Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 187, 6 May 1891 — A DESIRABLE CHANGE. [ARTICLE]

A DESIRABLE CHANGE.

We feel under obligations tē our | friends of the P. C. AdvertiBer> in [ saying that the resignation of Mr/ Wundenberg was due to Mr. Bush of the Ka Leo. Whichever way tbe resignatioi\ was brought about it is of little consequeneet#us the principle involed is evepytbing, and that is what we have been aiming at, and endeavoring to have the ministry understand. We have honestly advocated popular and rēsponsible governm.ent That is what the Reform Party profes«es, but dees not endeavor to fulfi]l; that party only tries to so againat the opposite party when. they have the power, and when the is being carried out by another party, and who are really the popular party, then there is a hugh and cry made against it. Mr. Wundenberg was a m«»st violent supporter of the Reform Party, a fact well-kribwn to the community, and as such, should have had se«se enough and manhood enough to have stepped out of his position long ago at the time that th« administnition fco whom he was attached had failed to maintain themselves in power after the representatives of the People had declared their want of confidence in them. For an adm ; nistration taking the plaee «f another rinder suchcircumstances. to retain men in ofhce openly and avowedly opposed tO the Party in powt r, in the eountry. is an assumptiorj or downright diBhonest act that would not be tolerated in ;my other ceuntry but this. **" The last t;vo adn)inistrations have been guilty of a wanton disregard ef their pledges to the Party whieh elected thena. They have kept men in office ngainst the rights and wishes of the people. and in opposition to ali principles of majority government by the people. Whenever any aciministration undertakes to deviate from this principle, and shows favoritism in its action in oppositiQn to the will of tho nmjority, and partieu!arly in favor of any one whose policy and principle and acts are entireJy opposed to that of the dominant party, that administration forfeits all elaim for self respect from its party, an l in any cthe# couritry would be treated with Conternpt, as men without pnneiple or honor. We know that oae Minister of the j)resent Cabinet has oeen opposed to the resignation of the Postmaster Generai, because it suited him tt> o|>posed it, fc and because he knew the latter in his youth. This opposition waain violation to th'' \vishes of tlie lnst Legis'ature, v,iiose rep«rt cenfUns tho Postm:isler General in no ineasured toiv\ 'i ii «t 'e[!(»rt lK'fbre the Mini«try, :md no plea of ignoranee ean h<> adv.«rv .-u io,- the and studi'xl • • on » ?:trt i'.';.!Ty'.?!<; oi;; (;} •!!' dj;v in t:;-' in.*.;tcr. A min Ver is su:'po d, ; > t»e u

statesuian a man of priuciplc\ «n«l rf bonor. lie may be a inan «jf great ability, and be po&sessed of gre« t \ weallh; but neither. of tbese shoul<l be allowed to interfere with his i duty tawards the people. According to our political system* taken largely from Bnglish and the American, civil govemment is Biroply a public corporation, of whieh the mimstry aīe the prjneiple officera, who are amenable to the people. just as are the oflicers of other corporations are subject to the Hiembers. They are entrusted with the due administration of the affairs of tbe people in accordance with their wishes, and n«t with the private feelings of its officers, as'ministers seem to think. This action on the part of the Minister of Finance, is duiie no doubt rebictantlv, his. sense of friendship leading him astray frona thepath of duty. However tardy the act the coi»mtitiity should feel satisfied that a step in the right direction has been taken tbat will partially repair the i»jured feehngs of the people, and that the Leo wil! have the satisfaction «f being again congratulated for being instrur»ental in defining party liaes and party actions as accept€d elsewhere as just to all.