Ka Nupepa Elele, Volume XII, Number 25, 31 January 1891 — The Political Outlook. [ARTICLE]

The Political Outlook.

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With a view to ascertain the possibility of any eomplieafiōn arising in tbe Government of tbo islands a C/iro\nide reporter sjiw"tbo Hon. : C. R Bishop, the banker of Honolulu, who inarr:ed the Priucess Bernice the last of the Kamehamebas. He said: "Knowirtg tbe pōlitics of the islands as Ido and lrom my intimate acqnaintanpe with the royul family 1 ean state wiihoui besltation that the King's death will in no way distjSb the prēsēnt Governmēnt. The regent, Queen Liiiuokalani, couies to the tiirodein the succession as proclainied iii July, 1887, and also by thclate jqrpclamatiou in. Dacembei lftSt wh|ii he left Honolulu, will not even be ā changt 6f Ministry, nnless from resighation ot death from some member of the Cabit\ot. The receut Uegislature bafo'ro it adjourned expr«ssed coafienee in the Cabinet., and as.a new rfjbgislature will not meet untiī May, 1892, theMinistry, unless fromcauses ī mentioiled, will continuē in offiee. The only ceremonv that will take plaee is their putting a resignation pro forma in the Queeh's hauas, and after taking the oath of allogiance they will be reappointed. The reigning sovereign of Hawaii Kas' no power to dismiss the Cabinet frōm office witbout the approyal of tbe Legislatiaro. Liliuokalani i§ by uo mēans inimieal to foreigners, and as her husband, John O. Opminia, is an Amei-iean born, he necessaxiiy 6xercises influei}ce over her. Besides, she is ioo shrewd to antagonize the foreign elemehi, and ih'e entire programme of gt)vernment as conducted by tbo late Kihg shē" will, I am sure, carry oiit entirely. Of course, the Quean is at libei,ty to choose hei personal &taff, but ihai Colohel George W. Macfanaue wlll eoutinue in his position as chatuberlain. Several prominent merchants iu the island trade were also aeen, and tbey entirely agreo withMr. Bishop's vieWs. Thejate Kingassignedhis revejiue!: from t!ie Crov.n lands for ilie benefii of his creditors two y©ars ago. These appanages to the thrpne willuotpass to the present occupant, as they are lsg«lly pledgēd for his debts, apd paris have from time fo t&ue been sold for ihe b«uoflt of his crodiior.s, it is possible the neii Hawuiian LegiBlature will appropriate sufflcieiit funda to liquidate any halanee that may be due to ihe :roditors' & F. Chronicle.