Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

| Of the short period covered by the reign OF King
i.unalIo who was liberal ruler Applause there
mas boon % steady pressure from the Crown against
tno representative aud Constitutional features o.
,9e tovernincnt until the present time. APPLAUSE
+ Mt Hartvcl IN his remarks has said " ! may sav
that the representative character uf this govern
menu " imprinted. ] will 90 further aud say
not tult 90 is collapeng Int that b. Inns collapsed
lioui applause ! believe that ! but reflect the
Woutit ihot IS uprermu7t u your minds when 4
s1t, whatever may Dee the nominal character lf
lh' government that IT, constitutional and rcpro-
sentative features hayo ns urlttor 1f flct ceiseI
TO c1ist Applause This is ID very scri1ul mat
trr Tor Hawaiian born Americans living hero ~.
Wen ns othcr residents ~ industry and outor.
prise thty have built mp houses and acquired
property MI that they have is here. They have
been and lrc loyal to the law rather than t5 nor
sons, yet they aro not wanted in the ndiniuislra-
ton Of Government and tho making ~ laws. Il
may be said that thoy are fow in number and Of
httIe consequence IN Hawaiian affairs, / say that
MtnouRh thoy are comparatively fow IN number,
they are good nucleus from which there will
gl2W controlling and lasting influence in these
Islands Their descendants will form n constantly
Of the Anglo-Saxon.
They are not noted for saying much but they do
q great deal of thinking aud II they are wanted
Tor the support of law and order and good Govern
| ment' we know exactly whore to find them. APP
plause. We hear that tho Government is in.
teresting itself in the importation of rifles
ana gntling guns. We do not know what they
are for; we know of no necessity for them in
the administration of Government. A few days
Ministers III the presence of the King, IL struck
me that the Government needed few ranrods
great deal more than gatng guns, Ciong con
tinued laughter and appause.) We believe that
we have the sympathy of the United States for us
Ill our somewhat trying situation. America watches
with interest the development of Christian civil
ization here by her sons and their children. do
not fully agree with n previous speaker who said
there wero no sentimental grounds for the I,eci-
procity. treaty; ! understand that it was sup
ported by New England Senator'S In large measure
OH account Of their desire that the civilizng wants
of the American missionaries here should he
| assisted TO its best doyelopement by prosperous
condition of tho country and to-day the interest
of the friends in America OF Hawaiian born Amer
leans here in their prosperity and political adj
vancemont and in the solution Of the difficult
social and race problems which must be solved
here, will reach and affect American legislation
relating to Hawaiian affairs. Mr.. paggett speaks
of these Islands, the meeting place OF Oriental
and western and Eastern civilizations az sacred
ground 1t seems to me that is likely TO be a
| rather hot place and that our community may be
in the position of kernel of corn between two
feel sure that America will not forget the descend
ants of her citizens, who while they might have
honorably stood aloof, willingly marched to her
assistance in her great struggle for the supremacy
of Representative Government, and will not with.
out protest, see tho work OF her sons and their
descendantsil the direction of Representative and
Constitutional Government here swept away. (Ap-
plause.)
To the next toast, which was drunk
Hawaii" Mr.. Adams responded thus
The sentiment to which have been called upon
TO respond deserves, I am confident, q worthier
hand than mine but, | will not Weld 10 anu ono
i'll earnestness of desire and resolution to aid in
accomplishing the result embodied in that toast
And now what results may be expected from
American influence What does it mean with
you gentlemen Americans. Raised under the
shadow of our loved flag 1t does not need much
explanation, for 1t means n we'll ordered Constitu-
tional Government, where "equal rights to all
stand rs its head and front, (applause). it means
q Government where the lowest and the poorest of
its subjects can always find justice, and where the
only limit to proper ambition is that of personal
| ability. 1t lis these things which have made our
country strong, which is crowding her gates with
immigrants from all parts of the earth anxious to
enjoy the blessings of personal liberty and free
don from tyranny
am proud of being an American, YOU also each
of you are, am sure, proud of being tone of the
many who call that glorious flag their own. ZAP
plause). some of you had the privilege of
lighting for the Integrity of that flag. 1t was
noble blessed privilege and one of which, as your
lives go on there will always be pleasant reccollec
TONS. grateful country will always remember
you, for you succeeded in bringing it together
more strongly than ever. Oh that glorious
glorious nag, long may 1t wave! Continued ap
plausel. In leaving our native land for these
beautiful shores we have carried with us those
American feelings and sentiments which have
| animated and inspired us while at home. In
casting our lot here we did not come for political
purposes-we trusted in the Constitutional Laws
which these islands have published and which for
many years have been faithfully carried out The
interest which the American Government has
always had for these islands has always been that
of a kind faithful friend. The AD,eyicaa Mission
| aries were the first to come here to bring to the
then heather land the blessings of religious civil
ization. The americans were prominent and
| foremost IN aiding to give this Country some
constitutional laws-they were prominent too in
securing for these islands their recognition an
independent nation. In the various political diff
culties which Hawaii has encountered with foreign
nations the United States of America has always
been friendly: And her browning act of friend
ship was IN 1876 the hundredth anniversary of her
Independence, when she granted to Hawaii nei the
Reciprocity Treaty that treaty under which
these islands have iourished in production that
II has astonished every one. Long continued
apFPb[s Sls l. no donht ,ha, r..ru;,- ,,,.;;
been q great gamer by this Treaty, and believe
! that the u, 5. A. knew that it would be so and
granted it in the expectation that it would more
closely bind the two countries i'll political friend
should be the ruling influence it ought to do So
! Hawaii III return for what has been given her
cannot do enough for the U, S. A., try as she best
| may great portion of the planting interests
and OF the wealth of these islands is American.
| We look then for u cordial recognition of this
fact. We look for and expect that rights
, under laws shall be maintained. We expect that
American influence shall be n felt power in the
| Councils Of this Government. Cheers and APP
plause). That the voices of the American repre-
senatives shall have full rights and force, being
| supported by the home Government (Renewed
APPLAUSE
am glad to be able to say that that influence
| has been felt and strongly felt during the time
| that you Sir, General Comfy have been acting
| as the representative of our Country. | refer
especially to the Moreno difficulties in 1880 when
but for your iirmness and resolution the Hawaii
an Government would have been captured by an
unprincipled foreign adventurer. (Applausel J..
| The u. :. Government upheld YOU in the course
which you then took, and We hope and expect that
| the gentleman whom we now welcome as your
successor may make he influence Imean IHiefic0n
influence felt rs strongly when the proper occasion
arrives. (Applause). II is right that 1t should be
| SO. We expect then that this Government shall
/ be carried on i'll q constitutional manner. We
have right to expect absolutsm shall not be
tolerated Cheers and applause). That favor
tism and yenalty shall be rooted out from all
parts of this Government. And ms Americans we
will unite against injustice and oppression. We
want our Representatives to uphold US in every
thing right and We promise them our cordial, our
hearty and united support. (Applause).
A rustic Of expectation greeted the
response to the next toast :" Defenders of
Our Union in the late War" for as ex-
pected MIR. Cruzan replied
! Mn. CHAIRMAN, AMERICANS, SOLDIERS: This is a
very congenial atmosphere in which to respond to
such n sentiment. An old soldier can almost hear
the tramp, tramp, tramp" Of armed men sound
ing through some Of these telling prophetic
| speeches like Jobs warhorse he scents the
battle afar or" II Ii always n pleasure To me 10
speak in behalf of the Union soldiers, but feel an
added pleasure to night because we meet TO do
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