Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 282, 17 September 1891 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

"E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono."

 

KA LEO.

John E. Bush.

Luna Hooponopono a me Puuku.

THURSDAY, SEPT 17, 1891.

NOTICE.

            The Mechanicsʻ and Workingmenʻs Political Protective Union, will hold a meeting in the International Hall corner Hotel and Bethel Street on Thursday evening, September 17, 1891.  Door open at 7 oʻclock.  Per Order.

 

            Be Not Deceived.

            There is to be a meeting of the Mechanics Union this evening when matter of high importance may come up for discussion.  The President of the Union has long succeeded in "staving" off this meeting but has at least been compelled to call it.  As an explanation for this apparently inactive attitude on the part of the President, it is commonly stated on the street, that--having proved a failure and a disappointment to his party, in the last Legislature,- he seeks revenge for the withdrawal of party confidence through an attempt to "throw" the mechanics organization into the arms of the missionary opposition--otherwise known as the Baldwin-Castle-Thurston gang.

            It was also rumored that in view of possible political discussion in the said meeting, the President had invited the attendance of two noted would-be political leaders, one a government office-holder at a high salary; - the other the alleged editor of an evening sheet (called by the hyper-courteous a newspaper), the property of certain Cabinet Ministers and others in high official positions.  The purpose of such invitations was further said to be to forestall the harmonious action of the Union upon any Declaration of Principles that might be advanced as a basis of party policy in the next campaign,-to induce a split in the party councils, or even to secure such a concerted "whoof" from a few hitter "shouters" (vide Bulletin) as might carry at least a agedly section of the Union, holus-bolus, into the missionary camp.

 

            We sincerely hope that these rumors and speculations are inaccurate, wherein such treacherous tactics are attributed to the President of the Union whom we have hitherto to highly esteemed, and would still gladly esteem  The very fact of these rumors being afloat calls for plain talk, for this is no time for mincing words. We cannot permit a dread of injuring the feelings of the President, to stand in the way of what we deem a duty to the party and the public.  If the officer named be innocent of base and treacherous design, we will gladly admit and proclaim such innocence, but we shall expect him to pursue a course of upright dealing toward the Union.  His action will be our and the publicʻs best reason to believe in the inaccuracy of these very unpleasant rumors-most prejudicial to his reputation for fidelity.

 

            It may also be that the origin of the foresaid rumors, is in the evident attempt of the Bulletin, and the crowd who own it to capture the public, and especially the mechanics, and lead the next campaign for its own designs.  It is, therefore our present object to warn the members of the Mechanicsʻ Union against the professions and machinations of the false and treacherous, who would masquerade in the garb of friendship and sympathy, while really playing the part of conducting a delivery of their professed friends, into the power of the enemy.  If the object be to secure an impartial expression of sentiment on the part of the Union, representing a very important factor of the late,-we repeat, the late,-National Party, why should the President concern himself with the effort to secure the presence of the high salaried official, who draws his pay and inspirations from the Boston hyphen?  If the President of the Union is honestly in favor of promoting the best interest of the Union, and of allowing and securing a free and fair expression of opinion as to the best policy to be pursued wherefore his anxiety to "pack" the meeting by the presence of the little editorial scullion of the present fat and flabby ministerial junta.  What does he expect from either of those choice (!) and patriotic (!) spirits, except the opposition and hostility to the true interests of the Union, which they are paid to exert, and which (should they be admitted to the council) they dare not withhold?

 

            Therefore this is the moral of our appeal to the members of the Union:  Do not permit yourself and your organization to be sold out to the enemy by designing or would-be leaders.   If the meeting in question  shall develop a condition of things evincing any kind of moral pressure it will be the best evidence possible of the existence of the danger against which we here lift a warning voice, and will furnish the best of reasons for those of the Union who do not propose to walk in the leading strings of either the missionary "thrifts" or the Soap Grease Cabinet, to kick over the traces.  Better far that the organization should be entirely disrupted, and resolved into its original elements than it should be used as a tool to further the interests of either the slaves on the one hand or the galaxy of grease to which people are temporarily compelled to ever to as the cabinet of the day.

 

A Defiance.

            We hear by letter from Hilo, that a couple of English gentleman from Australia had arrived at Hilo, intending to see the sights and to do the great wonder of Kilauea.  They came in a vessel of their own.  The rakish appearance of the schooner, gave it a king of opium character to the officials in Hilo, and soon a search warrant was issued to overhaul the vessel.  We hear that officer maybe was authorized to serve the warrant, and undertook to do so, but was authorized to serve the warrant, and undertook to do so, but was told to keep away from the yacht.  The poor Hilo officials who are terrible fellows to kick and buffet Japanese peons, had to drop the business, having a greater regard for their official hides than the dignity of the law. Ha! Ha!!

 

"KA LEO" ABROAD.

            Some days ago, the Advertiser made the following allusion to KA LEO "although it is not widely known, yet there is a sheet in this city, which day by day rants about slaves, slave-owners, drivers, whips, chains, starvations etc.  By some chance this might be read abroad and believed."  Thus, the writer in the Advertiser, still sneeringly, yet more courteous and more journalist-like than the Bulletin "scribblers," was constrained to admit the existence of KA LEO, although not widely known," and expressed fear of its being read abroad

            By a singular irony of fate, it only took a few days for the Merchant Street dial to fine out,-not only that the LEO does go abroad -- but that "by some chance" it is received and even quoted as an authority by the leading politician of the Advertiserʻs Party, when it serves his purposes or can be used to further his partyʻs ends.

