Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-07-05


person asked had served before This would be
capital rule TO apply to politicians, but fear
the rule would I've rejected hv an immense
majority. Your committee. however did
secure. as they thought, one whom We should
all have been delighted TO hear, but alas the
appointment proved like 50 many other
Amedcan cnterprises, only castle in the air.
The American has another Characteristic,
namely, love Tor travelling in foreign lands
Go where you will, and he is there fixed
Should successful Arctic explorer reach the
North pole and hnd a new world beyond, he
will doubtless find some Yankee there, starting
a new ice company. OF gas and telephone com.
pany But at what lime in the history Of our
country he began TO 70 abroad do not know.
But remember that, in 1868 and 1864. II he.
came quite fashionable in New York and New
England, TO visit foreign soil, and Canada was
the objective point Many eh late at night or
very carly in the morning in order, I suppose,
to avoid the pain of leave taking, Now It was
never thought The climate OF Canada possessed
any advantage over that Of the New England
States. but these brave and patriotic men, Ian.
ced that they would be less exposed 10 strong
" drafts which at that time were not uncum.
mon. But these men were not less Americans,
because they sought the sheltering arms u our
Colonial ncighbor have not the least doubt,
that sooner than sec the great Republic des
truyed they would have sacrifice all oiihcir
wives relations. do not know how many
| Americans mmigrated to these beautiful is.
| lands in the Pacific, during 1903 %, but il any
| did, they certainly found more agreeable eli
mate I doubt II there is any state OF territory in
| the American Union which is not represented
\ in this audience to-day, besides the District Of
/ Columbia and New Jersey. But our govern
ment has vey wisely sent us q guardian, to
watch over US, least we might carry of the vol
cano and fit out the kapiolani and put out to sea
in search Of some new field Of operations.
! But we love the little kingdom, its freedom,
its charming days and more charming nights,
its pebbled beach, Its shady bowers, and It's
| peaks clad in eternal verduTe.
But as people we have been taught from
our birth, to see God in history to believe
| that lie, to whom "the nations are as drops in
the buckle, has raised up men, for every great
crisis in the history of The people, men trained
and fitted to lead and guide that people
upward and onward to higher level sf national
life and prosperity. II this faith be true, send
me love to cherish it, then who shall call the
roll OF honored names of those who have fed
the fires OF Liberty and Union for the past cen.
tury. Our minds turn instructively to ouI
| Washington and our Lincoln Honored names
indeed, names revered to-day whenever the
sun shines on a civilized race Of men. But the
life and youth of the Grea, Republic has moi,
denendeJ unon the leader of her armies no,
he, nresidents 4 brilliant host Of others have
welded an influence. less fell in their dav il
nav he. bu, no, less potent in developinp and
monldino the character of the nation ,han The
o,ea, vi n.rfoyn,ed hv him Who was "f,s q,
hin ,yar 6,s, in ,e,c,. ,nd frs, in the bcsrs n
his co,,nt,vmen or him, Inv the stroke Of Who's
pen the shackles Of four millions OF slaves
4. III IL. al ls.,t
III. The servants Of a people, inspired by the
n,;rc;I, nr C,..1n,, pv, ,,b.rce c,r,,
that inspiration and how has it beer
transmitted. Let us review briefly some of tn,
influences which have served to keep alive the
spirit Of 10, and to sink deeper the foundation
pillars on which rests the Great Republic
Who shall estimate the influence of a sincl,
thought, properly phrased and thrown upon
tho be,r,s Of a ,h;nlino free and enj;oh,ene,