Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-30

coming to the surface right up to the last. We
have become accustomed to meanness, and We
may have sometimes expressed ourselves in a
manner that perhaps you could not support.
Bu, we have been severely tried and believe
you will overlook any hastiness Of expression
that We may have been ehargeable with. a
gentleman who visited the legislature the other
day said he could rot stay ,hereit made him
sick. Although we have not gained all We
would like, ye, We go back to our constituents,
feeling that We have done our best for their
and the eountrys good. Again thank you
for this beautiful and sumptuous entertain
ment
MR.. KALUA's sPEECH.
The compliment Of this reception as paid to
me and my fellow members as representatives
Of the righ, and Of ,hc'wishes OF the people in
the legislature. For myself and my eompan.
IONS thank you, and through YOU, the citizens of
| Honolulu, for the honor done us, by the cor
dial recognition which YOU have this night
given Of our efforts, we shall be strengthened
to continue the struggle in behalf Of the wei.
fare Of our common country. of its indepen.
dence and its progress.
-Four months we have patiently and unre.
mitingly done our best in behalf Of the people
| We have been called enemies Of the govern.
ment; rebels, and would be subverteB of the
government. Yet we have not wavered, but
have conseientiously endeavored, day aft CT
day, to resist bad legislation and extravaganza.
At one Of the recent evening sessions gin
reigned over lumber Of the members TO such
an extent that they did not knew what they
were doing and voted on our side. Thus does
the bribing dinner table react upon itself in
its endcavors to rob the people Of their rights.
As Mr. Dole has said, it is you who killed the
bank BILL we only buried it. 1t was the same
with the lotterybill lam proud tosay, y,gentemen.
that and my comrades leave this Legislature
with clear consciences and clean hands, free
from bribes have been taunted with having
no independence; with being mere satellite
of Mr.. Jones, Of Mr.. Castle, of Mr. Hartwel
and of being the tail Of the missionaries. But
I can ,ruthfully say that while believing in the
integrity Of those gentlemen, have voted at
all times for what myself thought was the
best.
A few days after the opening Of the legisla
turc, ! was urged by one OF the cabinet minis
ter's to dine at his table. But refused, and
| am proud to say | never sat at his table.
That minister told me that il there was any.
thing which wanted, to make i, know to him
and it should be granted. He did this knowing
that was pledged to oppose him knowing
that had publicly stated that his ways were
end. He did il, thinking that he could stop
my mouth with his bread and buy my vote
with his whiskey. l am not the only one who
has been thus approached. Others Of rs have
been promised whatsoever was in the power Of
the government to bestow; but am proud to
say, tha, as to the members present here to-
night, such attempts have been in vain.
We are going back to our several districts
with clean record. knowing that our consti-
tuents will welcome us, and approve Of our
course as you have done. "La man ke Ea a
ka dina i IA Pono' is our motto, and we shall
hopefully continue to do combat for that motto
until victory crowns our efforts, for good
name is rather to be chosen than great riches.
May Almighty God care for Hawaii nei.
Mr. GODFREY BROWNS REMARKS.
As my friends have told YOU we have had
uphill work to do. We may not have done
/ much, but we have prevented much. I must
say that we have had rather up. hill work, and that
il we had been supported by some gentlemen
! whocall themselves Independent we could have
. stopped many things that have become law.
One Of the most iniquitous of these schemes
was the further relief Of the board Of genealogy,
and it only carried by two or three votes. On
different occasions, five had only the supper,
of one or two we could have prevented the worst
schemes. suppose you have all heard ofthe
report Of the finance committee. That would
show the country what this government is do
ing. n nothing more we have exhibited this
J ministry stepped in infamy up to their very
lips cannot understand what are the feel
ings OF those gentlemen. when a vote OF want oi
confidence in them only escaped passage by
l their own votes, and then vote Of censure
: was passed upon them; or how they keep
their seats. Those seats they have not yet
; lost; though they have lost their honor-ifthey
ever had any to lose.
MR.. PILiPo's REMARKS.
l thank you for having selected me as one
who was worthy ofbeing asked to this reception.
, feel that the honor YOU are doing me is equal
ly an honor to the people Of North Kona, for
l am but carrying out their wishes l am but
the representative Of Of that district, and shall
report TO my district this kindly feeling Of ex-
preston Of feeling and endorsement Of its views.
We have have no reason to feel discouraged.
I II we had but two more representatives and
$ two more mobiles We should have been in the
! majority this session, and the side Of the
people and Of right would have riumphed.
You know gentlemen, what difficulties we have
labored against how we were in the minority
Z and powerless to stop the extravagance which
( was forced upon the country. What We must
, I look forward to is the time when we can count
Z 28 patriotic representatives; men who love
will guard the treasury and the interests Of the
, people as sacred trust. Then, say, Hawaii
+. will be safe. Prior to The last election the IA.
/ med millionaire King Of Kamaomao (spreckelsl
0 said to me : "Pilipo, you are like kan who
c is swimming against the tide. and you are trav.
& elling hard road ;but there Is atime coming when
a the tide will turn and run with you. and ther
{ you will 20 forward" Gentlemen We have
1 been swimming agains, the tide, but urge the
1 people never TO give up because It is hard work
. Let there be no fatering and no rest
|. The Imposition passed the ministerial
e naturalization bill last Thursday un
/ der peculiar circumstances. 1t had
n been agreed in caucus that the Inde
y pendent members should absent them
selves from the house in order To nre.