The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-01-14

| no representation. Former legislatures
fostered particular cGQues or factions and
LETT the worklngmen out. There is one
thing in this platform that l should like
TO speak on; il is the property and in
come qualifications, and that brings up
the revolution OF 1887. The time has
now gone by when ii should be abol-
ished, and the native Hawaiian who is
competent should be given the right 10
vote for Mobiles. Another clause is the
snti-ChineSe plank. l need not tell you
that the Chinese are an evil, nor is an
eulogy OF that evil required. We have q
plank in our platform to remedy that
evil. II We cannot amend the evil we
can amend the Constitution. That
clause also appears in the platform of the
Government party. They did not do
anything in the last legislature, they
dare not, they had to get someone else
10 do il for them. The Sunday law
should be amended. Two baseball teams
arrived here on Sunday and could not
play game. What harm would there
have been if they had played? Itwould
have given healthful recreation for the
people. Those people who want to 20 to
Church can do so. There is q time for
it. There is no Church in the afternoon.
do not believe in any blue laws. l
think that / have said as much as | want
10. just as | was going TO get up to
speak someone in the crowd said raise
II and 90 il alone" Gentlemen we have
got both bowers, the ace, king and queen,
and don't you forget it."
Hon. j. ). Walker was the next
t-ar II e,,sI II WOULD lIta 70 fall
you story but it is too late. Iappear
before you tonight in a capacity | have
not done for many years, to ask you for
your vote for elective Noble. / have
been amongst you for the last thirty
five years, and you know something of
me. Something has been said about
our stealing q platform, but the other
side had no platform TO steal. The
speaker then went on and referred TO agri
cultural interests, touching on the Chi
nese question. the reciprocity treaty,
autonomy of the kingdom, annexation
and protectorate.
Hon. ]. Z. Bush asked the indulgence
of his own people to address the foreign
element. The platform had been read
and he would support it and little
more in favor of the working classes.
He was against the grasping mouopolist,
and in favor OF the workingmen, as it
included his countrymen. There was
an abundance of Chinese in the eoun-
try, and the planters should use them
and not bring any more in. He denied
the statement that he had said the Por-
tugueSe should be franchised. 1t was
not true. After reading an extract from
speech delivered by Mr.. Emmeluth
where he said that he thought the I'M
happy state OF the past two years had
been greatly induced by too great leni-
ency toward foreign element, he went
on to criticize the statement. He asked
those present to vote for him and then
addressed few remarks directly to
number OF Portuguese who were present.
Thos. Z. Lucas came next He said:
Il am proud to stand before you as
representative for the Fourth ward. l
am no orator, so don't expect speech.
The declaration OF principles as pub
ished have been scattered broadcast
from Hawaii to Niihau. Not 8 steamer
has left without sending copies away
| was amused when | heard pretty late
in the night, that the Minister of In
terror had said that the workingmen had
stolen their platform. (Cries Of shame,
shame l never knew that his party
had g platform. In 1856 there was a
platform and an Office for everybody, but
the boys got soup. would sooner stand
on the Mechanics Union and Hui Ka
laiaina platform and fall, than to be
elected on the Government side. One
beauty about it is We do not intend to
fall. Every candidate has pledged him
self to that platform, and it is not that
they viii do 1t, but We shall do it imper-
atively. l shall be happy to meet you in
the Fourth ward where We shall have
meetings. l am pleased at the large
crowd OF intellect and intelligence here
tonight. l must tell vOu Portuguese
here not to listen 10 promises but work
on reality. Take the platform home and
read It. l have no axe to ground, no
logs to roll. | want TO see the country
90 on prosperously as it has done in the
past twenty years. Do not be frightened
or Influenced al the polls; watch your
ballot, and you VIII come out on the top
VI the heap.
Robert W. Wilcox was the last
speaker and was received with loud ap-
2lzuse. He spoke in Hawaiian, Mr..
Rosa trauslating. Wilcox said Il de
sire to express my kind aloha to my
countrymen and friends. 1 stand as a
lover Of the nation and not as an advocate
OF the principles of strangers. 1t has
been stated that am opposed to the
white race. am partly of that, have been
abroad and mixed with white races, and
married wife who is white woman.
How can l be opposed to race l have
affiliated myself with? Ny race has
been trodden down, and 1 propose to
help them out OF the mire and place them
in better position. Ny heart and soul
Is for love of the country. Il has been
instilled in my mind that a man who
dies loving his country should be hon
ored. The conduct Of the Government
Is not for the public good but for their
own, only TO enhance their own wealth.
A vessel was now of the harbor with a
thousand japanese, brought here to
compete with the white races. He
could 90 On all the evening enumerating
the faClts Of this holy Cabinet. The
time viii come to you native Hawaiians,
when you can assert your rights. / ask
you at the election to vote for those men
who support the principles OF the Nation