Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 347, 17 December 1891 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

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

 

John E. Bush

I @ua Hooponopono a me Pauku.

THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1891.

PARTIALITY.

            We have before us letters in reference to a certain application for the purchase of a strip of government land. The land had been bought from the late Hon. Chas. Kapaina, by the late A. B. Bolster, who remained in possession of the same up to his death, about thirty years. Through the labor of the Surveyor's Department, the land was discovered to be an unawarded piece of property, and a@@@ claimed by the government, i@ @@@ sequence of which application was made for the purchase of the strip of land by a son of the occupant.

            The application was originally made A. Bolster, jr. to the Minister of Int@@@, who felt equitably disposed to give the sale to the estate instead of to the applicant, which was agreed to by him and the parties interested. A sum was fixed, the money paid, and a receipt given for the same, the bargain being bona fide, and only needed the papers from the government to perfect the title of the applicants.

            Previous to the application made by Mr. Bolster for the land, it appears he had inquired of a certain publican, for means wherewith to make good his purchase in case the Minister should grant his request. This gentleman, who is not only a capitalist, but is also a publican and a consciousless sinner, hearing all about the affair, without appearing interested beyond encouraging the applicant, also made application for the land. His application, however, came in after the land had been sold by the Minister of Interior to the Estate of the deceased A. D. Bolster, in the manner stated in the forgoing portion of the article. The sinner, nothing daunted, set his spirit to work, and by that means drove a wedge into the bargain and split it with the sledge hammer influence and ponderous legal acumen of the administration law guide, by saying, to the Minister: this thing must be maho@@ aole mamua , because the sinner will stop all convivial and spirituous means and be ill disposed toward us and raise the very spirits against us as did the witch of Endor, and thus boycott the Cabinet with spirits little and great which the publican has bottled up in store to use at command ad lib .

            The result has been, a check to the sale as at first agreed upon Mahope as usual backing out, and by some means obtaining the receipt from the agent who has charge of the Estate of the deceased A. D. Bolster.

            The plea may be advanced, that the Minister was hasty, and the sale would be illegal. Perhaps so. But how about the land and harbor privilege granted for the consideration of one dollar at private sale, to a private firm or hydra-headed corporation of this city? It is because it is poor Abe, the painter, and not a syndicate of land grabbers, usur-@rs, and merciless human parasites, that is in question? Or what? Has justice and right-doing ceased to exist in Hawaii? Are the Mechanics, of whom Abe is an honorable member, to be drawn in to join hands against all that is just and true and honorable, and against an act of simple justice to a poor man and his family? We hope not, for justice and humanity's sake.

            This is a fair specimen of what will be in store for every honest, hard working man. His poverty is a crime in the sight of the rich, and in that our administration, the choice of a ruler, who seeks only her welfare, at the cost of justice and the liberties of the People of Hawaii nei.

            If this piece of partiality is to be tolerated, and the white element of the community, are willing to join hands and stultify the fair fame of their ancestors, by supporting such outrageous conduct against themselves as a class and their kindred in misfortune, then we can well forego the alliance of our more advanced brethren, and trust to a power beyond the rich of bribery and selfishness to rectify the injustice practiced toward the poor man.

For Sale.

            Last Saturday's issue of the Elele comes out in doleful and piteous tones, and assumes to auctioneer the Mechanics and Workingmen of the country  The knavery of the patrons of that poor and friendless remnant of a overturned administration, the Elele, are trying their best to prevent their utter extinction by betraying the people. It openly offers, through the Elele to sell the National Party, Hawaiian and Foreigner, which they fondly imagine they represent and control. They hold out us an inducement to the only buyer in the field of politics, the Reform Party, the necessity of rallying and combining with them, as a class, to oppose the Bush-Wilcox faction, meaning the masses, and the Hawaiians in particular.

            After having been borne into power, more by the efforts of the Wilcox-Bush faction, than by any other, the patrons of the nondescript Elele are now endeavoring to again manipulate the nominations for the incoming election contest for nobles and representatives. Knowing that they are to all purposes as dead as candidates by fair means, they are now making the effort through their hirelings to secure a nomination by affiliating and forming a combination with the leaders of the party against whom they were once openly and are still secretly deadly opposed to politically and socially. But so great is the desire of these patrons of the Elele to obtain seats in the next Legislature, that they are even willing to start class feeling, which they profess to deprecate and try to father on to Bush and Wilcox, as evidenced by their invitation to their former political opponents to band themselves together in opposition as a class.

