The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-01-14
WARD FIVE.

and Committees Some Stirring
Speeches.
A meeting of legal voters of Ward
Five was held Monday evening at the
Reformatory school. Among those pre-
sent were Messrs. His Elk L. A. Thurs
ton, W. B. Oleson, L. G. Ables, w. H.
Wilkinson, P. High, B. R. Campbell,
Walter Hill, ]. w. Gibbs, Ii. Won
Holt, D. Mckenzie, H. S. Townsend,
w. c. Achi, J. Hutchins, w. O..
Smith, Daniel Logan, J. G. Marchant,
A.Lyle, C. Hammer, M.Staples, ] .Emme-
luth, John Sullivan, A. Brown, K. More,
J. A Mehrtens, 2. 0'Sullivan, ]. j.
Locker, H. Smith, j. Simonson, w. h.
Tell, F. Harrison, ]. w. Alapai, n. Hipa,
s. K. Pc, D. Luka, A. Fernandez, A.
Kunuiakea, H. X. Malulani, w. Me-
Gurn, L. Lyman, S. n. Kauai, W.
Olipau, Hakuole, Kina, W. Waiamau,
J. j. Williams, G. l.. Brown, j. w. Nc
Donald, K. Fuller, H. Harbottle, J.
Harnet, II. Renten, F. Harvey, j. Shell
don, VI. Harvey, A. McGurn, D. B.
Smith, White, NJ. A. Gonsalves, &. I.
Rodgers, a. P. Peterson, w. Wright,
Johnson, Spooner, w. II. HOogs, II.
Armitage, NJ. j. Borges, B. Ordenstein,
and others.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. H. Won Holt, after which H. S.
Townsend was appointed temporary
chairman, and J. j. Locker temporary
secretary.
On motion OF J. Emmeluth the follow
Ing committee OF five was appointed by
the chair on permanent organization :
Peter High, w. X Waiamau, J. w.
Wiley, W IL. Wilkinson, and B. r.
Campbell.
The committee retired, and after a
brief absence returned and reported the
following permanent officers: Chair
man, IL. 5. Townsend: vice-Chairman,
A. Fernandez; Secretary and Treasurer,
J.J. Locker. Committee on enrolment,
Chas. Hammer, Iaea, J. 2. Mendonca,
NJ. d Avila, J. G. Marchant, J Nv .Alapai,
e. Campbell. Z. a. Dowsett, w. Brash.
The committee also reported Constitu-
ton similar TO that adopted in the other
wards.
On motion of J. Emmeluth, seconded
by n. Hipa, the report of the Committee
was adopted. The Committee appointed
by the Chairman on permanent organi-
cation was made a permanent one. A
recess was taken to allow the signing of
the roll.
On resuming the Chairman read call
of this club Tor u meeting next Monday
evening for the purpose of selecting dele
for 2 no Of
J. Emmeluth said that as far as the
nomination of a representative for the
district was concerned, that lies with the
district Reform club.
The Chairman said that speeches were
in order.
His Excellency L. a. Thurston was
the first speaker and was warmly APP
plauded. He said Mr.. Chairman and
gentlemen Of the Fifth District: We
are met here as you know Tor the pur-
pose of discussing and taking action con-
corning the politics of the country. What
have been going through the last two
years and especially the last few weeks,
makes me think Of a little story | saw
the other day. A little girl, three or
four years old, said to her mother,
Mama, ii l should get married would l
have a husband ike papa?" Yes, l
suppose YOU would, my dear" "And if
l should not get married'would | be an
old maid like Aunt Mary?'' Eyes, my
dear, l expect you would" "Well,
mama with a big sigh, this is a tough
world, isn't it?" Anybody who goes
into politics will think it is tough world.
think this country has, for the last two
or three years, been having too much
politics; rather more than its size will
warrant, and what We need now is not
so much politics, and bucking against
each other, and manufacturing history,
as it is TO do our best to cultivate the
ways of peace for awhile. (Applause.)
l think that the future of this country is
a hopeful one. There certainly is no
country OF Its size that has so large a
proportion OF intelligence among its pop
ulation as this. There is no country in
the world where nearly everybody can
read and write and know from the news
papers from their own reading what is
going on. There certainly is no country
in the world which exports so much per
capita as this country does, and if people
only have the opportunity to be let alone
and look out for their own business for
awhile it will be better for every one.
1t seems to me that the coming election
Is a critical one. This election means
that the country is either to be allowed
TO 20 on in the road which we have been
going for the last two years or it means
that we are not going on in that road.
If We cast our eyes back and see where
we were two years ago when the Reform
party came into existence, We Will see
what We have accomplished and what
we must beware of. The Reform party
came into existence in the face OF ire
mendOus obstacles; there is no necessity
for my going back and citing what the
situation was, you know what the situa-
ton of the country was then, and that
the Reform party has nothing to be
ashamed Of, either in its name or what
1t has done. 1t has moved forward in
this country, it has put the country for
ward, and even those who are opposed
10 US pay it the highest compliment by
not only counterieiting its name, simply
changing il slightly, but they have stolen
Its platform. (Applause.) All the proof
that is necessary is to look into the
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