The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-27
THE LIBERAL PARTY
Wilcox DenOunces the Mechan-
ics' Union and the Hui
KaIaiaina.
To Observe Independence Day at
Thomas Square.

The Armory on Queen street was
again crowded with people on Thurs
day evening, the occasion being a
meeting held by the National Lib
eral Party. Hon. J. E. Bush pre-
sided. The minutes of the previous
meeting were adopted. Messrs. Ho-
loua and Mauliawa, being also mem
bers of the executive committee of
the Hui Kalaiaina, begged to be ex-
cused from serving on the Liberal
Party's committee, and Mesrss. K.
Palau and J. w. Kualaku appointed
in their stead.
The President announced that he
had received an invitation from the
President of the Hui Kalaiaina invit-
ing the National Liberal Party to
ioin the Hui Kalaiaina and the Me-
chanics' Union in a fitting celebra-
ton of Independence Day to be given
at Thomas Square next Saturday,
and also that Hons. J. Nawahi, r.
w. Wilcox, d. w. Pua, w. White,
and himself were requested to make
addresses.
Hon. Jos. NaWahi said that the in
vitation came too late and it was i'm
possible for them to prepare Orations
| worthy of the occasion. They must
be careful of what they say on that
day, for any hurried expressions they
utter would make them targets for
ridicule. The present Ministry is
negotiating a treaty with the great
| Republic of America that will wipe
Independence Day out of existence.
However, if it is your desire to have
me as one of the orators on that day,
I will accept with pleasure.
Hon. r. w. Wilcox spoke as fol-
| lows: We must excuse the ignorance
of the President of the Hui Kalaiaina.
He is old and uneducated, and, there
fore, his will is weak. We have been
insulted by the Hui Kalaiaina and
| the Mechanics Union. They have
/ met and arranged programme for
Independence Day, and we were not
represented at that meeting. This is
a most disgraceful and humiliating
| proceeding. But as President KahOO-
ne, is influenced by the Mechanics
Union, and as his intentions are hon.
est, we must bear the insult lightly,
| and excuse his error. We must lay
the whole weight of our disapproval
of this breach of etiquette on the Me-
chanics' Union. They are undermin-
| ing us; they have worked against OuI
| interests during the last Legislature.
| Do not associate yourselves with
them; they are working for their own
personal ends, not for the nation.
Their leaders were the very men who
worked against your interests. They
have invited the Hui Kalaiaina to a
luau at Eva next Saturday. Their
| object is to win the delegates of the
Hui Kalaiaina on their side, and in
| f1uence them to vote for their candi-
dates. They think delegates of the
| Hui Kalaiaina are fools. A certain
hackman, who hates Hawaiians, and
who spends sleepless nights debauch-
cry, is engaged in this base scheme
The Mechanics Union ia a hitter
enemy OF the Hawaiians. President
Kahoonei has not foresight enough
to see these contemplate tricks
done in secrecy. Regard the
Mechanics Union as bitter foes
to eternity. Do not march out
together to Thomas Square with
them on Independence Day. They
have neither love for you nor for Oul
country. This is not Americas OF
Frances Independence Day that they
should force themselves to have .
voice in it's celebration. They believe
that we won the last election through
them. That's an idle dream. 1t was
the shedding of the innocent blood
of those seven men on the 30th O
July, 1889, that reused the people t.
vote for us. That gave us the day
and not the Mechanics Union. How
MANY of the Mechanics candidate!
had remained true to us? None ex.
cepting Hon. A. Marques. The
Mechanics Union are off1ce-seekers
They do not want Hawaiians to bt
elected to offices of trust. No, they
wish them to be cantoneers. APP
plause.] They cannot prosper in theil
own country. No, they shall die ig
nominious deaths. [Applause.] Tht
Mechanics Union are strangers anC
they are on the same level with the
Chinese. Applause. We shall hole
o meeting at Palace Square next Sat
urday evening at Z o'clock, and WE
shall then attempt to unveil currup
tions of government officials. Pro
longed applause.
Mr.. Bush wished to be excused
from taking part in the celebration Of
Independence Day, as that is hi!
sabbath and he considers spiritua
affairs of prime importance anC
earthly secondary.
MesSrs. Wilcox, NaWahi, Pua anC
White were chosen orators of the day
and meeting at Thomas Square OF
Saturday morning at 1920 was ar
ranged, after which the meeting adj
| iOurned