The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-26
rdtl LIBERALS.
J. E. Bush and W. C. Achi En-
gage In Mud Throwing.

The meeting of the National Liberal
Party, held on Christmas Eve at the
old Armory on Queen street, was we'll
attended. The president, Hon. J. E.
Bush, addressed the meeting for
nearly an hour. His opening remarks
were mild, but towards the close his
nature got the best of him and he
began unearthing the failings of alb
sent friends. He remarked that Hon.
J. A. Cummins would soon precipi-
tate into bankruptcy if the result of
the Mckinley bill still continues dis
advantageous to the interest of Ha-
waiian planters. Mr.. w. c. Achi
pointing at that gentleman) will
soon be declared a bankrupt if he
does not uphold the Reform Party.
w. G. ACHI (enraged): Mr.. Bush,
/ have come here tonight to listen to
wise counsels on economical matters,
and not to hear personal abuses.
You cannot substantiate what you
said concerning me. That is an abso-
lutte falsehOod and l defy you to bring
forward facts to prove your state
ment.
j. +. BUSH: / can prove my asser-
ton. Your most intimate friend Mr..
Cummins revealed it to me. You are
now on the verge of bankruptcy.
Mr.. ACHI: That is q lie. Your
creditors had sold your estate at auc-
ton before.
Mr.. BUSH: You sit down. You are
dependent on the missionaries.
Mr.. ACHI: will not sit down. You
must confine yourself to politics alone
and not engage in personalities.
Mr.. BUSH: L know you are candi-
date for the coming elections, there
fore l have perfect right to let the
public know your character. Voters
have a right to know it. Mr.. Vice
President, addressing Jos. Nawahi):
You demand Achi to sit down; he has
no business here.
Mr.. ACHI: No one can make me sit
down. / am not a member, but /
have q right to stand and defend
myself from your abuses.
(The Vice-President made no at
tempt to stop the two political dispu-
tants, but sat down calmly i'll his
chair and watched the proceedings
with a smiling face. The audience
appeared delighted at seeing two dis
tinguished native politicians engage
in such open warfare. Mr.. Achi
took his seat when Mr. Bush
changed the tone of his remarks.)
Mr.. BUSH continuing, said: Judge
McCully, during his recent tour
abroad, said to several people that Ha-
wall would soon be annexed to Amer
lea. The Queen says that there is no
such thing in the new treaty under
negotiation. She does not know it,
but I do. Has England ever given to
America the least portion of her vast
territories for naval station? I say
no. What does ceding Pearl Harbor
to the United States mean? It means
that whenever we hold meetings and
say the least thing Objectionable to
them they will Immediately trans
port armed men from the naval sta
ton to this city and stop us. It will
be standing menace to us. It means
no more free speech. / say it is better
for us to give up the whole group and
not partially than to be always in
constant fear of that mighty power.
1t is true / am not spotless have
erred in times gone by. But since
my return from Samoa no one can
say anything against my moral or
political character. Yet, can
say that / have not legislated any
thing detrimental or harmful to your
interests. 1t is your duty to point out
to me my faults. 1t is true that my
estate had been sold at auction. Yet
it is to my credit that 1 did not heed
to the pleadings of many to go into
bankruptcy. My debts amounted to
$4,000, but in eight years have paid
up to within $1,000. Applause. !
When I was in the Cabinet, 1 was
accused of pocketing $4,000. No one
can prove that. am poor, but I have
not accepted any bride. I'd rather
endure poverty than prove traitorous
to our cause. We must be rich some
times and poor sometimes. These are
the trials of God.
Hon. JOS. NAwAHI addressed the
audience for a few minutes, after
which the meeting closed.