Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 79, 5 April 1894 Edition 02 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

The A(hertiser is porfectly correct iu its remarks regard«ng tba Japanese franchise and onr attitnde on the sarae. We fully nnderstand tliat Jaj>an does not demaud the fmnchise, as snch, for her people resid ng here, but simply claims t!ie eu forceraent of the “most favored” clause appoariug in the treaty. The proposition of the morning «>rg.m to exclucle from tbe ba!lot box all who aro not llawaiian ; citizeus is truly rich. Tliat prin eiplo has been tlie constant cry i»f the Hawaiiana nud their friecds since 1887, and it has ] beeu the main can.se of Ihe determined cpposition of tbe mieaiouaries and the reform part}*. The desire now to limit the fraucbise , to Hawaiian citizens for the pnrpose of excluding the eventnal I Japaueso voters is a very acceptable proposition to onr friends, but wo feel convinced thnt the present snpporters of the Provisional Govorninent will heeome extremely tired, if not hos*.ile. if the proposition should be udopted. lf it is where, oh wheml wouhl tho Clob, and tho Le«gue, and the Verein, and all tbe lately arrived patriots be? Tes, frieud ‘ Tiser, we are extremely amiahle to that programme in spite of onr sympatbies with the Japauese residents iu Hawaii. The ooercion wkieh certain Hawaiian eluim has been used sgainst them for tbe purpose of making ihein register, is noi eonfined to private eonoema aione. ! Several public officers hure beeu discharged because they refased to register, and a native poiiee captain bas informed his men that be wiil discharge everyoue on tbe force who is nnwilling to heeome a traitor and a perjurer to his country. Snch tactics do not &]«eak very loudly iu favor of our immaeulaie Christian government. The cruiser Takachiho has been iospected lately by a number of tbe leading represantative of