The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-03
REFORM PARTY.
Distrtct Meeting ut the HOuOIuiu
Rifles ArmOry.

About two hundred electors from
various wards assembled at the lIo-
noluu Rifles Armory on Saturday
evening last. Mr. Osorio, of the
district club, occupied the chair.
Mr.. Kinney-thc first speaker
congratulated the Portuguese and
other workmcn present that their
lines had fallen in this pleasant
country which, although on the out
skirts Of civilization, yielded two
dollars day for their labor whereas
in the Pennsylvania coal mines no
more is paid for much harder work,
and longer hours; while in Ger
many only 30 cents day is paid
u laborer. Mr.. Kinney gave gra-
rhic sketch CT the stages by which
we grew as q nation, from the prim-
tive days of whaling to sugar
planting, and the struggle through
Which the early sugar growers pass.
ed to the birth of the Reciprocity
Treaty (Which gave us life and sal
vatiOn." Yet that treaty twas
tramplcd.on in this hall last night"
con Wednesday we have to decide
whether we say to the United States
we want you, or fall back on foreign
powers.' The conduct of the OPP
position implies that the United
States might say to us that we must
look for protection to foreign pow
ers, and driving out this Cabinet is
putting nail in our coffin, and the
sequel is too terrible even TO pre-
dict. The loss of the treaty would
open the doors TO Chinese, and the
Mechanics Union would not be able
to stop the avalanche. The result
of the Opposition ''how'' for the
last three months would scatter the
Portuguese colony. DO not mis-.
understand him, il the Cabinet meant
TO give the country away, he would
rather they got beaten. He would
call attention to the absence of la
waiians whom the Opposition for
two years, with "malicious motives"
endorsed by Macfarlane, Muller,
and Widemann, had estranged from
them. Mr.. Kinney mentioned an
incident illustrating the well-known
generosity of the Hon. S. NJ. Da-
mon, using it as an argument that
the Reform Party generally are actu-
ated by aloha for the native. 'But
the strong hate of the native is en-
dorsed by our own flesh and blood"
elf these men trouble you again !
will handle a gun" (This remark
was aimed at Mr.. Crowley, our re-
porter, who arose and denied having
used the words quoted.) Native
boys whom he had known pass him
like dog" through standing on q
platform built on hate" Natives
who stand for Reform should be
supported. Wilcox wants native
government, Achi wants mixed gov
eminent. Marques is disgraced by
going on that ticket. Mr.. Kinney
closed by saying in raised and
significant tone, "the natives are
not here, and we will not forget on
the 9Th of February who did It,"
Mr.. b. f. Dillingham; said he re-
luctantly consented to stand, and
was sorry to see, some Of his friends
ranged against the banner of Re-
form, but would not say a word
against them, as the best men make
mistakes. Our late friend S. G..
Wilder blessed thousands Of poor,
but died through disappointment.
from want of foreign confidence in
our Government, which London men
said would take two years to restore.
We may suffer from change Of
Government alone. He had been
twenty-five years in the country and
wished to see it Independent. He
paid q dollar and half a day to
men who had been receiving S74
cents q day from the Tramways
Company. Mr.. ID. here made an
offer of cheap land by lease to Por-
tuguese and others, which offer was
loudly applauded.
Calls for "'Thurston" brought for
ward that gentleman, who said he
stepped into that hall last night and
saw the crowd was bigger; but one
game cock will drive whole barn
yard full. IL tell you it's brains
that tells, and not noisy mob, and
here is intelligence; while the crowd
here last night would shout to hear
themselves, without thought in
their empty heads" Mr.. Thurston
addressed himself specially to the
Portuguese, giving an outline of the
old regime, when the foreign popu-
lation was excluded by the harsh
law of '82 from having any voice in
politics, and how the Reform move
ment abolished that for more lib
eral order of things. Bush, Wilcox,
and the whole National Reform
party would restore the old state of
things. The style of Wilcox poll
tics was to remove the President OF
the Board of Education who was n
friend to the Portuguese and as pre-
sident of the Board Of Education did
more than any man before him zap