Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 227, 23 May 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

One of ihe mr>st rerairiable feature« of the present «Late of atfairs 5s the way in whieh ihe ex|*o!J°nts of the opinions of the annexitionist party in print tack and veer with every fresh corr> c pondecce whieh eomea from ihe e• > ist. Having as they thonght 3 j curcd a ureemi>tive right on the Ameiiean press. it has simpiv paralyzed them to find thut s >me of that press is not sh venal as they thought it was and that American newspaper were preptrevi to s.>end { money in order to get a correcl and honest expression of t:>e state of affairs here whether that expression wou!d hurt the eai seof uunei >tion or not. And that, further. those sarae journals regard America’s honor and reputation as being of more value than the material alleged advantages pr >fferred by ihe annexation party here. Knowing ae they do that the Araerican people as a whole believe in d.)ing right, and are jealous of their national fame and honor, their eonsternation over the fact that the truth ia sought to be known is 8omelhing immense. Henee these ptious endeavors on the part of the pap-fed organs here to produce an impression that the views of the corresjx»ndents of the New \ork and other journals have taken. is prepared solely by the Koyalist eide and is biassed and prejudiced. Mr. Nordhoff hasshown at onee by his manly withdrawal of every thing that he could not poasibly immtdiately prove that his one desire is to give the truth from both sides, and not from one only. And that where he has beenmisled bv in-correct information from either side that he will at oncecorrect 5t as speedi!y and thoroughiy as possible. Andit ia from this verv knowledge of his past world-wide reputation aiul his present character that thc believers in the wisdom and juetice of the restomtion of the monarchy have welcomed his advent here, in the character of an imnartial and disinterested recorder of facts and events, knowing that the maiu portion of his state- | ments w<>uld uecess irily b? such 1 that the people and government of the United States wi>uld then leam, wilh all the weight such an houest and impartial observer could give in the Herald, how mueh nearer the absolute tiuth their side > f the story was. And the Advertiser and the Star will never get away from that fact: for, as a d.st!nguished relig.ous wnter puts it. ‘*fals hood may l>e i>.>lished up. refurbished, gi!ded. draped in a fascinatiug 8 >phistry whieh makes it api>ear t >lerable, plaus;ble, and even cjmmendable in the eyes ol the credulous and uurefl j cting; it is falsehood how-ver, and all the while must remaiu fa!sehood to the day of doom.” And that is where ihe sh>-e pinches these partisan glozers of the untruthsoftheir party. They know now that the truth will out and that it must prevaiL And that is where the opponents of annexation have rested their case on the trutb and ju»tice of it as to ihe main issbea And the American Governraent and people are now b>*ginning to learn and reo>gnize that this is the case. Tbe fuas aud excitement created by tbe puhliealiou in the New York Herald of the namee of some of ihe eign«rs of the petitiona favoring the lottery, ia perfectly

ridica!ous. Me8.srs. H>x)g«, Lan•ing and McChesuey c»aie out fuli of ind;gnatiun aud threatening dire vengeance against Mr. Charlei N >rdh >ff the apeeial correspoudenl ©f the Heriid. Ther elaim that thev have been malie ously libelled by faaving their names appear as favoring the lottery. This seems to indicate that they have considered those who favored the lottery liule b-tter thau criminals or villains, and it seems to us, that by the attitade adopted by them, they are making themselves guilty of libel against the thousand citizens in Honolulu who signed the petiti >n. and juined the lottery movement. i That the Star also should have an attack of virtnous i.idignation. on account of this l»ttery busiaess, is rather remarkable when it be remembered that the responsib!e editor-in-chief of that paper. I)r. J. S. McGrew, placed his name on the petition favoring the alleged uefarious scheme. The Dcctor is a rabid aud prominent annexationist. He is known as the father of aunexation, and be ie considered a leader iu the annexation eluh. He has orally, and through his paper, derided the Queen and her administratioa to ihe disgust of every decent thinking man, and he is undoubtedl}’ one of the pillars of the whole annexation aeheme. He signed the petition and his signature undoubtedly brought on those of others who were easier mduced to look with favor on a move supported by an influeutial man hke McGrew. Now. we elaim that the lhree gentlemen, who have taken exceptions to Mr. NordbotTs statement are offering a direct insult to Dr. McGrew, and we are at a loss to understand tbe D.