The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-02-18
THAT PORTUGUESE ADDR ESS.

The bitterness of campaign strife
has happily passed away with the
termination of the campaign, and
we are now enjoying fine weather
after storm. 1t is only, therefore, to
give the public chance to share
little innocent amusement that we
publish the following address to all
the Portuguese. 1t was one of the
last shots fired by the National Re
form party prior to the election in
Honolulu. 1t furnishes an interest
ing illustration of the campaign
which the Bulletin latter the cam
paign) echoes the ADVERTISER in con-
demning:
ADDRESS TO ALL THE PORTUGUESE.
Through the Luso Hawaiiano, and by
other means, an effort has been made to
favorably represent the missionary fac
ton who controls the present Govern
ment as if that party were the benefac-
tors OF the Portuguese and poorer classes
in general.
Now let US see what that party has
done since they have been in power.
The missionary party has tried by all
means to demoish the independence OF
the country, while the National Reform
party wishes by all means that the in
dependence of the county be continued
under the protection of several powers,
Portugal teing included in this number.
The missionary party in power has
reduced the present wages to starving
point The candidate of the National
party, Mr.. Bush, when he was Minister,
never paid the Portuguese less than 81
per day.
The missionary party in power never
sought, unless in these last two weeks,
to furnish the people with homesteads,
and never sought to improve the law so
as to facilitate the poor people in obtain
ing homestead. In Kohala exists
thousands of acres of excellent land that
the Portuguese have asked to be divided
in small lots for homesteads, but the
missionaries want all that land for them
selves. The National party wishes law
which will guarantee ,homesteads to any
one who wants it and not to sell the
lands at public auction, and wishes to
give each one thirty years in which to
pay for the land in installments.
When Bush was Minister he allowed
the Portuguese to establish their resi-
dences on Punchbowl without charging
rent for it. The actual missionary party
elected them and also raised the rents
and also sells the said lands to rich men
at auction.
The road boards, throughout the
Islands; under strict instructions of this
Government, only employ Chinamen on
public works and roads.
The actual missionary party is seeking
by all means to prevent the registration
of Portuguese to vote, all such power
being in the hands of the Minister. The
National Reform party wishes the Por-
tuguese to be electors and intends having
the same law altered.
The missionary party are slandering
the peoples candidates. They said that
Mr.. Bush got money through crooked
methods during his stay in power. That
is lie which is shown by the fact that
Mr. Bush published in his newspaper,
the Voice of the Nation, long declara-
ton, copy of which can be oh aimed
from himself or Mr. d. NJ Crowley, 10
King street near Alakea. BUSH WAS TOO
HONEST to be liked by certain class of
people, proving that those who wish TO
grab Government contracts don't like
him
When the missionary party had the
Nuuanu reservoir contract only China
men were employed on such work,
though there were a large number of
Portuguese who needed work for the sup
port of their poor families. The candi-
dates of the people will act otherwise.
Therefore, we hope that every Portu-
guese will cast his vote in favor of the
National Reform party as by the follow
ing districts, as follows:
1st John E. Bush
I'd. w. HI. Cummings
3d.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Marques
4th T. r. Lucas
9th. R. w. Wilcox