Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 174, 27 July 1894 — FALSE AGAIN. [ARTICLE]

FALSE AGAIN.

The AdveYtiser soeras to be > possessed witb an idea that it • ean throw dust into the of the coramunity by raaking some > vague, and incomprohensiblo • statemocts abont occnrrences and by indulging in sorae facetious rcmarks about tlie &OLO.MUA and ' its oppouents. We showed our readers yester 1 day, how useless it is to accept 1 tho present couditions and, to register under the Dole eomhination, now maskerading under the namo of the‘Hawaiian Republic.’ The reason that forced us to take such a stand was the refusal of the government to allow James Qnrnn to register as a voter. Mr. Quinn is neither a “protegee” of our , establishment or a political affiliation. But we believe that he | is entitled to receive the neces- | sary acknowledgements whieh will entitle him to voto in this ; coantry. The Advcrtiser states thaC Mr. Quinn was refused a certificate. ; because be did not satisfy the requirements of Section 2,Article 17, of tho constitution. Mr. Quinn voted for a delegate to the convention. He qualified at that tirae and be moreovor heeame a meraber of the American Leagne. lt was generally supposed tbat snch qnali- | fications voald bave been enoogh to make a man competent to have a vote under the speciai priviloges of the “Republic.” Mr. King, the ex-captain of one of Wildor’s steamers and at present the judgo of a tax-payers right to vote holds differently, and he barred Mr. Quinn. The government organ jostifies ihe refusal to register Qainn by referring to Article 17, Section 2. We pnblish that section to sbov the (alaehood and ūnbecility of onr esteemed contemporazy. “Section 2, Any person noia Hawaiian citiaen, vho toofcactīve part or othervise reudered anb- . stantUl §enrice in the formntkm of, and has ainee snpported tbe Provisional Government of Ha- , waii, who ahall vithin six months from the promalgatioa of this constitntion procare from the l

Mioister of the Interior a certifi- j eaie of soch service, as herein set ' fortb; and also shall take an oath to snpport tbe constitntion and ; the laws of tbe Kepohlie so long jas be shall remain domiciled in • tbe Republic. sball be entitled to ] all the privileges of citizeuship r withoat thereby prejndicing his natire citizenship or allegiance.” j As Mr. Qainn took the neces1 sary oath to snpport the p. g and J voted for tbe delegates to the | i convention and is a member iu ; good standing of tbe Aaaenean t I Leagae, the authcritv of whieh keeps Mr. Dole in ofhoe, accoidiug to his own statement, we ! woald like to know how Mr. King, j formerlv of the Kinan and latter« - Iy of the Interior Department ean hold that tbe provisions of 1 j Article 17 Section 2, have nok j been accomplisbed in the case of | Qninn. Will the ’Tiser explain ? j