Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 395, 23 February 1892 — HARD TIMES. [ARTICLE]

HARD TIMES.

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tLe £flai:« of thif little nation, fctul we wi'.i wi.tch with jealoūB' ioterest to how they wii) acquit themTn v:ov:8 to the election, ihe A.d-ve-r:is*!; vike a l ircl of evil ooleii, J p: tdi Te<J bard tiaies and disaßter j ii *he--*.ibērai Party ahoiiU gain the | a?cendancy. but protuised progress; ar.il presperity if the good people j of a Honolulu wonld on!v he!p thtm deifat &e Lihenile. The Bowler-Castl* faction saci eeded m knocking out the whole Noh'e ticfeet of the Liberalf, and preventing their **btaining a majo-! ritv. The Advertieer now elainie! to lead tbe situation and we tbere* fotv look to them to redeem their propheciee and promisee. But the good f Vmee that were to follow the defeat of the Liberalf do not secaa to malenaliEe, and Ihe hard times are getting barder. Tradefmen eomplain that thero is nothing doing; meehaniee are jnot j wcrking on full time; laborers ere I hanging aro«ind the eeger j for any job t(iat will produce the t means for food; the haekmen wand- J er around with a woe-be«one look, ■ h»rtting for quarters that are oot very\ mmble j uet now, workmgmen are leaving the couotry in cQnsiderable numbert, some aa pfesengers, many a« stowawayB—the uMonowai" took aw&y 27 svowaways laet trip. Verily the times are hard aod dull, and it ie high time the Bowkr-Caetle faotion wera beginniog to exhibit tbeir Btateemanship and eteer the oountry oot ef ite dHßculti«i, fcr they have «e» eomed Ute re»pmMltty. The lfftden of the LiberaiParty, for eome montl» prior so the eleotione haf given eareful thpoght aod etady to the Bituation and ouUook. and had formnlated an inteUfgent policy of aotkm. Th« piatform and ite eOQtinfenc polky wete not de* io any blind paHiian spirit, bot the reeolt of deliberation and earefufr Btudy oftheeoontry'eikeede. Tbe Liberal poMey wm weli koown to thoee bigh in aathority in New Yort and Waahington and had their warm moral eupport and promiee oi financial aid. For it was reooKniBed ae being traly liberal and progreeeive, aod bfingBupported by the people, the native waiiao people espeoially t it merited coneideration, reepeot and eiioeeee. But now oomee the Bewler-CSRB-tle factiooe aud in k epirit of hliod prej»diotf against tbe L4beral lead* en>, Bucoeed, by falee repreoM»ta* tVonB and malieioae fpite, in defeating the Kohle Ucket of the Llberai Part?vand creating a moddled eituatiot<. Wher« are we now ? The Liberale. repreeenting tlie people, and the etrongeet partj in the Houfe. but witbout a miyority to carry out their policy. Tbey had tb« co«rage ot *heir convlctionB and felt competent tb feoe tWe dif* AeolUee whieh eonfroxit Uie naticm. The oppoeitieo calling themeelvee the %J Coiieervat!ve*' perty, jWooited withoot deftnite ob)ect or policy, except eome vag«e ideas aboot eofar, they do oot rt-preeent the people, aod do oot appear to hsve any viewe or oomprebes»eion dl a policy for meeUog the ch*oged condition ©f our atfkire, brooght about by tbe McKinley Bill. Now, «eoUemen, to uee an ex* pieeeive voigorieoi. yoo pl«yed tho part of ,% emart aleeka" in <Meattrs o party that wm wWi »*pipped 4he oehoM d»tiee jl4 govorti«Mt thot are hefbr* m. You trifl«i

with ā <«rioas qu*stivo tk*t 111*: volv€B the fate uul pro«ofnty of a nation. oid you consi<ler whal woulil be the rf?uit cf voar work ? Are ycu j»repared and competent to gviid« the eount?/ ont i'i iu tr*>uble9 ? Presiviuabiy yoj are. or you wouul r.M have under* taken the de«truction <f a partv who Kcre prepare<t. The njition ho)ds you re«poi>Bible. ind !ook« «harply at you to olserve whftt nietbod you w ; ll employ xo extricate o«r people out of the mudd}e you have created. Yoa eannot afibrd to trifle with tbings now; You' ar# at the tar of public opinion. tTpon your aeliou depends the pros-' perity or ruin of the nation. We hold y<m refipon«ble, aod you will W lß>m the people m public t&ass*s3eeting, if afttr <!efeating the peoplea p«rty». you fail to pw&ve yourseUea worthy of the pretoosif»nt you have iuade to sup©Hor intelligerfce, etateeiaanship aad ability. The times are hard and disiressing, and the nation crysout for relief. It is time the Bowler-Castle faction were up «nd doins« and exhibiting a little of the *roeperity that was to follow tbe defeat of the Liberals.