The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-01-28

and buy rotten old ship and call it a
man of-war and fit it out and send it
down to Samoa, and could go on enum-
Grating good many more foolish things
that were done until il became absolute-
ly necessary to do something and re-
form party was instituted. daughter
and applause.) So at last the change
came and the Reform Government was
instituted it was instituted for the equal
benfit OF every one in the Kingdom; il
has been good for US all and l do not
think any one can find any fault with
the reform movement. Things are bet
ter and do not understand why some
men want to 60 on the other side and
cry reform down and say that it is not
good. (Applause.) Gentlemen. l am
reminded that my time is up so l will
come to close; all have to say is that
| am one Hawaiian among these eight
foreigners, and if you honor me by elect
ing mel feel pretty strong now, but if |
get in that House l will work harder
than lever worked before for the good
of the whole country. (ApplaHse
Hon. w. 0. Smith said Mr. Chair
man and gentlemen, before coming here
l tried to study the two platforms, l was
already familiar with our own platform
and | tried to become more familiar
with the platform of the other party. /
will say to start with that the platform
of 1887 was about two inches in the
newspaper. Now l have taken out of
the same paper, the Evening Bulletin,
our platform of the present campaign,
and have also cut out from that same
paper the platform OF the National Re-
form party and have brought it here.
There they are (showing)-(great APP
plause and laughter). The great dis
tinctlon between these two platforms,
gentlemen, is that one is a platform
based on deeds, and the other is plat
form OF empty promises daughter and
applause). Now, gentlemen, in the plat
form of the National Reform party q
great many things are stated, which re-
minded me very much of the first year
that went to the Legislature in 1878. |
filed four pages OF my pocket book, just
noting the different measures that | was
going to advocate, but gave that up
very soon and when | went last time,
did not make single note, tried to do
something. In this platform, it looks
very simple, a good many good things
are stated, but there is one thing in it,
gentlemen, which think means BUSH
ness and which think we all should
understand; it is covered up with very
pleasant phraseology and that is relat-
ing to the healthful revision Of the Con-
stitution. The whole substance, the
whole gist of that platform is just in
those few words. in that one section, in
section g. The National Reform party
intends if it gets in power to have
what it calls healthful revision OF the
Constitution, and We all know well
enough what that means. (Cries of
"You bet we do" laughter and ap-
plause.) Gentlemen, | believe that this
Reform party on trial now before this
community is very much like that case
which was tried before the judge out
West: He did not know much, but he
sat there and he listened, and it was
argued very earnestly before him by both
sides, and when they got through he
said, "Ge'men, dis am a berry impord'nt
case, berry impord'nt, de Govt has
Listened wild de great'st OBJ inerst to de
law, yes on bod sides, and in view OBJ de
impotence OBJ de case, de Cou't will take
de case under consid ration TO two weeks
when it will give its judgm't fo' de plain
tiff" daughter and applause.) l'l
Hon. NJ. p. Robinson said Mr..
Chairman and fellow citizens: feel
proud and consider that l am highly
honored to be nominated by your Con-
vention as a candidate for Noble on the
Reform ticket. The name Noble, think,
is a misnomer. 1t might have been
called by some other name more appro-
pirate to the new conditions of things.
Whoever is nominated on this ticket,
think represents the wishes and wants
OF the people in general, just as much as
the representatives nominated by the
ticket (Applause.)
must acknowledge that | was not made
or cut out for speech-maker and never
will make ? ilitician l think, but
as you have seen tit to include
me as one of the nominees, |
will, if l am elected, do my utmost to
carry out the good work of good govern
ment which l contend we have
inaugurated and have had for
the last two years. applause
1t must, it can be better, it can be better
if we will all pull together, hand in hand,
and try to accomplish that good end in
carrying out all measures for the internal
and commercial prosperity of our King
dom and for the general welfare and
happiness Of all people of all classes, and
[ pledge myself to you to uphold and
carry them out. (Applause.)
The Chairman said :-Gentlemen, / |
desire to thank you in the name of the |
committee who called this meeting to-
night for your attendance and your
thoughtful attention.
The meeting then adjourned.