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PROGRESS
The Lifeofthe Land is Established
in Righteousness.
HONOLULU, JUNE 21, 1S94.
AS IT NOW LOOKS.
The First Heading of the
Proposed Constitution
Finished.
In 16 days the wisemon who
elected themselves to frame i
constitution for this county
have got through tho first and most
important portion of their work
At the second reading all that is
necessary for them is to railroad
tho fundamental law through the
convention and then promulgate
it, and declare it the constitution
of the Hawaiian Republic, that
is, if tho people is willing to lot
them do so.
ho constitution as it now
stands is one of the most remark
able documents ever preseuted
to a civilized community in this
oentury. To call the government
which is to rule under that con
3titution a ropublic, is an insult
to the ideas and principles under
lying that form of government.
Tho people aro totally ignored
Tho proposed House of Repre
sentatives is without any
All power is m centered
president, and not alone
power.
in the
in the
ofiico of president, but
especially in President
more
Dole.
This man has b' a constitutional
clauso been secured in his office
for six years. Ho knew perfectly
well that he never could be
elected if ho had gone before the
pooplo asking for thoir votes.
Ho proferred tho easier way, and
had the constitutional convention
electing him a functiou never
before exorcised by any conven
tion. He has relegated his four
ministers to four chief clerks.and
wo must say that under the cir
cumstances C. L. Carter's motion
should havo bexm adopted, to
reduco tho cabinet to two mem
bers, and lot the Interior and
Finance Departments be manag
ed by chief clerks. Mr. Dole
opposed that, we presume, be-
cause when he has settled dowu
bis proverbial indolenco will
come to tho front again, and he
will bo too glad to shove his
work on to tho shoulders of Da
mon and Hatch. The council of
state which has more power than
the combined Senate, and Houso
of Representatives will be the
only power which Mr. Dole
occasionally will have to recogr
nizo. Of course, he is only sup
posed to call upon that council
in caso of emergency, but the
"word emergency is a very elastic
word, and can always be constru-
"ed to suit If tho Senate and
Houso of Representatives happen
io bo in dead opposition to the
president and his cabinet, they
cannot oust tiiem except upon
impeachment which is always a
difficult matter. Their remedy
would then be to refuse tho
passage" of an appropriation bill,
and oven then tho executive
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pass one themselves assisted byLue A m
, - . a r it the audience what
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council ui bisku, auu uau auJiJ
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emergency. xi tne upposiuonispeaer
missionary?
tliqae dseir it, tkey can at ihe J
first election without doubt con
trol it miijority in the combined
Senate and House of .Representa
tives, but what earthh use would
st be .to thein. Thej would have
no power to show their want of
confidence in the ministers and
in the executive. The five gentle
men would smile serenely, and
quoting Gibson say to the peo
ple, "What are you going to do
about it." Well, Gibson got his
answer
and tue same response
might .be giveu to the high and"
mighty quintette who propose to
rule the roost for the next six
3ears (they evidently don't have
innch faith in or desire for
annexation) in the face of
the solid opposition of the large
majority of the people. When
men tne constitution is pro
mulgated, we presume that Mr.
Dole will follow old customs and
make a triumphant tour through
his empire, and visit Maui and
Hawaii, and there accept the
welcome which he certuiul- de
serves, and can be sure of receiv
ing. Until then an revoir.
More Complications.
The p. g. has, since it
wns
placed into power by- Mr. Stevens
snown a remarkable facility in
blundering, especially in regard
to its fureigu relations. Of course,
the fact doesn't surprise anybody
when the lack of experience and
norauce of affairs of state on
the part of the government aro
taken into consideration. The
latest blunder is the nnparallelled
ii:snlt offered to Great Britain ii
revoking a permission granted to
laud the forces from H B. M. S.
Champion for .shore drill. The
rt-fuse in itself wpnld havo been
remarkable euough as the dav
novious the U. S. cruiser Phil-
adelphia was normitted to Innd
her men, and did so, and turned j
our peacetul streets into a ma-
muvering ground When the Brit-
ish representatives were informed !
of tho permission granted to the
U. S. ship. ther naturally asked
hat the same privilege be extend
ed to them, and M nister Hatch
acceeded to their request. Yes- ! male sex claiming politics as one
torday morning, however, Air. j f the specialities of that sex. It
Hatch, who evidently had been is certainly not a pleasant special
scolded jby father Dole for acting ! ity, and we must agree with the
without being told what to do, Attorney Geueral that it is sur
nppeared at the British Legation ' prising that women want to get
and toM Minister Wodehouse j into a branch of a citizen's duty,
that the permission had been re- i of which most men would like to
voked, and that daddy Dole
won.dn't havo the red jackets
ashore. What explanation for
this astounding proposition was
offered, we "do not know. But
there can in our mind be no ex
planation which can be satisrac
tory to the government whose
representatives have received so
outrageous a treatment from a
pigmy government, of what vet
For the sake of the country it is
to be hoped that no serious com-;
plication will arise, and that the j
Bntish Minister will put the af- :
fair doivu to the well known lack'
of tact and of mvoir faire- which f
jare characteristic of our mission
( ary rulers.
