Ka Nupepa Elele, Volume XI, Number 50, 26 July 1890 — ON GUARD. [ARTICLE]

ON GUARD.

The mountain labo*e4 anel brouglit forth a mouse. An-hojiejjt ai»ji open 4isGassibn in the couricils" 't?f the Kational Beform Partv recently, afforded an opportunity to the enemies of a seetiou of that Party to attaek it and to elaim th«t there was a tery «erious discension in therankp. There ts no such open ruptu> e as our oppone«ts dessire. Tliere are di<lerences of pemonal tboughts and ideaa us to the present and future policy of the Party that is4l>inking «olely of tjbe welf;ire of the Hawaiian Nation, Uncontrolled by capifcalistic influence,s, it ean und does freeiy ventilate and dgl>to upon questions of tlie publi£"gootl brought before it. It ia a Pijt'ty not generated to-3ay, the child bas recentlv he.en b<»u of good, sound principles as its . parents. Tbose principtes will eiulure as will the Party, aīirt the main strength of the Party lies in ihe faet that after' au almost unjsarulleled victory at the , polls, it arjccigat-es tb itself nothing but the right to discuss and debate freely «s to the f:itnre of the eonutry. It is a healthj: sjgn, and one that augurs well for the Kingdom vhen a j?reat. political Purty, instead of u«ing its powei- tyranicālly ānd demanding sporls, quietly,'£onscious of its. aims and power, suggfsta (,tul accepts a Conservative Ministry, and vorks in hartaony with the King and Peop!e. The true intere«ts of the countrv demandiug consemtis»m, ratiier than Ultra Kadicalism, a very serious aud somewhat uupleas iht duty was imposed upon ibe Nutieual Reform Partv. It had to temeinber that " profesj?bus of pa,triotigui . Uayo become stale and ridiculous." Personal ambitions aud fiuancial qr eommercial aspirations had to be curbed _Aiwkcontrolled. \Vealth and ti>rains souglit to strangle tbe thoug|,}t N yispirod by the events of 1887. Tbat thpught expanded some\vhat in 18!X). aiul in ri\Miuing towards nialmih f<.>r 1892. Tbe National ]Reforn) Party dues not uuder-estYmate"(he po\ver of its open *ud plam-spoken opponents, or of the wore dangerous secret foes. Whileit niay not be in possessiou of sueh offective means and ineasures as have tl»e Oppi>Rition. it promises thr.tstreet rumors uotwitbstanding, fm«di)m of debate will be [xirmitk 5 d in its eouucils; hai\l worvls may be eu h;Uiged; ditfereiu'es as to tlie «ligibility ot for |»osi(ions. importa!ut 01 M»important. may o\ist. and radieal »oue»titios politieally straugW, aud yet wheu tho no\t bailot bo-K n, opened it will bo found tha( (heiv is J»an«iony in tiu» yanks and a solid n -ut to tbe lo*i.