Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 06, 8 Ianuali 1894 — TOPICS OF THE DAY. [ARTICLE]

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The move to separate tbe offict*s of Preiiident and ! oi Foreign Atf»irs appean» to ns inteuded to eoneeal a in j tbe fence. By act of the Provisi j ooal Government tbe dntie» formeri> devolving on the Sovereign under the Con«titution nuw devulve in the Preaident. | lu addition he ha« to act a* ehamuau of the Legi«lature | uulesJi he -.houhl allow the Vice Pre«ident to take his plaee. ' The«e are «11 the ofticial daties of the Pre«ident. Heretofore ae- j

cordiug to the P G and it.s organ« the Sovereign had no : <lnties. and no work. and it was extravagan*e paying a -,itlan f'»r the office. Aeeonliup to the same source« tho Miui«ter of Foreign Artair8 had al«o uoth- j ing to do Now it Hppears there j is nothing to do enonph for two, ; aud at two «aluric«. lt i« on «11 j f fonrs with the Legatiou »t CCash- j j ingion. Undor the Monarchy j j oue rnini«ter was enonph Now tbere are two aml a ulerk at 8’100 { a month. Can «nvbody «ee the t uiggt*r in the fenct*' M e gness «o. ( ( < , . : 1 Doe« Profe«sor Alexamler in i . lns reference to tlu* only honest j, eleelion mean, the election of j 1887 when there was nt> ehoiee <»f candidate'« fhe fact was take | ( this ticket. or nothing and l»efore I receivuig again the )»rivilege of j v iting you had to t.ike an irou- j , clad o»th to snpport the l’oustitution. How abont the eleolion ! in 189(.». de»r Professor. when 1 1 J the dear J‘art> were defeated 2 to | , 1 «ftor nearly throe years ox- | peneuee of theii mauner of conducting the GovHrnment’ i ( Our attentiou Uas heeu ealleil i to 8everal in8tances l»tely where ; American boru resitleuts who \ bave t»een employed bv the gov- I v * y { i ernment as poliee t»fficers have been dismissod. becanse they ! emph«tically iefu«ed, when asked by marshal Hitchcock, to t;«ke : up arm« «gaiust Auuurican troops 1 if a landing should be enforced. ; We bave uo reason t<> donbt the truth of these st»tements aud we eau hardly say that such action j i« a snrpriee to n-, The Provisional Govenunout is oomposed*of ; men who «re Americans in their | mouth. but who iu their hearts i onl> recoguiae «llegiauce muI tealty to their owu dear selvo«, j pursesand personal gain. But it i« | well worth whieh fi»rthe Ameiieau | represeutative aml for «11 true , Ameneana to remeinber thechar- j aoter of the men who, soiue day, i will eouie aiouml «ud willingly j elaini immunity for their sinces ! becanse they are citizens of tbat Great Uepuhlioon whose tiag they j to*«lay stand reatly to fire. lt tooks more aml more «s if Mr. MV N Arm«trong. oue of ; Hawaii s absentee capita)ists, is * to l»e made minister of foitMgu j artairs. We trust not beciase if! he is. ther« will bo m» vacaucv iu ! the Advtsory Coonci). and Smith 1 will l»e in the fndage. ' We hone«t- j ly don t l»elteve that the Oooneila • would tlare U» elect hiro «uyhow. I he howl of ituliguation wonld , be more thau the nerves of Mr. j Dole <H»ald sUnd. aiul even Mr. ' Lmnielnlh wonhl l»e white with fear. Let Mr. Smith e«rb bis j ambition for ten more vears. »f I he ts >et iu the eountrv—what | we very mueli duubt hem«v have i his iuutng—and theu he ma\ m»t. ! * The ‘ Adv erltaer i« haj vy> | »Le Advertiser is pleaseil A«»d all bee*u«e as the (oaaili£ed or- ! eiaima Measrs. Parker atui | Peterson koweil their knees to ’ liaal aud aaked for fuxeigu f»ffice | paasports bc(ote ieaving on Uie Austraha fbt i re ts hardly uo s«eeaaity tō «ute Utat the paaaporte were aeut lo the geutleroen

I io question throogh the coarte«y ■ of Mr. Dole withoat any reqoest I t*eiug made a«»d as oeither Mr F«rker or Mr. Peterson have ever i denied that Mr. Dole i» Minister j of Fure*ign Affaire »fe fwio if not. 1 de jnn> it would have been abi snrd of them to reftise the | cunit«*-v extended to them. ; Bnt wh»t shall we say abont | Ihe great ex-vice President of Uhe P. G.. Mr F. Hatch, wd»o went to San Fraocisco on behalf i of the govermneiit to bend bis

kuee before Mr. “ B;ial Spreckels and iry to pereuade him to abandon tbe Queeu’ • c«use «ud res'ime his original plan of uiaking the govemment of Hawaii rep«blican in forra? After ail the iu-nlts. the abuses. ami the threats whieh have been heapeil ou Mr. 8preckel’e head by the P. G- iudividuals it mnst be a l»etter pill for them to seud an ‘ambassador to tbe sngar- j kiug and ask tor bisbacking with promises that tbey will be good little boys in the fotnre.