Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 2, 7 January 1892 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

The National Reform Party voted solid against the Cabinet, always, of course, with the exception of Noble Ena. If other countries customs were adopted here a committee from the National Reform Party would call on this slippery gentleman and politely request him to resign the office which he sneaked into under false pretenses, or if he should refuse, give him a free ride on a rail (lot Paine's) out to his duck pond and leave him there. At the presentation of the new Circuit Judges to the Bar, some of the foreign lawyers made suitable addresses while all the Hawaiian lawyers—contrary to their custom —kept silent. The Hawaiian members of the Bar cannot yet get over the slight shown to them by the refusal of the Cabinet to appoint a Hawaiian to the Circuit or the Police Judgeship. Mr. Chas. Creighton expressed his approval of the new arrangements under the Judiciary Act and compared the Intermediary Courts of the past to a judicial cemetery. Charlie has lately been a gravedigger there, and been surprised by the resurrection of some pretty lively two years old corpses. What wonderful courage has been exhibited by the gallant Captain of the '‘Boston” in leaving “American interests" unprotected and going on a junketing expedition to Hilo. Perhape the “American interests” are concentrated in the person of the unique Minister-Resident whom the “Boston" abducted for a presentation to Madam Pele. The “coachman” stayed behind to represent the Embassy. The resolution relating to the sending of a commission to Washington is nothing but a gigantic bribe offered to the native members by the Reform Party and according to their usual practice to be paid for by the taxpayers. We are sorry if our expressions should be jarring on the ear of the Honorable Mr. W. O. Smith. Representative for Koloa and Lihue, Kauai, but he will find that our sentiments are shared by a large number of men of his own size, and who are willing to stand up for their opinion. if any good can come by sending Mr. Thurston and the others to Washington, Iet the Planter's Labor and Supply Association and the parties owning land in Pearl Harbor put up the $5,000 which is considered necessary instead of the taxpayers at large. The Planter’s Association has just shown in the lobby of the House that money is plentiful with them so it is only fair that they should bear the certain expense as well as get the alleged advantage of the trip. The suggestion of Rep. Smith to send the Honorable Iosepa and Waipuilani to Washington is so ridiculous that we can only consider it as one of the gentleman's misunderstood jokes. What good could it possibly do to the country or to anybody else to send a pair of ignorant kanakas who do not understand a word of English to Washington. lf the object of the commission is to “gossip" with members of the Congress then let us by all means select some men who can talk English—there are a very limited number of Congressmen who can understand Hawaiian, and, if the junketing commission is to go, let us send men of some polish and manners who can give the Representatives of the United States a favorable impression of our country and nation and not a couple of backwoodsmen who would go around open-mouthed and say nothing except Auwe!! Representative Wilcox is an extremely proper man to go to Washington. He is by nature and education a perfect gentleman and

will make a far superior impression than his supposed haole colleague. Representative Nawahi understands and speaks English, and is a native of excellent education and qualities, but if any others are to go we should certainly suggest that Representatives Bush or White, or S. K. Pua be sent. The first named would be of more use for the purpose of the Commission than half a dozen Thurstons and for a gossipper who could beat Oily Bill. It must be the intention of the Legislature that the Commission work its passage to Washington and back again, or perhaps it is Mr. Thurston's idea to get them to join his dime museum in Chicago, and become one of the attractions there and make some money. We at least fail to see how five gentlemen representing the Hawaiian Legislature can travel in a becoming style to Washington remain there for at least three or four weeks associating with Congressmen and Senators, and return here for a sum of $5,000. We consider the whole idea absurd. The country has a Minister to represent it at Washington. If the present incumbent does not suit, fire him out and send a better man (say the spoonslinging “gossiper" from Merchant street.) If the Minister we have cannot attend to the interests of our country and do all the “gossiping’’ wanted, abandon the office and save $14,000 on the appropriation, but to send five gentlemen from the Legislature on a purposeless errand is really the climax of the idiocy exhibited by this session and should be stopped at all hazards. Nothing yet heard from the Kalakaua Monument Committee. We have given to the subscribers of our weekly edition who have paid in advance for six months a picture of the late King, and it begins to look as if that was all the monument he is going to get. Our office devil (no relation to Thurston’s partner, by-the-bye) in some intervals of calm reflection while he, in view of the prevailing hard times, was economically engaged in the frantic dissipation of using the office paste-poi for his lunch, pondered over the list of the Honorables with the following startling result: (He has since been removed to the Hospital, and we will keep the paste put out of his reach in future if he recovers). No wonder the Celestials find their cause so well championed in the House, when there are no less than 14 Johns, out of its 48 Representative members, and neither of them the Holy Saints John referred to by Paul Neumann in his oration the other day. A brace of prophets is not too much for our Legislature. Two Samuels exist, both of whom are true blue, but whom the Advertiser as usual quotes in their incorrect way (like Lilikalani’s text on Independence day.) A further study of the Legislative prenomens reveals the fact that only 8 Bills breath the atmosphere surrounding the quarter of a million, more or less, bills of a less harmless kind introduced by them. Some of them are Billy goats, some are Billy-doos, and some are freight Bills, while one, at any rate, is a Parrot-Bill. No wonder so much wind circulates in the Hall when there are no less than 16 "J(ay)s" engaged in chattering in its precincts, though there is but one Rustler, and but one “smart Aleck" with one “slim Jim,” and, thank God, but one ”Holy Joe.” It was rather a surprise to us that the resolution of a vote of want of confidence in the Cabinet was brought into the House yesterday. It was understood that the movement had been finally abandoned, but as the opposition to the Cabinet evidently felt themselves strong they decided to bring the resolution.

