Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 345, 15 December 1891 — What was Said. [ARTICLE]

What was Said.

.Sv a of ihe Me;i,tnies Union for the purpose of ■ r -ou>=-ing the subjeet election of . ; vernment: officer«, Ihe majority ; ijpeared to bo in favor of ihe idea. Amung those who spoke were Mr. T. T-ucaS and <'unt. Ross. The opened his remarfcs by sayU tliat to hīs imnd. thc suf>ject of • t"-f»sion w:is rery iinportint and ;.oul<L Meol witii favor aatoag •ii ' \rorking;men. as well as those! who were not workingiwen, an«l in • ia, St shouU\ l>ē favured by every ; who \vas nol wiliing and ready | t<) lvflrter feiP~'ihanliū''il and inde* i pe ;i deace for On J uly j Jurmgllie i?essi<>n'* c of the* Legisluture. I was p*resent at * iuecting of the l.'nion and tho ilui Kalainina. That wwi\n£ \vas ti<l . pecia!iv to heai' th * ri:port of a eemjQiti»_ 4 * <M: .{>"■ nf X V ; l'M * Jips a-M '.L.-:' t ■ i;J . ' r -i. -i. : V\". i\:ii l::, L~d h.\ . ♦ i»v ! 1111 * t-V0 :u:.s ■ , j 11.f e-.iiin . . !).i ." '!' !h, y iiii €' I - .. -V- , •■'*. •:- 11 wh>» \v-. :\ • • • \ . J [liO. i 1 Ilil I" • I\;; •• I • orallv'the reply i rthi>cal»hu ( whieh wap a long antl nuMningiess i\£ īii j!o, not only an«l iiiB iit to this lMtiy, out <lisgraoeftil to any offioial* \.udrr any g#yftrnment The ca>,

biuet. however, gaVe tbejr '-«p *<t that loßfto«ibtiP offic*ale %ou S" lx» renaoved by the fsth ofthe folk> v•'„■ in;r mo:ih (A-itq /s >ls) Th:.t p;o--w nml r« māi iff n'"to Un-P J::y- ; '• ' Vl,•>{ 1 .*)? o A;• irast nmvf <3. it \tr .»r»rf t -d tlu" hn4 a >1 , . npnu v»hi-;h ifi- a l>roken pledge, anel (hen t;.e AttGniey Ocijerfll w;w t>verhear£ to say "oh, let this thii»g go, we are riot bound to |:eep oir proniise, thejr are only a lot of Mechanics and workingßften." At»oug the obn©xious ofliciai& that tl m Ilnion sought to have removed were raoBt conepicudu#3y th® P. M, Geiieral and ,the Marshal of that day> Some of the reasons for which tbiiy heeame obnoxioi2B wss the actiT@ Ind pfOminenr part th©y toōfe 5T | the e!ections gyrating abo it | from tk ward" to Ci ward" and aeiii tg !as political harlequins general y throughoht tbe eleeiiona. A* \d | tbis in utter and oi>en delanbe of the laws whien they hau sōlemjiiy ;gworrito obey and respect. T other objeetkma to those people and 9thers at that ti me wer« the atr°et re.mr>rs and that they w<>re • aetively engfig<Hl in opium sraugf 1- ' ing. To be th/ re was not tle \ fooi J<'or : • i i.«) (\<>f f. -r 1 he«e rn?noi ?, 1 br.t ■ wo.- : ' "/ '■>- ; iK' ( ' <7! •' ■ ,i\ l" 1 '}\ t ' 'Min ii c<f t!y ī>» r plf*. v!:Vh v.'j - ! -i;: i';»V(•')!">[»' M:>rc: n? t.viuer:,..', ' V?' ; ite > ■ »>>j.=ieioMs wW: 0(/rrc- f A:ui i'". ) l vif*i !M .riv I . . I:' : Ot'lfVS who, i:'J :.a'' i Ot tiiC; ! ple were abusing Jheir office ai|d | theu' trr»st in evading the law add betraying the government. | ; J5» f l n ** ce these facts, I ask j you, gentienien, is it not high time | th»t the pPople sho-'ild have a voice jin the selection of v>ublic oflicei}B. | faots and other abuse3 thnt. jiiawT)ecTiTTe(i sfoice have become j strong fact:ors in my i«in(l for the rie- ! cosßityof eh -tiug governrnent ofj iiceiv. .-H.a vi-n.fi: iived on the othbr j isian(!> :iKo. 1 heen.ne impres.?id • \vith tiie ;'•!>'! {l;av there \vas a cejrilain dopart.riiont.of.tlie governmeijit ; that \vitF :i renroaeh and inciteddis- { respect iu Ihe eyes of the foreign<?r

towar<!s the coiirts-' of law. ,T»n was and still is with regard to tbe ttalibre of ihe men who filled tlie position of District .TustioeB. Thdy were not aps>oi»ted for their sup4rior education or knowledge of law» there intelligence or merit, *but throngh fav r or and ihiluenee, canfcing expense and open disrespeot fco thtr co«rts over whieh thev predr ed. They were said to be proteg#s of the .(Ihief Justioe..