The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-01-04
FOURTH WaRD CLUB.
Tbr Speeches Delivered nt the DR.
gaHigatiOu.

much with the last speaker AMI |
think in all these matters that we
must look at results. look at the ac-
toss Of men rather chan their word.
Now two years ago we heard gOod
many things said in regard to The adj
vantages Of this Reform movement,
and in thinking over how much has
been accomplished | think it can he
fairly stated, laying aside all person
al feelings and in regard to personal
members of the Cabinet or Govern
ment officers, that there has been 4
very great advance made: that the
assurances which were made al that
time have been to Il large degree re-
allied, there have been great advance
es made in the country. We know
very well how it has been, how it
was from 1880 down to 1887 during
some of the most prosperous years
this country has ever seen, the trea-
ty Of reciprocity in &c, that day
when the Legislature went into ses-
sion waiting to hear the news: fol-
lowing after rs and especially 80
those six years were six years Of the
greatest prosperity this country had
ever known, the revenues of the
country had been greater than the
were ever before, but in those six
years l think it can safely be said in
| view of the revenues of the country
there was less progress, there was less
public improvement, there was less
advance made in those six years of
the history of this country than in
any similar period since it became
an organized and civilized Govern
ment. We had money strength, the
appropriation bills went into the
millions, from one and half million
to two and Il half million and to three
millions, and what had we to show
for it.; we had 4 certain attempt at
pomp, q display of numerous foreign
missions, we had an attempt at con
structing q navy (laughter), but the
real internal improvements, those
things that 90 to the benefit of the
country, were neglected, and l think
am safe in saying that, whatever
fault may be found and whatever
personal objections that we have dur
ing this last two years there has been
more done III the way of improving
the roads and wharves of the country
and public improvements of that ma
ture which the people throughout
the country can acknowledge is for
their direct benefit than ever before
we have had more reform, we have had
more advance made in the matter
of the people being represented in
the Districts by progressive men.
That one little matter of the Road
Boards, and the interest or part
which the people residing on the 9TH
err islands have in the public affairs
of this country in this last two years,
is something which this country has
never known before. know very
we'll how it used to be, just look back
, at the autocratic rule of the men who
meted out justice for the people
, but now it has come to time when
this country is sensitive TO public
opinion. All has not yet been &C
l complished, we all know that great
changes can only be brought about
slowly under this system of govern
ment, but we are on the road of i'm
provement, in that direction where
the will of the people is being felt il
the government OIL the country. Now
, in the platform published by the
t Ministers lately, this matter Of
. endeavoring to do more towards To-
cal self-government on the other IS
3 I believe is very important thing
e The plan has not been laid before the
public yet, it may not perhaps bt
fully matured, there may be Difficult
ties in the way, but l believe that il
view of what has been done under thi
!, Reform movement there are grea
and good results to come from tina
+, one thing alone. TO have this cen
:. tralization of all the power in thu
hands of u few men in Honolulu whit
cannot go TO the other islands ant
t see what are the desires of tue peo
Il pie in the other islands has been on
G ofithe great evils. We cannot tel
9 what the result of this election will
l be, but | believe the returns from
= the whole Kingdom will show ma
= iority tor men who, whatever thei
personal feelings, will be in favor o
progressive government applause
We want to have this thing contir
ued. l care little for the individua
J. men who are carrying it on. thin
;. so far as the Ministers are concern
cd, that personally it is detrimen
II to them to hold those offices, thin
Z. it is a personal loss they lose time
>, they are subject to abuse and treat
ment which is very hard for them t
bear; but l believe that they are al
mated with progressive spir
and l believe that spirit is going
continue. We want to have thi
l. harbor enlarged, the channel want
;, to be deepened, we want to see C;
l, BILE communication, we want
N see that great island of Hawaii dc
veloped more than it is. ! feel sal
to say that this country is MOI
IS than ever advancing II we could g
is ahead 20 wears we would be surDri