The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-01-28

| ONu ittC anu tue lives VI Ill WIlO al WIFI
him. Every friend Of the Reform party
knows that our Constitution is not abso-
lutely perfect but those who shall know
better than the master builders what it
needs, who are better qualified to make
such Improvements upon it and in the
distribution OF its provisions, in the APP
plication of its provisions, than those
who have made it and those who have
labored so faithfully to test it. Gap
| plause.) Gentlemen, so much has been
| said tonight in regard to the National
Reform party that it is not needful tor
| me to say more. A wise General before
| leading his troops into battle, reconnoiters
| to learn as near as possible the strength
Of the enemy, and not only his strength
| numerically, but the nature and extent
| OF his Notifications. Referring, gentle
men, to the tactics OF Major General
Bush, allow me TO say that | have re-
cononitered a little along the enemies
| lines, and find in the Fourth ward
small squad in command of Major Thos.
K. Lucas, (laughter.) who has stated
| within the last two or three days that K.
j. Greene-Gen'l x. J. Greene-boasted
that he shot a kanaka on the 30th OF
July. II Mr.. Lucas had spent forty years
in hell studying the art of lying under
| the tutorship OF the father OF lies, he
| could't have framed baser falsehood il
he had graduated at the head of his
class. daughter and applause Re-
| ferring, gentlemen, to my text, l have
mentioned this matter as an instance of
the honorable tactics. In the First ward
found the troops under command of
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This gentleman, who is so deeply en-
shrined in the hearts of his countrymen,
stated on that night to his Hawaiian
friends that our Ministers attempted to
coerce His Majesty into signing away the
autonomy Of this Kingdom, and that our
Minister at Washington was instructed
to make out deeds and convey the goods.
This is very grave statement, and is it
true? There is the rub, is it true? Our
four Ministers say it is utterly false, our
Minister at Washington says it is utterly
false, His Majesty says it is wholly
false, and the Honorable Elder John E.
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 conundrum
that was given when was small boy.
Here someone in the crowd cried. sit is
long while ago."l The speaker paused
an instant and then replied: You are
right-l7S6. Laughter A little boy
and little girl were playing on the side
walk when stranger came along and
said to the little boy SIS that your little
sister," ''No, sir; that is not my little
sister," sit looks very like you"
"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.l Gentlemen, another speci-
men of honorable tactics; this reverend
gentleman furnishes to us rare instance
of the truth of the saying that "politics
makes strange bedfellows" He has
been made the champion, stands in this
community as the acknowledged leader
and champion OF a 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 Ohristendom 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
olics and as Professionals, to assist him
with your ballots to put him in position |
of trust and honor 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 |
it 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 |
tricts, 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. |
Now, friends, as look upon Won here l
think that you represent only small
portion of the people who are in favor of
Reform. 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 a
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 go for
ward with just that handful of men and
victory would be his. (Applause.) Gen.
tlemen, it is true that there is not very