The Daily bulletin., 1890-01-13
NATIONAL REFORM PARTY.
Large Meeting sn Norh Eonr. .tnni-
mary or the Specri,ps.


meeting of electors of Ward at the
Old Armorv on Saturday evening
was very large one, particularly
for ward meeting. There wcrr
over hundred people present when
the meeting opened on time, and
others kept coming until fully two
hundred were in the hall. Mr.. r.
More presided and Mr.. W. II. stone
acted as secretary.
Mr.. Thos. Il. Lucas, candidate
for Representative Of the Distrlc..
was the first speaker. lie urged
the necessity of every clec'or going
to his own precinct to register.
There was q good deal of talk on The
streets and in the newspapers about
registering. 1t was now concluded
that every elector in the District Of
Honolulu must register; also that
every man must have his taxes paid.
and the Government was not COM
ing after their taxes just now ON
that account. But Just rs soon rs
the elections were over every man
would have to pay his taxes or be
sued for them. The only people
not required to pay taxes are the
soldiers discharged shortly after the
3Oth July, because their names were
in as exempted before that time,
and the fircmen. lie explained to
the electors of the ward where and
when they were required to register,
and promised to go with any of
them that came to him to see that
they were registered. Another
thing to be remembered was that an
elector must have lived three months
Just previous to the election in the
ward where he is to vote. IL was
learned that some persons were go
ing round with books TO take the
names of voters, and it wonldn't
hurt them if they gave these persons
their names. One thing he urged
on them was to be careful on clcc-
ton day and drink 10 ein-until
after the election. (Laughter.) }
This election was to be one of the
most important ever held in the
country, as it was to decide whether
the Hawaiian Islands were TO be an
independent kingdom or large
plantation peopled with slaves. Gap.
plause). This was the first election
that he ever dabbled inpoltics, buthc
wished to see that his children grew
up to have the same privileges as
any man enjoyed to-day. 1t
would pay him better to attend
to his own business the next six
months, hut he had the interest OF
the country at heart and would
work for it with all his might. 1t had
been said that all Tommy Lucas
wanted was government position,
but he had been offered one years ago
and had refused it. When he got into
the Legislature, as he knew he would
(applause), it would not be so much
in talk as in deeds that he would
endeavor to serve his constituents.
1t was not so much opposition to the
government that they were after,
but the carrying out Of their princi-
pies. The increasing attendance at
this meeting on such night showed
the interest the people felt in their
principles. Before leaving home
when the rain was pouring he had
said he should cone if he swan
through ten feet of water, and his
friends would be there too Gap
plause). And he should 90 through
mud and water, over hill and dale,
to gain their ends. If they could
find any thin-skinncd candidate on
their ticket, they should let them
know. The Government party ad-
mitted it was strong ticket and it
would be hard TO beat. That party
were sending round town to get ma
terial for platform, because the
National Reform party had taken all
there was (laughter). Many of the
Reform Party were going tovote their
ticket, and vote it straight, but they
couldn't say 50 because they weren't
all independent on that side as on
this. (Appause). A reference to
G. J. Mccarthy as a coming Noble
was loudly applauded, and the
speaker introduced that gentleman
to the meeting.
Mr.. Mccarthy said he was proud
to stand as a representative of work.
ngmen, as he like his father was g
workingman. The worklngmen never
had representation in the Reform
Party and never would. The Chi
nese question was important to the
native as it was to the foreigner. the
Hawaiian had given place to the
Chinese in raising taro and making
poi. lie conceded that the plaIta
tions must have cheap Chinese Ia
Dor, but when done with it they
must not dump it into Honolulu tC
compete with every civilized worker
(Applause). Another promise il
their platform was to endeavor tc
amend the Constitution where it re
quired a man to earn $50 mOntl
in order to vote for Mobiles. The
necessity for that restriction as i
stood now had passed away, and
while he was not prepared to say
what the qualification for the No