Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 191, 31 March 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

have for a Iong time psgt c<>nvinced of the regard in «hieii lii>-v were held by the mia«ionary annexationist clique. and now t ey have docomentary i evidence «>f ii in the editorial . utteranc>- * f ihe euheraeral sheet wh;ch ha- rurg into being a c<>u{>le of dav«- -g > lr‘>ni the eff>>rīs of a trw n;e<iical g>*n-l’eno-ii v. lm • ■ >uldii t g-1 the Ha- , waiiana t> tike lheir physic in j any olher way. ?<> they now <ie»ire t > give il t > th m ii daily dos-i <>f c!ai>-tri{> diluted with halfeonceaied !i ieenng contemj»t. In ils tir?t issue, this apology f»r a newspa{>er 'tates concerning Hawaiian- ;<e follows : "He is the *nental and raoral equal. t<> say the least of him.oftheenfranchised | negro.” an<i furt!i»-r iu the same art ele i r ceeds 10 compare them ; with ii ur»ler us and ?avage Indians Ac.. &c. All the while en<leavoring for polilieal purposes to <iraw a veil over their true senti- I ments as t<> their attainments and capacity for self g >vernnient. while teliing Ihem. they rnnst wait for a renewal of that liberty whieh lhey ihave enj<>yed peaceab!y and exer<ci9ed judiciousIy forover fifty years, because “the Oriental issue,” that is the Ohinaman and the Jap. are not yet fitted to exercise the eleetoral franchi9e. In t!ie same issue Dr. McGrew who is announced ns its editor-in-chief sets his seal to his own iofamy by public!y describing the untruthful s!anderous vilifications of the Queen. the late King, and the rest of the Royal Family and the Hawaiian race written by ttiat Smith. ditfereuliated fn>m the others by the prefix Walter G.. (who is now Managing editor of this j<>unialistic apology) as from “an annexationist whoee pen has Hlready done the cause aeeepinhle »ervic.e.’' lf to lie and fou!ly slander a woman aud a widow h“ to render the cause of annexation “aeeeplahle’* sorvice in I)r. McGrew’s eyes, theu we are glad to have discovered tbat genl!eraan’s character. We ehall not at this time discu83 his motives fordesiringannexation, nor the valuable services he haa rendered bis native couatry in times past. but we ahall put on rec<>rd our opinion that any man who considers that to slander a woman is aeeepiahle. is not worthy the name of man and that not even his gr.iy hairs, whieh should have brought him wigdom and charity, but have not. eannol be invoked to protect him from the c»nsequences of his ill-advised confrssion of his secret character. W« pass over the would-be witty allusious of the attempted huraorist on the question of "pigs in jHilitics,” merely remarxing that if a hog sbould be wanted the committee may now know where to find one, whieh is no douht purchasable at a low price. We ahall conclude our excerpta with tbe following infaraous aiuek on CoQimissioner Blount> “It (the Star) knows his records and hia environmeoU at home. To whom raore ikan to a man who haa

laken part in the conflict between Caucasian civilizalion and negro ru!e in the s<iutn could the friend« of Christian and orderly government in lhese islands appeai wiih raore certainty of appreciative and sympathetic hearīng? We scarcely like to pen our opiniiin <>f the ab«>ve f>»ul and infiraous insmuations against Mr. Bl<>uut and his impartiahty. To do so proper!y our pen would scoroh the pa{>er with ihe fiery indignation with whieh we rej>el Ihe base insinuations and the deliberate lies. But to Mr. B!ount we will Ieave the task of reprobating ihe ahominahle assertions, confident in his ability both to act aud speak in such manaer as shall beseetn his high mission and his charac er. We would siruply ask al! right thmking men, Hawaiians as weli as foreigaers, to plaee no reliance whatever in any such evilly-imagined assertions of the gent!emen (?) who attend to providmg the literary pahulum of the Star, and to bear in mind that Mr. Blount is I’resident Cleveland’s personal selection as sol« comraissioner—a suflicient guarantee for his impartiality, and that his wellknown record as a gentleman is a suffioient refutation for all other glaiiders uttered or to be ullered by sheets of the starap of the Star. Mr. Henry N. Castle is the editor of the P. C. Advertiser. As such he raust consider himself surrounded by a j>rotecting divinity; he persists at least in the most coward!y manner in insulting the ladies forming the Patriotic League who are justly filled with indignation over the behaviour of this contemptible cur. Yesterday he telephoned to Mrs. F. W. Maefarlane the President of the League asking her if he could be perraitted to be preseut at the roeeting held in the aftemoon. He was answered in the negalive, but presenttd hiraself nevertheless at the Ariou Hall where he was refused adraittance. He ret6rned a second tirae and was again shown tbe door. after having acted in an insultmg raanner towards the ladv who performed the disagreeable office of checking his impertinence. The vulgar aud insulting report whieh he prints this murning in his paper is weil iu accord with bis lowbred and ungentleiuanly behaviour of yesterday. If Mr. Henry N. Castle should annoy the Women’e Patriotic League again. he will either be given into the custody of a p >lice->fficer or the Iadies will eall upou lheir male relations for pr->tection. and then Mr. Henrv N. Castle will hear or feel something drop. Over two thousand people were present last night on Palaee Square where a meeting was held by the Patriotic League Messrs. J. A. Cummins. Nawahi and Bush addressed the enthusiastic assembiy and a set of strong and emphalie resolutio<is were adopted aud are to be presented lo Commissioner Blount to-morrow by a committee consisting of thefollowing representative Hawaiian gentlemen: J. Nawahi, J. A. Cummins, J. K. Kaunamauo. J. E. Bush, J. K. Kaulia, J. L. Kaulukoa, Albert K. Kunuiakea, J. M. Kaneakua, J. K. Kahai, F. S. Keiki, R. Hoapili Baker, J. S. Kekukahiko, A. K. Palekaluhi, Enoka Johnson, H. Swinton, D. W. Pua, L. W. P. Kanealii.

