuuld the Attorney-General nave discretion left in his hand toallow citizens to bail or refuse, as his personal inclinations shou!d dictate f The courts are the uroper plaee to have such matters decided. The court» are supposed to inspire the people with confidence in their justice, integrity. irapartiality, and general honesty. the Attorney-General i» not supposed to inspire anybody with anything except a desire to steer clear of him as mueh as pus»ible: and it is a dangerous precedent to leave anything so important and sacred as the liberty of man to the tender mercy of an oflficial, who i» not ruled by laws and statutes but simply has the power to do what he pleases, being responsible to nobody. We do not for a minute believe that the provisional amendmeut a» passed is constitutional or will hold water before the Supreme Court, if ever submitted, but we tbink that it i» a grfevous mistake in the sensible members of the government to allow the less respon•ible members dabbling in law-making and making the whole affair ridiculous in their violent and erratic atterapts at clothing wilh amhority. The hail lawof!892 contains now two distinctly different subject» and that has so far heeu cousidered as being absolutely in opposition to the eonstitution. 0f course, the old grieved questiou raay again be reopened, whether we have a constitution or not, but in spite of everything said to the contrary. we yet firmly believe in W. 0. Sraith. and his last words on this matter in the councils were, that we have a constitutlon. We believe, at the time, that he was relerring to hia old interesting and cleverdocament of 1837. if ue has got a later one, we would be *>bliged if he would trot it out. The Advertiser is very tiredover a most excelleutly written open let ter whieh appears in the California Illustrated Magazine for Juae, and whieh is sig.ied Ailan Dare. The article is evidently written by an American citizen, bnt an American who is well-informed and well posted on the rec«nt events in Hawaii, and also on tbe past polilieal hietory of these Islanda. We shoa!d suggest to all our reader» to procure acopy of tbe raagizine and read Allan Dire’» article carefully. It will be both of mterest aniin»truction. We would like to npubli»h tne letter. if our apaee wouid allow us. and if it wouIdn’t bring us in conflict withtheever vigilant preas-censor» of the P. O. Tbe deacription of the P. G. would fill th« manly hoeom of the attorney general vith such a degree of ire, vhat we would be treated to an unUmited amonni of dangaona

and arrests. and we are not yet prepared for the torture—eha raber. We ahall in a future issue return to Mr. Allan Dare's art:cle. The lib<>I suit of Mr. E. Norrie against ihe edit rof t;;« S;ar. Dr. McOrew. to whieh »e r*.'ft-rred !ast week has been setticd. l'ne de- j murrer entered bv the attorney f.»r Dr. McGrew. Mr. Hartweil, was over-ruled by judg-> F >ster la»t Siturday, and the ea— w >uld hava heen coutinued on merits, but a nolle pro». was entered at the request of the Attorney for Mr. Norrie, upon Dr. McGre.v signify- I ing his wil!ingness to make a re- j traction of tbe msulting item. Iwhieh was promptlv done in the Saturday issue of the Star. In j withdrawing the c:».se, Mr. Norrie simpiy desired to «how tii.it there ' was neither any ma’.iee or intenl of persecutiou against Dr. McGrew in the step whieh he considered himseif obliged to tike, for the purpose of vindicating himself against the disagreeable inferences whieh would be drawn frora the item in question. The ruling of Judge F<*ster was undoubtedly souud. If he had held otherwise there wou!d have heeu no Iimit to the false and injurious statement« whieh the papers couid have made againat anybody with id»punity aad the consequences might have been very serions. We believe that a paper has a perfect right to u»e person*litiea against puhlie men, but they must be based on truth and facts and stnctly cunfined to persons whoae oAieial or puhlie positions make thera reepon»ible to the people for their every aelion. Dr. McGrew hag resigned from his position as editor-in-chiei of th«Star, and we congratulate him on having dropjied an enterprise whieh certainly has nnt reflected creditably on him. The kmd of journaIism introduced here through the Star was not desire(i and could not last long. Ita vile course ag.in»t inoffensive women and men has only created enemiea for the paper and its editor. and w» are surprised that the Doctor could stand it so long. The regular coorse of retraction» and corrections, iu nearly every issue, of some of it» misrepresentations, garbling» and bare-faced lies ought to have heen enongh to disgust a corrugatedstomached eamel, but the Doctor continued to parade hia name over all the filth, Iies, and recantation». daily concocted in hi» sheet, and only retired when the »tern hand of the law threatened to bring him into a disagreeable quandary Tbe Star without McGrew’s name i» of course not worthy of noliee. The stranger whose name now appears as editor ha» neitber the knowledge of the country and communicy necet»sary to write with any authority, nor has he. who is neitber a citizen, or a tax-payer, or a voter. the right to lift a voice in the affairs of Hawaii-nei.