The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-23

.;,,tic Meeting on Sat
nisY Night

s,ilsti' h0stlDA
rdaY Night
-. by Dr.. Hammond H.
+ ,.ls,, and j. E Bush
,,oory on Queen street
Ai iis utmost capacity on
,5,b h, the occasion being a
w by the National Liberal
90 =, we're unable to gain
wv and contented them
landing outside and list
,,irsly to the proceedings
' rithin. President J, f.
,',ted the meeting which
|, orlerIy. A few drunken
..od TO run the meeting,
s 2.sts promptly sileneed:
b.. tsn meeG{i NJ Hon. R. W.
dgus; imam of the executive
l1 read the following names
Z. 10 the nominating con-
". Wilcox, J. w. Ka-
n n and Kamakauwila.
~. Pipikane, Kahuakai,
! Prendergast, J. S. Keku-
= = and Jas. Aud.
B. Male, Mauliawa, and
, 4. D. w. Pua, and Ka-
l.,tion of the central eXecu-
e.littee to be composed of
Ne members was postponed
meeting.
lain called upon DR.. Ham
address the meeting. The
implied and began as follows:
zen requested to give a lee
THE legitimacy of popular
!. p | had no hand in the selec-
nv subject; it was published
liners before l knew anything
/ bat | am here tonight be-
oye the workingmen. Before
here this evening, [ was as
lat would have several hum
50rkingmen present tonight.
be labOring class dear to my
therefore | am here to talk to
HE wOrkingmen are a people
TO sudden changes. Some
Ihey are looked up to by philo-
sand the wealthy class, and at
! time they are cursed and con-
Iby that very class OF people.
susel They publish to the
that wOrkingmen are the "bone
new of a nation, and at an
time they say that the work
D are the curse of a nation.
l1sel. Popular elections give
be night to vote irrespective of
T. Had l a hand in naming the
/ would have had it: "The
.slcy of popular election" In
ri would ask, is it expedient
y young man at the age OF
Tole years to vote irrespective
.g. say, yes, because it gives
berty. Your present law or
-ilg question takes away the
7t many citizens of this great
! What is liberty, I ask.
J, Ebe,ty consists in the faculty
-&iHg between means which
ba given end. Liberty is ar
spFer. Men are elected to en-
.;hvs of the nation. You have
IE to elect men to make laws;
HH obey as prisoners do to 6
iiher obey him or be locked up
libe the head and brains that
I'd not gold and silver. lap
j You have heard of Nebu.
;nari how he made q COLDER
l5 feet high, and worshipped
lT golden image is the $500
What you worship. The quail
ltor voting should be based or
and knowledge, and not OF
|, Lord BacOn's famous maxim
is power" Those
hanged your voting laws wisely
The qualification on property
9t on your ability to read an(
Because you would then dis
nom them what they had taker
1lghteOus means. Applause.
,Ae duty of men to study, tt
% choose good and to rejec
learn to do that which ele
md ennObles a nation, and t.
slat which curses humanity
aef day | saw a man leaning
y lence. Invent closer to him
ula out that he was leaning or
,eyOrs instrument. I said tc
another law suit. They ap
man here for a surveyor with
fard to his capacity. I have
4ere IN my hand exhibiting it
70 Inc yesterday, stating tina
sUpflation of $4,000 was mad
We men, who know nOthin!
ae[ about surveying (at leas
Ilus OF them), and had neve
'aI examination whatever.
d popular vote would sool
acnange. [Applause.l A ma.
'me The other day that it wa
-1ssaloharies who had done th
,%Ii;top the importation of intoxi
n LIQUORS. l replied to him tina
I nth when they get into OffiC
'"O4 take $4,000 to fill thei
SS, IApplause.l Again, if yo
.E !, election you would NJ
: !! law requiring yonng men be
Nv, " ana " 20 years of age to pay
Al mat would be making poe
ny support the government. Ele'
I 5on., IN the Legislature who ha
~ tba y IN the past a free recor(
,o mT Ufeat, of Russia was a reel
tskan me story goes that L
All ' n SICK once, and on the brin
No ne said to the priest, "GC
atto e 70 be a better man." f
, nj, put he returned to his ev
/, LIE following poetry is appr
a Al g3eyil was sick,
he Ha .ae Devil a saint would be;
4 And ge " got better,
0ot 'ne devil a saint was he.
prs rIen come to you with tea