Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 16, 6 October 1894 — EXONERATED. [ARTICLE]

EXONERATED.

Mr. Ciorh*tn D. Gilman of Bo!>toD, viaited Hoiiolalo a »hort while ago, and ia criticizing bit« attituile in regar*i totht po!itical situation of Hawaii-nei, we censured hiui for certain reflections. whieh we bad reason to be)ieve, be bad tnade against the QneeD. aiio is frotn fortner daya a personal friend of bis. Mr. Oiinian bau proven tbat. we were wrong, by »euding os a eouple of elippings frora B<>ston pa|>ers, whieh sbow. that he defende<l the Qoeen against ber slan>lerers and stood up for ber like a man. We publisb his articles below; LIEl T. VOUXo'S CUAKOES. T* thr £<IUor of the HeiaUi: The cbarges tbat is tnade by Lieut. Yonng tbat Queen Liliuokalani was drunk on the day sbe proroguud tho Iyegislnture. and atteinpted to abrognte the old const:tution and proclaira a new one cerlainly reaas very strangely to those conversant witb Mawaiian «H',tirs and tbe bigh |>er' sonnges of 8tate. It cert.-tin!y im tbe tirst time that sucli a cbarge bas beeu pub licly raade. Not in «11 tt.e he. t of the discasaioD8 nt tbe lslunds during tbe p«st year, when tbe ex-Queen‘s character has been so publicly assailed, bas tbe cbaige of intemperance in drink been made agninst ber. Whaterer otber sius or sbortcomings sbe tua>’ bave to answer for in ber pofitical course we know not, bnt it does not nppear well founded to charge ber with drunkenness at snch a time. This fact nihy be confidently sbited of her habits when sbe visited Boston witb Queen Kapiolaui a few yers ago. Wine was always on tbeir t;ibIr«orat eommaini, but not a sing!e gl.iss \vas drunk by eilber of the royal iadies in pnhiie or private. and tlio peiwonni cooduct of tbeso notable g»n sts during tbeir stay w«s as commendabie and nnobjection«ble as any guesls tbe citv ever cntertained. Tlie ex Queeu may bave cli»nged in tliis respect, but there is every reason to doubt Licot. Young's st«tcment, «mi to believe th«t he must h«vo been raistaken. (1 1> G. Hodm He'ail Man'h I, V>8j lie following is the beginmng ol ufl article frotu Mr. Gilmau to the Boston Tianscript in whieh Le criticizes C’«pt«in Pa!mer’s liook on Hawaiiau atfairs: lo th f Kdi(or of the Trnn*crij>(: Your readors liave been iutorested and entert«iued, and toa good de j gree ins(ructed;by a seriesof articjes ronceutlv contributed to the 1 Transcript by Captain Julius A. l’almei Jr. The selecting of C«ptian Paimer «s your spccial correspondeut atforded him an opportunity of revisitiug the Hawaiiau Islands, rene\ving old aequaintuuees and reviviug associ j ations whichto him, as to a larger raajority of others who have ever j visitod tbe islands. is alwaya a 1 source of gratification aml pleaaure. Tbe first iustaaces that mav be ' mentiono\l in tbe liueof oniieiam 1 is that of the causes whieh led to the revolutioo of January. 1893. I There ean be but little doubt, but that the student of historv who in tbe future sha)I write this j page of Hawaiiun political life j will B tate tbe fact that the producing cause was tbe actiou of th« oueen hcrselft howerer sincere she raay ha\*e been aa aoting for her |>eople. With regard to her pnvate character, these colomnsare uot tbe plaee forany severe criticisms upon il It īs to be regretteil that sucb terms bave beon used in the poblio priot« k> desoribe the alleged miscondoct aod her sbortcomings. It is queetionable wbetber «11 tbe ( aerioos charges whieh bave been so froely baodted abont couid be 8osiained by anv sattsfactorv proof. Tbat she Las been aīi i tbat her frieuds «?oald wiah and i had a rigbt to expect, īa nol , claitued to for ber, but her special aod pecuhar enrirooment, tbe 1 remaio8 of heredity. aod the en- * cient customs of ber people, i whieh are oot Aitlived or forgot- i ten. faave aodoaotediy had a large , toe«aore of iuAueuee in determining ber personal cbaracter. Melbonroe. 8ept 27. George * Toroer, ieader of tbe oppoailion, has saooeeded io foroing a ne» 3 lfioiBtry 3