Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 13, 16 January 1894 — Plain Talk. [ARTICLE]

Plain Talk.

A AM ■ M * UIM*« A curious specimen of tbe kind j of rbetoric whieh comes from that remarkable product of southwestern journalism, Col. Henry Wat terson, when he writes without restraint, is found in bis comment | on the late lotter of ex-Minister I Stevens. Its manner is rather ! chnracteristic of an earlier style 1 of controversial writing, but as a ! pieee of invective it would eome ! near to being nuique at any time. , Here is a specimen of its manuer: The “reply” of ex-Minister Stevens to the report of Mr. • Blount on tbe Hawaiian affair i throws the strongest light yet on the calibre of the man who. with | the Bible in one hand and the stars and stripes on iho other, attempted to sueak in by the i back way and rob tbe Hawaiian I people. It is the most nndigaified, | irrelevant and insane ebullition of passion that ever foand formai expression from an American oe cupyiug such a po&iiion as Stevens occnpied. It is tbe expostnl«tioo of a onipni wbo has oeen feond out. It is the iuvectiv© of one wbo c«n ofier no justificatioo instead. lt is tba vitnperation of a man who eanaot refote tbe evidence of his misdeeds. it is the c*nt of a pharisee. ihe snivel of a I bigot It is the drirel of a weakling, ihe qaeraIlonsness aad garrnIousness of senility. It b tbe spnttering of a shrew. the gabble of a guasip, tbe eaekie of a seandal-monger. It is, in shori, ihe trade of a maliguant old bnsy boy. delivered, il seems wīlh no worthier porpose ihaa clonndiag the facts wilh the froth of beslab beriug persou*l dennneiali6a aml venting rage and uneh maliee agaiost Ihe man who iinrld to do hia dutv and aaeom tboee iaeie. —Bodon HeraUL l , -r’' J