>ctor'8 enthusiasm and sy«npatby with tho three alleged victifr;8of Mr. NordhofTs errors. A11 petitions to the Legislature, must be on file somewhere and we have no doubt that they have been scrutinixed and looked over befor* Mr. Nordh..ff received hia mformation. The list handed to the Heraid correspondent. was made out by Mr. J. J. \Villiams, the chief nromoter of the lottery bill. Mr. Williame declared himself readv to substantiate under oath. his statement that the namea on i tie list i>ro<luced by him were those of i*ersons who s:gned the l.>ttery-petitions. There cou!d be no reason for Mr. Nordhoff to doubt the correctness of Mr. Williams’ word. Mr. Williams is a pronounced annexationist and it is not reasor.able that he would do anythmg to injure the men belorging to his party, in fact we do not believe that he for a minute considered it an injury. cr damaging to anybody to support & move. whieh has its supporters all over the world. S«>me of the j>etitions are missing. We will not insinuate the ways and means thr»ugh whieh they are missing aud they may turn up yet, bul we h.ive seeu affidavits from persons who decUre that they have signed a petition in favor of the lottery and whose namea are uot to be f»und on the lists so far produced. Of o>urse we take Mr. Lansing's word for that he did not sign the pelilion. but wiil he deny that he apoke iu favor oCthe measure and expressed himself to several people as favoring the ruovement “as a measure whieh would rid the country of the missionary supremacy aad give a ehanee fbr somebody •ke to go ahead.’’ We feel inelioed to puhliah the whole lott«ry petition and give the pnhlie a ehanee to see who did, and who did uot favor the hilL It will,

among other ;tartling thinp». show the way in whieh men d jing busiaesa as partner3 eau div:de on 9Jch an importanl meaaune. \\« find one man signiug ihe pelilion favoring the lot'.«ry and his partner signiog ihe counter pet;tion. and that :s oae of the reasons why we eaanol grasp the violenl ind;gnalion of the wr »ngly mentioned gentlemen; f<ir example why Mr. Hoogs shouId f-el so bad by being accused of a step whieh was taken by oueofhis parlners. and why Mr. MfChesney's heart should have been made to bieed by having it j insinuated lhat he supported a mea- | sure in rtgard to whieh his br>ther . and partuer piaced him«clf on | record as f*voring it. The Star and ihe Advertiser have a great deal t» say ab iut “wild rumors" tothe etfect that the i>ersonal •afety of Mr. Chis. Nordhoff was threatened. and attempt bi ridicule Minister BIount’s step in requestiug the government toadout special measures of protection for Mr. Nordhoff. We do not believe that Mr. Nordhoff Ior a minute has felt at all alarmtd if such “wiid rumers” have reached him, knowing as he does the harmless character of the 1 >udmouthed blatherskites who bark at everybody whodiffers from their opinions anl views, but to guard against the possibI« freaks of some of the Iess desirable eontingent whieh at pres«nt infests our streets. and the anneialion club, we believe that Mimster Blount did the right thing. By the way we are surprised to see Doctor McGrew in his paper s[>eak with contempt aud ridicule of the alleged wild rumors. Are we mistaken when we say that our impression is that the said wild rumors wvre set a-rolling from the Star office and reached the American Admiral through the very mouth of its editor-in-chief ? How is it that the recogni*ed organ of the provisional governmeut, the F. G. A<lvertiser. is so riolent in its denunciations of Mr. Nordhoff, and so brave in dealing with the representative of the New York Herald. while it at the same time adopts such a decided mils-and water toue towards Mr. Spreckels. The Advertiser shows it* anger towards Nordhofffor publishiug his mterview with Spreckels. aud insinuates that the interview is not genuine, aud that Spreckels “never said auy thing of the kind.” Then Spreckels e »raes out in four short lines and endorstB the whole interview. and says that he just exactly said what Nordhoff has published, and lo! the Advertiser gets still more angry with the Herald‘s correspondent, and abuse? him as strongly as i ts edit<>r's eonstitutional inertia will allow him, but not a word against Spreckels. except an incomprehensible editorial in whieh he “robs the old man’s back.” and 8motner8 »11 the vicioosness aud acger whieh he so freely bestows on Nordhoff in another eolumn. W’hal’ā the matter? Is the P. C. Advertiser still afraid of the largest taxpayer in Hawaii? Does the present regime consider it *dvisable to try to eoneilial* Mr. Spreckels, *nd are th )*e overdue biil« tne disagreeable *pecter whieh make» their qfg*n *dopt suoh soft aud melodious * U>ne? Oor sympathy they have, but lhey h*ven't got Spreckel’s. *nd ail the milk-*nd wate" (or Bourbon) offered by the Advertiser caanot ch*nge the oonviction of Spreckels th*t Hawaii ean &nd is goiog to h*ve * st*ble mde[.»endent government without *ny *anex*tion in *ny m*naer or form.

