Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 36, 2 Kepakemapa 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Mr. \V. O. Smith shou!d resign i froin the Attorney-General8hij». After hia fiasco in the conspiracy case he committed a sfill b;gger blunder in the Kenron-Stevens ; libel case. The prosecntion was i not ready lo go on!! Mr. Smith cou!dn’t get intothe U.S. Legatiou, where he claiiued were certain docunients bearing on tbe casel! May we ask the learned gentleman what document8 *bere po8Sib!y ean be in the U. S. Legalion bearing on ihe alleged lihel case of the Hawaii Holumua. whieh are not »ithcr in original or induplicate in tbe Foreign Office of this land? May we ask the exquisite attorney who swore out ihe warrant for the arrest ol editor Kenyon, and had him by epeeial »»rder !ocked np in a felon’s eell, how he is to obtain or procure any documents from the U. S. Legation? Go t<*! Mr. W. O. Smith and try to be a man! Tbe loop hole tbruugh whieh the P. G.. thn>ugh its learned Attorney-Gen-eral ciawled su as to avoid bring ing on the case against this paper shows the weakuess and the imbecility of tbe whole administraticn. Tbe defense was ready aecording to the ins:stant instruction of tbo peneeuiion. Tbe defense was prepared even to prove the tmth of the remarks in the Ohio paper, whioh was reprinted in our ooiumna. Tbe dcfense would hanoiiW Meaen. Dole, Water&nuBeluih, HutweU, Sop«(,

ar,d others. and >rmild b*vē n»«fc those gentle«ncn lwtlfy to tb< f*ct th.it Mr J. L. Steven» «*s th*ir ct> cmi5} iraU)T in the l*te revnU. Tij« dcf«n»se «uuki li*ve Mwwu tbe rebuke aod disavoirn»»fof Ihe acti«»n= tiere of Mr. Steven«. even bv lbe HarrL*on fdmin»tn«tnm5 a««d «nuld hjve |)foT<'ii th«t Ihe ael of Mr. Sleve»is v.i» thit «»f • highway : r hbcr. or • pirate cbtrf •» lbe YoHHii*tou b VindiaUmr inten)*e!v s*;d. scd a» «« reprirted fp>m its ctuumns. bul Mr. W. O. Smith h»« !»hirked the re»[e>ns!bility for the arrest of Mr. Keoyun, and noi baving the morai o»orage tu enler • »»IU ge{s the case p*»st (>oned unlii he c*n get int<» the U. S. lhd anybody ever hear >if anythit>g more lame, m< re ©»w3rJ;v, »nd more contempt:ble on the psrt of a governmcnt whieh d:d not be?itate to pp*ecule an edīt >r in the vulgarestand coarsest n»;«nner There is only one cry in tnrn lo-day, and that says: Mk M. 0 SM1TH SHOl Ln BESIOX! It is c«>mraoniy reported. and an editorial in ihe P. C. Advertiser >>f Monday iast, confirms the rmuor that the g»vernment propt-ses to give way to the learne<i AttorneyGeneral and .make raore arr<sts. We hear from a member of the detective (save ihe mark!) force lhat Mr. W. O. Smith has U»!d one of his reliahle (!!!) men that to preveut any disturbance on the 2nd of Se|it*-mber, Mer Majesty’s birthday, certain arrests will be uiade ainong whieh the most notable will be the arrests of Messrs. Parker, Cornwell, CoIburn and Peterson — Her Majesty’s cabinet. As a rule we with the majority of the eommumty would pooh-pooh the ide« and consider it simply a Marmoutly varn, but smce vve find that Mr. W.O. Smith relies on, and elories in his spies, we are inciined to believe that his inclination is running in the channels ref*rr< d to, and that there may he some truth in the , tale. That acting president anel minister of f>reign afiairs and eomraander - in - chief • with - no -rankwhatsoever. Hatch shonId give his sanction to such outrage as we believe is contemplated by Mr. W. O. Smith is more than we eau be lieve. The fact remains. though, that from the past career of the P. <t. aiul more especially of the Att<>r-ney-General, the puhlie has a right to eome to the conclusion that al though the members of the government are very limited iu eomprehension, iu statemanship, and in tact, they have an unliraited facility for m.iking ass< s of themselves and they hardly ever lose their opportunity. For that reason ‘ the “susi>ected” gentlemen better be prepared to take an enforctd vucation and enjoy the P. G’sjail grub. • We would for humanity’s sake, though suggest to the iearned At- ! torney-General not to make the ; arrests of the lale eahinel before 1 the evemog as otherwise he might inlerfere severely with the races in Kap olani Park. It would break the heart of Lord Brock if | his owner could not be present and witness his victory, and we would cousider it refined criielty to allow Billy C. to go under the wire two noses—not even the iength of Mr. ’ j Smith s —ahead of Amoriuo without Mr. Oomwell being tnere to throw his hat up and yell, “Waikapu every time!” We pray Mr. Smith to reconsider his alieged deeiaion and defer the arrests of the dangerous men mentioned, and we sngge8ttoMssrsCeciIBrown, Hatch. Emmeluth, and ether sportive CouncilIors to join us in our efibrts to tranquiliize the misgivings of tbe learned Attorney-General and endeavor to still his eril eonaeienee. At tbe same time we promise I Mr. W. O, Smith and the other chickeu-hearted menofthe P.G.that tbe oniy attack whiehlhe royaiists will make on the 2nd of September «% ill be on pig laulaued, opae ola, »r ana. opihi ar.d unlimited pin i -pnale ) — no insinoation to t heAdvertiser editor. But joking apart if there is any truth in therumor tbat the.\ttorney General intenda to pro voke • disturbance by any rash and uncailed fur act the conserva tive and inteiligent membera of the gorernment ehoaId look into it and eall * halt while it yet is time.