The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-18
LIBERAL LEAGUERS.
Mr.. BUSH GEN0UNCES The
PROPOSED TREATY.
Mr.. &. w. Ashford Descants ON His
Devotion TO the Dear Natives.
The Liberal League met In Brew

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Hon j. f. Bush, after opening,
resigned the chair in favor of Vice
president Hon. Jos. Nawahi, The
latter asked for contributions to the
treasury to defray the travelling ex-
penses of their delegates.
Hon. Jno. K. Bush wished to make
a few remarks about tidings they
received by mail that day. This was
with regard to the President mes
sage, and one remark made was
concerning the establishing of a
naval station at Pearl harbor. This
matter comes contradicting the de-
tractory statements heard against
Hons. Bush and Wilcox and party.
1t is the fruits of the treaty con-
troversy begun some time ago which
then resulted in mass meeting at
the Chinese Theatre and the defeat
of that treaty. Bush and Wilcox
have never advocated republic,
but we have said that should this I'M
settled state of affairs continue il
would be the principal factor in fore
ing change of system. 1t was this
Kaulukou and Testa, who were caus-
ing this danger of republicanism to
be imminent. The speaker was inter-
rupted at this point by the announce
ment that Mr.. G. W. Ashford, the
speaker of the evening, was outside
Mr.. G. w. Ashford was introduced
and said-I have been asked to speak
before you this evening but was I'M
able to decide till the last moment,
owing to sickness in my family. He
had no intention of speaking long,
but wished to sa vat first that his sen
timents were in accord with theirs.
We'll aware that your intentions are
to recover certain rights which failed
to be accomplished by the last cleo
ton. They were living under a
monarchical government he had
been born and raised under a similar
form of government. The monarch,
whether King, Queen or President,
had not the right to rule unless he or
she respected the wishes of the
nation. One of their present griev-
ances no doubt was their not being
allowed to have voice in the cleo
ton of some officials. Another
grievance is in the election of Mobiles,
the property qualification being
placed SO high. They are peculiarly
situated and he was of the opinion
that this was the only country where
discrimination has been shown be-
tween aliens and the natives of the
soil. 1t is never done anywhere
else. Where else are unnaturalized
aliens allowed so much freedom as in
Hawaii! But he did not object to
that but for the peculiar discrimina
ton of the franchise. The speaker
again referred to the slight differ
ence between monarchical govern
ment, but he had never seen the
Queen, nor had most other Canadians,
but the people were equitably privi-
legged, whether a man had 5000 or
So made no difference. He had also
lived in the great republic of the
United States and everyone there
voted regardless of color, unles he
was criminal, and that is the con-
dition of affairs he would advocate
for Hawaii.
In order to bring this about we
must have new Constitution. All
| knew the way the present Constitu-
ton was obtained, which justified its
being supplanted by new Constitu-
ton altogether, The object of that
Constitution had been achieved and
it should be done away with. People
are scared with regard to the
idea of new Constitution. When
the Constitution no longer meets the
needs of the country it should GER
tainly be done away with TO conform
with the wishes of the people. That
was his idea of popular government,
similar to that which existed In Eng
land, an exempar government. Eng
land was the great conservative eX-
ample of monarchical government
1t was practically the same in the
United States. In England as
monarchy, and America as a repub-
lie, if the people want new Consti
tuition they get it. If the people of
this country want an entirely new
government and they say so, it will
be done.
The question arose, GLOW will it
be done?" 1t would be done the
way they wanted it done. In 1887,
there was an example of how to get
a Constitution, but it should not be
followed now unless in ultimate
necessity. If it cannot be obtained
! by peaceful means there are other
ways. If you wish it sincerely, say
so and say it with your votes. Re
member if you don't uean business,
it is no use to vote at all, and |
would advise you to drop it. If
you are in earnest, however, there is
nothing between heaven and earth
that can stop it. There are plenty
of men who will try to stop it, but
not if there is any danger involved
to their skins or dollars. (Applause.)
They would no doubt bring forth
the objections which defeated the
calling of Constitutional Conven-
ton in the LroISlatnre. There are