Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 63, 16 March 1894 Edition 02 — CORRESPONOENCE. [ARTICLE]

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CORRESPONOENCE.

(W« 4» «c4 e%rmtr*)i I* lrr Uk op*os.>si* <n ibe «iMiam» ««r agR«n>U»«S».j Ex>rroi. H Lo»r»: h ba» be«Q «<«iJ l>y ote of oir great thīaker« «b>4«e eome for the mocceDt I forget. ‘*let a yoaojr man of deter<aine<l cbar acter (sark oat % plan in life vith a g;ven end in Tiew. he ean. if be ws!l, g»’nenlly att>in it‘‘ Sh ■>o!d be ioin to thl« character the ile termm«t>on t» p'»t d< «m. ov*>r ri<le, ann.hi te n'I ili t -♦Tnd »n bis w«y. he m y wei giin «■•> »Sth »cd udience Of'nd» i» mnde the p<ditician aud the boaiw*vs mnn Sucb !- the ehar»cter • f one «>f ocr most pmminenl uien. A' Iong ago as l*v 7 he b> ctn one of bi* bit‘c-* v st aiu! won. In 1SS.*1 !,.• c- -:t nned his l>3ttle with ui:‘ii i f«r !>nm'l«r c?!ihre than hin »t’f. an ! t wa> c.*'V to foret«lPthe rc»u!ts. Tbe graSh wa* literally ir«de t>» prow on the streets l»y thepa**sing of the McKinlev hill w!i;ch was the ro»l mtde t») |<unish tbe r**calcitruntH. Besidcs tlns the PUnters at d others of their kidut-y wbipi>e»l the deril around t’ue fence by joiniug into a eontract whieh hinds them hand and foot for sone years to eome. or, let nssay, | nntil the eiiJ of the present ad miai.stration in fhe United States. To get over this same devil, they took seven morc devi!s to them<elves «nd went in for overturning existing Governments, the resa't being not ono step uearer tbe goal. Their annexation game“bnsted tbetwocents hoom bec >me (the mmn canse of the revolntion) a thing of the past. Aud now wbat'! Certainly notbiog that ean comfort the planting interests—and nothing to comfort tho other interests whieh have grown up around aml beoaase i f onr principal iudustry. Bankruptcy of the worst kinJ stares ns rght in the face. St«dy tho p»ctnre cirefally, it is no hnge jnko, it is a possibility of the gravest natnre. the figures of the show have already begon to move. The fnct of the Queen on the throue —constitntional govenuuent in fnll s»wing or a ‘de f;icto” oligarchy roade op of tho weakening planters aml their friends roakes no differenoe to tbe far sighte»l inan who tonches tho button !aving i>thors to do the rest. Anotber beautifol nnl is in piekie aud this time there will Ih> thoros of the sh »rpest kiml on the rod and it will sting like a sori»ent Th»* Hawaii»r. iinhrog lio oan be ustnl bv the American residents as an inceotive to a tegi hle retribation. There is j litlie doubt tbat the new taritf bil! will plaee a duty ou sng*r. And never miml wbether there is| re>toration or abs<»lotism let the»u alone, one tbiog is sure a ye»r .■» n >tice that the Trealy is abr>g ate»,l. What are y u g»i»g to do thenf Will the Presi.ler#t of the L’oiUnl be like'y to l.>ten to the pleadiugs oI mee who have ' asod the un>st tboaghtless Iangnage with reg»r»l to him' I Ihink not ’! Theu with bītter cnr«es , these men w»U bitterly rej>ent | Uieir shortsigbt«Hl p »hcy. Meanwhiie the man with tho long bead ! will com|H*l adherenoe to the I ooohweU. will foroe the t *>I of brick with EgypUan fi*Tceno*s. | and oae year of th:>. tue.»n> » ; bnniKating ««eeeaaioa of pieadjia,s and rei(:x«tions tbat a master hand >s «t ihe.helm «hieh *i)l gutde every plantaliou m th»*>e l>i «ud> >nto hts owu band aud «t h.s own tera». O «* tuore, Uawaii.trvTr frv»m tb« j»«ei of tbe tarboienl rnle or roin gjjg. the “toog > beaded‘ to«o wi!I ..toocb the hallon.” and a oew treaty wilh ihe l‘uiud Slat *s will be ne>gotiated. and the ge*l wiU be rvach<si while lh. v who weie ool eouleul to make mouey while he (Ihe loog bead mao) n ade it aUo will be left to the oblivioo they «ie»erve aod Hawaii wiil be { a pro«pēroa£ hooee for lm Ha* w*ii»n people tn itva in. Hawan.