Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 84, 27 December 1893 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hoU onrseIves responsible fot the opiuiona or the uttemnces of our correspondents.j El»itob Holomua.: The editor of the ’Tiser says yesterday tbat the Provisional Governmeut —uot frora any good feelings or wishes, or for extending any Umuane and kiudly act to a coropany for the xuoraent in distress an«V in need of assistance — bat, , ‘simply from a desire to promote the interests of tue Canadim Pacific line,” rendered financial aid, whieh the pnhlie is already aware of. Now, because this Gov t. as trnstees of the Taxpayers’ money perforraed an act whieh it was bound to do. as it in one sense was partly the canse of the aeeident. The ’Tiser man wants the steamer Miowera sent ofi as soon as possible to beat the Corwin. so that this governraent's despatches may reach San Franciseo before those of the United States Government. Tho Taxpayers, whose money was used for a humane purpos« have no fault to find with snch expenditure. Bnt when th« ’Tiser man throws it back at tbe agents in snch a raanner as be does this raorning, it shows eonclusively that the ‘mite” was not given for such humaue act in a properly generoq(8 spirit (It is bowever, the “Christian spirit” of the ’Tiser man and tne ciique he represents.) The Taxpayers do not wish to see the steamer referre<l to, used fbr any soch Ēorpose as that suggested y the ’Tiser man. It is io be hoped tbat soch wiil not be tbe case. “Gratitode is above politics, and turn abont is fair play,” is how tbe 'Tiser man ends bis editoriai ibis moroing. Uow about the aelion of tbe present governmen: when they <WpHleijed tbe Ciaudine to San Francisco last Jannary? Did they show any feelings of gralitude or genero»Uy at that timef No, Sir. This government does noi deservo any show of gratitude, not ean it expect any. Obseeveb.