The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-14
NATIONAL LIBERALS,
Hon. J E. Bush Addresses a
Mass Meeting.
Praises Heaven for Seading wilcox
Cnd Announces Candidates.


the Old Armory, Saturday evening,
The meeting was not as largely at
tended as the previous ones.
Hon. j. Il. Bush, president, called
the meeting to order, and in few
words explained the probable cause
of the slim attendance, viz, the late
absence of himself aud Wilcox
stumping the other side of the Isl
and.
The standing committee submitted
two recommendations, first, that a
night for regular meetings be
adopted, and Thursday night was
the choice. Secondly, that political
orators be delegated to the different
islands of the group to stump the
several districts and explain the
principles of the National Liberal
Party. Hons. r. w. Wilcox and
VIM. White, who are already on Ha-
wall acting in that capacity, were
chosen, their expenses to be betrayed
by the party.
The Road Board question was sub
mitted by the executive committee
as the subject for discussion that
evening.
Treasurer G. B. Male, on being
asked for a statement of the financial
standing of the party, stated what
moneys he had collected had been all
expended.
The road board question again
being introduced the President said !:
There has been a great deal Of OBJ
jectionable talk about our platform,
one of the principal eyesores being
its favoring the election of civil
officers by the people. 1t is motor
ious fact that the heads of bureaus
place men in government positions,
either through relationship or favor
itism, and they are the people who
are averse to this electing Of officials.
If they were to carry their point with
regard TO this election of officials,
everything would be serene, and no
such a thing as favortism would
place an ignorant fool in power. The
platform Of the Hui kalaiana was
the laughing stock of the whole COM
munity and it deserved severe criti-
cism, as it was drafted by lot of
ignoramuses. On presentation at
the meeting it produced such feel
ing of shame that it was ref rred to
q special com mittee for revision.
Hon. Jos. Nawahi being called
upon, said: This road board ques-
ton will be an important one at next
election. The road boards will claim
as much Of our consideration as will
the mobiles and representatives The
people will have say who is to be
their road supervisor without even
the sanction of the Minister of Inter
ior. The Minister would have no
say whatever, and favoritsm would
be abolished. But we should i'm
prove things step by step, and
not be too grasp'ag. The cleo
ton of government officials is
certainly a republican idea, but
that does not mean that we adj
vocae republic. On the contrary.
Our secret ballot system did not come
from the great republic of America,
but from Australia. He understood
their worthy president to advocate a
new Constitution. But he considered
good reliab road beard main
factor to satiate the hue and cry
against the Government. Parties
we're saying that if they were elected
they would do this and that; he adj
vised them to say at home, for they
gave no evidence of efficiency to
tackle the questions Of the day. 1t
was like ship with & cd sailing
qualities without capable aptain.
There were three things to guide the
vessel by-cOmpass, sextant, and
chronometer. If the captain was ig-
norant of the use of these nstru-
ments, the ship would never reach
land; therefore, l would advise all
not to take the Reform party's cam
didates and sail them under our
principles, but take the party's men
for the party. For it would be like
unto, in battle, taking the COM
mander of an opposing army to com
mand ard regulate your tactics, why
you would get badly left.
j. Kekukahiko would like the ex-
ecutive committee to report their
candidates for the road board.
Hon d. W. Pua said the com
mittee was ready.
Hon. Kaae-They should not be
in a hurry, as there was sufficient
time to consider it at next meeting.
j. Kekukahiko thought if the COM
mittee's report was ready, it was
foolish to postpone its consideration.
His motto was, ''What can be done
to-day, should not be left till the
morrow"
j. Kaae moved its postponement
till next meeting.
J. f. Bush did not think there was
harm in waiting. Sever weeks re-
main and tho nampS shonld hn fully