The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-04

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inducing people to come forward who are III
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have come forward voluntarily 10 be treated D''
FItoh's treatment was inspiring great cohhu'D,
In Mr.. GibSou's concluding remarks maze III ''
native language he alluded 10 the many peue"'s
he had received in this country at the hahoS %
Hawaiian natives, eTcn 70 the saving OF ms ll''
Although inirm in health he WAS made strong
by their enthusiastic support and applause anu
would devote his strength 10 the support OF
measures TO the benefit of the people and the
country. Owing so much 70 the kindness OF Ha-
waiians il be could forget and so back upon Ih"'
kindness he would deserve that the very light
ming of Heaven should strike him dead. I'm
thusiastic applause
At the close OF the meeting in the Music Hall
Mr.. Gibson and II large proportion OF the crowd
which had listened TO him then adjourned to
the KaumakapiIi church. When Mr., Gibson IN
response to u call from the meeting rose to
make all address, the great lecture room OF that
building was crowded to its utmost capacity by
an audience which included many foreigners OF
influence and position in the community. The
call for Mr.. Gibson awakened great enthusiasm
throughout the meeting. He said to the assem-
blage that he did not stand up before them to
support any ticket or to denounce any in
dividual. He really had not sought or worked
for this candidacy. Had it been his object to do
so, he would have returned to his former La
haina constituents, who had previously invited
him TO represent them once more. Recent dis
cussion and INSCRIPTIONS hostile attacks had
aroused a public sentiment in his behalf and in
accordance with a wide call, from the mountains
to the sea, he stood up to-day a candidate for the
suffrages of the electors of Honolulu. His
cause was in their hands. He had been assaulted
and they, he felt, would fight for him, and that
the verdict of the morrow would prove the right
or the wrong, the justice or injustice of his
cause. (Applause.) He had heard something
new there this evening from the lips of a speaker,
namely, that Mr.. Carter, a candidate for their
suffrages, claimed largely the credit of the
Finance Committee Investigations of 1878. He
knew nothing of this, and it may be remarked that
it would be little to the credit of an officer in a
government department that he should pride
himself on having acted as a spy and informer
upon a sister department. Mr.. Gibson's subse-
quent remarks were in great part a repetition of
what he had said at the Music Hall. He con-
cluded by saying that whatever might be the de-
cision of the electors on the morrow ne would
never cease to devote his energies to the welfare
of this nation as an Independent Kingdom. He
had planted his stakes here, he would no doubt,
leave his grey hairs in Hawaiian soil, and he
hoped that when all was over, not that he should
be honored by trappings of woe, but that fellow
citizens should stand over his grave and say
80 Haro liac N f,T,a friaYI Of {ha Houvoiio nation -
Enthusiastic applause.) After Mr.. Gibson had
concluded his address the Hon. Noble Simon X.
Kaai spoke. Whilst he recommended the adj
visibility of choosing two competent foreigners
now before them, yet were their preference for
one alone, he was inclined to recommend Mr..
Carter for their suffrages. Tn Hon. Mobiles
remarks were rather coldly received.
Immediately after the declaration Of the poll
a crowd of Mr.. Gibson's supporters assembled
in front of his residence to congratulate him
upon the result. After several ringing cheers
had been given Mr.. Gibson addressed the as
semblage in the Hawaiian language, and sub
seguently interpreted for the benefit of his for
eign friends the substance of his speech. He
said that he reioiced with a sincere and thank
full heart in this result Of what his friends had
been doing for him. There had been a severe
contest, and a strenuous opposition to light
against, but he had never doubted what the
result would be, although the extent of the
victory had exceeded his most sanguine expecta-
tons. He had said in coming forward at this
election at a time when he had subjected to so
much accusation and abuse. Here is the Court
and here the jury before whom 1 lay my cause, -
and now here was the verdict which the people of
Honolulu had broughtin. A great deal had been
said lately about us and against us as apeople. but
could the people of America and other civilized
countries have seen as that day, could they have
been eye-witnesses of the order that had been
kept throughout that exciting day, when a crowd
of perhaps 5000 people deeply interested in the
contest had been gathered about the polling
place and had behaved so admirably, would they
not have felt, would they not have been com
PEELED to acknowledge that here was an orderly,
a law-abiding, q noble people ? Whilst rejoicing
in his success and proud of the position con-
ferred upon him, he came out of the contest az
he went into it, without a single vindictive feel
ing towards those who had opposed him, and
should devote his best energies to promote the
welfare of all the people of the country alike.
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