The twenty-two who voted against the indefinite poestponement of the resolution were apparently the strength of the opposition, but no sane person will believe that the resolution would have been brought if the opposition had not possessed very good guarantees of a stronger vote. It is understood that twenty-seven of the members had pledged themselves in writing to support the resolution and some very weighty reasons must evidently have heen brought to bear on certain members to make them break their pledges and stand the brunt of being comdemned by their colleagues as liars if nothing more. As far as we are concerned as we have frequently before stated, we would as lief see this Cabinet remain in office as not, nevertheless we consider the action of certain members of the Legislature so disgraceful, and so derogatory to the dignity of the country and the purity of House, that something very radical seems to be necessary to purify the atmosphere. What a pitiful sight to see members leaving their seats, passing into the Minister of Finance’s office and there be "interviewed" in a golden way by the representative of one of our oldest and most respected firms—we cannot believe with the sanction and approval of its head whom we believe to be a thoroughly honest and respectable gentleman. And then to see the same members return to the Legislative Hall, pass their friends in a shamefaced manner, and then, by their vote, break every pledge, and violate their sacred word given to, and trusted in by, their political allies. What a pity to see a man like Noble J. G. Hoapili “ask to be excused from voting, because he doesn't know what is going on in the House and has never heard anything about the measure." This very man who treated the House yesterday to such a barefaced lie only a few days ago took the place of the Chaplain of the House and invoked the blessing of the Lord upon the work of the Legislature. And look at such a brace as Kapahu and Kanealii. The first named too muddled to quite realize what he was doing while the latter in his sober sense under his sham cloak of religion traitorously deserting the men who for years have befriended and fed him. If North Wailuku ever again returns such a man to represent its voters we shall be very much mistaken in the character of the citizens in that district which has or years been foremost in independence and political honesty. The Advertiser as usually sneers at Hon. W. H. Cornwell’s explanation of his vote. The morning paper says that Mr. Cornwell’s vote was decided by the non-pre-sentation by the Cabinet of some paper or other. The inclination to hide or evade the truth on the part of our morning contemporary is getting more and more notorious. The “some paper or other" which the Cabinet refused to present to the Legislature was Her Majesty's views in regard to the constitutional amendment as far as her signature was concerned, and is of vast moment. The Cabinet in stating to Hon. Cornwell as well as to the House that the communication was not intended for the Legislature or for the people simply stated what was not truth, and the honorable Noble refused to express confidence in men who do not adhere to truth and veracity. We give Representative R. W. Wilcox credit for the honorable stand he took—probably against his personal interest. An invitation “to be seen’’ in the Minister of Finance office by the German financier very nearly resulted in this gentleman being kicked mit de corner herum. Garibaldi is not for sale as the other cattle. The Dutch Colony under the leadership of the “Consul" was very conspicuous in the lobby and it was as good as a circus to watch the Bolting members hang around them as flies around a barrel of molassses. A Committee of one from the Planter’s Labor, and Supply Company boldly expressed himself in the Lobby yesterday as being there to control votes with the funds of that association served out in envelopes made up and sealed in the corner store, and he did it.