Ka Nupepa Elele, Volume XI, Number 11, 28 Kepakemapa 1889 — LET IT BE UNDERSTOOD. [ARTICLE]

LET IT BE UNDERSTOOD.

We believe it was one of Eugliiud's statesmen who declared in substance that, ' a lie has no logs and cannot stand; but its £rionds give it wings that it may fly to,tbe ends of the earth.' ' 1 A poiitieal lie has no father," onee said a shrewd poliueian. Both of the above sayings have beon rerified lately in Hawaii by the government aud its nnscrupulous backers in their repeateddenouncements e£ the Hawaiian Political Association. Tbat such a course sbould be pursued by the prescut goverument and its £riends serves to ahow that they fear both the Elkle and the pnnoiples it supports. Argnment they want none of—they dai<e aot meet the just and logical politieal demands o£ thu toileri of the,kiiigdom; but o£ wanton suiall iies they a goodly store and of big, boss lies they kee™-one or two on deck, like tiic big gnns o£ a warship, to be used on criticai occa»ions only. Signal success has thus far attended the Hawaiian Politic.il Association, and its undeniable influcnce and success witli the laboring wliite and native elements of the kingdom have caused the friends of the government to consider the sitnation as critical; they have consequeutly fired off the biggest liethey; could find in the reform party.

What is this lie! It is simply this: These great and good meu, who elaim that they never —no never— tell fibs, have cb-culated and caused to be circulated by their friends and their truly good newāpaper, the statejnent tbat the preseut opposition, as represeuted by the Elelk and the Hawaiian Polilieal Association, v?ishes to restore the poliueal rule of the lato regimo und again plaee absolute power in the hands of the Kiug aud his ministers. Wc are willing to resp<jut io an exteat an ingenious iie, as a literary piiomianoe; but we despise the above barefacea lie aud thc public will despiso theso bungliug governmeut falsifiers, as <juickly a s the truth is told.

But ict us sec what tlio reforui party haa done, i afUir Ukiiig tiie powei- out of the liaiitls of tlie , kiiig; aad \vliat tho Hawaiiau Politioal Associauou proposes to do, as publishtJ m ifcs i)latforxii xiiouilis ago. The designers and backei~s of tlte revolutiou of ISS7, iu other words t2ie preseut gov«iumēut, took tlie kiii£'s power awaj aud placed it in the liauds of a clique of four miuktera, who were to control theking. It was furtlicr uuderstood, aud optu!y docUwd by prouiiafiiii aien iu tbe party, Ch,at the "c;iquc of four" wew ia tkeir turn to Ik- eoiUrokd by tliose who wpiwoiU the weAllli aud allcged " stubility " of tlie couutry. It was thc iut«ution o' tiit l bfickers of 0i« reforai partv u> uiako tkc political powcr oi tliis "clique o£ loui " absoluW; Imi !he.\ uuuk* abktavlerbj foi!owiug Ute co::sutuUou of/W : tU<? SUiu.s aud wew uiH>Uv''iis ' »j>iwiuted whcsi it turued out that ihe velo po\Yer i ivuiiu'.u ! d iu iht kiug ju«t ii ix?stfs iu ilie ' Prcsideut of tht l'uit«d States. What Oiu th«j n)farui partv do? In a few words they did tliis:j Tiioy sei2ed the sovcreiga power aud ceiitered it iu » •' aiqu<? of fouv." coutrolicd by the capitalot the lslauds. No» lei ns wo wliat th« H.iwaiian Poliiioal As «lewnon pmpo>o- to ,-10. Tit<? pktfo"tu of thv »VtO<.ii*!iOU ll' k U .'»talK'« prOJMSI;S Miuuug : Uk, -W.N f'. t io«vr IH.W wutt.v,d.u tiiv iv-ui ». auu u> p!*oc naeli • t K)Vn i, whul. mi .»i»> tii< i\>utivsl of uoi oulv th« UUU>!>t< . > OUt ui Uu Iliv H» H»'ll, iu i >i 1» s if oārlo. : ' «t.. i* ... ihou '. ~ivuuo to lāeoM r.y.u,i-: ?!».>. itr Jro-.u .w tuu.pnu-.-iple is*tviasal to J*ltowa.iy «l {\-h:.o;»l j,V>\vcr u? ivst ot'l;< t ::: ilk' *. t.j» u i.i or .u hi- u..i i,0.. t tn tiu>king .... l ...s M, I -,ui:y u< ri V .oiv Any <nif of t.ic*rt uu-*;is tU* yiolaUou of j>voM " suvL t se« tit. lu jth« wv-raa, tlit liawAiine lVUt,u'al A&akuuiou i

proposes a limkeii m<. ,£.roLv ia tbo true sens6 of t]ie word. Some 3iiaj ; is viry limited mon»rchy. Call it go, ii jva. pleaiae; ,but retnemhjr thi«, that the people 'i.a BO t propose to all-w I>i fatur« eitlier a king o, a caoinc-t or t<>getlier uj aLuse elie a m£idefle« anel iuteret;ts, as tiie paat aad pre»env ri!gimes have both done. The people are qmte u qii n g to allow the otttward forin of sovereignty l- IY st m the mouarch, but they propose to.retaiii ihe gQwerof sovet-eiyutj themselves. It will p<-.-hapß be au admitted fact that neither the j>reHeii _citbiuet jior constitutiou r^tīrpscnf tho pdopl<>: »it.y wei-e foiced upon the. t»eopi«by bayot»etB eo .if u ll«d by the lyranny of ' weiillh now domiuant i' Hnwan In the fuhire let our position and Iha ~f the līawnium PoliiicarAss6ciatioii be clear] .: n!KWstood- 'l'he metabers of the aāsociatioi> vrill neither allow power to revert to the kin» u r w.ll they consent to its remaimng centered 111 v "clSque of fonr," who are polītical aocidersts 11.1 the puppets of wealth.