Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 339, 7 Kekemapa 1891 — Government Supporters. [ARTICLE]

Government Supporters.

In all enlightened countries, the government or ruling party, have their supporters, and when ever any matters of importance is to be undertaken by them, it is generallv made a test with the people, in order that they may be enabled to work the business, or policy of the Natiou whose destiny they control with their sanction. This is the accepted plan everywhere, in all progreßsive monarchies or republics, except in lilliputian Hawaii. Here it is dififerent from other countries. The rule is reversed, though it is claimed we are being managed under the inost liberal laws that ean be enacted for governing a people, whieh we, however, fail to see is the case. Thus far, under the present ruier, the ehoiee of ministry has been pnrely personal. Men have been selected to fill the offic.es of state I from personal friendship, representirrg no one, and they after about a year 7 s trial, have not hwm ahle to gather adherents upou whom to rely for support. The ministrv therefore ] is without anv lbllowing. and thus j is not in a position to adyancc any j treatv scheme with the United) Btates or oihei' coiintry fhat will ! meet the approval of the people/ This unenviable position of the • Hawaiian Cabinet, lias made them j r-3ticent ni Uieii- movements, pre-j fering to plav therole of statesmen ! in the dark īn preference tb an opnn | poltcy. ; W« hear that the plan of the: go\ v ernment is <o do all they enn to: tavor tue rioh and wealthv sugar barons und to ittvoke the f:ivor of the v>eople thic jgh hor M;viesty h ; iniluenee, and īi* succeßsfu! iu st< curuig a few supporters in ihe House. lo iUßt> with the Ketbrm \ I'arty or i'epresentative of thel sugar ii)tei a CKts, au«l in t tmf nian-l ner givo a semblance oi' popuhiri Bupnorl to their ndminī.stratmn ahd! npp{uvat of t-heir f<»rciirn polivy. i