The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-25
bers as Representatives of the right

NY COupdnlohoi Vu"ph Jo", N
through you, the citizens of Homo
lulu, for the honor done us. BY the
cordial recognition which you have
this night given of our efforts, we
shall be strengthened to continue the
struggle in behalf of the welfare OF
our common country, OF its inde-
pendence and its progress.
For four months we have patiently
and unremittingly done our best in
behalf of the people. We have been
called enemies of the Government;
rebels, and would be subverters of
the national independence. But we
have not wavered, we have con-
scientiously endeavored day after
day, to resist bad legislation and
extravaganza. AT one of the recent
evening sessions gin reigned over
number of the members to such an
extent that they did not know what
they were doing and voted on our
side. Thus does the bribing dinner
table react upon itself in its ell
deavors 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
Lottery bill. / am proud to say,
gentlemen that l 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.. Hartwell and
of being the tail of the missionaries I;
But / can truthfully say that while
believing in the integrity of those
gentlemen, have voted at all times
for what l myself thought was the
best.
A few days after the opening of
the Legislature, was urged by one
of the Cabinet Minister'S to dine at
his table. But l refused, and / am
proud to say / never sat at his
table. That Minister told me that
if there was anything which / wanted,
to make it known to him and it
should be granted. He did this
knowing that l was pledged to
oppose him; knowing that l had
publicly stated that his ways were
evil and that he was leading US
down to the end. He did it think.
ing that he could stop my mouth
with his bread and buy my vote with
his whiskey. am not the only one
who has been thus approached.
Others of us have been promised
whatsoever was in the power of the
Government to bestow; but / am
proud to say, that as to the members
present here tonight, such attempts
have been in vain.
We are going back to our several
districts with clean record, know
ing that our constituents will well
come us, and approve of our course
as you have done. Ua naau he Ea
. la Adina kn Pono is our
motto, and we shall hopefully con-
tinue to do combat for that motto
until victory crowns our efforts, for
a good name is rather to be chosen
that great riches. May Almighty
God care for Hawaii nei."
Then came speech by Mr.. God
frey Brown as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMAN: {:
AS my friends have told you, we
:. have had very uphill work to do.
We may not have done much, but
we have prevented much. Cap
plause.) l must say that we have
rather uphill work, and that if we
had been supported by some gentle
men who called themselves inde-
pendent we could have stopped
many things that have become law.
= One of the most iniqutous of these
schemes was the further relief OF
the Board of Genealogy, and it only
carried by two or three votes. On
> different occasions, if we had only
: the support of one or two we could
- have prevented the worst schemes.
!. / suppose you have all heard of the
report of the Finance Committee.
: That would show the country what