Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 297, 8 October 1891 — Respect of Persons. [ARTICLE]

Respect of Persons.

While gambling is condemped in tbe poor people, the rich and inflpential citizen ean, night after inght» spend tbeir time and the rne,ms that shoold belong to their families in the sarae way undisturn. This partiality and discriraination ie a source of discontent to tbe people. lt is often that when i' : pcrtmination is exercised, that the Hawaiian is led to retaliate īn t"avor ofhis countrymen; andthe ;:reat wonder is that this feeling : :nong tbe Hawaiian is not more ijften displayed. The charge, oecasionally made against the ab<>r;ginee in thi& respect, by the not just. It *how£ partiality in them to ?ay so. as are not . . tre clatiish than the foreigners th.~n>seives, perhaps not so mueh. One of the greatest weaknesees of ihe world to-dav. is in its too fbnd a display of honoring the rich s?implr because he is rich. If a wealtl)y man professes re]igion, he is praised, flattered, coaxed aiul fondled, while iiumbers of more worthv men are ncglccted. The a rich imm arc pnblish<Ki,: M»d his ge»eropity praiscd, when! he has not given a cent th.it ha? cost hiin an elTort or self-denial. Iteog(iitioīi shou!d be given to all who are deserving without respcct or partiality, but led the inead of praise bc according to the mf rit of the deed. Let praise and censure be dis}vn?eil impartial]y upon rich and jHK?r as they deaorvu it. Let every in&n be trcated ahke when & irespAper of law. If Sam or Panl u* (*hariie, or $ome other eulpnhle

individual gambles have him arrested, just as tlie poor wnforturiate felloWs that are being i>ulled up for playing the lottery of Chefa. 1