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frankly asked my opinion, I
thought it was better for many
reasons to heed the voice of the
people especially those who were
paying the taxes, had accumulated
wealth in the country and were
directly interested.
In fact, I conversed with him
for about one hour upon the foregoing
and kindred subjects to
which he listened with much
apparent interest and when I rose
to leave he remarked that it was
now about 11 o'clock and that I
would hear of changes in the
Cabinet within 12 hours*
On the following morning, June
28th I received information that
Mr. Gibson and all the cabinet had
resigned. 81/
From the above it can be seen that
Kalakaua specifically called for the
meeting with American Minister Merrill
to ask for his advice. Nothing in the
dispatch would indicate that Kalakaua
asked for more than this, or that the
American minister had demanded that
Kalakaua change his cabinet
officials.
Of this change in the cabinet,
Kuykendall writes that: "Apparently
the king and Gibson believed, or at
least hoped, that a change of
ministry, including the latter's
removal from the government, would be
enough of a concession to quiet the
clamor for reform." 82/ However, this
belief was not correct, a Hawaiian
newspaper wrote:
...We are not in the humor to
accept any compromise that will
allow an opening for a reproduction
in the future of what we
have had too much of in the past.
A real, complete, thorough
change...is what the intelligence
and respectability of the country
want...Moreover, there must be a
positive and undeniable guarantee
of its continuance. The king must
be prepared to take his own proper
place, and be content to reign
without ruling. We want capable,
responsible Ministers, not
irresponsible clerks. 83/
Reports that the king was
attempting to form a coalition cabinet
with W. L. Green and had called out
the Honolulu Rifles to protect
government buildings, generated still
more opposition against him. The
result was a public meeting of the
king's opponents on June 30. L. A.
Thurston read a set of resolutions
prepared by the Committee of Thirteen
of the Hawaiian League that included
the commitment "to the policy of
securing a new constitution," as well
as calling for the dismissal of Gibson
and the cabinet. 84/ The Committee of
Thirteen presented these resolutions
to the king, requesting a reply within
24 hours. 85/
On the morning of July 1st, Colonel
Ashford and the Honolulu Rifles seized
a shipment of arms sent to Hawaii,
thinking they were intended for the
king. Later that same morning, "after
the firearms seizure, Lieutenant
Colonel Volney Ashford, with a squad
of the Honolulu Rifles, went to
Gibson's residence, took him and his
son-in-law Fred Hayselden into
custody...[and] threats to hang Gibson
were made by Lieutenant Ashford and
other noisy radicals, but any such
purpose was promptly vetoed by the
executive committee of the Hawaiian
League." 86/ These actions by the
Honolulu Rifles indicate that during
the evening of June 30 and the morning
of July 1, 1887, the "control of the
city of Honolulu was in the hands of
the Honolulu Rifles who were acting
theoretically, but not always in fact,
under the direction of the executive
committee of the Hawaiian League." 87/
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-frankly asked my opinion, I
+:frankly asked my opinion, I thought it was better for many reasons to heed the voice of the people especially those who were paying the taxes, had accumulated wealth in the country and were directly interested.
 thought it was better for many
-reasons to heed the voice of the
+:In fact, I conversed with him for about one hour upon the foregoing and kindred subjects to which he listened with much apparent interest and when I rose to leave he remarked that it was now about 11 o'clock and that I would hear of changes in the Cabinet within 12 hours.
 people especially those who were
-paying the taxes, had accumulated
+:On the following morning, June 28th I received information that Mr. Gibson and all the cabinet had resigned. <u>81</u>/
 wealth in the country and were
 From the above it can be seen that
 Kalakaua specifically called for the
@@ Line 28: / Line 14: @@
 Kalakaua change his cabinet
 officials.
 Of this change in the cabinet,
 Kuykendall writes that: "Apparently
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 removal from the government, would be
 enough of a concession to quiet the
-clamor for reform." 82/ However, this
+clamor for reform." <u>82</u>/ However, this
 belief was not correct, a Hawaiian
 newspaper wrote:
 ...We are not in the humor to
-accept any compromise that will
+:...We are not in the humor to accept any compromise that will allow an opening for a reproduction in the future of what we have had too much of in the past. A real, complete, thorough change...is what the intelligence and respectability of the country want...Moreover, there must be a positive and undeniable guarantee of its continuance. The king must be prepared to take his own proper place, and be content to reign without ruling. We want capable, responsible Ministers, not irresponsible clerks. <u>83</u>/
 allow an opening for a reproduction
 Reports that the king was
 attempting to form a coalition cabinet
@@ Line 68: / Line 42: @@
 securing a new constitution," as well
 as calling for the dismissal of Gibson
-and the cabinet. 84/ The Committee of
+and the cabinet. <u>84</u>/ The Committee of
 Thirteen presented these resolutions
 to the king, requesting a reply within
-hours. 85/
+hours. <u>85</u>/
 On the morning of July 1st, Colonel
 Ashford and the Honolulu Rifles seized
@@ Line 87: / Line 62: @@
 purpose was promptly vetoed by the
 executive committee of the Hawaiian
-League." 86/ These actions by the
+League." <u>86</u>/ These actions by the
 Honolulu Rifles indicate that during
 the evening of June 30 and the morning
@@ Line 95: / Line 70: @@
 theoretically, but not always in fact,
 under the direction of the executive
-committee of the Hawaiian League." 87/
+committee of the Hawaiian League." <u>87</u>/
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