Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 69, 8 December 1893 — THE SPLIT IN The Provisional Government [ARTICLE]

THE SPLIT IN The Provisional Government

An Expression of Wii«t of Confidence is Minister Saml Oamon The Conncils Bnlldozed into Obedience BY THE Political Organizations. Tho nction of tho Councils vostenl;ty has hlleil the business commonity with alarm aml grave apprehensions. It \vas proven that the government is a mere tool iu the hamls of the howliug raob whieh fonu tho rnajority of tho aunexation party. In spite of the manful aml iletermiuetl struggle of Minister Damon to stop the outrageous and impolilie step the absurd resolution of Mr. F. Hatch with the even more absurd amemliueui of Mr. Emmeluth was adopted by eleven couucillors against oue single voto cast by Mr. Suhr who prov* od himself too independeut, too honest and too iutelligent to be driven into line by such men as Yooug, Smith, and Emmoluth. The rosolution of Mr. Hatch inakes it obligatory on the officials in the government to prove their “lovalty” to the Provisionnl Governmout. How this feat is to be porformed tho couutrv was not informed unless the test proposed by Mr. M . C. M ilder is to be adopted. This intelligent gentlemau who has always been rather amusing in his role as n polilieal monntebank stated that the loyalty or want of loyalty of officials eouhl be probed and proven by watching tbeir facial expressions upon receipt ot news from Washington. lt is hardly cre\lible that any sane mau seriously could advance such a proposition. but it is worthy of M ilder and characteristic of the provisional government. riie argumonts prosonted in favorof theresolution i woro all of the same caliber. Mr. Young was afraid of the govern- i mout clorks having dynamite in their pocket» roady to blow up I the Palaee —and Mr. Young. Mr. Hatch was unusually muddled iu his expressious and the only j clear point that eouhl be deriveti fiom his labored speech was that because some official s father or grand-father or nnelo, or cousin was of a certain political opinion the son etc.. must necessarily follow the same view. Mr. Hatch must iudeetl be a paragon in the filial liue of business. It is worthy of notice that nene of the members of the coancils

have been able to secnre elections 1 from the people in days gone by in tbeir owu homes except Mr. Wilder. Mr. Young although posing as a representative of the mechanics and a specimen of the hornv handed sons of toil fonnd it necessary to sneak away from bls plaee of residence and business and accept au election from a pocket borough controlled by plantations. Mr. M. O. Smith dare not face the voters in his plaee of residence, but was pnt into the last legislature from an insignificant island district over- ■ ridden by a plantation owner. ' Messrs. W aterhouse and Emmeluth bave tried over and o\er agaiu to receive the support of the voters of Oahu aud bave been i ignominonsly defeated every time. Mr. Morgan was not even able to secure un election to a seat on the Eoad Bourd. let ulone iu the Legislature und of the rest of Iho councillors only John Eua has tried to learn what support tbe electors are ready to give the rnen of the present governmeut. That ho succeeded in gettiug elected was simply due to his sailing under a false tlag, and thereb\' gaining the votes of the Nulional Reform P»rty now as always in the raajority in the countiy. The result of the action yesterday will probably be the resignation of Minister Damon. If that geutleman should insist in his right to run his own office and to select the officials for whose eonduct he is responsible and should refuse to be dictated to by the Macs and Tiras who claiming to be Americans ruu the governmeut he will undoubtedly be obliged to resigu and witb him wouhl fall the bulwark of the provisional govemment. Nobody ean blame ministor Damon for stepping out. Ho has boeu treated outragoously for the emiuent services whieu he has rendered tbe revolutionists. He has piloted the finances of the couutry through all the breakers ahead, and he is now told that he must submit to tbe dictation of tbe irresponsiblo crew howling for salaries and offices. If for the sake of argument we presume that the provisional government could remain iu office for another month, we feel sure that the commuuity wouKl be eouvinced that it will take a man of Mr. Daraon's financial ability to cariy the goverument through. After the salaries and nmning expenses due on December 31st are paid and the interest on tho English loan has beeu remitted there will l>e no money left in the treasury when tbe 31st of January comes and with it new demands for | salaries and other expeuscs. M e ean indeed congratnlate Mr. Damon if he relieves his mind of a heaw burden and his shoulders of a groat responsibility and a thaukless task by resigning—but we cannot congratulate the countrv. ! ' TLe resolution adopteil yesterday, the sentiments uttered, and the whole attitude of the governmeut eonlinu us in our tormer assert:on that the men who revoHed on the 17th of Jannary at the bidding of Jobn L. Stevens did so for the purpose of obtaining offices and boodle, and for no considerations in whieh patriotism and loyalty either

to this coantry or to America hsd anv share. Mr. Blonnt has fnlly and cieverly sized these alleged Americans np and the action of Gresham proves tbe utter contempt in whieh trae Americans hold these opera. boutfe rebels. The bluster incident to the debate yesterday will have no etfect. Mr. Hatch may talk shooting aml fighting from now until doomsday bot nobody will be blntTed by his blowing off his stcam. A> a special pleader before Gresham. he is not niueh of a success as a revolutionary politician, he is a coraplete failure' The lo\a; Hawaiiana need not be alarmed at theaction of the government. because they eau rest assured of one thing and that is leill oJ Cleveland unll be done.