The American League, met last !
- .
night. About fifty peoDle were
rV'v -j. - u u k. my ireuuio nun ;
.. -M, O .11 - i 1
T . . T : .
,afa o ,iJKOD6rtson Had tue freedom of!
The first named told J
a nice man he
alwas has been and how be
love
working man; ihe other
warned the audience
strains ttha wilr mvaKsfca
abused the native H&waikas.
Female A gitators.
A number of women who have
taken up the suffrage -agitation
met a coramitiee from the con
vention yesterday. The usual
arguments were re-hashed and
finally the majority of the com
mittee decided to recommend
a clause in the constitution which
makes it possible for the legisla-
ture to extend the franchise to
women. So far no harm has been
done, and if the, right of such
Legislature is vested more
especially in the House of Rep -
preventatives. there are little or
no fear that the ladies ever will
be called upon to add local
politics to the other "diversified"
industries now occupying their
intellect and time. i
It is therefore hardly necessary
to take- the matter ait serieux,
yet we feel inclined to point out
a few of the peculiar errors which
are common to nearly all the
agitators, for female suffrage all
over the world. One lad - claim -
ed that taxation without repre -
sentatiou, is as wrong for women
as it is for men. , "We will admit
that," for the sake of argument,
j but must call tho lady s attention
to that a male taxpayer, who
becomes a citizen and exorcises
his privileges as such incur
duties besides the privileges.
He cm be called upon at anj- time
to do military service. He can be
compelled to assist the police in
an emergency. lie is obliged to
serve as a juryman besides
other duties. Now, the women
wouldn't ofcourse object to sit on
a jury. It wmild bo a most de-
lightful
pastime and afford an
immeasurable stock for Inch-
tea-gossip. But would or could
they serve as soldiers or police-
men, or in any capacity where'
physical streugth is necessary
Ofcourse-. the answer will be.
"c-rtainly not, let the nasty men
go and ao tuat kind oi work.
that's all they are good for." Ad-
mitted, but then the equality bet-1
ween the sexes ceases, and if
there are distinct funct ous to be
observed and allotted to the dif
ferent sexes. win-' object to the
get out. There cau be no partial
ity, no classification of, duty bet
ween the ssxes if the women want
to emancipate themselves. When
women were admitted to the Uni
versities of France and Germany,
they nearly all chosed to study
medicine. Jurisprudence and
Theologie, had no attraction, al
though far veasier and far more
becoming to their sex. No, they
wanted to be doctors. Well, as
loug as they simply had to go to
the University and listen to the
lectures of the different Professors 7
all wont comparatively smoothly,
(I" Zurich, though, au edict had
to be issued forbidding the male
-and female students to--walk
together to and from the" Uaiver
sity and to tali together
during the lecture ) But the day
tit .
cmie wnen tne gms got tnrongn.
" " - o o o
1, ( n im nun' ctnH ac nnrl
, . ,
"act to visit me nospisais, ana
even the dissecting rooms. Some
of the maidens gave np their
emancipation and went home to
reassume a little cooking and
sewing and a great deal garden
party, and high tea,. bat soma
who were more determined tried
to swallow their inborn in odes tv
and staid on. With all due res
pect to the medical fraternity
they, as a rule, in their student
days become somewhat 'cynical
and often rather rough. For a
couple of young girls to stand
among twenty or thirty
young
fellows over the bed of some sick
man with whom some learned old
professor is experimenting is not
pleasant, but to be alone in a
dissecting room clouded with the
absolute necessary tobacco smoke
(VOu "must" smoke in snch a
1 place) listening to the coarse
jokes of the "slashing" students
is simply horrid. A move was
then put on foot by some of the
fanatics that women who desired
to become doctors should bo
allowed to coufine themselves to
the study of female diseases and
diseases of children, and when
' accomplished in those
should receive their
branches
diploma.
The proposition was received
; with a storm of indignation from
' the male students and after a
: great deal of debate the different
Universities issued au edict to
the effect that "if woman wants
to assume the professions and
work heretofore performed ba
nian, she must do it under the
same circumstances, in tho same
manner, and under the same
conditions. No partiality can be
shown If -she wants to be a
licensed physician, she mnst
arrive at her end in tho same
raanuer as a man if not lot her be
a midwife." In time many
women got brsively over their
sqnirmishness but they don't
vote, until they are ready to
shoulder their guu and serve their
country. When the women here
got ready for that we shall all
advocate their right to a suffrage
but if woman wants to have tho
privilege of man she must perform
the duties of man.
