Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 293, 2 October 1891 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

"E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono."

 

KA LEO

 

John F. Bush.

 

Luna Hooponopono a me Puuku.

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1891

 

“BE JUST AND FEAR NOT.”

 

            “No cause, however just, should be supported or defended by unjust means.  The truth can always afford to be fair.  No amount of reasoning can make it right to take a wrong course; and doing evil that good may come will always yield evil results.”

            The above paragraph contains in a nuitshell the principles that govern our politics.  And in order that there will be no misapprehension, on the part of any one as to the stand Ka Leo may be called to take, we take pleasure in quoting the above as principles that we shall endeavor to follow in every question pertaining to matters public and in our own affair.

            We mention this fact, because we have heard many of our party, advocating all kinds of excuses in advance in case of future contingencies.  For instance, it is said, opium should be licensed, &c. Opim is a curse, a poisonous drub, a sould destroyer.  No amount of argument can make it right that its sale shall be legalized by law under a license.  Nor can such a proposition be supported on any line of argument except on a fiction.

 

The Future Time of Trouble.

 

            All the signs in Europe presage a fearful war, for which vast preparations have been in progress ever since the close of the Franco-Prussian struggle.  The fiery and impetuous French, longing for vengeance; ambitious and crafty Russian even scheming; the Germans and Austrians, calm and determined; all armed to the teeth with arms and engines and all the material of modern warfare perfect for the destruction of vast armies of men, each facing the other in an attitude of waiting for the first onslaught to commence a scene of death and carnage, that will involve in its vortex the whole of Europe, and such as the inspired Book teaches us is the beginning of that time of trouble that will usher in the close of all earthy Kingdoms.

            War is inevitable.  The nations have been absorbing the able bodied men and have armed, trained disciplined them for a long period in the arts of warfare and these millions are unfir for any other purpose -  their occupation is war.  The disbanding of such a large body of men would be suicidal, and the only course open to the mations who have created them – is war – they must fight.  Peace is out of the question.

            Never before has modern Europe been divided into two distinct opposing elements as at the present time.  Russia and France on one hand, Germany, Austria, and Italy, and of a necessity England, on the other hand.  The other powers will also fall in and take part in this struggle.  Russia’s ambition is pushing her on to the fulfillment of what she deems to be her destiny, and with impetuous France, longing for satisfaction, she has opened the ball by compelling the “sick man” of Europe to comply with her demands for right of way through the Dardanelles, which has been granted.  Afew more movements in diplomacy will bring the Nations fact to face with one another, without mask, when nothing will remain but blows, and blows will as surely come, as light and darkness follow one another.

How soon God only knows.

            Napoleon made the now famoud prediction, which in these days of impending trouble, seems prophetic, that Europe would either be Frank or Cossack.  This prediction was not made a random but based upon a close study of the nature and character of the races.  France was the mightest power on land of Europe bordering on the Atlantic.  Russia on the East, developing into a Colossus.  Austria, had seen her days, and was declining.  The German States were not in accord.  The duchy of Prussia was just rising and giving promise of what she has since developed into the mightiest Empire of Europe in arms.

            Everything indicates war inevitable, and that soon the tocsin will be sounded that will bring a clash of arms, the effects of which will reach to every “kindred, tongue and nation.”  The deceptions of diplomace will give way to the stern realities of war.  Once the carnival commences, the whole continent of Europe will be involved in one grand struggle for the mastery and for self preservation.  The flames of war commencing in Europe will reach Asia, and Africa, awhile America and th eisles of the seas will not escape the general agitation.

            There are many sagacious men who believe that war in Europe will take place in the year 1892.  This is possible.  Professor Totten sets down the time of trouble ot begin at this date, and to continue for seven years, and then will be set up the fifth and last universal kingdom of this earth, the kingdom that will destroy all earthly powers leaving them neigher root nor branch.

            (To be Continued).

 

Characteristic Compliment.

 

            While we were engaged in a study of the map of Europe and the possibility of future trouble in that center of civilization, and working up our mind to a comprehension of what we should say on the “Future Time of Trouble,” and give Ka Leo’s readers the benefit of our conclusions, we were terribly upset and brought back to the realities of life and the peculiar characteristics of some fo God’s perverted creatures living here in this highly favored land.  The following is a translation fo the letter.

Hon. J.D. Bush, Honolulu.

