Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 357, 31 December 1891 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

"E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono."

 

John E. Bush.

Luna Hooponopono a me Puuku.

THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1891.

VERY TRUE! VERY TRUE!!

            It may be very true and according to royal prerogative for the sovereign to appoint whom she pleases, as ministers, as she intimates, but it is also a notorious fact that the people through a majority of the legislature has the power to refuse to vote the means of running the machinery of government and the pay of its official from Palace to police.

 

Caesar on the Rampage.

            While Mr. Moreno and others are endeavoring to help the Hawaiians by voice and pen in the United States of America, we are afraid his zeal leads him to be unscrupulous in his efforts, and does more injury than good to the cause of the natives.  Letters have been published in the N.Y. World, which were reported to have been @ded in by Mr. C.C. Moreno, and the authorship charged to Hon. R. W. Wilcox.

            The historical points in the letter and the extraordinary events forcasted in the near future of Hawaii nei, however, is a sure contradiction in itself as to the author being Mr. Wilcox.  The restless friend of the Hawaiian and bitter enemy of the missionary, in his efforts, if the publication of these letters are really due to him, have done no good to the cause of the down trodden aboriginee.  We know that Mr. Moreno’s feeling toward his enemies are very bitter, and thus in his extravaganza, possible have made use of his own imperfect knowledge of the present state of our affairs and exaggerated it, to influence popular feeling with the American Government in favor of the Hawaiian, whom he has always championed of his own volition and from a characteristic spirit of chivalry so natural with a European trained as a soldier in his early life, to appreciate and take the part of the weak and oppressed.

            The statements made in the letter attributed to be from authorized National Leaders, are so far from the truth, that no one here, except for political purposes, would of @ believe them.  We utterly repudiate any idea of revolution in the minds of the National Party except the peaceful revolution through the polls, by which they hope to carry the votes of the people in favor of a new constitution, and by it the reconstruction of the government, upon the democratic principles upon which the American and English government are based.

 

The Same Subject.

            Our Tuesday’s article on “Social Evil” in Honolulu, caused quite a stir among the “Elite.”  Yet we did not say one fourth of what it would have been our duty to add @ the matter.

            It would be useful @ different causes of the growing @, but our @ is inadequate for such a task; there is however one reason, for the Honolulu depravity, which out to be quickly mentioned for once, and that is the fact of our being a sea-port.  All sea-ports and naval stations are cursed in a like manner; only the harm is greater here because it not only permeates through the common sailor, into the lower strata of society, but it also reaches more fatally, through the elegant and petted officer, into the highest “fleur” of our “elite,” which is getting morally and physically rotten.  It can be stated as an axiom, that nearly all the ladies of our population who are so crazy – so hungry, and so openly, for the company of naval officers, and who make so much of them, even running after them, are really and practically of the most doubtful moral character, even those who so carefully cover up their tracts as to give but little occasion for scandal or gossip; womanly virtue and naval flirtation are incompatible, and we must repeat here that “so degeaded is the sense of honor in some of the men of this town,” that they seem to delight these liaisons between their fem@ relatives and our naval conquerors, and to encourage them by all the means at their command.  Well also can it be repeated that: “could the grains of sand at Waikiki speak,” stories would be told, by the side of which the tales of Sodom and Gomorrah would be tame.  It would not be difficult to point out to some very fashionable residences in the eastern suburbs of our city, where all and every naval officers receive a “proverbial” welcome, and where, as a consequence, the social evil, though not public, is said to be just as much of a curse as in the vilest hell holes.  What can be said of the fact reported of officers of ships lately gone, introduced as perfect strangers to the lady of the house at tour o’clock in the afternoon, and seen crawling out of my lady’s bed-room window at eleven o’clock, followed by others later on in the night?  Yet these ladies are considered as of the highest fashionable society and might propably be intimate friends of some of our ministers.

            But the greatest danger of our society lies in this, that it countenances or treats lightly of social evils in high circles, whilst thundering against it in its licensed and regulated aspect.  The married lady, who, just for the caprice of it, gets acquainted in the afternoon with some brass-button fools, and invites them to her bed at night, in the absence or with the connivence of her husband, - carnal love at sight, - is styled here “honest and accomplished: while the poor wretch of a fallen woman, who, from starving misery and in order to gain her daily support or the maintenance of a squalid family which the missionary charities fail to reach,- is obliged to submit to the same carnal love at sight – for money – is called a filthy prostitute, who is to be damned by every one, her “honest” sister the brass-button lady being the loudest in her denunciation and prudishness. 

            Thus, in this town, prostitution from necessity is an unpardonable sin and vice, but prostitution from caprice and mere deviltry or viei@ is deemed an exquisite @ - for those who profit by it.

            This is the state of things against which public opinion ought to take a firm stand, and we probably might then not only restore virtue or at least some sense of shame among married ladies, - but also save our girls who are fast following the example of their elder, as illustrated by the report of a young lady lately married, who unexpectedly presented her liege atter a couple of months, with an offspring whose father could be no other but a departed naval destroyer of virtue.

            Consequently, let the men of our society face the problem; let those who are blind and who sincerely ignore the danger, open their eyes and become a little more circumspect of naval company both in their own homes and on board; and let those who do know feel a little more shame at their lack of morality and manhood.

 

THE BEST FORM

            The best form or principle upon which a government can be run peacably and successfully is that upon which democracy America and England are governed.  In these two countries, varying slightly, the power is vested in the hands of the people, and thus it should be here.

 

ON DIT.

            That Hon. H.P. Baldwin, the Maui Sugar Magnate, showed up in fine style at the political meeting at Makawao, and that he was ably seconded by the Sheriff Andrews.  The meeting nominated a luna or slave driver from Baldwin’s peons for representative for that district.  That this will naturally give the noble control of the representative vote of that district should his candidate succeed.

 

            That the National Liberal candidate Mr. Kamakele gave Mr. Sheriff Andrews a scourging that nearly turned his hair white for attempting to pack the meeting and eject natives from it.  Dat is fine pizness for de Sheriff, sure.

           

            That the Bowl(d)er Crook was at the Liberal League Hall Tuesday night trying to get people to leave the meeting.  That if he comes again he may receive some plaster in the seat of his pants or may get a little Alabama mud, or he may get turned out.

 

            That we will be lost sight of while Chile has the monopoly of Uncle Sam’s time and attention.

 

            That the Tramears Company tried to run a large two horse car with only a driver to manage the affair.  But monopoly Payne was pained to see the stroke of economy fail.  Try a chinaman back driver.

 

            That @ Club are paying taxes for @ voters.  That they are welcome to all such luxuries of uncertain flavor.

 

            That @ naturalized Chinese @ the privilege to vote at the next @.

 

            That at the International Liberal business meeting, which was held on Tuesday evening last it was intended that on the return of the Hon. R. W. Wilcox a mass meeting would be held soon afterwards.

 

RI NCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION.

1.       1.   We deem that all Government should be founded on the principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity; we hold that all men are born free and equal before the law and are end wed with inalienable rights to life, to liberty, to property, to the pursuit of happiness and to self-protection again arbitrary concentration of power, irresponsible wealth, and unfair competition.  We believe that just government exists only by the consent of the People, and that, when it becomes necessary for the public welfare, they may abolish existing forms and establish more advantageous and equitable system; and, as the present Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom never has had the approval of the People, but was established by intimidation and fraud for the benefit o a certain class, therefor we favor the adoption of a new and more liberal Constitution, to truly secure a Government of the People, by the People and for the People.

 

JUDICIARY REFORMS

1.       2.   Out of consideration for the inherent rights and present opinions of the native population, we desire to retain the independence of the Country and defend its autonomy, under a liberal and popular form of government; but out Treaties with Foreign Powers, and especially with the United States of America, should be revised, so as to better meet present necessities and to obtain more equitable advantages in exchange of those granted by us.

2.       3.   Our Judiciary system and Code of Procedure must be submitted to a thorough revision, so as to secure a cheap and prompt administration of justice, free of all sectarian or patisan spirit, and to render the Judges more directly responsible to the People; and we are in favor of a more liberal interpretation of Constitutional guarantees of the freedom of speech and the press.

 

TAXATION

1.       4.   A more just and perfect system of Taxation must be inaugurated, to abolish the present inequalities, by which the property of the poor is excessively taxed, while much of the rich man’s goods are under-valued for assessment or entirely escape taxation; we shall therefore demand the passage of laws that will more effectually subject the property of corporations and rich citizens to their just proportion of public burdens, while granting more liberty exemptions to the poor; and as a means of discouraging the locking up of large tracts of uncultivated lands, a differential tax should be levied in addition to the usual assessment on valuation, which should be in proportion to the fertility of the soil.  We shall also favor the establishment of a graduated income-tax, and thus expect to obtain ample funds for conducting the government and attending to all necessary public improvements without any further calls on the masses.

 

MONOPOLIES

1.       5.   We shall use our efforts to obtain laws by which all favoritism in the government and all monopolies, trusts and privileges to special classes shall be rendered impossible, by full, definite and mandatory statues.

2.       6.   Better laws should regulate the Civil Service.  The principle of the election of officers of the government by the people should be established, and no man should be allowed to hold more than one office of profit, whilst salaries should be adequate compensation for the services rendered.  All excessive salaries should be reduced and all sinecures or superfluous offices abolished.

PROTECTION TO HOME INDUSTRIES

1.       7.   We are in favor of encouraging all home agriculture and industries, and all our native products, like rice, coffee, wool, tobacco, etc. should be protected and fostered by proper tariff regulation; and also it must be the duty of the Government, in its contracts and other operations, to give preference to national products over imported ones.

PUBLIC SERVANTS.

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

1.       8.   We desire a more liberal policy towards the different Islands of the Kingdom, outside of Oahu; they should, receive a fairer proportion of the public moneys for the development of their resources and the satisfaction of their wants.  In fact, the principle of local Self-government should be extended, whereby giving localities may choose the most important of their local executive officers, and levy taxes for the purpose @ improvements of a public nature.

PROTECTION TO THE LABOURING CLASSES

1.       9.   We shall endorse all measure tending to improve the condition of the working classes, and consequently, without injuring any vested rights, we will advocate laws to prevent all further importation or employment of contract-labor of any kind, upon conditions which will bring it into a ruinous and degrading competition with free Hawaiian or white labor.  We shall also, in the interest of the better protection of SMALL FARMING AND HOMESTEADS.

2.       10. The wealthy fraction of our population have hitherto prevented the development of an independent class of citizens; the public lands have been acquired and have been tied up in a few hands or parcelled to suit favorites, and small farmers and planters have been driven out by corporations or combinations of capitalists; but as small farming is conducive to the stability of the State, it should be encouraged by a new and more liberal Homestead act, by which the ownership of small tracts of land and the settlement thereon of families of our present population, - and especially of the native Hawaiians who have been left almost homeless in there country, - should be rendered possible.  To that end, the Government and Crown lands, (in so far as can be done without invading vested rights) should be devoted as soon as possible to homesteads and conferred upon bona-fide settlers free of taxes for a limited period.

It should be the further aim of government to, at once, so far improve the means of transportation, - local, national and international, - as to provide, in all the districts, cheap means of conveying the product of the soil to market.

ELECTORAL RIGHT.

1.       11. We hold that upright and honest manhood, and not the possession of wealth, arbitrarily fixed, should consti@ the right to vote for nobles as well as representatives, and no more power should be accorded to the ballot of the rich man than to the ballot of the poor man.  The discrimination in favor of wealth now made in our Constitution is contrary to all the eternal principles of right and justice, and must be abolished.  To this end, we will favor a leveling of the present distinction of wealth and classes which blemish our laws with respect of the right to vote for nobles, thereby restoring to the native Hawaiians privileges which pertain to them in their own country, and of which they have been unjustly deprived.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

1.       12. We favor the expenditure of sufficient sums to secure a number of needed public improvements on Oahu and other Islands: school, railroads and harbors and wharves, public light, and also a thorough system of reservoirs and water-works, not only for Honolulu, but through-out the other Islands.

 

NOTICE.

            LADIES wishing their feathers dyed or cleaned and curled can have it done by MRS. WERTHERN. 103 Beretania Street.

            LADIES wishing to purify their complexion and cradiate tan and freckles will be instucted by MRS. WERTHERN free of charge. 103 Beretania Street past the Armory.  

317 – d3m*

 

Public Notice.

Know all men by this notice that from and after this date, I have this day discharged Mr. H.C. Ulukou, from acting as an agent, for me in any sense whatever, in the charge and administration of all my property, and in the collection of all dues and rents upon any and all my estate in this kingdom.

            Any one who holds or is in possession of any property or who has any business or payments to make, will transact the same with me personally, at my place at Honuakaha, at Honolulu, Oahu.

            KAPIOLANI.

            per Jos. Nawahi.

            Honolulu, Nov. 3, 1891, d-3m.

 

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