Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 169, 27 February 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

A number oi foreigners g.ither»-d her ai tiie Of<era Hoiif»e !aat Frniaj’ to >.iment Cautain WiUee of the r >. S. B*>?ton for his great stat< smanehip and valor in c >nquerine these islands. The Centr.«l L’nion Church. the Synagogneand thedrei hundredwerewell re|iresented. Of Ha»vaiians there were a few goveromcnt officials wh> s<* poeilion oblige<l them to at- { tend while the nation at large was repre«entefi by Mr. J. U. Kawainui i (as a specimen of beauty) and Mr. J. Kane (as a specmien of inlelligence). The Advertiser shou!d t ave reprinted the narnes of t*ie whole directory as receiving invitations —it would have looked bigg*-r abroad. I.ess than oue-haif of thuse mvited were present, and the nature of the broadcast invitations ean be imagined when it is remeinb>-red that Ihe management actual!y advertised that anyl»ody wishing invitations could obtain them uj>on appliealion. The sending of an invitation to the Queen was an insult and to address her as Mrs. J. O. Dominis waa simply ridiculous, as well as an exhibition of intense ignorance. The nau es of the gentlemen on the invitation committee assure us that no oflense was intended, but there is hardly any excuse for thera coramitting a blunder in addreseing the inviUtion. 0f course. people might be excellent cit'zens and expert in mixing pilla, or •elling eheap goods to Chinese etores,or keeping books wiiheolumna of flguree in. withont knowing ihe first rules of etiquette. but if the gentlemen bad given a little thought to the 8ubject, they would have avoided making egreg ous foois of themselves. Onee a Queen alwaye a Queen. Fancy anybody addreseing the Ex-Empress of France as Mrs. E. Buonaparle or tbe Ex Queen of Hanover as Mrs F. Guelph. or Ex-Queen Isabella, as Mrs I. Bourbon. or ihe late Emper«>r of Brazil. as Mr. P. Braganza—why a etraight-jacket would beconsidered the best cure for such mania, and the patients would be laughed out of existence. We are no longer to be surprised at anything d >ne by the officials of the L'nited Sutes sinoe the position adopteil here by Mr. J. L. Stevens duri>ig the late revolt, but we must say that a more unheard of sjiectacle has never eome to our noliee thau the appearance 1n the Of>era Houae on the 25th of February of a junior officer on a United States war-vessel as the political orator of the evening. It is fortunate for Mr. Lueien Young tb»t it is the American navy in whieh he is an officer. Had he heen eerving uoder any otber flag lbe etep Uken by bitn wou!d have been foliowed by an immediate demand for his resignation. We pub!ieb the epeeeh in fuli for the ■peeial beuefit of the L’nited Sutee preae. No comment ie needed on tbe oration, whieh ehowe, *beyond doubt. that the whole move bere wae prearranged, and that Mr. WilUe l«ave§ bere after havtag brougfat hia mieakm to a eucoeaafui reault. Did Mr. Young know whal he wa» talking about when he aaid that “the popolar vill »houtd occupy the throne of aovcreignty, and that the onlr monarch whieh 11

freedom wouid tolerate on the Iaiand was pubiic opinion?" Tbe naval or»lor hae e;lber bsen bad!y . irixed on the true state oi aflTAir3 j here or he has wilfully misswted the truth. heeauee he knoia as v<U at v< do thatth< aelion o/ hoūt1 inq the Starsa'>d St ipes here xcas \ direet!y e r >ijrar‘y to the popular leill ! and the puhlie opinion. I The raopt interestiug nart of the epeeeh though is wnere this naval p.ilitician out.ines the future policy of the United States as a eonqueriiig nation. M e hope that the whole democratic party will i feel pleased to have a serv*nt of ! the republic celebrate the beginj ning of a new and progressive po!icy upon the part ot the L nited States. To our uninitiated eye eneh celebration seems to be i Iittie premature, but perhap= the period is at hand when the t>olicy of the L'nited States will be shaped at the dictation of its generals and admirals or even lieutenants. This