The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-01
The Reform Party on Maui.

Mr.. EDITOR 4 meeting Of the Reform
party was held in Waikiki on Saturday
the 18th, and the attendance was very
good. A special train brought people
from Hamakua ports, MakawaO, Pala,
Spreckelsville and kahului. There was
a little disturbance outside the hall in
which the meeting was held, caused pro-
badly by the presence OF ''election gin,'
but 1t was soon stopped. 1t looked very
much as if the Opposition party tried to
break up the meeting. II SO, they did
not succeed. The several speakers We're
attentively listened to and often APP
plauded. | think there is reason to hope
that the Reform party will come out vic
torious, in spite of what "Makaainana q
Co." writes in the Bulletin. The voters
will not forget when they go to the polls,
that the leaders Of the Opposition party,
or Bush q Co., acted as if the Govern
ment existed only to further their own
private objects, and that money was
squandered right and left for the most
useless and absurd purposes. To trust
the treasury in the hands OF such people,
would be to put fox as night Waterman
over we'll filled chicken coop.
Monday the 9th, Mr.. w. Halstead
the candidate as Representative for Ma
kawao, met the Portuguese voters al
Paia skating rink. There was great
mum Der present, about one hundred, be-
sides a few natives. MIR. w. b. kala
was also present, the candidate tor the
Opposition party. Each had their inter
prefer. The Opposition party had spread
the report that Mr.. Halstead had re
ceived money from the Reform party
! and the principal reason for calling the
meeting was to tell the Portuguese tina
| such was not the case.
Mr.. Halstead was the first speaker
| He said that the accusation of havin!
received money was utterly false he ha(
not received any, and had not been pro
| missed any, and would not take any. Ill
| did not intend to work for this person o
for that, but for the good of his country
which for him was the most important
The idea that Mr.. Balwin was running
the Government seemed to be prevalent
but he Mr. Baldwin, did no more rul
the Government than any other man
They all run the Government, or rathe
they all had chance to, by electin
good reliable men to represent them
men that would not promise more tina
they had good reason to believe the
could keep. He further referred to wha
this Government had done for the Portu
guese 1t has given them a right t
vote, a right which they did not hav
before, and which would never hav
been given them by the old regime
What power is there not in the franchls
thus given you? Suppose there shout
e a tie at any election, one of you Nigh
be the one that decided who would b
the Representative, for good or Tor baC
| adhere to the platform as given by tn
Reform party, the party who has opene
large tracts of land for you to settle OF
This is your country just as much q
mine. You have children to bring VI
and for cur own sake, and for their SAX
that comes after us, we must establls
and maintain good honest government
pledged to no person or persons, but IL
: the development and good OF the countr,
The Portuguese asked Mr.. Halstead
few questions which he promptly an
openly answered, and it seemed to pleas
the audience the way he spoke.
w. B. Kala came next. He started
saying that he would see to it that la
was passed, to pay all laborers one doll;
a day and found, and told them that
they did not vote for him they woul
soon have to work for twenty-five cen
per day!
The absurdity OF this statement struc
the Portuguese, and they only sneere
at the speaker. At this point a GOO
many left, not caring to listen to sue
talk, and after having most thorough
abused the present Government, ar
; promised to work for returning the lepe
to their homes, Mr.. kala had to sto
+ because nobody paid any attention
what ne said.
The meeting was most orderly through
out, and it was easy to see who OF tt
two speakers was most appreciated, al
, the result will no doubt be that the VIC
I ers Will support the honest Governmei
we have, against the doubtful men tn
try to get hold OF the reins and of tt
keys to the money box. IL. N. &.