The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-09

Marshal tomorrow, would we vote
for the man who is there now? No.
We would elect man who would do
his duty. In the same way you would
elect an Acknowledgement who would
do his duty by the people. / am not
a bigot. Half loaf is better than no
bread; but at present, we have no
power. We will simply get men
worse than the first. We must burst
up that ring. / speak from the pure
love of freedom and liberty. Zap
plause.
Mr.. Huntsman said he was sur
prised at the discussion at the Me-
chanics' Union, because they all
seemed to be on the Queens side,
who did not want officers elected by
the people. The reasons given were
very silly. They feared demagogues
would be elected. There was no
danger of that for there were no dem
agogues in the country except those
very men and they can never get any
Office. In America the Democrats
always nominate men of spotless
reputation, because otherwise they
would kill the party. Here if man
has little influence through his
friends, or his mistress, or his wife's
lover, or something of that sort, he
can always get into office. Whenever
O. good honest man comes into the
country and doesn't knuckle down to
the planters he is driven out of the
country. The people in this country
are about as mean set as exist in
Gods creation. [ don't want to fiat
ter you gentlemen. Of course you
are not of that kind. 1.-THE speaker
made number of other witty obser-
vationsl.
Mr.. Kavanaugh wished to call at
tention to mOnopolies. One was in
the liquor business. A few big houses
controlled the licenses, and no one
else could get any. Another mono
poly was in the auctioneer business.
These things ought to be free to all.
Another thing was the Asiatic ques-
| ton which ought to be grappled
with. He hoped all, natives and for
eigners, would unite for the common
good.
Calls for other speakers being made
Mr.. Brash said he saw long bearded
man in the front seat whose name he
didn't know, who might make some
remarks.
The Chairman suggested that Mr..
Brash, as a representative from Mr..
| Grieve's printing office, make some
remarks himself. He was always
glad to hear from compositors, as he
was one himself, and held the COM
posing stick in his hand when he was
IA years old.
Mr.. Brash, being thus urged, said
he favored laboring quietly with the
natives, reasoning with them. If this
wac done, the party would succeed.
Mr.. ScrmgeOur (whO was in very
oleaginous mood), said he would like
to hear some remarks from the chair
man, who was their light, their hope,
their guide, their sheet anchor, etc.
The Chairman said he could not re-
sist so eloquent an appeal. 1t was a
pity the speaker was not a minister
in place of the gentleman who had
lately been sat upon by a morning
paper. He hoped, however, he would
not fall into the same courses.
An unceremOnious motion to ad
journ having been made, and voted
down.
Mr.. Murray said there was no need
of adjourning farce. He did not
want to come here to sign a roll when
the thing was conducted like farce.
The Chairman said the last speak
er's remarks were quite correct, and
it ought not to be tolerated.
The meeting then adjourned, at
$50 P. NJ.