The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-05-27
The Political Demonstration on Saturday
Evening.

About 10 am. on Saturday a meeting
which had been somewhat hurriedly called
together, was held i'm the room of Engine
Ompan No. 1. Both Hawaiians and for
eigners were fairly represented, nOtwith-
standing the short time there had been i'll
which to pass the word around that a de-
mOnstTatiOu of the peoples satisfaction at
His MaiestVfS selection of new advisers was
TO be organized. At this meeting it was
resolved that the occasion should be cele-
brated by 4 ~tOrchiight procession with
music, that addresses in Hawaiian and Eng
Iish should be presented to the King, and
that a demonstration of the peoples APP
proval Of he new Ministry should be made
at the residence of Hon. the Premier by an
address and A seTenade. Speakers were Sc
lected and a Committee was formed to ar
range the details. The committee proved
itself energetic, as the result showed. The
addresses to the King had to be left out of
the programme as his Majesty had pre-
viOusIy made an engagement To spend the
evening out of town.
About hasf-past seven the tOrchlight pro-
ceSsiOn was formed, Engine Company No.
rs rooms IN Union street being adopted as
the starting point. The assistance OF Prot.
Berger and his band boys had been secured.
One hundred and eighty-nine torch bearers,
headed by tine band and accompanied by a
large number of sympathiZers, started from
Union street. marched along Hotel, Nuua-
nu, and King streets to the Palace gates.
Here three cheers for the King were called
for and Justify given, the fugleman explain
iug that il was not intended by this to say
to the King, Gin what you have just done
YOU nave lone well,i because they all be-
lieved that he always e~ndeavOred to do the
best for his peOple-it was but an expression
of old Hawaiian feelings of respect for their
chief, born with the native Hawaiians,
which forbade them to pass his gates with
out expressing their aloha. The procession
then turned and proceeded to the residence
Of the Premier, the large yard of which was
thTouged to OVERLOOKING with the enthusiasts
tic crowd. The feelings which excited
his assemblage found expression in a num-
Der of trlnsparencies which they carried
with them. These bore the following mot
toes: Hawaii a mau loa, " (Hawaii for
( ever "Ko Hawaii ne-i Hoola,'' (The Saliva
ton of Havaii). Aloha e ka Lani"-
[ Love TO the T. roue). "E ola ka Moi
cause of rejoicing to Hawaii). "Ka Aha
1 Kuhiua Kuokoa"-CThe Independent Min
/ iStry). INA HOokeie Pomaikai O Hlwaii"
The Advisers who will bring benefit to
Hawaii. aud in English =" 10 Party
/ Clique" All for the Good of Hawaii"
" The Heroes to the Front Hawaii for
/ ever-NictoriOus at Last" and a design
and motto" Equal Rights at Last" with
the SC. les Of Justice in the centre.
An address to Mr.. Gibson was then de-
I Iivcred by the selected spokesman, Mr.. j.
Kua. The speaker said he had been put
forward by the vote of a public meeting to
/ express the pleasure with which the people
I recognized i'm the new Government a guar
/ aHtee of stability and progress. As now
I help of both HaWaiians and foreigners,
/ vhenever they should need support. Those
few hundred torches were not 9 great
/ demonstration, but they were sufficient to
/ show to Ministers the real and true feeling
of every one who had the interest of Ha-