Home Rula Repubalika, Volume I, Number 1, 2 November 1901 — TOPICS OF THE DAY. [ARTICLE]

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

On entering upon the arena of newspaper publication we extend our right hand of true fnendship and honest opposition to our kamaainas in the fjeld, and a g*entle bow to our community, expecting* in return an unrefrigerated reception by all concerned. We take occasion to apologize to our readers for our uncontrollable ambition to eonvince the public of honesty of purpose in both our adopted and mother tongues— especialty the for*xier. And while we are about it we sound the heart-thrilling note of warnmg to our opponents to desist from a campaign of falsifying and prevarication, for their fate would surely then be sealed. ahe first squabble m politics may be said with certainty to have begun with the first active steps when īn the reorganization of the little body of men who have constituted themselves the head ailtl front of the Republican party in the Territory of Hawaii, called the Central Executive

Committce, composcd of a few nien without any following of anv consc<.iticncc iu thc countrv. This small division is mafiagcd bv a wcll-versed politician m that profcssion, and although a late comer in tliis country, has managod to worra himself mto the confidence of certain old residents of the communit3, and lias proved himself a really valuable man to that class. He is a good poliiieian, beiiig pliant and elastic as a pieee of rubber. C)f course that is one of the i\rst rc4iusitc qualiiications of a politician. -.Vnother elcrient 111 the Republican party is thc remnant of the old mi:>sionary party, whose power is on the wane 111 Hawaii, but comcs from that old stock wlio si"ill believes tliat the eoimtry is theirs aud looks upon the later arrivals as interlopcrs nnless thcy are under the?r patronage, aud have bcen divcsted of all vestige of Amcricauism or pnneiple. The two leading elements of tlie Republiean party may be said to be composed of these two divisioiis: the old missionar/ party and the anti-missiouary pa.rt}, and naturally enough 110 one eaii expect an honest fusion of tlie two elements any niore than iron and clay may be expected to mix together. The struggle for supremacy in the Repuhliean party is very amusing to the unsophisticated Hawaiian. He sees witli lisgust that politics as practiced in this e jiintry is not made up of principles. They hear a great deal abouc pure principles but they fail, howcver, to see what principle was shown at the meetings of the few men posing as representatives of one of principle political organizations here at their late gatherings. For the first time, perhaps, some of the good Hawaiians were made to feel and understand that there is no fairness in politics even in the ranks of a man's own party. It required no great aeumen to see that Mr McCants Stewart a representative man, was simply sat on and made to take a back seat, and would have leffThj disgust if he had had that pure and unadullerated spirit of Americanism, whieh glibly prates off when periorating abo\it the of republicanism. We were somewhat pleased at the sudden change whieh came'over tlie dreams of our young Hawaiians wlien the cloven hoof was disclosed to them al Ihe meeting of the Republican committees. īt showed to him what his good sense has always indicated to him was the fac;t, whieh in his weakness he was unwilling to recognize and be guided by as free and independent Americans, that the dav would overtake them when they would be at best a doorkeeper or a sweeper in the matter of recognition for his services It is very evident that twelve months henee there will be considerable jostling in the political arena and it looks as if some are preparing already for the struggle for supremacy regardless of all principle Readv to abuse and take abnse. T.ooking forward with hope and grand expectations whieh may or may not result as the> expect Tn it all, we see man's inhumanity to man Tt is all a sti uggle for office, for pelf, for self, and yet we pose as

a people living at a period when all is drawing to a condition of brotlierly lovc\ when the facts are, we are ready to step over one another to gratify our fish dcsircs, and we are surc that those dcsircs are m>t thc purcal. Wlien will snch things ccase? We arc plcascd to note thc arrival honie from his vaeatkm abroad of one of tlie first citizem of this Territory, ITon. A. S. Hnn\phrcys, looKing in thc bcst of health, perhaps to the confusion of some wlio ilon'l love him imieh It is good for ihe comnumity tliat tlicrc are a few such men as T r lTnmphreys in thc conntry to maintain our Govcrnmcnt 011 ihe principles of Amencanism. lle has fought the good fight and has s«ccecded in vindicating > himself from the false and jealons accusatious of men who should have heen his friends and supporters. The attempt has more than failcd for it lias been thc meaus of bringing Mr. Humphreys prominently before the President of America and his Cabinet and has made warm friends of them. We weleome liim back to Hawaii nei, and hope that the day is not far wlien he will receivc fitting recoguition for hīs services in the cause of ju<itice and right. We are more than pleased that Mr. Sewall and Mr. Parker were kindly receivcd and tliat all of them wcre mutually entertained with reminiscences of their early lives. We are always pleased when any one in any way connected with Hawaii receives pleasant recognition from the powers that be g.t Washington. Every pleasant word for Hawaii means mueh for every man, woman or child of Hawaii.

Prince will hold a reccption e-very £Vcond Tuesdav in the month. Mrs. Robert W. Wilcox receives every Monday afternoon from 2 to 5. It is definitely settled that Her Majestv Queen Liliuol* alani will leave for ihe Mainland on the gth inst. The Higli Chiefess Elizabeth Kekaaniau Pratt and her Princess Kva Kuwailaniniamao Cariwrig-ht will go abroad for a prolonged stay on the 9th inst. The well-known Qneen Emma Ilall will be rededicated as the hear(|tiarters of the Francis Murphy 'Tcmperance Union with religious services on Tnes<lay evening" at 7130 p. m. The Ladics of the Home Rnle pariy are earuestly requested lo be present al 1 meeting to be lield at Foster Hall next Tuesday morning at 10 o'eloek. Delegate and Mrs. R. W. Wilcox paid a visit to Lieutenant-Commander and Mrs. C. F. Pond a few days ago on board the U. S. Iroquois, where thcy were entertained at supper. Th p lady mcmbers of the Kaumakapili Church aud the Christian Endcavor Socioty of Kaumakapili will give a social next Thursday cvcninf* to introduce their new paslor, the Rev. Lono. Friends and ac~ <|uaintances ,-Lro respect fully invited to bc present.