The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-22

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four Ministers say it is utterly false, our
linisfer at Washington says it is utterly
false, His Majesty says it is wholly
false, and the Honorable Elder John +.
Bush says he knows it is false but he has
got to say something TO wake up his
native friends. Laughter and applause. !
Gentlemen, what is the conclusion to be
drawn? | am reminded Of a conundrum
that was given when l was small boy.
Here someone in the crowd cried, at is
long while ago. The speaker paused
an instant and then replied: You are
rlght-17S6. Laughter A little Toy
and little girl were playing on the side
walk when "A stranger came along and
said to the little boy: as that your little
sister," 'No, sir; that is not my little
sister, sit looks very like you 5"
well, her papa is my papa and her
mama is my mama but she Is not my
sister" Laughter. Now the solution,
OF course there is but one the boy lied
Laughter. Gentlemen, another speci-
men OF honorable tactics; tins reverend
gentleman furnishes to us rare instance
OF the truth of the saying that "poJitics
makes strange bedfellows " He has
been made the champion, stands in this
community as the acknowledged leader
and champion OF sect the first and
fundamental principle underlying which
IS that the Roman Catholic Church OF
the world is the mother of harlOts and
that every Protestant church on the face
OF Chrlstendom is young harlot and
the daughter OF the old mother, and that
the holy father is the arch enemy and
the anti-Christ enemy. Of Christianity in
the progress OF all divine truth, and that
every sign of the cross is but the work of
the beast described in the revelation to
John. This man comes to you, citizens,
and asks you as Christian men, as Cath
ollcs and as Professionals, to assist him
with your ballots to put him in position
OF trust and horror in this community.
Gentlemen, the evening Is far spent,
there is so much to say and there are
others to speak, and | beg of you to re-
lease me from saying more. l thank
you, gentlemen, for the honor intended
IN offering me nomination which | did
not want, but if it should be decreed that
shall be given seat in the House in
our Legislature it shall be my aim, and
1t will be the same whether | am elected
to stay at home, to aid in every possible
way in my power to advance the work
that has been SO we'll started for reform
in this country. [Great applause.
Cries for kaaukai
S. NJ. Kaaukai rose and said Fellow
citizens feel greatlyhonored this evening
to address you. feel that it is a great
honor that you have conferred upon me
through the delegates that were elected
to the convention from the different dis
trlcts, the result of which convention is
that you see nine gentlemen sitting here,
and | feel that we have all been greatly
honored by your choice. [Applause.l
Now, friends, as look upon you here |
think that you represent only small
portion OF the people who are in favor of
Reform. l do not think everybody has
turned out. You simply are represen-
tation of the people who sympathise with
that movement. You all know the story
of the General in Olden times who led
small company of men against a host
that was described as being as thick as
the sands of the sea shore and the stars
OF heaven, and he began to reason with
himself, will he be able to meet that big
army over there; and he was instructed
to go down to the river and let his men
drink. The men who carried the water
with their hands to their mouths, he was
to put on one side, and those who drank
with the mouth he was to put them on
the other side, and he was told to 90 for
ward with just that handful of men and
victory would be his. (Applause.) Gen
tlemen, it is true that there is not very
large assembly here, but feel that when
it comes to election day that you intend
to carry the election and that We will
have the victory. (ApplaCse.) Now,
gentlemen, we did not have a Reform
government from the very inception of
the government OF this Kingdom we
had a Constitutional government. In
1915 we first got a Constitu tiOnal govern
ment, and everything went on serenely
and square; everything was lovely. We
went on that way up to 1874 and then
things began to change a little and things
began to get worse and worse until finally
this new child was born, called Reform.
1t was time that there should be a
change. What was The cause of the Re.
form movement? You all know, gentle
men, from about 1873 and along through
those years up to 1882, the money OF the
| Kingdom began to ne wasted, and then
| in 1888 we had to have coronation anC
| had to crown the King over again. We
had q great many kings before that
/ they had Just as much power and were
| Just as much thought OF. But then il
| became necessary to crown the King ovel
again to spend lots of money for moth
ing. Laughter So things went on
| gentlemen, from bad to worse, gettins
| worse and worse all along Finally,
few years later, along in 1886, we had :
great scandal about $71 600, the opium
bride, and then they had to go to worl
and buy rotten old ship and call it
man of-war and fit it out and send i
down to Samoa, and | could 60 on enum
Grating a good many more foolish things
that were done until it became absolute
" necessary to do something and re
form party was instituted. Uaughte
and applause So at last the chang
came and the Reform Government wa
instituted; it was instituted for the equa
benfit of every one in the Kingdom i
has been good for us all and l do nc
think any one can find any fault wit
the reform movement. Things are bel
, ter and do not understand why SOM
men want to 90 on the other side an
cry reform down and say that it is nc
. good. (Applause.) Gentlemen, [ ar
, reminded that my time is up SO wi
come to close all have to say is thu
| | am one Hawaiian among these eigh
foreigners, and if you honor me by cleo
r ing me- feel pretty strong now, but if
: get in that House l will work harde
: than | ever worked before for the goo
! of the whole country. (Applau,e)
! Hon. w. O. Smith said MIR. Chat
t man and gentlemen, before coming her
: | tried to study the two platforms, wa
| already familiar with our own platforl
: and | tried to become more farnilis