Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 149, 27 June 1894 — His Opinion. [ARTICLE]

His Opinion.

• Tbe following is an extract from a letter whieh appeared in the BoMon Tmn*crii’(: It is not in plaee for an alien t . suggest how another nation ong ! .t to manage its doraestic atfuirs, but as I have been persistently asked to expre«s an opinion on tbis point, 1 will add it to tbe foregoing statement. Tbere are only tbree cour?es ' i open'to Hawaii. namely,oligarcby a republic or constitutionaI monarcbv; of these tbe republic , is tbe leaststable; tbe atterapt to ; carry on tbe nation under sucb rule will probably snbject it to j freqnent revolntions anarchy,ultiroate cbaos. There is, bowever, a ehanee tbat tbis prediction will be at f.»ult, but tbat ehaoee means tbat wliile nominulh’ a republic, ■ tlie goverument will be in faot an arme»l »lespotism, sui>ported in tbe future, as it is todHV, by well drilled alien troops, tbereby gnaranteeing its strong bold 1 nutil insensibly, ufter years shall elapse, it mav appioximate to a eommonweahh. t It bas been weil said tbat i there is uo party in Hawaii favorable to the next beir to the tbrone. Tbis laek of partisanship gives to tbe ]>resent Government itsgolden opportunity. Tbey sbonld atonce make a compromise witb tlieir op]>onents They sbou1d accept the abdic.»tion of Lilinokalaiii, and support as tbe reignj ing sovereigu under a proper regency the Princess Kaiulani. Sbe shonld be tlieir candidate, nol that of tbe Royalist party; but t’iese would be then deprived of all excuse for refusiog tbeoath of al!egiance. Sucb n govern- ! m*-nt wonhl reqnire uo recognit on from tlie great powers, it would be ut onee constitutional, und itsdiplomatic representatives wonld be promptly received abroad Tbe reli» f to all classes at tbe Hawaiian lslands wonld be instantaneous, bnsinessw uld at onee revive, and t!ie conntrv wonkl enter upon reuewed pros]>eritv Tbis is tbe only course open to the Provisionalists whieh will n»it eml iu political and fin;»ncial ruin. Snch, neglectiug unimportant poiuts, are my conclusi >ns in reg;inl to Hawaiian r>rtairs. I elaim for them uo infallibility uor d > I defy any opponenl to j>rove their falsity. I simply s;iy tbat I bad bett.-r facilities for forming an opinion than any I otber persou, becnuse I was most kindly and confidential!y treated bv tbos-> of all parties —I express tbem now as the final judgment of one farailier with the premises. ' and understanding tbe residents of tbe is : amls. I otfer them with the assur;»nce tof whieh your r«-aders bave scarcely need) tbat tbey are tbe result of a jndgraent m ted roy life long for absolute imlepemlenee. No public jouru- . al could have bongbt my pen to write uj>on this qnestion in any otber manner than that in whieh it sbould be supporte»i by my own conscience. While be ieving tbat neglect to vote sbould ( be a punisbable misdemeanor, I never yet votod or *cted with any political party, nor conceded to it the rigbt to make a platform of niy principles. While parties may be necessary, a selectiou of tbe best names ou all tickets. to be made by the ▼oter at the polls, sbould be the rnle aud not the exception. Thus woold eacb p«rty be nenred to put forward its best men, while