Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 18, 9 October 1894 — SULKING [ARTICLE]

SULKING

, ven corma«n que*t* oa .. li cv -r»f tl»** m ,, irli .t i*. tue p*- 11 ’ tov«li»w ? »erv diffiro!t to an!«wer l>cc*n*" »*e tbink t‘uAt t!ie ro< childi»h su!kiiig »r. n rt „ r « iiīoh uow is the f.mbioo, e .n !*• eaiiei a pv.iiey. Tbey refu&eti to vote rnd they »sy tl»*t tbey j won’l ficbt No wonder then tbat t eir “polie}'* is clouJed in a my»terioo» m st Thev sf*en.i ll»tir iime in open iiiL’ tLeir ab :sive valves iigain < -t j tho»- who left tbe r.»nks and re cihtered but 0»ey d«n’t make lbe sligi»U«t alt**mpt to d>» anytbing. j The policy of tr.e royali«t» today is purely nr-gat»ve. Tbey know all about what tbey will | uot do, tbey bave not made up tbeir minds what they will do. And the trutb is tbat tbey find no rea3t)i»s to do anything. Wliea the monarchy existed there was b<» diro neogf5sity for a revolntion. Is U»ere anv under * 1 *■ * | the republic? Ih»rring sentini* nt »l fcelings we cannot he!p »idmitting that tl»e j people fe 1 eontended or discon- | tend* d. as t! e may be, t d »y | «s tbev did tiv« ye.rs «g« iu| ls‘.>*2, tl;e Hawaiia: s clai»ned t!»at c , tl»ev live l n d< r an obnoxious constitution and ti»:»t the 1SS7 coDstitutionrau3tbeulteredtoaait. Thoir represontatives in tl»e Log- ; islature threw ont c.»binet after ; cabinet. Nob<»dy soited tl»om, , Everything was nrong froru the <lo» n to tbe messenger in tl»e smullest Jepftrtmant. Wbat is it toilay? Tbo same i tbing. Everytbing is vvrong from Dole to tho very same mossenger and tluy all stand on tbeir toes, opeu tbo jawa nnd luiN’ against all ex»atiug la\vs nnd regolat'ons. U tbat uot ar> an;»rcbistic i p )licv' T> tbat not nihiliain? We stand today aa firmly j against tbo i-resont govern- i ment as «e ever did. e | oppose them and we h;»ve tried to fij’bt tbem tbrougb au activo policy. They arein power tbrough undcrhanded ai*d infamous means nml tbcy sbould in tbe c.inse of justice bo onsted. Bnt w ill the sulking attitnde of the pe ple help to oust Ihem'' The policy of ‘ figbt or voto” is over. Tbo opportunity of voting j bas exp;red. It is nnfortnnate ll»at tbe government did not see its >vhv to extend tbe ter n of i registration, but now tbat cbapter is closed. As for figbting tbo opportunity bas slipped. Tho nativo royalists j are half-hearted. Tbo foreigners , are disgusted. Wbat tbeu is tbe i futuro Jestinv of t!»e people. i Tbey ure left iu peaee witb tbeir j solks like « petted luit naugbty obild. Il’ the republic \vas oppressive aud tyraunical iu its admiuistraliou the spirit of the people might be chauged. lf theyplundered thora through taxes ortroat-1 ©d the poople to hand> utfs aud | ohains thoro wouUl po>sibly be a I stirring tuove in whieh Ihe 11,000 ■ wouKl sweep tbe 2,000 iuto tbe j son. Bnt tbe loeu wbo control this ’ governmeut are wise euougb to , “pull tbo legs’' o! tue na(ion. l Tbe Hawaiian revolutionist o( to-day has really uo de (acto grievanco to preseut to tbe world except the sentimeutal oue that he has been deprived of the right of forruiug hi» govern»Eeat. deprived of the prjvtlegrs whieh every citiaen of a free countrv ' ahouid raiue the most. < But the right of voting does I does not couut against j*oi. The I rigbt to goveru 5s notbing to gin Tbe H«waiians aave refused to ] vole, they have rt*fused to fight I The poi aud the gin ara yet with- I in tbeir reacb. aud ns lorg as U t lu«ts their kiek is only formal. I Let tbem cease ihe display of * their grievaiice4 to Ihe world. by ’ whieh lhey maae themselves rid- j ] iculous and if it pk>as-*s tiiem let ihem coutiuue in tbeir su»ks. 11 The ropublio goes oo aad thej< ooairy goe» lo H«de«. 1 1