The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-09
MASS MEETING
or the Mechanics Union and the Eul
Kalaiaina at the Armory-Searly
T,.o II.ou.aud Ier.anA .eiiix

The Mechanics and WOrkingmen's
! Political Protective Union, and the Hul
/ kalaiaina, held a mass meeting at the
| Honolulu Rifles Armory last evening,
pursuant TO notice through the press
and posters There was very large
attendance the Armory being crowded
| IN every part.
ATT 80 Mr.. John Phillips called the
meeting TO order, and said that the first
business was the appointment OF a
| chairman.
J. A. Mehrtens moved that Robert
More be appointed chairman. IL. Z.
Reid seconded the motion, which car
ried unanim Ously.
| Mr.. More took his seat amid applause,
and said that the meeting was called by
| the Mechanics Union and the HUI
Kalaiana, for presenting the united
platform and the Mobiles for the island
Of Oahu and the Representatives for the
| city Of Honolulu.
Mr.. w. II. Stone was unanimously
elected secretary of the meeting.
The candidates were invited to take
seats on the platform, and as they did
SO they were greeted with prolonged ap-
plause. Those present We're: ii. A.
| Widemann, j. S. Walker, K. G.. Macfar-
lane, G. J. Mccarthy, II. @. Crabbe,
John Phillips, ID. w. Pua, A. Marques,
X. w. Wilcox, T. K. Lucas, J. Z. Bush.
Mr.. Antoine Rosa also occupied seat
on the platform. Mr. Muller was among
| the audience.
The declaration OF principles OF the
convention was then read in English by
Mr.. Phillips, and Hawaiian byJ Sheldon.
| The Portuguese translation was not read,
| the Chairman announcing that 1t would
appear in full in the Portuguese papers.
| Mr.. Antoine Rosa was then called upon
| to respond on behalf of the Hui kalaiai-
ana. He first spoke in Hawaiian and
then in English He said Mr.. Presi-
| dent and Chairman and Gentlemen-I
will first address in Hawaiian and then
| afterward try to repeat what | have ex-
! pressed in Hawaiian, in English as lar as
| my notes and my memory will carry me.
| (Applause.) [ will try to briefly state
my views and if there should be any in
| the audience who can interrupt me l
| shall be glad to amend, because 1t is the
most difficult thing, and | think those
who understand both languages will adj
| NIT it, to talk in Hawaiian and translate
| to English and be a bic to follow word for
word. | will try to give it as near as
possible as remember. | appear here
| this evening mainly DIS pro tenn President
of the Hui kalaiaina by reason OF the
misfortune to Mr. Daniel Lyons. l was
a sleeping member OF the Hui
| Kalaiaina, but by reason OF this
| misfortune l was honored with
| the pro tenn Presidency OF it, and it
| is for that reason only that l appear
| here / do not appear and will not run
as candidate in this district, but will
| in another district to which l have as
sured myself two years ago by reason o.
committee who had approached me
on the subject with view OF binding
| myself to become candidate
for them at the present election. My
/ views on politics | think are pretty we'll
| known. l cannot say that L have any
| call for the Government. l have always
| as said, as has been published, been
| against the Government. Pre-eminently
am not against the Government be-
cause of the measures or persons, or
ANYTHING else, but | am against the Gov
eminent for particular reasons and from
Hawaiian motives. | believe that the
Reform party has been unduly unjust to
native Hawaiians, (applause) and / be-
| lieve their motives were more especially
| to shut them out not only from the right
! of general voting, but from the right which
| they have shut them off in the Constl-
| tuition. The natives know it, and hence
the present combination. 1t can't be
| denied that the natives are to-day
against the present Government. 1t
cannot be denied; they know it, and it
| has become fact established with them
and every man that has lived IN this
country and knows the Hawaiian people,
they hate the present Reform Govern
ment. (Applause.) A list sometime
ago was advertised OF the number OF
Hawaiian employees in the Government
and it was i claim IAN unjust list, and they
cannot help admit it. Natives to-day do
not have the same rights that they ought
to have in any country where the native
| is predomilate and ought to have the
right. Bear in mind, gentlemen, that
this does not apply to gentlemen who
have come into the country and have
bought real estate. If they want to be-
come natives OF the soil, in legal sense
OF the word, they can do it very easily
and it don't cost them much. But what
| mostly object to, gentlemen, and l be-
lieve you have known my sentiments IN
many matters, is to newcomers coming
into the country with only a few days
residence, establishing themselves with
such power as to even predomlnate IN
the police and the military. 1t may be
to the credit of these gentlemen, and
saw honor be to them for what they have
done, but believe it is dishonor to the
party who took them in and are willing
to throw them over. | stand on one
ground-I don't want strangers, and L
believe the Reform party don't want
them, but they daren't say 1t. Gap
plause.) There is no doubt, gentlemen,
both foreigners and everybody else, that
there is party in that Reform party
that if they were to amalgamate with the
Hawaiians or be opposed to the Re-
form party, where would 1t
be? They would be nonplussed,
nil. And | can assure you, gentlemen,
that if the Reform party, although they
do not want them, they tee Tor the re;i-
son of principle as stated by Minister,
that we must not follow men but prin-
ciples, a very good tactic, because II we
should follow men-lt Just comes into
this if they should follow principles
that is what they follow. And they are
men who follow principles for what?
Not for public ends, but for personal.
(Applause.) Now, | have no politica!
ends to gain. | believe it is my good
fortune that | have been required by the
accident of events to have recourse TO
my own capabilities to make my own
living aside from the Government. No,
gentlemen. do not aspire to any Gov
eminent office, for it you are Govern
ment employee you are picked at Tor
everything that is done. | have had the
benefit of it and don't want any more.