Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 98, 27 ʻApelila 1894 — Coercion. [ARTICLE]

Coercion.

A goveniroent cfficial, wbo does not vote for delegates to tbe eonstitutional convention sbouUl be , «liscbargedaccoi\lingtotbe j tiaer. Tbat is a gooJ instance of tbe liberal ideas. tbat this defender of tbe mueh boasted West- f ern civilizatson c!airos to possess. | All officials bave taken an catb j of office to the p. g. Why they now sbonld be coerced into t<tking anotber oath and be forced to go to the ballot box, we cannot see. Wbat's tbe matter with o tb No. 1 ? ls tbat not binding anyionger or is tbe p. g in sucb a bad state, tbat it raust bave an annnai oatb from its ndborents and officials? Tbe reason is nu doubted!y. that tbe whole crowd feela so aiek, because the regist- i r«tion haa iorned ouMl gigant;c ] i fizzle, and tbey now want to i i *'kick"at 6oaebody wbo negleofe ! efl to ewwii tho meagre ol *

voters. Wbo tre the officiaIs bv tbe way wbo refus*d reg st-rr’ Are tbey cot m'>st!y to be f >und Rmcrg tbe jncges, ar,d if so. liow is tLe govēma>ent going to * fire” tb«m before tbeir term is np. By »11 means, bring in a bill autbcr:Z'Dg the d:smissa!s of judges —and ,->tart in from the very I top. Notbing is sacred to tbe ,p. g. —excej t tLe contents cf their pockets. ■ —