Ahailono o ka Lahui, Volume I, Number 14, 25 January 1890 — THE DAY. [ARTICLE]

THE DAY.

From tiroe to time we bear of questionable, if uot actaally dishonest election raethods being used, The bulk of the complaints about such methodi3 corae from the people. The charges are geuerally, made against some of the leaders of the governmeiit or some gQvemment elgction appointees or against special "ward workers" of the government eamMaiea, ōr the candidates themselves, or against tbe unserupulous wealthy backers generalīy of all campaign tactics of the gov ernment party. That there is more Oi iess truth in most of the?f\ r»!:r.:;-g is quite evident, because he more simple and boastfnl raemb rs of the party of broken promises L a*e often declared theii general tru-!i. This has been done in raoments M political enthusiasm and weakness or has been admitted in bursts of political eonfidence, skillfully drawn oi:t by sunv dry long • headed e itizens s . pposed to be friendly to the governrn» it side. It may be good political j.-wh to be told just at this point that must of the dishonorable election methods, being practiced by the government pariy and their hired politicians, are direct' ed ag&inst the Hawaiian race. When the campaign first opened the aims and endeavors of the leaders of the government party were to sow discord and raise strife between the native Hi>waiians aud the Mechanics' and Workingmeu's Union. Every politieal ex(>ediency was used accopapJish this, but faiied utterly asall well know. The second policy was marked out by

the Qne6n*6ireei poliiioliaaa anē intended to be a m&ster-fitrok6. The i aative Hawaiian» being the poiiiioal element moaī feared were to b© oou* ciliat©d, and the \rhite <( n£&aff" was to be beaten by any meana at This was to be the planters' master* stroke ©f political policy! * ——— The planter's or the Qneen*street plan lell throixgh for a very simple reason: viz., the native Hawaiians remembered the past and wisely re* fased to be conciliated! The native Hawaiians are not qnite such political fools as the planters and government party leaders tōok tlīem torbē;therefore they continued their refnsal to be eonciliated and they wisely continue siich refusal to this day and hour. This tlnexpected stand taken by the longsuffering but still patriotic native Hawaiians caused consternation in both the ī-ank and file of the government party,—they had expected to poll at least the usual large portion of the native vote \ The government leaders had made another mistake: they had unwisely forgotten how badly their party had treated the native Mawai - ians since 1887 andthey had neglect«d to take into account the political effect on native Hawaiians of the late attempted €< sell out" by the 4< existing administration" of the independence and autonomy of the kingdom of Hawaii, belonging by right and inherit enee to the Hawaiian race! Chagriued and full of spite, the gov« erament party at .this disappointment determined to get political revenge on tlie native race, if possible. To reach this end their party leaders and poli» tical organizers are now trying to car* ry out a new political scheme. The plan is JirsL t to weaken and divide the native Hawaiians by placing a few renegade native Hawaiians on the government ticket. Becondly, to hire certain well known haif-white and native politicians to ehampion the political cause of these renegade natives on the government ticket. 'lhinHi/, to spread slanders and lies abroad about every candidate the native peo* ple liave seen fit to nominate for themselves; and fourthly, to start a low and base ix)litical «lander against the entire voting portion of the Hawaiian vn.-c*, u\ to general discredit rpon the Ni»tion;il lleforra canss and, if pos.s!bie, to theivby pre« vent the independent white element from voting with the party that represents the native people. Of all base political methods evtjr usod against nativu Hawaiians by their professed "haole friends," this is the lowest and meanest. It is, howcver, quite worthy*of the compromise partv of whisky, sugar and prayers and fits in exactly with the past his« tory of these morally and politically self disgraced cliques and factions. The report was started, is now being circulated and ean be traced to some of the leaders and politicians of tht government, party, that native Hawāi* ians are generally taking advantage of the last blunder lately made by the minister of tbr interior, about the registration law, to levy poliiieal blackmail upon the candidates and leaders of the two parties! The black> mail elaim, made by Uiese government

skn&ew»rĀ of the©ativeHa*aiifta»refa^ anl©ss somebody pays tbeir fa3B*fer ihem. We do »ot cw to discmag the bb|ael of this slander. ' B«t a« the m/Ahm moetiy belong to the Ma&onai Belom parfy it is quite likely it hag a doable objeot: viz., to throw discredit oq the !Natiozial Beform paity and npon tha patriotism of thenative Hawaiia&s>and at the same iime to offer them a eheap political bribe for their votes in the ; form of a free tax receipt. Ppliticaliy fit would pay the Qa©en-street politigovemment capdidatfts to buy native votes in this manner .after their previons failnre to conciliate the native Hawaiians; for the government party could take further and fuller political revenge on the poor natives after they had voted the government paHy ticket as vxis done after ihe last \generaletection ! | But being exposed the scheme will | be treatedas another political blunder jon the part of the government party, It is an insfe to tbe native race to declare that they wiU sell their ehan* ces of retaining the political inheritenee of their fathers for the trifling sum of their year's taxes. The senseless game for good reasons will not work, either against the native race or in favor of f he election of the government cariidates. The native Hawai* ians are warned at every Doint, both against the unscrupulous leaders and the hired renegade native helpers of j the government party. There is not i a true native Hawaiian in the kingdom who will not, in thistime of great pol* itical need, »sell thelastarticle he pos« sesses to pay his taxes in order to be able to cast hm~vpteraga;inst the pol* itical oppressors of his race and eoun* trv and in favor of the af sured inde< pendenca and future prosperity of tha kingdom of Hawaii! The presumably godless Advertiser is sore stricken because of the charge against the memb6r of the familycompact who pocketed thatssoo bribe) The godless Advertiser now thinks it is wrong to accuse a m?n of * specific bribe withont the affidavits being publisbed. The godless Advertisei was not so morally tender yesterday morning while it was asssrting a half-dozen libQlous lies about an unnamed candidate on the National Reform ticket. Hy the way , people are constantly making enquiry as to the name of that familycompact corner«stone of two churches who received that $500 bribe —retainer we meanl We afe ourselves anxious to know whether he wears a big f red beard v or no beard at all; and whether he is"prematorely bald fromwearing a tight hat, or from remorse and political disappointment? As to that other five hundred dollar retainer received from the another member of the gosr' party, we hope he will return it to iha proper department before' eleotibn day—otherwise our political patience may become exhausted, as the people's already is! Tbfi kettld <lofch hnm, And w« liave ruia, But what will be done Wilih Homea*, poot tisdng? HeU go np the aponi, Withont ieafionaltle doubi, Co»Bigned by tho Totoa Of the people, poor thisgl