            Sir: - With great regret, I am now to tell you, I am ordered to have you pay all at once this note, and if not so, it will go before the Court.    

                        John L. Kaulukou.

Honolulu, Sept. 30, 1891.

            The note was for $60 given by us to Mr. F. Wundenberg, and was presented for payment about a month or two ago, - a little aftar “Bill” McKinley’s law began to take effect a time when we, as well probably as many others, were not in a position to meet an unexpected demand.  However, payment in small amount was agreed to by the Collector, and paid whenever called for.  Suddenly full demand is made to pay.

            Unfortunately for us the only claim that we have against Mr. Wundengerg is for what he could not find words in Webster’s Dictionary sufficiently comprehensice to express his feelings of gratitude (?) to us, for using our influence, at the request of Mr. W. through a mutual friend, to save his political neck, when eht Legislature was in Session, which we did, - and helped to keep him in office for say six months at least, at a salary of $4,000 per annum. equal to $2,000.  When we give a promissory note to any we expect to pay it, and am willing to do so in this case.  We simply make this little statement to enlighten some of our poor Hawaiian friends, to keep out of the friendship of such men, as will give you a simple “thank you” for a friendly service of may dollars and cents in his favor, while he takes the extreme caution to take something tangible for what he does for others, no matter how picayune the favor.  This is about the way the natives were made poor, and reminds us, of the saying, that fits the case.  “What’s your’s is mine, and what’s mine is my own,” a saying which most natives, among them ourselves, are only beginnign to comprehend.

 

ON DIT

 

            That a sharp look out is being kept for the arrival of that famous opium “yacht” whose owner is here; that it is said the owner is in league with a Greek, named Colocotronis; and that th etwo gentlemen have been endeavoring to form an opium trust, and have managed to secure the cooperation of the old and new firms of opium demons.

 

            That “King” is high with Charlie, notwithstanding a sober straight beats the former and a we flush lays him out.

 

            That the Queen’s former hostler is acting vice-chamberlain and apes the style fo the late Governor.  Who can tell bur he may be governor yet.

 

            That if the “gorilla policy” of Ka Leo is followed by the Elele It will in all probabilty, receive public support and approval; but if it shoudl flooow the beaver fo kangaroo gait of the Bulletin, the Elele may just as well be closed, for there is not enough government patronage to support two hopilimeaai’s from the ministeial mammal.

 

            That Ka Leo subcribers have been robbed of their newspapers, not by Barefooted Bill, but, we presume, by ragged a – William who is too mean to buy a copy and read it like a man.  This left-handed cheap John appreciation of our paper, smacks of an attempt to put us into bankruptcy with “reform” kindness.

 

            That a certain government official has a very soft thing.  That his two business establishment sderive more benefit from his position than the public ever will.  That the $3,000 per annum paid him is money as thrown away.

 

Platform fo Principle

of the

HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

 

PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION

 

1. We deem that all Government should be founded on the principles of Livery, Equality and Fraternity; we hold that all men are born free and equal before the law and are endowed with inalienable rights to life, to liberty, to property, to the pursuit of happiness and to self-protection against arbitraty concentration of power, irresponsible wealth, and unfair competition.  We believe that just government exists only by the consent of the People, and that, when it becomes necessary for the public welfare, they may abolish existing forms and establish more advantageous and equitable system; and, as the present Constitution fo the Hawaiian Kingdom never has had the approval of the People, but was established by intimidation and fraud for the benefit of a certain class, therefore we favor the adoption of a new and more liberal Constitution, to truly secure a Government of the People, by the People and for the People.

 

INDEPENDENCE OF THE COUNTRY

 

2. Out of consideration for the inherent rights and present opinions of the native population, we desire to retain the independence of the County and defend it’s autonomy, under a liberal and popular form of government; but our Treaties with Foreigh Powers, and especially with the United States of America, should be revised so as to better meet present necessities and to obtain more equitable advantages in exchange of those granted by us.

 

JUDICIARY REFORMS

 

3. Our Judiciary system and Cod eof Procedure must be submitted to a thorough revision, so as to secure a cheap and prompt administration of justice free of all sectatian or partisan spirit, and to render the Judges more directly responsible to the People; and we are in favor of a more liberal interpretation of Constitutional guarantees of the freedom of speech and of the press.