The demonstralion by the P. G. in houor of ex-Min;?ter Steveo*. depart ire made yester>iay at tae Gove’nment Buildii.g was t > S[>ea% somewhat remark.ible under ihe circumstances. W hen we redect that the ex-Euvoy Extraord:n*ry has, as &r »s the Amerlcao pre?s states. beea practioaiiy speaking dismissed in disgrace by the re-cently-installed *dmin;?tration. it •eem? ss tbough the turning out > f the Military and the employraent ot the Band t.) grace the ocoasion of his farewell vras intended as a 1 rebuke lo Pres;deul Cleveland’s *dministrati>»n for recalling him. Or if il be l>H>k»-d >>n another w.iy I it may be regarded as the puhlio ackn>>wledgement by the P. G. of I their indebte<lness t<> Mr. Su*vens for the |x>3!t:on they now hold and the power they now eaercise. \Vhichever h»ru of the dilemma is ch»sen the ill-advised acti<*n of the powers that be has impaled them so deeply that 110 amounl of explanatiou will extricate them from lheir difficulty on the one si<le without still furthtr implicating them in theother so!ution ofthed;ffi culty their want of tact l<as brought them into. But whiehever way it is regarded. the one thing that may be thought is. it is well that the ex-Minister shnu]d have had hie con-dole iices even if they were set to lively musio f?j iustead of »low. People who live in glass hoii9e«, •houldn’t throw gtones.” So sayB the wit and wisdom of our ancestors and we recommend its conaideration to the McGrewsorae papa of annexation f<>r his fireside eontemplation and recollection. Don’t mind if your neighbor has an *l!eged window in the side of his houae so mueh, but »ee whether vour own walls of glaes are *ecurely Bheltered. While we give this advice gratuitiously. not having lioensed by the Board of Heahh tn charge fees for medieine, or advice either. we expect it t» be duly f<>llowe<1. or the consequences to the patient might be eerious. A nod is aa good as a wink to a blind hnrse, and thank goodness. we havn’t even in se’f defei>ce. g >t so low as to make war on women —yet. The fact of the existence of the Chicago exhibition is a great bx>m to the “ uneo guid" —and at the same time uneo timid —just now. Thev are now ahie lo go round amo'ngst their feIlows, and *ay, “ Dear o!d ehappie, I anr» g ing t-> take a trip to Chieago. I want to se<* the exhibition. It will be the tnrning point of my lif»*. You a>d the other fellows. will stay and seeitout. Youmav have our most earnest prayers for your success.And t ehen I c»me back. I will preach a sermon for you.” These remarks are not incited bv the a: n >unc<*d departnre of the Kevs. C- M. Hyde, T. Gulic*. W. B. Oleaon and Mr. J. O. Ejnerson. They are simnly a little expression of opinion i.k:n to that —that the rats are leaving the »hip. And any excuse i» better than none. even if it does c»st a iittle money to make it. Farewell, dear brethren of the rope 1 May vour prayers never gr <w ehorter nor your anxietv f>r the saf*-ty nf ▼nur skin any Iess. Farewell. we could well epare many a better man. We have occasion to congratulate the poliee departmeut on il* *ctivily in it* recent raids on. awipe-ahop*. and mv«teriously?jven away opium. We would ike t» have il turn a little of it» recentlv acqoired activity on the whepe*l»uta of the mis*ing crown jewel*, *nd poliee *t«tion opium By the way. the alleged offender in the la«t scrape. is *till m town. we hear, bat the poliee seems to have no de»ire —however *tPong *nnexationist* in oth er way* —to *onex hia person. lt might Ie*d ou his p*rt to d*maging disclo«ure* as to who did Uke that oplum *nd divvoy oq tbo proceeds. As for the crown-jewel hnaine»». the »utementa on the *treet *re sucb that th* paaiwhal ought at ouee u> *rrest

