Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 37, 16 February 1894 Edition 02 — DISOBEDIENT. [ARTICLE]

DISOBEDIENT.

They do not Fall Into Line At the Ooaneil meeting yester day, the meml>ers displayed a surprising degree of indepen dence and fe rlessness. In spite of the didum of the so-called American, Le <gue and in spite of thc maehine bosiness performed at the meetiug of the annoxation club two councillors qaietly nominated two canditatcs for the vacant se.it in the eonneil while Mr. Damon like an ordinary jami ing jack obeyed tbe >tring of his “friends” in the leagae, and brought fortu the name of D. B. Smith. Mr. W. F. Allen who represents tbe conservative element in the comraunity and tlie coramercial interests nominated Mr. Mark Robiuson one of oar best known and most esteem cd Hawaiian citizens. £mmeluth represents the radicil elemeul in the couucils, and to n certaiu extent the working classes nominat ed Mr. F. Wilhelm a very respectable German carpenter and builder who was one of the original members of the Oouneil from whieh position he resigned on account of his heahh. Mr. l)amon «s we have stated trotted out Mr, D. B. Smith who evidently represents the secret League ani Mr. Munray. What other interests he represents, we have been unable to learn. There eau bo no doubt iu the miud of tho people at largo who of ihe throe eaudidates is the most popular and most desirable. Wo have all possiblo respect for Mr. Wilhelm, but wo do not think that even ho considers his lino of work iu this life to lie in the lcgislating business -He is au unpretending, peaoeful man; very clever in his business and very euccessful but neither by eduoaiion nor bv inelination do we think th.it he wou!d makea good council!or, at thepresent timt. Mr. Murk Robiuson will certainly not set tho river ou tire, but he isa conservative and sensible man who will never join in any aelion or iu any step whieh will be hurtful or detrimental t> the welfare of the countrv. IIie personal interests have nndoubtedly caused him to join the annexationists and of e >ursa the Hawaii -

ans h;.ve not viewed his position with approv.il but, afier all, ths present eleelion to the eou-eila is not a matter in whieh the Hawaiiaus are int rested. As a malter of expediency and iu our desire to see tho couutrv do as well as it ean uiuler the presont ahnonnal government we must aay that we cousider the nominaiion of Maik Kjbiuson, a wise move aiul as good a ehoiee as eau be made at preseut. He sh >uhl e rtainlv be elected. We fully agree with the AJt'ertiser t'n t a man nominated by a secret league auJ under a secret cast iron oath of that secret Ieague sbould not be tolerated as a public ofticer. We eannot understaml how any self respecting man ever eau tie bis actious aml his opinions up in such a manuer as Mr. D. B. Smith has been forced to do, but as he Las done it, he ought to surter the consequences and be ignored by the deoent and selfrespectiug councillors. The nomiuaiion ,through Mr. D.imon, doesn’t amonnt to anytbiug. Mr Damon votes one way and acts auother. Ho always submits to the majority—when it snits him. He stood up for the royalists in cffice; and voted in their favor so as to gain their good-will m case of a change in government. He was overruled nd he smilingly submitted to tho will of his colleagues and droppiug the stand iaken originally by him, fired all hi& clerks out of office while his colleagaes never made a move in that direction. Mr. Damon will 1 act the aame now. He nomiu»tes thele«goe manasasoptotherough ' element of wbom he is in deadly

fe*r. He tben sees that arranpeme&u> are made to defeat his candidate aod be smilinglr saya to bis horny-handed fr:ends “I did what 1 coa!d, bnt submit to the majority.” And thea he drops the Leagne. In the meanttme the Leagae states pablicly and ”saloon ly ’ that if “Smith doeso’t go in ont goes tbe gorernment.'’ We now await Act III.