The Oahu College:
An excellent programme has
been arranged for tonight's com
mencement exercises of Oahu
College which will take place at
7-30 at the Central TJnion Church.
Alarge audience will undoubtedly
listen to the words of learn
ing and wisdom, which will fall
from ,the lips of the young men
and women who now. say goodby
to the college. The programme
is as follows:
Overture . Esmeralda . . Hermann
Hawaiian Orchestra.
Invocation . . .Rev.C.M. Hyde,DD.
1. The Earl of Rosebery,
Ernest A. Ross
The Princess.. Helen A Afong
The Progress of Journalism,
2
3
George T. Kluegel
Clege Song Gleo Club
4. Trusts and Monopolies,
Georjge R. Ewart, Jr.
5. Woman's Mission. Inez Perry
6. The Problem of the City,
William L. Whitney
Charity Rossini
Girls Glee Club
Manual Training.
. '. Frank C. Atherton
The Brotherhood of the Race
Clarence H Cooke
9,
Yaledictory The Sphinx,
,tlith G. Lldredge.
Serenade H. P. Main
Glee Clnb
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c- - "a1-1- u-iuiaui as
rmardian for David Kawananatn
and J. Kalanianaole has filed her
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final account. The receipts of
the estate for ihe last ten years,
amount to $5,837.23, and the ex
penditures are 18,759.99, leaving
a balance due the guardian of
$12,07276.
Hawaiian
Hardware
Company
The Advertiser who catches
a persons eye .usually wins a
customer. Mau different styles
of advertising have been adopted
and with more or loss success, by
tho believers in the nse of prin
ters ink. The manufacturers of
Pears Soap, for instauce, occasion
ally buy paintings that have
beeu on exhibition in the Pari's
Salon and have lithographs made
from them for the pnrposo of
bringing their product before
tho people In addition to such
side issues, Pear'spends hundreds
thousands of dollars aunually
among the newspapers and mag
azines. Some years ago tho Agents
of certain article, on sale in 2sew
York made a hit iu advertising by
having on Broadway during bus
iness hours two fatluessly dressed
Xegroes wearing very high collars,
on tuo backs of which was prin
ted "Use Smiths Pills." Tho
idea was novel and tho public
caught on. Rising Sim Stovo
Polish has been kopt before tho
public for years through persis
tent, and sometimes expensive
advertising. Twonty odd years
ago the manufacturers of this
polish started half a dozen men
across the oruimeut to paiut signs
on rocks and fences. Tho Aor
motor Co., of Chicago havo in
creased its sales more than five
hundred per cent in two years by
tho use of printers ink. Wo
believe wo have been instrumen-
al in increasing tho sles of tho
Aemotor by keeping everlastingly
u it in Hawaii.
We do not wish to say that ad
vertising will sell any manufac
tured artfelo: there is no uso
ponding monoy in advertising
"cheap and nasty" goods bo
cause the people will not be hood
winked. If Hayiland China was
not the superior article it is, all
our advertising of it would not
have sold the thousands of pieces
that we have. Wo simply call
the attention of tho people to it
and its superior quality is appar
ent to tho customer directly a
piece of it is examined.
Printers ink has helped the sale
of the James Locked Fence but
it would noth tve dones so if it had
been as flimsy as tho or dinay. wire
fence. First; the economy thoro
is in building it recommends
it to tho plantation manager and
then its durability clinches tho
the sale If tho stays and wash
ers cost as much as an ordinary
redwood post our sales of tho
material would not have reached
such enormous proportions.
Our average sale of tho Pansy
Iron Stovo is about two a day tho
-ear round. If was not the
best iron stove on the market wo
would not sell that many in six
months. Advertising is the tip
t-) the public the good points in
the article sells it just as the good
qualities of the Fischer Steel
Range make it a desirable article
tor people who wish to economise
in the use of fuel.
Wo buy only what has proven
good after people in tho United
Stales or Europe have given it a
trial; we profit by their experinco
if tho articles aro goood we buy
and sell them; if they are poor
we steer clear of them. When
we advertise an article it-is to at
tract attention to it; tho news
paper s tho batton we push, the
salesman does the rest.
Persistent advertising coupled
with the article being a superior
one has sold thousands of tho
Frank Walcofc Emory File If it
had beon no better than an or
dinary scytha stone we probably
would not 'havasnlrl fwn
hen a man finds ont lhni T.;c
table knives may ha l-.w eh,m i
ail times at an exnansn nf fifftr
cents and a very KtHo rihm
grease he is qaite willing to trv
the experiment
Tie HmHa mm ci. .
307 Fort Street
