The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-10
THAT MASS MEETING.

Assemble on Palace square Very
Little Enthusiasm.
Posters around town announced
a mass meeting at Palace Square last
evening with regard to the calling OF
constitutional convention. 1t was
held, and about two hundred and
fifty people, including women and
boys, assembled 1t looked as If they
were there more out of curiosity
than anything else. There were
ten speakers, but very little en-
thusiasm was aroused among those
present. If it had not been for
few amusing remarks by VIM.
White at the tail end, it would have
been very tame meeting.
James Quinn kind of opened the
meeting, but he was very brief. An
alarm of fire scattered the people
somewhat. j. Kaulia was called ON to
speak, and then j. Nj. Kaneakua He
said the Legislature was the only
power that could call a constitutional
convention. If they could change
the constitution in America, why not
in Hawaii? Messrs. j. K. Kauna-
mano and l.. p. Kanealii made re-
marks in Hawaiian which were not
translated.
John E. Bush said they proposed
to have a new constitution, one that
every man, woman and child (?) in
the Kingdom had voice in. He
would like to see the judge who
could base his opinion on the pres
ent illegal constitution A voice
You were elected under it. 1t was
framed by handful of men, lot of
robbers, who have robbed you of
your rights. They ought to be hung
everyone of them. 1t was framed
by handful of missionary lawyers.
These men are lousy with dollars
and that is all they care about. We
want to get new constitution in
legitimate way. 1t would not be
right to give any power back to the
King, and he should not have any
thing to do with votes.
Jos. Nawahi said Moses went
through the Red Sea and came out
all right. If this did not come in
the Legislature there would be
something outside. The opinion
would grow until they succeeded. 1t
was the missionary party that turn
ed in the false alarm of fire, SO as to
take people away from the meeting.
With regard to the Mechanics Union
that had called the meeting, Noah
was the first mechanic. He helped
to save the world. If it had not
been for that large ship we would
not have been here tonight. God
advised Noah to call his sops to-
gether and hold convention. They
asked for a new constitution, and
God gave them one-it was the ark,
and the sign was rainbow in the
clouds. God is still alive and we
will have new constitution for the
Sandwich Islands.
Robt. w. Wilcox spoke in Hawaii
an. He said he was the first to re-
fuse to have anything to do with
the present Constitution. "a Voice
You were also elected under it, If
any National Reformer votes against
this conventional bill he should be
torn to pieces, from limb to limb.
They would be considered rebels, be
they Noble or Representative. The
present Constitution was gained
through a rebellious act. The
opinions of the Supreme Court
amounted to nothing. You people
made the King, and if you say 80 to-
night he could no longer be king.
They say there are only twenty-five
National Reformers. Where are the
Ministers? They promised Ha-
waiian from Maui a position in the
Post Office, but deceived him and he
has gone home. They ought to be
annihilated- they are not capable of
dol : anything. If the Mobiles and
Rep, esentatives elected on this
island don't vote for this enabling
act, they ought to be spat on by
every native. A vote of want of
confidence is ready, but if the Minis
ters vote for this they will be saved.
One day the Ministers are National
Reformers another Reformers. They
are like Judas, and not fit to clean
horse shoes. He formed his opinion
of the Ministers the first day they
sat in the House. Unless the en-
aiding act was passed, they would
hang on with this Legislature until
the next one. We HaWaiianS must
stand together and if there is
trouble we will make trouble and
follow it to the bitter end.
Kiha of Koloa spoke, followed by
VIM. White, who made all who I'M
derstood Hawaiian, laugh. The
meeting was over about $50 o'clock.