The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-01-09


izations. lie called on the audience
to listen to the reading of their
platform.
The candidates being invited to
take seats on the platform, they
came forward amidst rousing APP
plause, as follows: Messrs. II. A.
Widemann, +. G. Macfarlane, II.
G.. Crabbe, G. j. Mccarthy, J. S.
Walker. John Phillips, -. W. Pua,
(for Nohles), j. r.. Bush, A. Mar
quest. Il. Lucas, Il. w. Wilcox and
A. Rosa (for Representatives--thc
last named for Waialua district).
Mr.. J. II. Stone was elected
secretary of the meeting, and Mr..
John Phillips read in English the
party's "Declara,ion of Principles"
Mr.. John Sheldon read the Hawai-
ian revision of the Declaration,
which was loudly applauded at diff
ferent points. The chairman an
nounced that, to save time, the
reading OF the Portuguese version
would be omitted, but the docu-
ment would be printed in full in the
Portuguese papers.
Mr.. Antoine Rosa being called on
to respond to the Declaration on be-
half of the Hui kalaiaina, rose and
said:
will first speak in Hawaiian and
then attcrward try to repeat what |
have expressed in Hawaiian, in
English as far rs my notes and my
memory will carry me. | appear
this evening mainly as pro TEN
President of the Hui Kalaiaina by
reason Of the misfortune to Mr..
Daniel Lyons. | was sleeping
member of the Hui kalaiaina, but
by reason Of this misfortune | was
honored with the pro tenn Presidency
OF it. and il is for that reason only
that | appear here. do not appear
and will not run as candidate in
this district, hut | will in another
district to which i assured myself
two years ago by reason of COM
mittcc who had approached me on
the subject. My views on politics
l think are pretty well known. !
cannot say that ! am in accord with
the Government. | have always, rs
| said, as has been published, been
against the Government. l am not
against the Government because of
the measures or persons, or anything
else, hut am against the Govern
ment for particular reasons and
from Hawaiian motives. | believe
that the Reform party has been un-
duly unjust TO native Hawaiians
(applause), and | believe their mo-
tives were more especially to shut
them out not only from the right of
general voting, but from other rights
which they enjoy under the Consti-
tuition. The natives know it, aud
hence the present combination. 1t
can't he denied that the natives are
to-day against the present Govern
ment. 1t cannot be denied; they
know it, and it has become n fact
established with them and every
man that has lived in this country
and knows the Hawaiian people,
they hate the present Reform Gov
crnment. (Applause.) A list some
time ago was advertised of the num-
Der of Hawaiian employees in the
Government and it was, ! claim, an
unjust list, and they cannot help adj
nit it. Natives to-day do not have
the same rights that they ought
to have in any country where the
native is predominant and ought to
have the right. Bear in mind, gen
tlemen, that this does not apply to
gentlemen who have come into the
country and have bought real estate.
If they want to become natives Of
the soil, in legal sense Of the word
they can do it very easily and it
don't cost them much. But what
| mostly object to, gentlemen, and l
believe you have known my senti-
ments in many matters, is to new
comers coming into the country with
only few days residence, estab-
fishing themselves with such power
as to even predominate III the police
and the military. 1t may be to the
credit of these gentlemen, and l say
honor he to them for what they have
done, but believe it is dishOnor to
the party who took them in and are
willing TO throw them over. stand
on one sround-I don't want strang.
ers, and believe the Reform party
don't want them, but they daren',
say 1t. (Applauss.) There Is nc
doubt, gentlemen, both foreigner.
and everybody else, that there is s
party in that Reform party that il
they were to amalgamate with the
Hawaiians or be opposed to the Re.
form party, woe betide that party
And although the Reform party dc
not want them, as stated by Min.
ister, we must follow principles and
not men, a very good tactic, because
they follow principles not for public
but for personal ends. applause.
Now, ! have no political ends to
gain. | believe it is my good for.
tune that | have been required by
the accident of events to have re.
course to my own capabilities tc
make my own living aside from the