The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-09

Liberal League was held at Robinson
Hall last evening. The President,
R.W. Wilcox, be ing absent in Koolau,
Vice-President Walters presided.
Mr.. Huntsman being called upon for
a speech said he would repeat some
thing he had said lately on another
occasion. We have party organiza-
ton, etc. here and expect to beat
somebody, but we don't know just
who yet. There are two parties in
the field, the Government and the
Opposition. There will not be much
doubt in the minds of the voters
which party to vote for. We can't go
on as we are now, from bad to worse.
Something must be done; trade is de-
pressed; the Government party wish
to do nothing; the Queen is on the
throne and Wilson is Marshal; many
others are occupying lucrative Gov
eminent positions and are satisfied.
We on the outside are not satisfied.
The Government party propose to i'm
port more Asiatics and drive the
white men out altogether. You must
take care of yourselves, and you can
do it if you will. Some object to I'M
tried men. They are afraid of the
Bush-WilcOx crowd. But it is better
to try an experiment than to go on as
now. Try the Liberals; they will do
something at any rate. L Will guar
antee that they will stop unfair COM
petition with Chinese. Give the
planters their labor, but do not allow
competitor with white labor. What
we propose is very simple, and that
is to take away the licenses from the
Chinese. If anyone else will tell US
what can be done, let us hear what it
is. Another thing we propose is to
give land to the people; there are
men occupying all the lands now and
they are very 10th to give them
up. It will take strong man
to shake them from it. White
men can have very little doubt
at this election how to vote. The
Government Party is just as ready as
we to promise things, small farms,
diversified industries, etc. But they
for years and have done nothing.
When they make fine promises how
can you believe them? They have
proved themselves treacherous to the
people, faithful only to their own in
terest. / don't wish to say anything
against mechanics; they are the bone
and sinew of the country; but the
men put up by them sold the party.
I am not great lover of the natives.
[ don't wish to give them any vir-
tues they haven't got. They have
great many faults but their interests
are the same as those of the poor white
men,-the poor white trash here. Do
we wish to maintain the present
government? No! We want new
constitution, change from top to
bottom. Many Hawaiians believe
king or queen is necessary to repre-
sent them. But they begin to see
that the sovereign thinks very little
of their rights and great deal of her
own. Our gracious Queen has failed
in securing the favor of her people.
If she is good for anything it is to
protect them from aggression, slave
holders, etc. Her interference in po-
litics is to be criticized. Though she
endeavored to secure the election of
r. More in the fire elections I am
glad to say she failed.
I am about run down now and will
leave the floor to someone else. [
will only add that L hope the
white men will stand together for
honest liberal republican govern
ment. If you do you can live in this
country otherwise your time here is
short. If this election goes wrong
there will be no room for the white
man here. l am packing up and get
ting ready to go myself.
Mr.. ScrimgeOur would not say "ye
are Slaves" as legislative candidate
had said. I think better of you than
that. Are you going to put up with
q system which makes you beggars
and the few mobiles? The Roman Re-
public was never more prosperous
than when the rich loved the poor
and the poor loved the great. 1t is
not so here. The planters are taking
from the labOrers recently imported
50 per month to deport them from the
country. The result is that the China
men forfeit that and stay in the coun-
try and you are the sufferers. / claim
to be no demagOgue, and / care SIM
ply for the rights of all men all the
world over. Are you going to be
driven out by a set of capitalists, or
stay here and make your living? You
must decide right now. A minister
is at Washington with authority to
cede Pearl River for ever to the
United States. If that is true [ would
rather have annexation at once than
halfway measures. loved Kalakaua.
He was in many ways brother of
mine. He is dead, and is succeeded
by bis sister. What does she give us?
Queen Victoria has reigned fifty-three
years and never interfered in politics.
Her throne would not stand twenty
four hours if she did. The Chief JUS
tice is the greatest politician we have.
The Postmaster-General is one of the
ablest men we have in this country.
[ would say to him, ''friend, go up
higher" His present position is no
good at all. Why not abolish the
position and that of collector of GUS
toms. The Minister of Finance is the
real cOllector-general. / have great
respect for Mr.. Cleghorn personally.
The most important bureau is the
Board of Health. We never know
when that dread disease will touch
me or you or anybody. (Here the
speaker made some structures on the
Board and the silence of the Press,
which the reporter did not catch).
The Board of Education is very i'm
portant. What does the Inspector
General of Schools do? He goes |
around, doesn't know a word of Ha- |
waiiAn, drinks whiskey, and re-
ports all maikai. A voice: You |
had better apply that to YOURSELF. |
I do not want the character of "pO- |