Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-12-15

Nesr S. % pa',, W. o. 1885, r. 6.
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kaIams.
Their, were u The ncish} ,thoad of three
hundred prs,sn, when the ulcctiur va, called
q, order by o.. kawaamg ami lion. g.. W
rdrp .aNei Co. ihe chair Nv u. CASH. and
a Kuauak.l were elet,9l vice presidents.
anil A. rhlraou mT H. W KaVaiuui,
seel,sue,
The p5tummad,. being finished, Nlt r,lipa
stated GA ,0,,n TIA, lid immcdia,, reason of
calling thi, meeting vas' to consider the action
which Minister Gibonl had taken concerning
,he contract with the tssih, Mail Steamship
Compn, Tot hrngingi Chin. Immigrant, 10
this county, which 6lhuugh completed, had
IL sn ataturil, ean3snsd, anl the same con.
trae, given IS -. Sptc,kl.s Tina, ihj. and
other actions oi MI G.nus were alternating
our itienl. iu the United States, o., result OF
which a commissioner h5l beeu tn, here from
/ Washington to enquire into the reasons oi The
| late action of thi, government which have
been uuideudy Co American interests That
/ the action of The present ministry is yndauEcr
/ ing not only ihc commercial welfare, but the
very independence OF ,h. Kingdom. And that
We c1n have no good government a, long as
lhi, cabinet {, ia power. and what We need to-
accomplish ihi, end is Independent men in the
/ legislature men who know their rights and
are not afraid 10 demand and obtain them
Mr. John Kalama next took the stand and
said: This country IS beirg ruled by a ministry
which is without the support Of the people
and who are acting contrary to and in defiance
Of the almost universal sentiment OF the nation
! | stand here tonight To give voice to the
sentiment OF the citizens Of Honolulu. We
wish the people in the other districts and ON
the other islands to know that we arc going to
stand 10y Them in the coming fight against the
misrule and extravaganza Of MI. Gibson'S
cabinet. Wewish the governments Of foreign
countries, and more especially the American
Government to understand that the present
policy OF the Hawaiian Government is opposed
to the wishes Of the Hawaiian people; that
they have demanded change, bu, no change
has como. and noN they are going to work to
make change.
Hon. J, w. Kalua, eN.membcr Of the Leg
stature from 1ahaina, one OF the strongest men
OF the opposition, and a candidate for re-
election at Lahaina, next took the stand, and
in his fiery, animated style Of defamation
said This meeting is called tonight that we
citizens Of Honolulu may in a Constitutional
manner let the country and the world know
what We think about the present state OF orr
government. Our constitution guarantees us
the right to vote and govern ourselves Let Us
see that We exercise this right. The constu.
ton says that we have the power. Let us see
to it that we have it in fact as well as in name.
1t behooves us, when we see ourselves being
conducted to prccipice, when We see ourselves
and our national independence drawn down to
destruction, 10 draw back and free ourselves
from the power which is driving us forward
and downward. The present cabinet, with
the unprincipled Gibson at its head, is the
evil gcnins Of the country. we are indebted
TO this ministry for the free liquor law which
is Strengthening our people; that is the way
that Mr.. Gibson shows his boosted love for
the native race. This is the ministry which
conceived and carried to perfection the corona
ton scheme, which has made the name OF
Hawaii i by-word in the mouth OF the nations.
They have spent your money, my money, al
the taxpayers money, As if there was no end
Of it, and as il they had no responsibility except
their own will. This ministry inserted il
the appropriation bill the item for the mounted
Police. The mounted police Are they not
a body OF men OF whom the nation should b,
proud felt proud when read in the news
paper that nearly the whole company had beer
arrested, fined and imprisoned for being drunk
and disorderly. That is the Kind Of men that
this ministry delights in, and that the hard
earned money Of the people Of Hawaii is being
recklessly hvished upon. Not satisfied with
wasting our money, with disregarding law and
decency, this ministry must go further and add
insult 10 injury, and hold US up to the ridicule
Of the world. They mus, send gu, the impu
dent, ridiculous I" Protest, " and say to England
10 France and TO the other great powers,
keep your hands of Of the South Sea islands
OF you will incur the displeasure Of the great
: Kingdom Of Hawaii. and ii may be the wors,
= for you II is like small boy struttins
about and telling his father tina, il he ism
careful, and don't keep sharp lookout he maj
get a thrashing. What you want, citizens o
Honolulu, is independent representatives, who
will act for you body and soul :; who will Civ,
you their whole eneteeS men who will no
turn their faces 10 the palace. and their back
10 the people as soon as they are elected. You
have seen what the government representative
are made Of. We have been having sample
Of their work for the last two years, and ",
have had enough and more than enough o.
them. We wan, Legislators who will stand NJ
and boldly tell These ministers what the peopl,
think OF them. am going to be in the mex
legislature. am going 10 run for Lahaina
and merely throw down the gauntlet 10 thosl
, who are in power, and defy them to defeat m,
election. am going to be in lne legislature
and hope TO then meet men from the Distric
/ Of Honolulu who will stand by me tvoice
"they'Il be there >. see by the newspaper
that installmenis OF the S1,ooo,ooo loan hay,
been received. What does this meanl l
, means that you and and the rest Of the peo
/ pie Of Hawaii running up debt which ",
have 20, 10 pay. II means that We ar,
mor,gaging the property and the independence
Of this country. That IS what il means /
means that the present ministry hal majp'ii!
al the last sessiea Of The Legislature, and 1t /
but forelasie Of what will come il they ar
allowed TO remain ia Office.
Mr. ). d. Dole Esq, said. We should lister
10 the words Of kalua as to one from the dead
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