 

TAXATION

 

4. A more just and perfect system of Taxation must be inaugurated, to abolish the present inequalities, by which the the property of the poor is excessively taxed, ahwile much of the rich man’s goods are under-valued for assessment or entirely escape taxation we shall therefore demand the passage of laws that will more effectually subject the property of corporations and rich citizens to their just proportion of public burdens, while granting more liberal exemptions to the poor; and as a means of discouraging the locking up of large tracts of uncultivated lands, a differetial tax should be levied in addition to the usual assessment on valuation which should be in porportion to the fertility of the soil.  We shall also favor the establishment of a graduated income-tax, and this expect to obtain ample funds for conducting the government and attending to all necessary public improvement swithout any further calls on the masses.

 

MONOPOLIES

 

5. We shall use our efforts to obtain laws by which all favoritism in the government and all monopolies, trusts and privileges to special classes shall be rendered impossible, by full, definite and mandatory statutes.

 

PUBLIC SERVANTS

 

6. Better laws shoudl regulate the Civil Service.  The principle of the election of officers of the government by the people should be established, and no man should be allowed to hold more than one office of profit, whilst salaries should be adequate compensation for the services rendered.  All excessive salaries should be reduced and all sinecures or superfluous offices abolished.

 

PROTECTION TO HOME INDUSTRIES

 

7. We are in favor of encouraging all home agirculture and industries, and all our native products like rice, coffee, wool, tobacco, etc. should be protected and fostered by porper tariff rejulations; and also it must be the duty of the Government, in its contracts and other operations, to give preference to national products over imported ones.

 

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

 

8. We desire a more liveral policy towards the different Islands of the Kingdom, outside of Oahu; they shoudl receive a fairer proportion of the public moneys for the development of their resources and the satisfaction of their wants.  In fact, the principle of local Self-government shoudl be extended, whereby giving localities may choose the most important of their local executive officers, and levy taxes for the purpose local improvements of a public nature.

 

PROTECTION TO THE LABOURING CLASSES

 

9. We shall endorse all measures tending to improve the condition of the working classes, and consequently, without injuring any vested rights, we will advocate laws to prevent all further importation or employment of contract labor of any kind, upon conditions which will bring it into a ruinous and degrading aompetition with free Hawaiian or white labor.  We shall also, in the interst of the better protection of the poor, ask for more liberal exemptions of their porperty from forced sale on execution, and from seizure in bankruptcy proceedings.

 

SMALL FARMING AND HOMESTEADS.

 

10. The wealty fraction of our population have hitherto prevented the development of an independent class of citizens; the public lands have been acquired and have been tied up in a few hands or parcelled to suit favorites, and small farmers and planters have been driven out by corporations or combinations of capitalists; but as small farming is conducive to the stability of the State, it should be encouraged by a new and more liveral Homestead act, by which the ownership of small tracts of land and the settlement thereon of families of our present population, - and especially of the native Hawaiians who have been left almost homeless in there country – should be rendered possible.  To that end, the Government and Crown lands, (in so far as can be done without invading vested rights) should be devoted as soon as possible to homesteads and conferred upon bona-fide settlers free of taxes for a limited period.

It shoudl be the further aim of government to, at once, so far improve the means of transportation , - local, national and international, - as to provide, in all the districts, cheap means of conveying the product of the soil to market.

 

ELECTORAL RIGHT.

11. We hold that upright and honest manhood, and not the possession of wealth, arbitrarily fixed, shoudl constitute the right to vote for noble sas well as representatives, and no more power should be accorded to the ballot of the rich man than to the ballot of the poor man.  The discrimination in favor of wealth now made in our Constitution is contrary to all the eternal principles of right and justice, and must be abolished.  To this end, we will favor a leveling of the present distinction of wealth and classes which blemish our laws with respect of the right to vote for nobles, thereby restoring to the native Hawaiians privileges which pertain to them in their own country, and of which they have been unjustly deprived.

 

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

 

12. We favor the expenditure of sufficient sums to secure a number of needed public improvemets on Oahu and other Islands: school, railroads and harbors and wharves, public light, and also a thorough system of reservoirs and water-works, not only for Honolulu, but through-out the other Islands.

 

            Ua makemake ia na lala a pau o ke Komite Ku-waena, o ka Hui Ka laiaina, e akoakoa ae ma ko lakou hale halawai ma Alanui Pekela, ma ka hora 6pm, Poaono, Oct. 5, no ka noonoo ana i kekahi kumuhana ano nui.