Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 95, 24 April 1894 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

[\Va <!<-* not bol l onrk;lves n>sjv>nsil)le frr tbe o|iiulous or llie uttttraaces ol oar ! corresj«uJents.j Editor Holomuai If ')5s actions during the past fourt?en months 3id not |>rove its j correctness, it wou!d perbaps be difficn!t to believ?, that a man of snch gentleman v cu!t iro and ! d plomatic tact as Mr. Dole is said (by his admirers) to bo the happy possessor of, ever made such reraarkab!e st <ternents as he is rspresented lo havo done iu nu iutervievv with M • W. L*. Marrisou of t!i3 > T. nv;s. Mr D >!c makis the bold and ! sweeping assertio i tliat ‘‘Oaiubler?, smngglers and t!iose intereste<Mu lotteries \vuu'd prefer a i retnrn of t!ie oM monarchy, of comse.” Wiiether the g->ntle-man \vas al!nding tu tlie Japanese, ‘ C!iine.se or business men of otlier nat ; onalilies. is not stated, bnt it is to be pres imed tli»t tlie reference is me;.nt to cover nll j*rsons who f ivor the rest >r- | atior of the inoairohy, or ns tlie I gent eaian t<*n.rs it “t!io old l monarohy.” Perliaps thegent!eman will kind v • xphtin himself more f i!lv reg<r<;ing this m ;tter, and say. wlm. tlie guublers, sīu’ gglers, aml 1 ttery schemers are, that he h. s reference to , ; Thero are a I, rge nnmbar of I inflaenti <1, iuspectable and i hoii:st citiz *ns, aml others w!io : | have intervsts i.i this Kingdom, who tavur a £r >uā si*lf g »vernment n P j nodt r a monareliicd f >nn, that , are not “giuib’. *īs, S;nagglcrs, or luttery-scheim*rs. “Does the genileman infer. that, Co'. Spn*csl**s, Messrs lsenb<*rg, D <vits C irter (J. O), Mcf ulane. Ca>i*pbell, und others of lilie resi*ecttbility ■ «r* gunblers, ete ? Tbe gent!eI iuanly (!) Dole l:ave q<iite ; forgotteu himscl on thisuccas on. As to gamb!ei i. II <s tiie geut!eman.«fterhe :as t-:ken thej»resi- , >Iential seat in iho Oonneii eliam- | j !<er, and )ooked njH>n the row of »ise Connci:l< rs sitting before hiui, ever thong)it, thnt in that i array »ero some fine puker players, not mnatenrs t t ; e g»me i i eitber. bnt p!avera who have ; ma de doll ■rs a|>.)n d<>llars at the game. Surely tliose gentlemen i canuot th’uk L\eir president for ; m «kiiig a st itetaenl. whieh is the | ! means<>f caas;ngtliem sach pnb ! lic<ty !The b»tep.g cominisstioners Washingloa havo said a great deal abont tho late. King Kulukan.i’a car»l play ing,’ it is a singular fict <ho igh. tli<t his ohl i euiK L īv:uJj ui<i neuily , ali, ikui

supporters of the gentlemanlv (?) , D««le and his Bat then, tl»at s ditierent. of course. Smugglers. Jodging from the laek of seiznres the gentlemnnlv i ) Dole tuust have S3ine ex{>erts as supporters of himself and bis governmeut. How the Customs authorities attend to their dnty,: t!ie case of mnr«lor°r Casseros. the stewanl of the bark S C. Allen may be cited. lf the gentlernan roade himself acqnainted with tbe mvsteries of tho Cntroms departnient, he might possib!y leani souietIiing to his advant»ge perliaps more than he woukl like to know. ‘ Where iguorance is b!iss, it is folly to be wise.” T ! iose interested in lotteries J The petition3 to the last Logislature favoring the passage of an Act authorising the establish ment of a lottery in these islands receivod a large iiamber of s)gnatures On those petitions may be fonnd tiie names of many who ; are now supporters of the geutleman1y (?) Dole anel his government, and are opposed to the restoration of the Mouarchy. Bnt then, that’s all right, of course. i How in tho name of eommon sense anyone of sound mind conld make such deIiDerate and misleading statenients is beyond compreheusion. The gentleman. 1 surely is uot so innocent as not to know, that his gmg of supporters is infested with such-like chiiracters. Hore is another remarkable statement; “the bnsiness eommu' nitv as a rule, are s itisfied with our present government.'’ TV hat the gentleman shou!d have said, ■ was,that thatJportion ofthe business commanity who are in receipt of governiuent p;ipare itssupporters and are exceedingly pleased with ocr governrnent; for the rest of the busiuess commuuitv, we do not care a d n K»r, of conrse. The gent’em in speaking of the new constitution, and tbe popular fnrm of governnient whieh tlie natives are clanioring for, says, that t!ie new government wouKl not hivor the mon,rrcIiy, bec;uise, ‘ the constitution wou!d embrace a clanse makiog it nnconstitntion »1 to return to or advoc ite monarcbv? Tbe gentleraanly (?) iiead miist have been aching so, lli it the gentleiu ,n omitted to ndd tlie fol!owing. and it is nlso tho intention of the execntive to , «nake it obligatory to «11 thoso whe intend lo vute f>»r candidates t» the proposed Coust:tution.il : Convention, to t:»ke a c.ist iron o»th that they will Of.jK>se any attempt to restore the monarchy. So yon see we will not have a y trouble nt a11 in establishing the I l 'populnr fbrm of ijovermiient tl>at the natives nre clamoring for’ The <rentlem»n is no do«bt very n |»leise«l w : th the enthasi*stio m mner in whieh the “clam>)ring natives” are registering as vutei8 t to assist him in esLiblisliing that popnlar form of g»jvernment. But tb.it makes no d:tference, cf | course. Tbennfortunategentleman eom ! pUins of having satfjre,l a great da«l wiUi his head. it i« a wonder it did not split in two before he fi.»ished th»t extraordinary interview. He contempl.ites Ukmg a vae.ition shortly; no doobt ha wīll. It m.ty ba fur goo<I. Altbongh notaprop<>sto thesabject under consideration. bat. as I an opportunity bas otfered itsel(, tt is p!easiag t) be enabled to st!»te. th ,t the last presidential vis.t to tbe Pbiladelpbia did not , have that saror of ro\*alty that bas accon»panied former official : visits. Om»vu.