The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-04-20

''-t rs 'Al a.f'"r etl .'.N- -.A -A A N
made a long ani powerful eeeI. from w.!'a "'
c make the following cNr-se--
TuE LAND owNEs-' vovoruLr.
! ana as v5u know. q member of q small hu;
silawia remarkable religious ~eI. a Religions
. hGly which Rad Il p-uIarkaHl. origin, and which.
Ia Is c4rlv DAYS az least. Lata somewhat remark
able history. OF ell TIE religions scots which
have appeared In the world. certainly since lie
corruption 81 the Cari--ilu Church. / l. that
which of ali othcrS has mlst taught the equality
aud CqLal rights pI men, and / venture - say
taat II j. remarkable tys smother tlluE-Lat-
probably more than any Other body. WITHIN ltS
borders and in it. service Ier> mai ambition Is
practically uukupwn- Hear. hear think
tEaI many of my opinions and much uI my course
IF lie have been determined. or M least -rtalE
influenced by tle training / received d III tHat hal.-
lHat teiIet in the equality ut all uen ~ the
sight of Heaven. and %. Jhe rights ~ ali men
before earthly governments. naturally leads u a
strong sympathy with the great body ot the
people. loud cheers I,5k upon re multi
tudc. thc millions vino form - nation In tie
social rank Jh5v may be called ot tht l5"iF.
They labor more. they suffer m1Ec than the ranks
above them. They have les 81 what we consider
enlDyIuenJ, of lille. they lave fewer ui those com
Icn-ati,u- which give u US who are better Of the
many charms of life. and | have learnt from my
-1rliest youth L. feel for these men. loud cheers
q feel for them a sympathy which / have never
been able u express IN words. ana Tor WhltA I
laLAt I'hFr fv-l H'4c 10 fAfIt>> az h'i-N- GIN 80
which / can find no proper exhibition ui outward
conduct which | can manifest toward tleM. Ny
belief j. that tie condition Of Iais NGSJ body OF
the people might be Immensely improved and
raised / believe they might nave had les ton.
more JOY in their lives. and more of All THAI
without which % persons In another state ut HE
it would appear hardly worth having flielr.i
Well. with this sympathy 1t was nnr wonderful
that twcntv-lve wears ago | found myself called
out into active political lie. Many of you will
recoilecJ the state OF this country from the year
1888 u the wear 1872, during the period Of bad
harvests. when starvation yisitc! hundred, and
thousands OF homes Now, | became convinced
that the origin OF that fearful suffering Wg- the
landowners monopoly in the supply of food 70
the people. Hear, hear.
IN this beautiful address there i 4 reference to
the services winch You are kind enough u say |
have rendered in conjunction with the Ilustrious
and iamenJed Mr.. Golden. 1Chccrsl This re
minds me Of an incident which had something 70
do with my after career. In the year 1871
was ut bennington, and spent several months
there it was near the middle Of September.
when ghcre fell upon me one OF tie heaviest blow,
that can visit any man. / IOund myself there
with none living of nav house bat Il motherlc-s
child. Mr.. Golden called upon me the day after
the event, - terrible 10 Inc and - prOstrdting.
After some conversation hc said :. Don't allow
this grief. great u ii i, 10 weigh you down too
much. There are nj this moment in thousands of
homes IN tins country, wives and children who
are dying OF hunger-of hunger made by law.
II yod will come along with me, We viii never
rest till We have got rid Of the corn law. loud
and prolonged cheers.l
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
II you VIII turn to Inc Parliamentary books,
You win find that from the year lc46 - this
year in which | speak. more than four hundred
million-l believe near five hundred million
pounds worth Of food. which the corn laws were
not intended u prohibit, has been imported into
fiji .rIrtrr-, and in- l..sq, .rrlra rr.,n rl.. rNlll= -
of the English poor, TCheers. and, as YOU know,
trade has 50 far extended within twenty years
that it has surpassed, beyond all calculation. it,
in the previous history OF England
Cheers.
INCREASE OF WAGES.
Wages have been incrcascd|l was going TO
say everywhere / believe there is scarcely a re-
mote agricultural parish in which they have not
increased. But in Jhis district, a. could show
from the books of my own business, wages have
Increased from forty to fifty per cent. although
the actual production Of work in many respects
has not been increased al all. bat has been dimin-
i,hcd 10y the shorter hours of labor.
CHEAP NEWSPAPERS.
But this great party and the Parliament which
would not let the people get their bread from the
best markets in the world were equally opposed
10 the supply Of food to the mind. lod, who
now can get for a penny a. good a newspaper as
i published in the world-manv of v0u have not
AA't. Va ~, a AAAAA' "a 'aAA,I = ~ "HAtN
from the DAYS OF Queen Anne until within the
few wears. the press of the country WAS iet-
tered. The paper maker could tell You that
before NE could sell a sheet of PAPER big enough
to print tine Manchester Examiner upon, for eN-
lmplc. he had t. pay an excise duty Of thirty
per cent, and there wds Il Government officer
going i'm and ont of his works iGst with equal
authority with himself. and when lac paid his
.hrtv per cent. and sent his paper to the Office
II the Examiner in Manchester. Dr the ObSerCer
lcrc. what followed? Why. that the editor could
lot print il until he got Il stamp put upon the
-oTucr OF it. which stamp cost him a. mach as
he whole value OF the paper, ami when nc began
% print his newspaper and u I'LL tine columns with
hose things which newspapers Iroprictors - much
what happened? II tie advertisement was
me line or two lines ouly-a houseiuaid wanting 4
situation, a gardener wanting employment. Il '
Jerk wanting Il new engagement, or an estate for
that took Il column u fill. the price was all
he same. Biz and little. each advertisement
eighteen pence in the shape OF taxation To
he Government. The result w.s that You had
few newspapers. and they We're very dear.
nd / must say. taking them altogether thar they
not nearly - good as they are HOW. Now.
hat Is a newspaper in this country? 1t isa !
power. wish every ncwsyaUe. was
4 tie hands not only Of an intelligent bat AN
onc,t and good man. II that were the case. it .
.Ould not 50 often be made the vehicle of SANDER y
nd the Instrument iy diiiUsinS errors among the
c,plc. But We must have u fair stage. and We
,pc and believe that that which Is true in the
ew,IAPcr world will finally prevail. Butt doubt
neither your school system. which i Il very bad o.
lc. or your pulpit. which doubtless might be :
approved, laughter or YOUR platform. which
Sume> great freedom in your country doubt II
neither any of these can measure Itself with the
,w>TaUcr power in the influence which it every
y exerts ON the people and on the interests
al prospects of tine country. A
1REIAND-mER cuuRcu AND LAND SYSTEM.
There Is 4 party in England which speaks of -
stice to ireland a. if it were merely Il catch n
IIlse for the popular ear in that country. and ~ if ~
had no real meaning. Now. | hold that 70 su--