The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-01-07

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brought an era of prosperity to the |
country such as it had never before |
experienced. He was also irn in |
his conviction that this party intend
ed to put iu the field ticket that
should recommend itself To the judy
mcnt and confidence of this country,
men who would 90 into the Leglsla.
ture with the purpose OF securing
all that had been achieved. There
was not one matter in popular con-
stitutional government that he did
not believe the Reform party meant
to carry out. That was why he
stood with them and would give his
vote to carry them through. He
was sorry that the Workingmen's
party had left the Reform party,
and it was with sincere regret that
he saw the division. The larger
proportion of the Workingmen's
party were with them in starting the
Reform party. If there were other
reforms to he achieved, why
conld they not have stayed in
this party to bring them about? He
could not see any reason for their
leaving, and could not suppose that
good men could do anything without
good reason. Here was the place
where they belonged. The Reform
party extended their arms to receive
all classes, they turned the cold
shoulder to none. He found him
self working in harmonious relations
with workingmen of all classes. At
all events, they must keep response
bic government in sight.
Mr.. John Emmeluth gave his
tory of the anti-Chinese agitation
that led to the formation Of the Me-
chanics' Union. That agitation ac-
complished so much that the men
who took it up were thoroughly nom
| plussed, for it took away all ground
of opposition to the Ministers. They
got points from the Ministry that
they never dreamt of before. They
never thought it worth while to IN.
swcr the Ministry. The Mechanics
Unions first platform was something
that any mechanic would be asha,n-
ed to acknowledge. The first clause
took all the power from the King
and gave it to the people. The
second clause was one that they
just let themselves out on. 1t i'm
Piled that the mechanics could not
raise the pittance of six hundred
dollars a year-"Come on, boys,
and let us all vote for Mobiles" Why
were they not consistent and abolish
the House of Mobiles altogether?
From the moment that it was pro-
posed TO create that platform for the
Workingmen's party he was out Of
that party. The hurry in which the
platform was adopted was enough
to condemn it. Since then they had
seen such a political somersault as
he had never heard of before. The
idea of men coming out with such y
platform and then to turn round and
steal platform, almost every arti-
Gle of which is such as the Reform
party would give them any time and
every time! 1t was partly from their
(thc Reform party's) neglect of the
wOrkingmen's interests that this
new party came about, but the Min
listers had done their best. If the
mechanics and retail merchants
wanted to be properly represented,
they must elect good men, for they
could not get representation by the
candidates whose names were in the
field. Charlie Mccarthy was a boy
whom everybody loved and who had
no right to be with that class. The
Chinese question was not promin-
emily up when the new Constitution
was adopted, that is why nothing
was done about it. The party in
convention should adopt planl;
similar to that adopted at the special
election We must have civilized
government for civilized people,
He believed the time had come
when the Government had no neet
for Chinese in any shape or form
Increase home industries. DO away
: with Chinese coffee shops, the mos
baneful thing in these islands. The,
wanted n policy that would give Thu
taxpayers solid form Of govern
, mcut. He did not believe in giving
votes to any people who were no
, interested in the country. Such ;
l thing the people of their own coun
tries would never have stood. Iii
: thought great deal Of the Gauss
for the trouble of the last two year
} had been the giving of political pr
, vileges to an element that might JUS
e. no vol l,ye hean without them