Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 42, 6 Nowemapa 1893 — TOPICS OF THE DAY. [ARTICLE]

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

It is too ba«l tliat Minister Willis doesn t consnlt tli© A«lvertiser Editor or <lisclose tho jK)licv of »be Americ:ui adniim stration to him. Tho town was ripe %vith rumors yesterdav, in rcfi >rd to the estab- ; lishmen f - of a repub!ican fonn of j gOTernroeut (withont a vote). It i wasstited that Mr. Hatch hae | hatched ont a new constitotion and that Mr. D >le wouKI read it out at 10 o’eloek this morning. After the ;iroclamaiion had heen read thvise of the army who eouhi be found (and werc sober) wou!d j be drawn up iil liue and salute j the self raade President who | wouhl take t>-e oath of office before Chief Jnstice Judd, and then oommau»! his true and good marshal Mr. Hitcbcock to go £orth aiid bring the bodies of the her ministers, Teo. H D.ivies and a few other prorainent men —besidcs the v HOLOXCA editor —before the republican governmeut whieh would promptly have thero executed, and tben deported. Ten o eloek has passed and nary a republic has turned up oor way uor have we seen a warrant or a marshal. This. denr Advertiser, was not a ‘Toyalist rumor ’ but eame struight frora the very pillars of the P. G. We are inclined to bolievo that “wish was father to the rumor’ and that the ruraor was the result of the varti hopes whieh yet dwell in the erapty craninms of the annexationists. In the meantime the country is qniet aud peacefol and the Araerican and British flag wave sido by side over the respective legations of the two co’intries while the ministers exchange courtesies aml “fix things up. Wbat possible point conld be gained for the P. G. by now decUring Hawaii a Republican with a tyranmcal governraent we fail to see. If the mortal fools who now have got political bees in their bonnets> believe that the fiual issue wouhl be altered by any step whieh they now ean they aimply prove their unfitness for ruuuing a government, and their extreme laek of discretion and sagacity. Mr. Willis acoredited to the government de facto of Hawaii could never preseot credentials or recognize a diflerent forra of govemmeni —except ho carries a double set of cre<lentiai8 in his pockets. Tue «wisest and best thiug for the P. G._ is to patient ly await the execution of President Dleveland*s ordere and . qnicklv sabmit to the inevitable. Thoro is no desire ou the part of anybo*ly here to be b«reh or rovengeful —the only desire 'whieh fills the souls of the liawaiiaus is tliat jnstioe shall be done to thera. and that the right of self goverument shall be granted. Men like Dole, D»mon,Hatch. Morg»n. Browo, Suhr and othere who are now at the head of ■ • ; • - - O-iW&A

atf»irs, and who have prnven themselves sbrewd, and clever nieu in tbeir private capacities shoold certainly be able to judge the situation and refnse to be used as sc»j>eg'3ats and footballs for the cranks who believe that a few hundred strangers ean barter away the īndej»endence of a conutry, aml sell the birtbright of a nation. Let ns hope that the meu we have roentioaed aml with thera the eonservntiv6 e!ement who j>erhaps realize their mistake, withont being willing to acknowledge it. will take a tumb'e and avoid j compromising themselves bevond all hoj*e and re«leiaption. To-night the Hawaiian Band pU y8 at the Hotel. By the Hawaiian Band we mean 0l.R iund. The concert to be given is compliraentary to the AmerKjan representative Mr. M illis. Whlle it is perfectly proper underthe present circnmstances for the Hawaiians to demonstrate tbeir feeliugs of r> gard and atfection for tbe grent n .tiou whieh is being represented by r Mr. Willis, it would be inconsiderate and objectionable for thera to take any steps wliieh would be embarrasing for that gentleraan. Letall loyal t«raight to the Hotel. Let thera appland and enjoy the fine music whieh their own banJ will fumish to Mr. Willis, but let thera understand that the voluntarily granted compliment to the raan who represents the Groat Repnblic raust uot be carried too far, and that no occasion mnst ©ver be used here to drag him or any other representative of a friendly nation into the petty politics of of our countrv. Let ns to night show Mr. Willis that the representations whieh have been made to his country are correct, and that the Hawaiiana arq by instinct and nature gentleraeu and ladies, considerate, and that, although, impulsive, ready to control themselves. He must reraember that ten long months have gone by dnring whieh the Hawaiians who love their country, and are proud of their independence. have kept quiet and patient in a manner unparalleled in the history of the world. He must remember that insults after insults have been heaped on their heads by tbe men who foond hospitality and friendship —and what thev valoe more, cors from tbem. He must never forget that the Hawaiian People left their fate in the hands of America, and simj)ly prayed to be freed from thetoke whieli was throwu on tbeir neek in the name of that liberty-loving uation whioh cl«ims that they gave us Cbristianity and civilization because they knew ihat justice wonul be done some day. If tbeir hopes are sh«tteretl —if the imj>ossible jx>ssibility is illustrated to the world that America ean l>e unjust aud anfaithfnl to h«r pretended glorious principles, Ihen the Hawaiian will bow his head in silent grief aud submit to the force of strength of a suj>erior natiou. But to-day and 1 to-night every loyal Hawaiian wili 8tmply remember tbat we hoaor Aroerica when we honor her repreaentat»ve Mr. Albert S. Wulia.

Tbe citizen s “reserre ’ i» mighty ' ‘reser\t<l — wben *skeJ to go ioto aelion. " — i Weremembcr theawfnlly learnetl Attorney General. onee maile a j speech in the Hnwaiian Legisla ture. he wasatthut timethe honorable memberf*>r Koloa.Kaaai, in ; whieh he strongly crit;zed Marshal Wilson, becaase as he elaim ed thepolice depart- nent ouderhis raanagement c<mstantlv’ und |>er ( sistently insisted in patronizing 1 one certain hackstand. Now we have got a government whieh according to Mr. W. O. Smith (frightfullv iearned in the law) is the essence <»f Tirtue, honesty decency, rectitnde, probity—our type won t U-“t to express the balar.ee and yet we elaim that this government with all its claimed virtues is doing the verv same thing that they raised the howl against while Mr. Wilson was Marshal The memory of M . 0. Smith is limited. While he now instrncts his snbordiuates t<> throw all the patronage of the poliee department to one eoneein —aiul yoi> ean bet thnt tlie use of hacks is bigger than ever —he solemuly declared to the Legislature and the country at large, that all tax-payers iu business were entitled to an even patronage of the govemment. W here is Mr. Smith aud his Marshal now? If he thinks that he is going to ruu thatf kind of basiness, and yet solicit the support of the voters (mind noble voters) he will find himself heavily pistaken and in —well in the smake. I