is the apeeeh in full with all its embellishment of spreadeag!eism and jingaism: ‘ The honore whieh you have on this oeeaeion conferred upon the commanding officer ol’ the Boston are appreciated by the officers and crew of that vessel, and it is with p!easure that 1 am able to attest the eommon feeling, and on their behalf to thauk you for this evidehce of approval and good will. Whiie we are sorry to lose him, we nevertheless rejoice to know that he goes home crowned with success. and that his government will reward him as he deserve8. It is not ofteu you will find a man taking risks that might result in the los8 of a high poeilion only obtained in a life tirne; yet, when the hour eame, Captaiu Wiltse did not hesitate, but acted at onee, and the prompt measures taken by him were the means of preserving life and preventing the loss of property. When the Stars and Strip>e8 rose over the Governraant Building, it proclaimed to ail Hawaiiane, that the popular will should occupy the tfarone of sovereignty, and thal the only monarch whieh freedom would tolerate on these islands was public opinion Our government is a Republic founded upon purely democratic principles, one in whieh the people rule, distinguished frora a monarcby under the mle of one. or an aristocracy under the rule of a few. He who ean elaim the Unite<l State? as his home is po8sessed of a priceless inheriunce. Without permitting nalional pride to degenerate into nalional eg<»ti8m. we ean l>oast of a great Repubiic where manhood, enterprize and ambition »re the ruling forces; a nalion where all the door? are open to everyone who bas the courage Picroes the threshold. Our principles of government and liberal il)StitQtions eame dowQ to ob fn>m honored siree, ancestors who had the true ideas of iiberty taught thein in the severe aehooie of adversity and hanlahip. Nor faas it been but a little more ihan a century einee our people earned tbe right to establisb « govarnment of their own to whieh we are noi bouud iu aervile tboughu of a di?lant paat, but are free to dwell upon the blessings nf the present and the proio.ses of a glorious future, anu anow that from the rery first our flag haa etood for freedom, iiberty and polilieal eqaality. That fiag is tbe b«acon light to whieh tb« eyea of Ihe oppre*«ed of »11 tbe world are turned. Frooa the »byaa of deapoliam and polilieal alaverr tba

hands of down-tr>xiden men aro stretched out towards it for help and Il teli? the ?t >ry and sing? the song to the breez?s of heaven that the country over wnieh ;t and whiea it represenls is the asylum, the home and the promised Iand !or ;he victims of politieai injustice, persecution &nd inequality upon the earth. We theref*re extend to you an open weleome and ample pr-'teet-ion. and trcst that it wii! not l>e long bef»re anoth»-r star shall have heen addevl t-»lne bnlliant c-’nstei-lution of the American flag. Oj>portuaity has been ihe inheritance of eaeh gener;.tion. and wlien you tov>k advar.t»ge of this occasion 1 you erected a uiile-sti»ne in Ha- • waiian bistory from whieh we will march united. eharmed hy the prophetic mu- e of ahopeful future, and upon whieh the namea of Jno. Stevens and Captain W’iltse are ehown in bold relief. One word more. We celebrate to-night not only the virtues of men, but the beginning of a new and progressive poiicy upon the part of the l’nited States. Annexation in thedecades to eome. deriving its impetus frora the Hawaiian Islands, may be the watchword of a continent; and there may !