            We do take good care that KA LEO should go abroad, to let the Yankee helpers and sympathizers of our designing reform men know the truth about things here and we thank Mr. Thurston for his doing his best to have us "believed" abroad  Yet we cannot help commenting on the contrasts and contradictions of that partyʻs conduct to us.  Abroad, we are held as a helping authority, even on things we have never said.  Here we are persecuted and prosecuted by the same party in the most unfair and unmerciless manner, and if KA LEO has not long since been crushed, it is not the fault of the Reform Party, who are particularly sensitive on questions bearing on slavery, while we are the ʻslavesʻ organ and advocate.  But, as there seems to be a late tendency in the Advertiser, to make amends for the past abuses against KA LEO and even to con@ur with us on many point of public interest, we shall meet that newspaper with true christian spirit and charity, and hope to discuss our political differences as becomes gentlemen.

 

Rain-Making.

            Great interest has been felt even in this small country of ours about the recent experiments on artificial rain production.  It is an axiom in physics that explosions condensing the humidity of the air always bring a corresponding fall of rain.  There has been no celebrated battle in history since the invention of explosives, which was not followed by storms, the severity of which can be traced back to the intensity of the battle.  During the summerʻs drought, and especially at times heavy clouds kept on, for days hanging over the hills back of town, without any precipitation occurring, many people among our best thinkers, repeatedly suggest salutes to be fired from Punchbowl.  This would probably have succeeded, but a report still more marvelous comes from the States.  A certain Frank Melbourne, with a mysterious little machine, closes himself up in a room and the most arid spots of the continent under the dreariest and driest skies,-induce at will, within a few hours heavy showers.  This indeed is the wonderful "increase of knowledge" announced by the sacred prophets, just preceding the days of the end  In the meanwhile let us send for one of Melbourneʻs machines.

 

ON DIT.

            That it is proposed to fire off one of the ministerial officials into the clouds, from the top of Mount Tantalus as an explosive in the upper regions, the concussion from which body may possibly cause the aqueous masses to distill their contents for the benefit of the community.

           

            That a list of our prominent citizens should be given in Thrumʻs Almanac, in order to enable people to know who they are and in what special line or character they represent in the community that give them pre-eminence.  The public want to know whether a man is eminent for his charity or for his meanness, as well as bring eminent as representing a firm of human parasites or of a government Music!

 

            That the Holomua announces the impending telescoping of the Elele into KA LEO.  It would not be the first time in  history that the strong absorb the weak.

 

            That the editors of KA LEO ought to be very thankful to the Bulletin for the fact of it disinterestedly with enough matter to fill up its furnishing them at its own expense columns with.

 

            That the excursion and luau to Reymond Grove was a success.  Professor Berger and his band making the very air redolent with music, and between it, and the dancing and the luau, every body enjoyed themselves to their hearts content.  We hope it is as successful financially.

 

            That people here who complain of hard times, should bare in mind the suffering and starvation of millions in other parts of the world  A contended mind is a priceless boon.

 

            That an attempt at personal government in Chile had destroyed many valuable lives in that country and brought endless misery to its inhabitants.  A lesson to our big fisted statesmen to govern wisely.

 

            That Mr Aseu is on a visit to his friends in Honolulu, giving a wide berth to the Pactolus moor, who gave him a serenade before his departure from his home in Kohala.

 

            That an obese Noble from Hawaii, now perambulating in Asia at the expense of the barons and the public has found just the thing to save our sugar industry in spite of "Bill" McKinley,-labor at .15 cents a day.

 

            That rumors are afloat among the natives the Queenʻs ill-health through organic decease.

 

            That a blue ribbon lawyer, a drunkard, a prosecuting officer, in one of the districts on Hawaii, who joined the league to obtain favors from the powers that be, was occasionally seen doing duty in an undershirt without shoes, and in a state of obfuscation.

 

            That Hon. R. W. Wilcox and Hon Cecil Brown. National and Reformer respectively are likely to be candidates for Koolauloa and Waialua, and that Mr Frank Brown and Hon. J. E. Bush will be opposing candidates for Koolaupoko, the former probably in favor of the Claasses and the latter for the masses.

 

            That the ex-President of Chili is "cilled," and that sooner or later all tyrants who try to oppress the people will be serried the same.

 

            I keia la, ua hookohu ia aku o JACOB KALA ESQ., i Agena haawi Palapala Mare, no ka Apana o Koloa, Mokupuni o Kauai.  C. N. Spencer. Kuhina Kalaiaina. Keena Kalaiaina, Aug. 31. ʻ91. 271-d3t.

 

            I keia la ua hookohu ia aku o W. Von Gravemeyer Esq., i hoa no ka Papa Alanui o Hana, Mokupuni o Maui, ma kahi o P. M. Rooney i waiho mai.

 

            Eia na hoa o ua Papa la:  DAVID CENTER--Luna Hoomalu. OSCAR W> VON GRAVEMEYER. C.N. SPENCER. Kuhina Kalaiaina. Keena Kalaiaina, Aug. 30, 1891. 3t@-d