The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-18
LIBERALS.
br Bush and Ashford.
,, Tells the Natives How
,,.os Them and Bush
rs1Is Them He
Means 1t All.

.r, hundred natives attended
tine of the National Liberal
=, the Old ArmOry on Queen
~ Thursday evening. Hon. J.
b presided.
routine business, Hon. J.
.;oecupied the chair while
IRISH addressed the meeting,
,ino them of important adj
peeived by the steamer. He
brief explanation of President
.,p's message to Congress. He
hem that the President had
.nqnded that body to take i'm
10 steps in fortifying Pearl
~ for a coaling station. This
Enable work was not originated
7iI9ox and himself, as is the
sIcrv. [ am bitterly against
treaty. Who is the greater
Bush, or the Queen who is
~ to sell the country? The SOW
has no right whatever to
ra one inch of our soil without
0nsent. The Queen and the
ners do not own this land. We,
sople, are the sole owners of our
INV. Wilcox and myself worked
at the last Legislature to give
.le secret ballot system. Was
nimicaI to your interests? Here
,senger announced the arrival of
C. W. Ashford, who was cheered
entered the hall Mr.. Bush
liscOntinued speaking,and acted
erpreter for Mr.. Ashford.
H. c. W. ASHFORD said: Mr.. Presi-
and gentlemen-I am invited
to speak a few words to you this
-lDg. | am not going to speak at
great length. I wish to say,
gyer, that my sentiments are in
nj with yours. 1 feel that you
/ grieved because your wishes
not been carried out. L
that they will be carried
in the future. Applause.
i've under a mOnarchical govern
/. l was born under the same
nment. [ have been here over
cears, and l may continue to live
and die under the flag of your
,nment. [ have lived under a
lbIic, but, in my opinion, it is of
consequence whether we are
a king, queen or not, as long as
I'LL Of the people is carried out.
ause. Your chief grievance is
! you have no voice in your gov
ent. You feel an unjust dis
nation. Again, the property
ication is placed so high that
3jOrity of you have no voice in
ss3tion of men who sit in the
TO spend your money. This is
Snly country on the face of the
where discrimination is made
&c the native sons of the soil,
be power placed in the hands OF
uralized aliens. There's nothing
t anywhere else in the world.
Lause. I I am not in favor of a
share being given to foreigners
ugh I am a foreigner, / am not
b. I do not want the sons of the
deprived of their fair share in
lcting the affairs of their country
in Canada have never seen the
n of England-only a few have
her. In all other respects, we
Republic. Everybody can vote
same as in the United States,
out distinction of color or bank
INT. [ propose to contend here
all honest men mot criminals,
be entitled to vote. TIC
this change, the present
|titutiOn must be changed.
all know that [ have been in
mental in framing the new Con
ton. I do not deny that, and
& make no apology. That cOnsti'
n was very good for it's purpose
or the present and the future il
ceased to serve its purpose.
to supplant it by a new consti.
an. A voice: You are a fraud!.
y people are scared at the idea o
constitution, yet they were no
I'd at their own constitution o
The existing constitution NJ
8 eT meets the conditions in which
live. England is the great ex
e of all monarchial governments
the legislature does what th'
Ie wish. The speaker then eX
ed how the American people hat
additional planks to the OLE
Jed States Constitution unit
plank in her was new-an en-
new United States COnstitu
l do not advise you to resort t.
Ie means in getting q new con
,lon except in case of dire neces
l prefer peaceable means. |
IRE in earnest, all you have to d.
send the right men to the legis
e. But if you do not want new
MUTTON, don't waste your time il
ak. The constitution is con
between the people of q coun
When that constitution presse
9yerely upon the majority of tn
We, then that majority have
no longer to be bound by thi
Iact. The new constitution ha
defects and also many excel
provisions. The property quail
ION requires mending; then tina
sion allowing the SOY
On to make treaties wit
sh powers with the consent of tn
met also requires mending. Re
uoer that that provision allow
oYereign to sell the land and fla
your head. Applause. b
papers which arrived to-day
jGeht Harrison recommended t
sehate the ratification of Peal
o oot Tor a L. S. naval STATIC
1aI voices: we do not want it.
same message announced tina
,r~al;C?tC-Smith of Boston (never {
@ 81 was at Washington negotia
lot new treaty. Where Wi
Nc Nv When they get through wit
il neaeotiation a voice: in heaven
s yo pp%Ftlcular point / wish to ma.
n N minds. They may sell 20
SifIa tinese men have the power
'ue lndeDendence of this cOuI