The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-09

property here-who must live and iii,
here-lOr | cannot do better | mus
. admit to the world in any other pIac,
than Hawaii-and all who love this
country who will profit by il viii hay;
IL stand by il and GUST such despicab lt
! characters. (Applause) | regret very
much u have occupied SO muci
| of your time. | will now sim
| ply mention the question Of treaty
which has been SO exaggerated by the
| Ministers OF the Crown, TO the effect that
| |, as a member Of the committee OF q
mass meeting, had access TO the situation
/ and had not reported 10 general mass
| meeting as | was instructed. | NAV
! have mistaken little in not calling an.
/ other convention, but without my own
| knowledge | was appointed chairman oil
! tn tt committee, and | assure you, gen.
tlenen that the only object OF that com
/ mittee was to find out what the street
| rumOrS meant, whether a treaty was In
| fact signed, or whether it was being ne
/ gotiated, or what was done, and the OBJ
| ject OF our meeting was TO get at il.
| and committee was appointed. We
| approached His Majesty, and he said
| nothing was done; and in Difference 10
! the Cabinet We went TO them, and they
! corroborated Ii. IL ST., So. atm.
word for word, all matters, and
| il simply amounted to this that
negotiation was pending which
| they said they had not sanctioned, but
it simply had been struggled in TO them
by some other person who was mem
Der Of the Hawaiian Legation at Wash
ington who had advanced il to them
and it was talked Of and discussed and
they had given three views. 1t would
have been better for the good of the
country, but the object OF that mass
meeting was simply 10 inquire into, and
they having received the answer it was
given to the different members and it
was published in the different news
papers, and / don't see by that act that
We had accepted the situation. Gap
plause). That has been spoken of be-
cause we had not reported to the gem
eral mass meeting that we had accepted
the situation. Now, gentlemen, we did
, not accept the situation as they put il !;
we accepted it in this point of view that
there was no treaty signed, that it was
simply negotiation, that all we asked
OF the King was that il any such was
done that it be left to the choice of the
people, and hence we have heard in the
newspapers that if any such thing should
come OF that before popular Ministry,
they would put il TO the people and if
they want it they shall stay there and
vote for that. (Applause). 1t has been
reported that recent tumult had occur
red between he King and his Cabinet,
the result OF hich we do not know, but
We have only letters appearing
in the press of one side and
of the other. Now l think it is
wrong for the Cabinet in spite OF the
protest of native mass meeting, after
those who conducted and called meet
ing constitutionally aud went with a
protest to their King, to whom they have
a right to apply for redress constitution
ally, that the Ministers should force on
the King a treaty of this sort. ZAP
plause.) As have stated in my pre-
hminary Hawaiian address it appealed to
my heart to see SO many Hawaiians as
sembled here, native Hawaiians and
those associated with the Hawaiian
people without any distinction OF race
1t is in fact meeting OF national intent.
(Applause.) And | must say this is
contra distinctive with the revolution of
1887 that that revolution to my mind was
not a native Hawaiian revolution and
cannot be considered Of the people and
for the people of this soil. (Applause }
And it must be remembered, gentleman,
that we have few among those who
wcnld have been the strength and who
were the strength of that revolution,
such men as we have here tonight, the
men who We're the bone and sinew OF that
revolution who are willing to die not
withstanding their wives and children
beyond them. applause, and cries OF
hear, hear, l think, with these few re-
marks, gentlemen, and l hope that
further opportunity will be gwen me
either in this town or elsewhere, to be
able to express my own views which may
give it defiantly, because / believe it is
the sentiment OF every honest man who
lives and breathes upon the Hawaiian
soil, that the rights of the natives.must
be protected, and L claim to be an advo-
cate OF that right. applause, and cries
of hear, hear.] As | have taken SO much
| time will ask that you will excuse me
| for so doing, and will retire. (Applause. }
D. NJ. Crowley said Il was requested
| by the committee of the Mechanic s
Union to state in few words why the
| Union came into existence. 1t was
| twenty-three mechanics as members and
| it was intended it should be for mechan-
| les. 1t was afterwards decided that the
! membership be extended to all laborers
| both foreign and native. Out of mem
bership of six hundred, only one has LETT
| the Union on account of difference OF
principles. "a Voice-We came here to
| listen to the nominees speak, MIR.
| of for
The chairman then read the list OF the
nominated Mobiles and Representatives,
after which he called upon the
Hon. III. \. Widemann, who, after the
| applause had subsidized, said MIR
chairman and gentlemen: The gift OF
oratory was denied me. l shall not at.
tempt it, but l would like to say few
words. l will tell you little anecdote
felt elated after reading in the ADvERrIs.
Err that was down on Cabinet slate
as Acknowledgement. did not think OF
the Attorney Generalship. but OF the
| $1,000. (Laughter.) | met friend OF
mine this morning whose principles
would not let him come here, and asked
him to congratulate me on the appoint
ment. Yes, said he, I'll do that, but
cannot congratulate the country on hav
ing YOU as Attorney General. At that
moment something interfered and
could not answer him. [ thought haG
different end to this story. Later il
the day | met this friend again, ard
said could answer him. | said, right
you are, Moses. Uaughter.) You al
have heard the principles of the platform
as read. | shall endeavor with all my
strength to carry those principles through
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the community my best endeavors viii
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