The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-25

bly, and especially the independent
Representative have by their patrio-
tic efforts demonstrated that the
cause of good Government in Hawaii
is safe in the hands of the great
majority of the intelligent and I'M
biased voters of this country.
That worthy example for future
legislators has thus been placed
before the people.
That the best wishes of all who
have at heart the welfare. of this
Kingdom will always attend these
gentlemen for their good fight for
the eau Sc of political and Legislative
reform.
The resolutions were signed by A.
S. Hartwell, F. A. Schaefer, j. o.
Carter, Alex. Young, Henry May,
II. w. Schmidt, E. Preston, NJ.
Louisson, w. C. Wilder, A. j. Cart
wright, Geo. Lucas, w. r. Castle,
j. r. Waterhouse, Jr., c. NJ. Cooke,
John Mott, A. f. Cooke, j. b. Ather-
ton, w. w. Hall, p. G. Jones Jr. j.
ii. Patty, B. f. Dillingham;, T. L.
Walker, II. Riemenschneider.
Then came speech by Mr.. Dole
as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN:
1t is very pleasant, on an occasion
like this, to rise and feel that / am
not on the other side. rise to
thank you for this expression of
your regard rather than to talk
politics. On behalf of myself and
colleagues l thank you for this mag
nificent reception. Any person not
member of the Legislature does
not know what we owe to the strong
backing of public feeling from the
beginning to the end of the session.
am so used to getting up to fight
my political opponents, | hope you
will excuse NE if l do not feel like
pitching into them when they are
not here. So far, it looks as if we
are going back, but there are some
defeats better than victories. Gap
plause.) In five years we will be
better able to weigh md test the
results Of the present sessions
work. One victory | wish to boast
of, which was achieved at the very
outset. On the first day of the
session, although we knew we were 6
minority, we elected the Hon. God
frey Rhodes as President. That
was the success our opponents fell
most keenly. 1t has been con
tinuous catastrophe for them from
beginning to end. If it had not beer
for that victory the session woulC
not have been half so satisfactory
Some of the best things accomplished
have been brought about more by
you than by us. Public opinion
made the Government Banking Ac
so easily killed that there was no ful
in it. Laughter and applause.
This assistance we counted on ant
felt. The great object of the Oppo
sition has been good Government
So far as immediate results are con
cerned we cannot show you grea
daal-in that we have failed. Blu
our labors have not, for all that
been in vain. In the Southern
States, when the coons are caught III
a tree by the hunter they feel that i
is about up with them. We may sa.
respecting the members of this Gov
ernment that we have freed them
there they are. We have made sucl
clear exposures of their misdeed
as they can never get over. l hav
great confidence in the power O
truth. / believe their is no ring, II
combination, that can long withstan
the power of truth. If we have nc
secured the overthrow of mis-goverr
ment we have done great deal fo
the good of these Islands. Exposure
have been made that were tried t
, be prevented-things came to ligl
in spite of the Government. Oar
transactions were coming to tn
surface right up to the last. We hav
become accustomed TO meanness
and we may have sometimes eS
pressed ourselves in q manner tha