Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 67, 22 Malaki 1894 Edition 02 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

• " \v« m| W1 • iiyp oj*r >n.« tbe »ikrat-'*» ««*» f euawpoe Ei ;Tc>b IIoLojfra: K-wa! of the uvt«> vot r> of thiscoantry b«.>th whitf a-«l s\T1Ve h*ve >h i»n to we th.V. th<*y do not quite omkrstand the caramulAiive vote. 1 am gl«d to eee that in two cf voar . «1 tor al> in ditl* rcnt issues. v*a stt >')glv alv <e all l>y sab* jects »a«l citizens to remain - - renly at hoine on the pr i»)3ed eleeiion d iv— bot this doea not «tjfurd positive argnment- as to wbv .'>11 Ioyaiists>hoa!d let *ei€rtly al ne. As 1 have live l whore this svstem of voting h »-> been honestly alloweil for I >nr.4 yorp>>s« s. I propose to sh"w how the s»me svstem mav be j rost,tuted to the nse of <t pnr poses. I presame, it will be ad‘ mitied by the most ardont siqe porters of the preseat oiigarchy tb«t tbey are severelv in t:»e Mi'« obity. In coantries wh«’re th> cummulati*e vote is allowed it is d««n« for tho reas>u tl»at au honest iuinority muy liave a reasonable show agaiust wh «t I wii! eali for the pnrpose of mv argumont t»n nnf.»ir majority. In ourcoontrv, the positionsare

exactly reverstd -The nnfair i.«rnority of are iu jm>w» »n<l they choo.se to foist on the voters of this countrv *N OAtH \*bich tbey tbemselves wonld breik when it suite«l tbe:r p«»rpose, because tbey kn >w »t ts unjust, unfair and unman y. There may t>e tnose who may be caught in the trnj>. an«l it is for tbeii» that I vvrite this leiter with 1»ojhi that they will seriously eonsuler wbat they do. The jir«>j>ositi»n is to hIIow tbe dear j>eople (who be damued) to vote f« >r 18 delegates. Now they have 19 alre*dy, whieh is a majorit y—mark c«refally the figures of 10 aud 18 aie 37; tberefore 10 is a majority. Th« y divi«l*' th«*se j>recious 18 tbus, G for Oahu. 5 for li «waii, 4 for Miiui and 3 for Kauai—Never raind any of the ontsid> districts b«t center ail yoor thoughts On Oaho. Sapj>os«» the dear riie»-s are afr »id that 10 ia not en >ogh. ail tbev h »ve to do is t > oast all their G votes f»r tw.« ean lidaU>s whom they *.\ow will suj»j>ort ihem and tbcy are ' ire t g>> in. thus incre;»siug th- ir number tu *il — ean l aoyone s e tbe d -lge - tbmk it ont aml yoa w<ll s»>e tiie wis»lo u of the H«/l-'>xi .* s ndvice to lot tbis >\Jody * Govt. severe ly alone. It m«y be Mr. E litor. there is no ose t>> make these argument». but stdl it īs wel! U» V>e on the s.«fe side, These cre»tores are deapo* n»te —tbev b.tve j»!.»y«»il aii tbeir c«rds—eicej)t tbis one. the Kmg. Tbev b.»ve !<»t oouut »u the d->*l as U> who holds the AeeO ;e ul the BvUftin corre>p*'ndeut' s-'ems to kaow wbere th.«t act is. Tb*f» all fight whenever th.»l «ee īs ptayed go*Kl-bye tbe O D >le, O Smith. llalchkings nd all of that be»ot»fal eoiene Tu w a*l oj> Mr. K>lIVor, J»a t it bx>k fanuy to s«k» ihe low ly Chr\-.~ r«s of the n>•*- pi';*se be)p i«e to « naiu- - I m-ua that <hoj> thev «oek aj> «>ppos>te Wa.-4»-iagt»n Piaee. We!l, 1 loawe »t f>r tbe reaSs>n I ean i aame it, lying down |wacefaily to be browbe«tea by the renr mea whom tb«*y sc>ated as nothtng in the Eiectioo» of l8Vd—God aawe osi ' . Hawaii. •