The Daily bulletin., 1889-12-30
SECOND WARD CLUB.
The Spceches Delivered ON Fridss
Evening.

Mr.. A. s. Hartwel said | can
not refuse to say q word after my !
friend Mr.. Carter has faced the !
music, This is the first public meet
ing Of this kind that have had the
pleasure Of attending in this coun
try. can see that the beginning
is made past any doubt toward re-
preventative government in this
country it is right aboard we have
got it here. All we have to do is TO
see that we carry out representative
government fairly and intelligent!v.
suppose it is question with many
people if such government is prac-
ticable under existing conditions.
Many think that the Ang Saxon
race, extending to the descendants
of the Germanic tribes, are the only
people thoroughly fitted for repre-
sentative government and that the
Latin races particularly are not 50
adapted to that form of self govern
ment. Now, am not prepared to
believe anything of the sort. |
wish that there were more llawaiians
here ut this preliminary meeting. |
hepe that they are coming to take
active and intelligent interest in the
affairs Of this country. | am very
far from believing that the Hawai-
ians have not that adaptive nature
which will fit them Tor this very
form of government. If they have,
our public problems on this subject
are solved. think we must depend
upon HawaiianS (applause) TO carry
through successfully the great pro-
blems in this country. Some say
that the Kauai natives are unduly in
fuenced, by white people. Ny ob-
seryation is that they do not do that,
but they teach them, they take pains
with them, and show the natives
that they have great aloha for them.
They explain things to them and in
practical ways show them that they
are their friends. The island of
Kauai is sure Of good government
straight along and l would like to see
the same thing on this island. Some
think it is question whether Portu-
guese belonging to the Latin race
will develop an aptitude for this
form of government which we have
started. We are not going to spend
our time in wranglings on such ques-
tions: there is TOO much common
sense in this country to do that,
there is too much gosd in this coun-
try to let it go to the devil Gap
plause). do not contend person
ally fer these gentlemen in tho Cabi-
net-they are personally nothing to
us. 1t is not for them that i come
here but for the principles which
they represent. / am ready to 60 n
long way ,and ! believe that those are
the principles which the country is
going to stand by. ! trust so.
(Great applause.)
Mr.. A. Rosa said would rather
not speak on this occasion, As |
have been very prominent in oppo-
sition to the present Government,
not personally to the members of
the Government itself but the pTin-
ciples, and hope you will excuse
me from making any statement, as
| don't wish to bind myself to any
statements that / may make this
evening, but ! hope that you will
have meetings on future occasions
and that then | may make remarks
that may be conducive of good re-
suits.
Mr.. l.. A. Thurston, in answer to
requests, said: / did not come here
expecting to speak tonight, and
have made no preparation therefor.
l would say one thing, however,
that has been running through my
mind recently: the matter has been
discussed on the streets and also in
the newspapers: that is, the ques-
! ton OF personal support of the Ca6i-
net. WIS sorry 10 see that the
Party on Hawaii made that such q
prominent feature in their platform.
think that personal support of the
Cabinet should be made Il campaign
issue only when some particular
= question forces the personality OF
the Cabinet forward. This condi
{ ton does not exist, and | think that
: both on principle and us good pract,
: cal politics, the Party should support
4 not any particular Cabinet or mem
Der threot, but should support Ger
, tain principles. The Cabinet has
| laid down certain principles. If The
: Party and the voters agree will
| those principles let them suppol
e them. There are always persona
: likes and disIikes which ought no
i to be imported into the election
c The strongest position the Party
j. can take is to declare for principles
e letting the support of the Cabine
n be incidental thereto, or otherwise
n according to their identity witl
such principles. (Applause).
i hope that will be borne in mind, ant
e that in the platform the Party
e adopts it will not make persona
t issues, but that principles will be thu
S issues and then vote il out on tina
line.
Until recently public opinion il
Honolulu has not had as much to q
with the action of the goyernmen