The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-11-20
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II anything were needed to exhibit the shifts to
which the government paper is driven for argu-
inents and to show it's willfui misrepresentation
of facts. it may be found in the article on
:. Reports - in it's last issue. 1t says:
Any one of Mr.. Lyons numerous lady admirers and friends
who were not nj the meeting, must see at n glance all the ee-
gance Of his dieiion, and the young speaker At rnnahou,
who addressed him and others, ON the Ioih of June, 1S6s, mus.
of This institution. Of which you are the GLORIOUS representa-
tives, l bid you take courage, ami not TO despair y aud, again,
the Alumni, when ] say you have rendered yourselves ILLUS
TnIous" Surely, the young orator would, on the faith Of the
ungarbled report, he willing 10 continue la the strain with which
he was then inspired: =" Weare proud of you, tonight, and We
shall EvEa be willing to trust the liberty Of the press. and the
interests of the Hawaiian Nation i'll your hands" Just think of
that, now.ii
What are the facts in the case? The Alumni
meeting referred to was addressed by a represen-
tative of the planting interest, JOS. P. Cooke,
Esq, and the paragraph alluded to, published at
the time, is rs follows:
But l did not rise to make a speech, much less
to ~eulogize, in general, the Alumni of this institution.
L prefer rather to praise the good deeds and self-sac-
rihceS of those of our number who Ceaving their
own private employments to serve the public gOod)
have of late, in yonder Legislative Hall, distinguished
themselves not only by their earnestness and elo-
auence in debate, but also by their boldness and
fearlessness on the floor, have proved themselves to
us and to the world to be law-abiding citizens of His
Majesty King kamehameha, and the true friends of
this Hawaiian race L mean the Hon. ii. X. Hitch
COCk, tnc " u. VI Nv - hyohss aiit
the Hon. A. +. Judd, Representatives respectively
from the districts of Hilo, Koolaupoko, Kohala and
South Kona. Gentlemen, We are happy to meet you
on this anniversary of our Alma Mater. In behalf
Of the Alumni of this institution of which you are
glorious representatives, l bid you take courage, not
to despair. A well fought battle, though partially q
defeat, under the trying circumstances and disadvan-
tages under which you labored, is as glorious as a
victory. Gentlemen, | but re-echo the true senti-
ments of the Alumni when l say you have rendered
yourselves illustrious. We are proud of you tonight,
and we shall ever be willing to trust the liberties of
the press and the interests of this Hawaiian nation in
your hands, for we have tried your metal, and know
your motto to be " the good of the people"
There is nothing in the address which any man
need be ashamed of, as it is a free and sponta-
neous expression OF noble sentiments; but the at
tempt of the government paper to misrepresent
facts, and make it appear as though the words
had been uttered by another party and with sim
lister motives. is base and unmanly, though per-
fectly in keeping with its character. When a
paper fines its material for argument SO exhausted
as to resort to Misrepresentation, there is moth
ing left for us but exposure. 1t shows the
pitiable degradation to which the government or
gan has fallen.