The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-01-09

of this country, and that will be the
satisfaction to them. And l can as
sure you, gentlemen, that we who
own property here-who must live
and die here--for l cannot do bet
ter, ! must admit TO the world, in
any other place than Ilawaii--and
all who love this country will have
TO stand by il and oust such drspi-
cable characters. (Applause.)
will now refer to the question Of the
proteclorate treaty, to the effect
that |, as member Of the commit
tee of mass meeting, had accepted
the situation and had not reported
to general mass meeting as | was
Instructed. / may have mistaken 4
little in not calling another con-
vention, but without my own know
ledge | was appointed chairman of
that committee, and assure you.
gentlemen, that the only object of
that committee was to find out what
the street rumors meant, whether a
treaty was in fact signed, or whether
it was being negotiated, or what was
done, and the object of our meeting
was to get at it, and committee
was appointed. We approached His
Majesty, and he sand nothing was
done: and in Difference to the Cab
met we went to them, and they COR
roborated His Majesty, seratim,
word for word, and it simply
amounted to this, that Il negotiation
was pending which they said they
had not sanctioned, bat it simply
had been smuggled in to them by
some other person who was 4 MEM
her of the Hawaiian Legation at
Washington, who had advanced It
to them and il was talked of and
discussed and they had given their
views. The answer was given to
the members and it was published
in the different newspapers, and l
don't see by that &C, that we had
accepted the situation. (Applanse).
We dld not accept the situation AZ
they put it; 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 if any such thing
was attempted it he left to the
choice Of the people, and hence we
have heard in the newspapers that
if any such thing should come be.
fore a popular Ministry, they woald
put it to the people, and if the peo-
pie wanted it they would sustain it.
(Applause). II has been reported
that 4 recent dispute had occurred
between the King and his Cabinet,
the result Of which we do not know,
but we have only letters appearing
in the press of one side and of the
other. Now think it is wrong for
the Cabinet, in spite OF the protest
of native mass meeting, after those
who conducted and called q meeting
constilutionally and went with IL
protest to their King, TO whom they
have y right TO apply for redress
csnstitutionally, that the Ministers
should force on the King treaty of
this sort. (Applause). AS have
stated in my preliminary Hawaiian
address it appealed to my heart to
see so many IIawaiians assembled
here, native Hawaiians and those
associated with the Hawaiian people
without any distinction of race. 1t
is in fact meeting of national in
tent. (Applause). And | must say
this is contradistinctive with the re-
voluton Of 1887, as that revolution
to my mind was not native Hawai-
ian revolution and cannot he consid.
cred revolution Of the people, by
the people, and for the people of
this soil. (Applause). And it must
be remembered, gentlemen, that we
have with Us tonight many who
would have heen the strength and
who were the strength of that rcvo-
luton, men who were the bone and
sinew of that revolution, who were
willing to die with their wives and
children behind them. (Applause,
and cries of hear, hear). hope
that further opportunity will he
given me, either in this town or
elsewhere, to express my own views,
which may be somewhat of the same
sample, but give it deiiantly, he
cause | believe il is the sentiment of
every honest man who lives and
breathes upon the Hawaiian soil,
that the rights OF the natives must
he protected, and | claim to he an
advocate of those rights. Cloud ap-
plause).
Mr.. ID. NJ. Crowley was called ON
to respond for the Mechanics and
Workingmen's Political Protective
Union. lie said he had been re-
Quested to state in q few words how
the Mechanics organization came
into existence. 1t was not his in
tention to make a political speech.
The Mechanics Union was formed
about three months ago with about
% members, and at first it was not
intended TO admit any but mechan-
les. II was decided, however, that
its membership should be extended
to all laborers, both native and for
eign, Ont of membership Of 600
On y one has left the Union so far