Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 286, 23 Kepakemapa 1891 — Perverted Assertions. [ARTICLE]

Perverted Assertions.

i Pervert6d aBsertionß are not an unusu£l tens inpolHieal <Jiscussion, and when met they require to be answered and theirmalicious prevarications unmasked. We state tiie above as a corollary to the proposition ' of the Btdktin under the heading of "extravagant assertion' } in whieh is made- a pitiful apology for the cabinet policy . together with a labored attempt to datter the Party and their principles, and make them believe that the prese«t minssters are aeiing in accord t&€i*&with. 0f course it is known that the Bulletin ls the ministerial being eontrolled as it is by royal axid minist terial ,theftfoFe that independent public opinion, but only the laudations of individuals who have manoevre themselvee into*a very untenable position. It is also known tbat the BvUetin 9 s little editor has a running mate, who it is said took a high ofiice ,promises and false colors, this is not the time he;has indulged in tlextravagant assertions" in ctefense of the powers that nursed him on governtoent pap, for fear that a change of powers might upset his equil|brium when he is again put into the eeale to be weigh<ed. Disregardiiig the Bulktin's undig* ni£ed and utteriy alluaion to the oharacfer #f Ka Leo and our utterance, we pass onto an examination of its arguuaent. Ka Leo has contended that the whole epirit ofthe platfbrnf and of the Katioqal Pjrty has been violated by both the |Hresent and the last C#binet The leaders of the Party have been <treated with utter contenapt and disdain and we challenge the BuUetin to prpduoe a single voter on the national side who will S4iy that hia ideas havo beēn realized, or that he ia perjfectly satisfied with $>e admira6tration of*affairB who regards th# presefet men N*Uonal 6&bipet Por every-one the Mhm eould,so produce,, we could brhig fotth a thousand Who witf .6ubscrilse a big oath to the fact t&at they are utterly di6appointed with thd W sult of their polihpal etrugKle» are convinoed thgt thW oabi«i6t ave

n«t only in accord with National writlen pktfo?m and|aineiples, but are also advsrsē to the spirit of the - unwrittea porposes artd wishēs--that and animates the campaigīi ōf IS9O, The JBuUetin undertakes to quote epeeifiG instances in whieh the caHnet ais acting in accord with the 3rejsylts of Hatidnai platform. / . x We have no time4?c>-day lo Eoilow in<fotail, hut for the it will sufl&c6 to say this: 1 ;Trae it iB that tte NaUonai measarea cajjceri»fig maienal aad *abor 'for public worfcs, tfee dee£emttg of rthe harbor, a§sisfemcē of rafiw*y s ekineāe restrietion etc, are being a<ibered to, but these meakmm ; were |flractically in the plat£orm of ;bothpaiiies and iherefc>re <ly imperative upon eabinet. ;At aīiy rate, as the National Party is about to he revived and anew r"- '.i-T ■ ■ ■■■ j . ■ ■■■■.■■■■.■-■; pla*tform prepared for the cominjg campaign, this will afiford every *opportu&ity to enter into a detail of the national principles that have aot beea regarded, for it is too known well that the ijjunisters are not in ae~* oord with the elements, native and. ! ■ foreign, that comprise the National Party. It is !useless at thia late date to read tbem any old !essons for we look confidently forward to th« time when they will be replaoed by jnore able a«d more men of the J4atiQiial Party: