Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 49, 28 February 1894 Edition 02 — Their Intentions. [ARTICLE]

Their Intentions.

It is now nmlerstood that tlie l’rovisionMl Governmeut inteiuls to play a smart game, aml if possil»le re[Mint ilie 1887 r;u*ket. A < onstitntiounl convention will l>e called, bnt umler somewhat tliff. rent cond«tions as heretofore supposed. In faot the }>rincij>le of 1887 will be adopted; th.it is h vote will be given to everv man —oxeept Asiat>cs—now in the couutry, if ho will subscribe to an oath whieh pledges him to op }»ose any monHrchicul from of government, «ml it the sametimo insures his eterual support of t!ie provisioaal govei uinent oritssnccossors. lt is easy t > understHud the in. tives whieh h ivc lead our prt*sent ruloi-s to adopt such a }H>licy. Tlie P. G. isvirtnallv in tbe last ditoh. Tlie inembers of it roal:ze tho fact and tiiev are willing to Siicntice their owu anibitions des’g!is if thev ther©bv ean hloek aml defeat the object of the people —to wit, tlie restoration of the raonarchv.

They are aware that a republic estal>lishtHl by bnyonets aml «gaiust the \v:ll of the peoplo wili never be recogni*ed by theCIevoiami diniuis(ration ami thev aro ■ lao perfect!v well a\vare tbat the displeasure of the l’nited 8tat »s Government will meau tlie abrogatien of t.ie reciprocity resulting in total nun and hnaueial disaster for tūe proj\ertv*holders lioie.

By estabiisliing a republic tbrough a popuiar vote, th**y believe tbev c u coiumand

the recegu tion of all powers and the good wiil of tlie L T aited St«tes espoc:ally. Tl»ey do uot believe j tbut anybody will look into ti:e i whvs ttnd means througb wbicb : tbe vote was obtamed. but tbat a elaiui of a popnUr ratification i will suflice. Chief Justice Judd vras asked by Mr. Blount if tbe | constitutioa of 1887 ever was submdted to the people. Mr. : Judd very iugeuiously said that I bo cousidered it was. And as [ bisreasousforthisbelief headvan- j cod the idea tbat everybddy who ! voted under tbe new constitution | took an oalh to support it,—tud J thereby virtually ratified it. Mr. Blount whoee sbrewduess aud • sarcasm i» eqnally d«velop- !

ed. then snpB*>sted tb«t accordir.g to Mr. Judd s {■tateroent, the people had tbe ehoiee of either ratifyiog the new constitation. or ! heeome disfranchised to whieh Mr. Judd said that sach was the ca.se. Now. tbey are trying to eome the s-.roe dodge over again. We ean thongh assnre onr wise raen snd very learned polHieiana ( t!<at t v e frand is too coaspicions and that the scheme won’t work wr.rth a cent. It woukl uudonbte*lty l>e * > rninentlv s->tisfactory to ?*fr. I)ole, and his satellites to be able to go l>efore the American j>eople and s.ay, ‘ Behold the error of yonr Cleveland, yonr Blonnt aud yonr C<<ngress for 1 ! the jx-oj<le * f Hawaii do not want a monarcby, but 13,000 voters have sworn allegiance to onr repablic.’’ Tiie idea is g<od enongh and we ■lo not withhold onr admiration f <rthe shrewd scbemer who is f <t!>ering it. but the fact is that the H iW iiia’ scannot be deceived , «ny longer, any more than eau the r< j» <-s< ntativi-s of the A«neri <• »n r>eople. The Hawaiian nation wauts s*lf-governiuent in any shape whieh snits the majority aud they are not going to be ! eajoled or bulldozed into taking any o;>ths or accepting any eonditions whieh virtnally deprive them of the right to deci<Ie tl>e futr.r •of their own ind beloved covintry.