            The disappointment of these patrons of the Elele, who are principally old fossils and moss grown antediluvians, have made them very bitter against the Bush-Wilcox faction, because they latter will be no more the willing followers of these old tricksters and pledge breakers who once were allowed to take the lead out of respect to age and a mistaken belief and sincerity in their integrity. These treacherous and underhanded professing friends of the masses, and more especially of the native Hawaiians to whom some of them are allied by marriage, are now, in the very bitterness of dispair and disappointment, willing to sell honor and self respect, to defeat and avenge themselves on those whom their own crookedness has lead to look upon them as traitors.

            The Bush-Wilcox faction never made anything by their connection with these would be leaders, and back-scuttle politicians. They have never had the courage and open-handedness of an honest man, and placed themselves on record as do public characters in other countries. Their mediocre compels them to hire men, to battle for them, and to villify those who are honestly struggling for their rights. They are like the cowardly assassin, who lacks physical and moral courage, and has to hire a poor, unfortunate trash, who is otherwise unable to help himself, and under his name and disguise, to play the role of the Mafia. To these and their dirty and willing tools, we bid adieu temporarily and leave them to the workings of their own evil consciences.

How Funny.

            Nearly two years ago, we were led to believe, that of all men, Mr. Bowler, was the worst treated by the Reform Party, and in fact, by every body in this country. But since that time, we have learned how easily honest and well meaning men are duped by such frothy and vaporous martyrs. To hear Johnny periorating on the sufferings of his countrymen and the monstrosity of the treatment to which they are subjected, would draw the sympathies of his hearer. We have often found ourselves choking, and only relieved when the soul in its sympathy has been drawn in limpid response to the thrilling tale of Ireland suffering as depicted in that one of its truest son -- the noble E@mert, by the actor, Bowler. Were it not for his size, Bowler, would be a peer, in every respect to Booth. As a plasterer he missed his vocation, he was born an actor. We believe him capable of attaining the acme of the immitative art and that of playing buffoonery, but never more to deceive the Hawaiian.

ON DIT.

            That all honest mechanics will stand faithfully by their old party colors.

            That poor man Friday looked all shrivelled up, when C. W. A. was embellishing the purlice hossifers.

            That the Chinese line repairers of the tram cars company, will have the company's name changed to the Hankow or Honkong T.C.C.

            That D. L. Huntsman will not feel obliged to go by the way of Canada, as some of the early birds who landed on Hawaii's beach, with empty grip sacks looking for clams to give the empty home a surprise party.

            That the Elele is not even "borrowed" for mental uses, but is largely in demand for physical purposes.

            That some of the Albatross' men took deep soundings of the dope-trade on the Islands.

            That the Bulletin liar is after Bush at his lair. It is the old story of the bra@ing ass and the sleeping lord of the Bush.

            That there are several matters to be heard from the Bulletin . That the editor seems to take off more than he can chew.

            That the corner lot applied for by the administration of the Bolster estate, is, that on the corner of Merchant and Richard Streets.

            That C. W. Ashford's learned disquisition on the burning political questions of the day, discounts Horner's longwinded advocacy of his banking bill.

            That C. W. Ashford has a very great respect for the judiciary, because he has to have a very great respect for the judiciary.  

            That the Honolulu Police Station Code of law is as capable of expansion as the Hitchcock private code.

            That a certain hack driver was arrested for alleged drunkenness, and after being incarcerated was tried and as adduced before the Court, on the testimony of a police Captain, adjudged guilty on very slim evidence. After spending twenty days on the reef, in lieu of his fine, he is now trying to find out what kind of a drunk he was on. The best way is not to touch the cup that gives temporary exhileration for twenty days of humiliation.

            That Bishop Willis has started an agitation for reform in the treatment of Leprosy, which supports the leaders of the Hawaiian people. The idea of a Board of foreigners, and an examing Board, of the same, to carve, cut, slash ad condemn the race to a life of decay, without the chance of ameliorating their condition is fearful and an outrage, and would not be tolerated by any other nationality, except the heretofore submissive Hawaiian.

PROTECTION TO HOME INDUSTRIES

            7. We are in favor of encouraging all home agriculture and industries, and all native products, like rice, coffee, wool, tobacco, etc. should be protected and fostered by proper tariff regulation; 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.

PUBLIC SERVANTS.

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

            8. We desire a more liberal policy towards the different Islands for the Kingdom, outside of Oahu; they should 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 should 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 measure 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 competition with free Hawaiian or white labor. We shall also, in the interest of the better protection of

SMALL FARMING AND HOME STEADS.

            10. The wealthy 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 liberal Homestead act, by whch the ownership of small tracts of land and the settlement thereon of fa@ilies of our present populations.--and especially of the native Hawaiians who have been left almost homeless in their 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 should 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 RIHGT

            11. We hold that upright and honest manhood, and not the possession of wealth, arbitrarily fixed, should consti- the right to vote for nobles as 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 just 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 improvements 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.

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