The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-01-18

and Sunday-The Government In.
dOrsed.
Last Saturday afternoon several speeches
Were made at the Fish Market by aspir- !
ants for the Legislature, among whom
were Hon. J. T. Baker, T. y Puuohau. !
Hon. J. keau, J. NJ. Poepoe, w c. Achi. |
]. Poe, D. Malo and others.
Hon. J. T. Baker, National candidate,
started in on the gold law in reply to what
had been said that the National party sup
ported it and worked against the interest
OF the Hawaiian people. Mr.. Dole intro
duced it. Is that the National party? He
further said that the National party sup
ported the King, and therefore the people
need not have any fear for the King.
Hon. J. Keau, National candidate, after
repeated calls, spoke after T. n Puuohau
and said the National ticket was the only
ticket so far in the field, and there was no
other. The debt of the nation was specially
sanctioned by act of the Legislature.
Mr.. J. NJ. Poepoe was the next speaker,
and introduced himself as of the Working
mems ticket
Mr.. A h. Kunuiakea excused himself
from speaking as he had promised at
Maemae, on account of hoarseness and
being unwell
On Sunday morning about II 80
O'Clock speeches were delivered in the yard
of the Catholic Cathedral The first
speaker was J. 2. Hanaaumoe. on the
Workingmen's ticket. who opposed the
use of money at elections. He was fol-
lowed by ]. Poe, another Workingmen's
candidate
Hon, J. T. Baker, National candidate,
was called upon He said the previous
speakers were the forerunnerS that made
ready the way for Baker to GO Mr. Dole
was the father of the gold law, and his
party among the Mobiles and Representa-
tives carried it. The National party AS some
have been pleased to call and identify it
with the Government, embraces the King,
the Ministers and the people. The indie
pendents were all for themselves and not
for the people What harm was il for
Ministers to take money from one appro-
priatiOn and pay for another? Was it a
wrong? He thought not. Would it be
wrong for carpenter to use his cross-cut
saw in place of rip saw. Mr.. Baker had
the attention of those assembled for about
thirty minutes, and was loudly applauded
throughout his telling and illustrative adj
dress.
Loud calls for Mr.. ]. NJ. Poepoe, Work
ingmen's candidate, brought that gentle
man TO the stand. He said he was pad
ding his own canoe" He spoke of the ma
tional debt, which was used by the indie
pendent Oppositiont o catch votes, and said
that if the debt was to be paid at one time
in one lump, the nation might be in
trouble. Such was not the case. The a
tiOnal debt was all bonded to the amount
of 81 ,07S, 800. The nation would not be in
trouble about its payment. At this point
the speaker took out of his pocket the
Honolulu ALMANAC AND DIRECTORY, and
at page 81 read out the dates when the
bonds mature He continued: During the
reign of His Majesty King Kalaukua, great
advance had been made by the country.
Great the deeds and great the work, and
greater the need for money for public i'm
provements. Large amounts of money
had been spent for Foreign Missions, which
had advertised and greatly benefited the
Nation. This present Ministry, and
especially Mr.. Gibson, had done more for
the people, and especially in intro ducing
the sisters of charity to be among our sick,
and the building of the Kapiolani Home,
than any other Minister that preceded him.
AS to the increase of the Nation. Mr..
Gibson thinks that the health of the people
is the first work to be done, and then will
heap the increase. Did they
think anything can be done with
out money? He did not want
the Ministers to be blamed causelessly, and
for himself he did not like such abuse. Put
away all ideas of going against the King.
go to support the Throne, he said. 1t
was true that Mr.. Dole was the father of
the gold law, making gold the standard.
It looked as if the Government sanctioned
this gold law, for by looking over the
Legislative Reports, two of the Ministers
were on the committee that approved
it. Hawaiian silver was good
only for this country. Immigration
was his enemy. THE speaker here quoted
immigration statistics from the Honolulu
ALMANAC AND DIRECToRY.l He objected to
giving Government patronage to the Rep
resentatives during their term. If brides
were given he advised them to take it, and
if they were arrested for accepting brides
he would be their attorney
The next speakers were f. S. Keiki and
w. G. Achi, the former on the increase of
the nation. The latter opened his flood
gates of abuse against the Government
and National ticket
Copies of the Honor ULU ALMANAC AND
DIRECTORY subscribed for to the boys of
Mellis' Honolulu News Agency, will be
delivered ON Saturday next. The sale of
this comprehensive illustrated Hawaiian
Guide Book is very active. and the LANCE
edition will soon be disposed of.
A Rare Musical Treat.