The Adverti«er rep>">rter t»w only iwo hundred voters at tbe meeting on Palaoe Sqoare Iasl night. Thi« «eetiis very hopeful for ihe cau<e of ihe loyad Hawaiian», because there ean be n<> rea«<3n now lor ihe Annexat'<on Club to opp -e or fear ihe ta&inc of a bal!ot. As the majority of the Oahu v >t- r- have « gned the j anneialion r*ll icc <rding to ihe St.r. and tne P»tn <tic Leagie on!y em sorat>e i'.'O v >ter- t >gether —accurdmg t > the Advertiser the re«uit t>f a ba!lol rntist s-'iow s>> atrongIv in f<iv>>r t annexation as t>) le.tve no uther course f»r the Rovalists than t> ~ubai>t to the wiah t>f thie great majonty, and join in the reqiiesl for anneiaiion Let us get oul the ba!lot boxes and voteI We have heard aboutcat« having nine lives. but never about an uexationists being gitted iu that \vav; we have suspecte.l th.it the annexation club's rolls contained many weird and uncanny signatures. but we did not know that spoiiks, ghosts and resurrected g«n-carriers were enrolled. This however musl be the case though to judge from a letter in this raornings Advertiser signed anneiationist, in whieh this ••spirited” writer saya that Mr. Mehrtens holdj office in spite of those "who laid down their Iires for thf caust and nre rendy to repeat the same if neressnry. ,, The only thing laeking in this wonderful statement is the inforraation as to how many times they ean repeat the remarkble feat. Thuraton’s Dime-show would no doubt be pleased to exhibit a epeeimen or two of these eiamplea of his Partner’s wonderful powers. — The Iadies! Clod bless them ! haye takea up the canse of their Queen and country anel areuniting to show the real feelings of the nation as to annexation and restoration. Their aelion has inspired our rhymester to pen the following etfusi »n in their honor. Patriot zeal an>l devotion Now hold their heads on high: Eacb loving heart's commotiou Has caused all fear to fly, For joy, hope, love and pride On all faces are seen Since all women Hawalian l'nile, unile for their Queen. Fathers, husbands, brothers, sons, Shall raise the onee more An<l, while the course of justice rnns, Shall sing this o’er and o’er Let joy, hope. love and pride On all faces be seen Wh»n all woiaen Hawaiian Unite, uniie for their Queen. Eaeh loyal voice does praise ihem: Eaeh loyal hean does bless; All hands stretch forth to raise them Till crowned with success . Then let joy, hope, love and pr.de On ail faces be seen For all women Hawaiian Unite, unite for their Queen. We reprint to-day an editorial frora the Peoria Herald whieh seems to us to contain some of the wisest points yet produced by any Amenean journal during the di»cussion of the Hawaiian incident: Amenean Rights in Hawaii. Many American? believe that the earth and the fullness thereof ie theirs. It is this belief that has brougbt ab>)ut the pre«ent Hawaiian erisis. The American residents of the little kingdom are not content with having all the rigbts that they or any other foreignera couldjustly elaim; they want to *‘run things;” they ihink that they are the anointed of the univeree and that into their poekela must

flow every s:ream of wealth And knowing thal m:gbt may make right for a while in the mtdd!e of the Pacific oeeaa they have used an American minister and an Amenoan war ship to intimidate a weak people and dep» ?e a defe!iscless but rightful ruler. Kvery disi>atcb that eom»— in regard to the Hawaiian matter <*ontirms the tirsl suspicion that the s '-e.illeil cris;s was tne outeome of a set of bounSy grabbers nnnle brave by ihe presence of American mannes wh<>se eommander was wiliing to be the t<>ol of greedy men. We are ass ired tha: ‘*the action of the Amenem minister miy have prevented terrible scenes <>f blo<>dshefl." There is l:tlle d->ubt that tiie absence of i the present Amenean minister and of the bull ving commander of the Boston would have prevented a 1 most cowardiy jolitical crime. Araerican right« in Hawaii are limited to seeing that no other n;ttion takes pos-ession of ihe islands, to insisting that th «e islands remain n utral. Tn*-re our rights end. The American res;dent8 of tlie islmds have no politioal rights s<> fir as bnnging about f»rcible annexatiou ie cv>ucerned. It was to be expectedthat certain jingo organs and statesmen w<>uid lo<>k upon ihe preseut rauddle as a “gIoriōus opportumty toseize" the islands. Seizing what we hare no right to is not an American policv nor the policy of any republican g >vernment. We do not want those islands; we have no use for them. Froin the moment they heenme part of the United States they will be polilieal thorne in the sides of our people, If we want a coaling station in Hawaii we ean aff>rd to pay f>r it; we have no right to say that no other nation shall have a sitnilar »tation. We have on tniscontinent all the t< rrit >ry we c»n manage. lf Qneen Liliuokalani is not fit to rule over the islands of whieh she is und<»ubtedly the law ful ruler, there are enough nativea of the islands to say so and form a government or themselves without interference from American sugar pianters and bounty grabbers. As for the American miuister and the commander of the B<>ston, they are there to see that Americans are not deprived of their rights; not to aid Amenean carpetbaggers in deprivmg the Hawaiians of tbeir legitimate and naturai rights. ———————— I