the prominent ** Roy»list ito v:(»e the !4r»m3ge of the t?ur and Adverti«er) who did the deed. B BM • | ioene *ixx k. «enia t*> h ive b>.en - >ring the Star w<-ek—,is they prevu>n-.y #oaw\l Ihe ui!.!tary her >• - »•> K« lly tr.-*l it eouldn’t even detenuine ita s«or n.viue, bul a<l t.;e ?anie deternnned to wnte an artic!e *>n it. after Uktii){ tnother d -e uf > ■niuni a- J qninine to steady ila »hattei>*d nervr>. A * u»ual, afīer g**ttii g otf itn tf ubout tne atreugtb >>f the . .. *xiti>>u party, it ;us> rted ihal theae i»lands are its pn#j>erty and that it —and iu i'>lK>wer»—contr >1 their destiny. It Ihen further H;*<erte*l thu Ūiey ow«ied “iheae i» a-.'ia trom ihe j*eak of Maunakea, Haw .iī, to ihe Mull* t poiuU of W»ikiki.” We have n><t vet h-en ahle however t«» dnd the de*'*l recorde«l. whieh gives thetn the lille t > il ē*> th>t we are incline*l t * believe it may be reg.irde*i o» non-existeut Forther liiau Ihia its a?s*Tti'>n that the waving of a due bill in their l'nee w»uldn’t make them ruu, i» wnemiiry. CnUinIj » due bill hae no lemin* f>>rthera. They have uever yet eva*le«i their credilors by s<> aimple a pr ces» .»s that of runuing away—th- ir uaual t>rocess lias bceu to stay nnd bluff them *>ut of it, And as for oomparing them to anytbing eo iunocent as a henl of anlelope. we wou!d never dream *>f it. the nearest approach to it *>ur fancy coiild attain to. would be a berd of hog». Th» next time dear that you take too niueh quinme, sle« p it off betbre you draw uu y<>ur paretic brain for pbantas;ea to clothe your empty coiumtis wiih — it will not expose y*>u to so mueh ridicule. We noliee that Mr. DoIe has adopted the }>luralie mnjm(ntis siuce he changed thejudiciary toga to the presidential uniform and in hie address to ex-mini8ter Slevens says we thank. hv assume. m< wish etc. That reminds usthat when Preaident Kayea at one tim* fell into the saroe habit of signifyine his self imp*>rtance R*>sco« Conk!ing objei>ted stating lhat such a mode of expression was the monopoly <>f s »vereigiis, editors. and the man with a tapeworm. We leave the rest to imagination. The governni ents attenipt to run the New Vork Merald 9eems to be un9ucce8»fal. Mr. Nordhoff was cited to-day to apj>ear bef»re the eouneil and show cause why he . sh*>uld n»t be punish«d f> r c*>ntemptbutaltbough iheeoneila w*re 0:1 hand Mr. Nordhoff was brilliantly eoiiapieauua by his abaen e e. The SurK-on-(,;erieral who acts as j>rovisionaI secretary G.»iled Mr. Nordhofi"a name three limes.and eeho answere<! you’re< ffl you’re >ffl And that was all the answer he gol. Mr. H.»tch. had a res>*lution to '>ff>T. but bef> re he read it. Mr. D>>le gav«» a report of an intervsew he had had wilh minister BIount tiie previous evening, in whieh he bad beeri explaiued ihe Amenean governu»enl’a att:tude tow.irds lho-e f'»reign c>>untri>*s whieh sbould f<-el incl : ned to dictate to Amenean j>>urnal9 or their representat>ves. and hnd also received an illu9tration a» to the c>mplic.itions whiea m ; trht ar:s« from being “ l<»o fre9h” t war>:» Amer.can journali»ts Thc eou - cd tistened in eilenee to Mr. D»le’9 rep*>rt and went int<> ex>-cotive sea-: »n immediately aft*-r. The aid pr>m:s-d Mr. N rdhoff. loeiiib.e him to see hi« err >rs durmg tbe d.ty, Ly ihe Advert—r this morning. :s still nct f>>rtbc >mii g aud we expect that the Attorney General’a 9tep» to pr*>9ccute Mr, Nordboff fr»r lihel again»t the alleged rouch-libelled J. L. 8teveoa, whieh the Advertiser tell» us. were to be laken imroediateiy. will alao go up in amoke. How the deuc« anybody with any know!edge of law couid fancy that a publicatkm by an American, in an Amer ean Dew»paper, pablished in America. erit<ciaingan Aroer:can goverument olheial, diKbarged by the Amenean government, couid be a eauae for a libel-suit by the government of Hawaii sgamst the wr;ter of sock publication, ia b«yond comprehenBk>D, but then tb« law as we find it ia tbe Attorney General’s department is a etrange and anlamiīiar ammal.