Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 198, 21 May 1891 — MR. WILSON FOR HIMSELF. [ARTICLE]

MR. WILSON FOR HIMSELF.

sfiirshal YVUson was very inueh enraged by ar> allnsion to iiis participatlon in the \Vilcox conspiracy in a recent number of Ka Lko. Tho matter referred to was mentioned ni(lire<tly \vitb no thought of any one. We aro Borry that the Marshnl touk thc matter so seriously as \\e have been endeavoring to eupport hiiii in whnl we believe to be an honest effort at good government in his departij)ent. To stir up old feuds is a very unpleasant and unprofitable business, and not overly interesting to the general public for whom we write. But tliere would be no pleasure in editing a paper if one were debarred from referring to the recent history of the country by fear of oflending some of those who were part thereof. Th« affāir in question was fully gone over īn the Legislature of 189Qs frowi the proceedings of whieh we took our facts. The whole matter hafe long been public property. Why did he not settle the affair at the time? Mr.' Wilson by his own Etatement sat as chairman at the meetings of the so-called conspirators, and within a week made a statement to Thurston, then head of the cabinet. The doōument bei ng too lengthy to print in full» we quote that whieh ie applicable īn his favor. Mr. Wilson represents himself as endeavororing to prevent any resort to violence. •» * * My argument was that if tha King wae eupported by the ConBtitution # itwould be our duty to aupport him ; but we Bhould support the government. " I kaew of 110 more mtH*tingg till the last one held a week ago. Saturday nfght * * I found present Kalua, Poepoe, Teeta. Nowlein, T. Spence|» * When I went Mowlem wa»chairman; they calied me U> the Otuur. 4< A p«per on the table, a copy of whieh I hand you. 1 read il over aikd eaid I conldnot6e« any upe in gignmg it; it loei andmake troubie. * * I s&id thev uhould work wiih the Legielature aaa the eleeīione. I told them if they wanted a new conetitution to draw one up for euhmiaaion totheLejnslaiure. I finally signed the document above re* !erred to and to satisfy them, and then destroyed it after the meeting, before doing whieh I made a copy in peneil on the other sideof the origmal copy, whieh I now give you. I appointed l oepoe. Kalua, and I think W'ilcox, !• dra.it a new conatitution. • • • 4< l said to Nowlein that the best way was to get the King to resgn m favor of Mea. Lominie. * * The aame evening I- wās ckt .Mrs. Dpminie' before going t0 Nottfein'*. She «aid that a thijrd paEty ta her about taking the throne. I Baid: Suppoee I make tbe prop©«tion to the Kmg, it is better to comeirom kaoakae than haolee. • - • 'Monday, W tlcox sent for me to me«t him at Mirē. Dommis' at 2 o'eloek. was living there. He showed me the form of an abdication for the King to Bign. I read it, aad satd ī could not Bee mj way thcough it. * • * Mrs. DominiB said Wilcoz waa head strong and she could not m&nage him; ehe said sbe did not want it to he done that way. I sald I would bluff Wilcox off and aee the King. >Vilcox-Baid that he heard that the haoles were §oing to force tke King off any way. Wilcox wanted to $orce the King off with a gang of regalar soldierB. * • * "Then Wilcox and Nowlein, and I went to the Palace and saw ihe King in the tower-room. Wo three only were preeent with tbe King. We were with him from an hour and half to two houre. We made apropoeition to him to abicate. lie gave us xio dei-id«d āxtswer, but agreed to do so in a few daye. " Then we left the plaee and nothing else wafi doue to mv kn -wledgc." (Jan. 24,1888.) * To the judgment of tlie reader we leave the subject, as to the purpose for wliieh this etateuient was made. D. L. Huntsman, 15 Kaahumanu St. The editor and publisher of the Leo doeB not disclaim his responsibility on ac<»unt of Mr. Huntsman'B signature That the concert by the boys of Kamehameha School was a Tery iucce«gful and excellent intertainment.