>e those here who will live to see the time, predicted by Benjamin J. Bjtler. when the Amenean flag will be planted so far north that the Esquimau, eoming out of his hut in the gray of the early morning, shall mistake it for the Northern Lights. Yes. and more; the time may eome when from the hlue ramparts of the northern iee to the blistered npplea of the tropic seas all men will share our pnde in the flag of the eonstellated stars, and hail it »s the token of a eommon citizenship.” We have been waiting for weeks now to see the Atlorney-General fulfil aome of the promisea raade by him in the last Legislature in regard to the purifying of the town of garablers (Chinese and forvignere) and other breakers of the law. as soon as an honest AttorneyGeneral and Marshal were appointed. Beeides the ueual amount of Che-fa banks in full blast there are two I’akapio games running quite ot>enly. The latter game wae virtually stopped under Marsbal Wileon. and we do not hesitate in asserting that it cannot be carried on witbout connivance of those high in authonty. The gambling dens, where foreigners play.are patronized more than ever. and la jeunessedoree are losing their I. 0. U.’s to an annoying (for the wmnere) extent. Root-beer, and swipea. and liquor, are sold in the most barefaced manner, *nd the exhibition of inebnates in the streets on a Sunday should be eufficient proof for the Attorney-General that something iliegal is going on. While Wilson was Marsha>, the Advertiser used about a eolumn erery day to abuse him and the Attorney-General. for allowing the very otfenses to remain unchecked that now are compiained of. Why has the great morning reformer suddenly heeome so silent ? Ia it that the offen*es referred to have heeome )ess obnoxioua under a refurm Attorney-Gener«l and Marahal than tbey were under the former pegimes or ie it that as long as the family eompael is m office the Refortn Party doe«n't care any more for th« moral wel£are of the oommunitY, and the nphoiding of Um lawa? . , I ’ It may be that Mv. Smith hasn‘t bad a ehaoee yet to atart a moral

> i crusade in ihe l*wu. He has 'oeen 1 * s<> busy fi:rnishing ihe Advisory ■ ! CounciI with knowieiee — fl alas! a t^sk —.tnd by per- • i secuting ooWpoken newsi<apermen f • and by breasing in ;i greenh 'ro 1 : :o be his depaty besi l-.s toJctii:;g » up h:s rather rusty s;-»re of law, and attending t ■ his Iucrative priva;e business. and ma&ing v*ffieiai calls on admir;iis and -<ther great men. But t;me i? s!iding and Mr. Smith’s ehanee t>» d<> ■ s<»niethmg is gelting slimmer and ( ōiionner. Hurry up, V.*ur Ex- | cellency, we are waiting—and waiting—for the mir.ides you promised ! u*. | The appointmeiit of Messrs. R *se, Boyd, and Br<>wn t<* i<e I re Commissimier» > very satisfact >r_v to the community. It is undersU*od that Mr. Frank Hustace will be appoinleil chief of ihe department. The gentlemen menti>»ned are a gunrantee ihat the department will be conduoted in as suocessful a manner as heretofore, and also that the kamaainas in the department who have been salaried officers will be retained in office. The question for the volunteers now is wbat to do with the saving* of the diflVrent eompaniee. Eaeh company is entitied to quite a handsome amounl of money, and we cannot see any nobler use of it than in giving another receptionsay for Captain Wi!tee or for the j Advisory Oonneil—or for the defunct schief. We hope the b»ys will consider lhis suggestion and take action at onee. Something myster:ous-lookirg went out ol' Camp Boston thia morning in a waggonette wiih drawn curtains driving towards the wharf. Was it an ahduction of some fair Helena wh<* wishes to follow the gallanl Gingo on his trumphal tour to Wastiington, or was it Lieutenant Young’s political «peeeh on its way t * the Uaited States Senate, or was it simply eome brave warriors knocked out by the Reform Paj-ty’3 Sunday beer and ornamented with fetters, and irons, and muzzl**s like a Honolulu newspaper e<Iitor? Who will solve the mysterv aad set our doubts at rest? Where is Hennerv’e padded reporter? Several enquiries liave reached th!s office as to the continuance of the Kolomi a, generally followed by a statement that Mr. So and So (of the annexation party) has said that the paper would be suppressed. We ean assure our friends that they need not worry on our behalf. The wisb is the fatber to the assertions of the Provisional Gentlem°n. All the half-Cbinese monopolist3 in thie town may agitate for the suppreasion of the Holompa. but they will get no njon< poly in ihi* ahop.