Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 7, 9 January 1894 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do rot hold onrselres responsible for . the opinione or ths ntterances of our j correspondents.] ! Editok Holomua: In the editorial of the Hawaiian Star of Saturday is annoanced a vacancy in the oflice of Miniai ter of Foreign Affairs cansed by : the resignation of Sanford B. DoIe. It states it is likely to be filled by eithor Armstrong. Sraith or Wra. E. Castle. Your eon1 ternporary states also that those ; individnals have been heard of i by the puhlie aud the party aud ! that it \vas left ia doubt as to the one upou whom the ehoiee was likely to fa.ll and what was more important it was left ia iguoranee as to what particnlar body or group of men intended to make the noraination and see it ratified. Whether it was a group or body of men on behalf of the public welfare, or a group or ; body of raen ou behalf of party iuterests only, that were to make tho nominatioa was unknown. But what do wo see to- ! day? We see the puhlie welfare is not consulted nor have the poople at large any voice in the governraent. It is ouly with party oi’ganizations that the Provisional Government iutend to deal wiih. Further the Star statos ‘‘as the subject had not been settled by the Advisory Councii in whose hauds the final election might be supposed to reside, the impression grew that people outside of those assembiies had taken tho cause in haud.'* It does not state the people ousido of that assembly—the Advisory Oouneil —but simpiy the people outside of those assemblies; that is, outside of tho annexation c’;ub, the Secret League, and the Schutzen Verein. To what people outside ! of tho above mentioned assemblies does the great editor, W. G. Smitb, allude? Is it to the puhlie— the peopl? at large? Or is it to the party cliques or organizations? If it is to tho 1 former that he alludes, then the j only just course would be to i have candidates elected from and ! by that body, whieh is usually | styled tbe Hawaiian naUon, make the souinations. Auy course deviating from this cannot be reckoned other thau unjusi But; no such honest mode of conduct-1 ing govcrnment affairs is to be expected (rom the Provisional 1 l Governmeut. If however the ; j allnaion is to party assemblies : then their action will necesarily j be governed solely by their party i ; affiliations and intorests. 1 may euquire here are iheae party organization» to be iaken as representative of the entire Hawaiian 'i n&Uon and popul&iīon noiwiihstanding their seotional and raoial divergence? Or do they form a nalion apart by themselves? If ihev form a nalion | 9 j by themselves enjoying all the , | privilege* and liberties of a nai tion wh»t right havo they to levy i taxes opou a peeple tmurely in- [ dopcadei.ii oi iaem? Yet thc i rrovisional GoTernmeat haa dono Can i\ he ciaimed that the

Adriaoij Oooneil represeot this sepante people l 1 r»uswer lhis qoe?tioD in the negative. We—ihe Hawaiiaus—who eons:itute [! tbis s?parate people are not repres«nted by a single % person in that body, and yet taxe$ are lev;ed on os by them—au aet 1 violating that hmdamental axiom of modern Constitution»l liberfy —Taxation wiihoni representa- | tion is tyranny! Further the Star states, recognizing the rights of the party organizations (the annexation clnb, etc.) to deal with matters cf this kind in at least an advisory spirit, it made some inqniries and found to its surprise * ‘ their wishes not even consnlted.' Even if the Advisory and Executive Councils recognize the rights of these party organizations to consultation .it must also in justico recognize the right of consultation by those pablic organizations whieh are formed ! “of the people, by the people, and for the people” who are to i be ruled over and on whom i otherwise the Provisioniil Governmeut has unjustly imposed taxation. Youxg Hawaiian.