Ka Nupepa Elele, Volume XI, Number 22, 14 December 1889 — SOLID MISSIONARIES! [ARTICLE]

SOLID MISSIONARIES!

: ; A 6l..Haming io' Bgeieß -an<Hhē opp&sitioīi.geueraliy! Lisfen: dfop your haiamers j aad hai'ken ,to our worcls ol poliLioal wiaeioml l lion navt3 been almost daily iiifomi.e'l tlirougli :> S'mtv6 uevsr knowa to l)luuiltir 1 except wīien .i; iijjbi!ikfc wab.iuade! lbat.the oppoßĪtiou 3s abouti «i open!y bre,ik up imkl dißbaud, bemg already ] 6ipa3'fttod mto factioiis nud mdulging in jK?i-sOiial I Mickcnnga! Althougli eome of yo« may not| iiave the faitlv in t}iese Btatouieuts that ! v, e have, i ' jet.wo ask you all to keep your weatlier eye opeu aad jii ihe meantime listou to oui' wiko woids of poliaeal waruing about to bo dropped from tlie uaual relip.ble <souroes of tlio The niission-1 t- cy reforxn p.'Li'ty has lately sileutly but swiftly orguaized undor tho lcadei-ship of the mmis*er of i t īe mtenoij who by eonie uukuwu politieal iieo-1 j vom:iacy ha» infused the spint aud eiilliumaaui i .jf It*S7 into ti:e (iisiutegratiug uuaBiouary reforui i ; r:irc.iss! Sai.l mimster is iiow leadilig forward iu j a Rolid front tlie aolwl missionanes. In t»-e raitks j iaay be seen i.nany such inōougvuitiea Ets tho una- | Hioi!'iry. pi'ōaehei' and the mi«Hiouary «uloou l:ooi>ori the uiissiouary temperance reformor anil r!ie missioniiiy jourualist, advertisos the i <ma auuiiou snlet ainl ''Elophq3n gm" generuUy! i | ; ii.it tho misBiouary party in solid, evou if it is a ! .■olu.ieal misfit. Tho planter giggles gleefully to i <un:self and iuforms his friends the onupe of Ihr h'Mi'-h is tlia/ he oau 'trust 'emraucl can't trust ■ Ihai opposition riffraff!' i Gent!emen of tlie opposirion, you wouder? So 'o v/e; but tlio fact is a. reality aud caun<>t lie deiueo: wheie thoaght tactious divtded ihe mißsioD,vry refor!)i part.y \ve fiud amendmeiūs have Deeu made. All tho factioual disputes liave been ol»o t >osl> uuruhy, auti-nussionaiy spints 111 lao paity i/ould never ba found me»kly aud -■ympat.hetict.uy follpwing the banuer of "liberal :'efoTm, • as ropresented by the same fcllows who iu]>ed the indepeudont factiou iu 18S7-8. 'Tīs ■itia.ige that »:icli thiags be, but snch things ard Thf augry tnes whieh wert- heaiā lattly wheu -ho mi3sionary part of the cabiuet atteiupted a ■rai<l on the poliee departmeut have died away; .md -the threats of force whieh =erved fis nn mlor.iement to certain dopartment warriints Tiave ■jeci>me as sweet coomgs iu the shade of polilieal iiciu.id<juce r.'. 3 toieJ, 'Ihe det«rmmatiou to mako ; miaeroQs apeedy oiUeiul removala īn a certatu .liSii(fet;tod crowd m departmontn han b««n wisely ;0,->i,poiie(l unUl uj\c/- ehelion, by the grmt (inhu■jal h.o!td, who.uevov blun<'.ers escept by accideut'But this i.s ouly « p:ut doue to conciliate the udflpeiideiit. anti-missiouary factiou iu the "l'iberal reform party"! Tbe nnssiouaries (all except oue or two mmiwlenal leaderB,i have "withdrawu tli.-'tfis2!ves f.(ar off" to givo "the boys," who ean ah -otHtiaight anabe (irmfrieuds, the hindlingyf ; -he poiuieal vires for alittle while-o?i/y a ī,Uk> v:hile —the cancus," uukuown to tho boys, oas already det.irmmed this, as m. oiie iustance a aie ab.ir the.eo£ has porh'ips too conlideutly nta en. The boys uufortuujtoly for themselves havo bitteu at the bait aud havo coiibequeutly couseuted to march m sohd rauk wiih tho mis«onaries, wearing the motto "Dupes of 1887.'' "Tue boyB'' propose in other wordy to nominatt; % ti<Jket for tho miss>onaries and planters to beat afttr dection\ But this is not the poiut; the gov-1 arraieut pariy in solidly united!! and glthough a i iu maay reBpacts it may be said to q\iite fuHy repref .;iit th« intere3ta and purposes of the miBsioni».ry reform party and the planters. The platform ? O, never caiud the plytform: that will bē, uulike the oppoeitiou platform, as yague anu nnn-conimittal, but promisory as circumstanoes v. r ill permit. The usual political policy of the mksionary reform party will be fcl!owed: viz., Let us make all the promises the puhlie demauds of us, but let us be also careful our polilieal prorajstss maturO and become payable in all c.*ses nint'ty day& afler <ieathl