The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-14
I'll : LIB1uAn PARIY.
Candidates for the Coming Struggle
Announced at saturdays
Meeting.

meeting at the old Armory on Queen
street on Saturday night. Hon. J. L.
Bush presided. The attendance was
not up to the mark, the reason being,
as the President explained, that it
was not publicly announced. Mr..
Wilcox and himself had made tour
of Koolau, and they did not expect to
get back in Honolulu to hold the
regular meeting.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read by the Secretary and
approved.
The standing committee recon-
mended that a regular night for
weekly meetings should be decided
upon, and Thursday night was the
choice of all, Saturday night being
busy night for many in visiting sa-
looms, and they may come to the
meetings in an intoxicated state. The
same committee also recomme nded
that political stump orators be sent to
the different islands to enlighten the
country people as to the principles of
the National Liberal Party. Hons.
r. w. Wilcox and VIM. White, who
have already gone on that mission,
were chosen, their travelling expenses
to be betrayed by the Liberalists at
home.
The Executive Committee recon-
mended that the question of the cleo
ton of the new Road Board be dis
cussed by the meeting.
Treasurer G.. B. MALE reported
that the organization had received
$50 from collections, and that amount
had all been expended to meet the
necessary expenses of the Hui.
The consideration of the Road
Board was again introduced.
The PRESIDENT rising to explain as
follows: Our platform has been great
ly objected to by many because il
favored the election by the people of
civil officers. We are all cognizant of
the fact that heads of bureaus persist
in employing corrupt subOrdinates,
because of friendship, relationship,
etc. If Government officers are elect
ed by the people, hOOpiIimeaai
(sycophancyl will no longer be a road
to office. Corruption would be re-
duced in a great measure. Many say
that this right ought not to be vested
officials who are making this vain
cry for fear of their positions. They
are rOgues; do not believe them. The
new platform of the Hui Kalaiaina
has been severely ridiculed, because
it is the product of ignorance. The
members were so perfectly ashamed
of it that it was referred to q special
committee for revision.
1t was then moved and carried that
the consideration of the Road Board
be the order of the evening.
HON. Jos. NAWAHI said the COM
ing election is full of Importance. We
are to vote, for mobiles, representa-
tives, and road boards on that day.
The election of the road board by the
people is a new creation by the Leg
1slature of 1890. Its Importance can
not be belittled. They are to appoint
the road supervisor. The Minister of
the Interior can then no longer keep
Especial favorite against the peoples
clamOr to remove him. Election of
civil officers is republican idea, but
that will not make us a republic. We
must not denOunce it because it is
the practice in the Republic of Amer
lea. The great and enlightened Re-
public of America did not give us the
secret ballot system. We borrowed
that excellent system from Australia.
The Liberal Party are working for
your welfare, therefore do not cast
your vote for the Reform Party. Not
single vote you expect from that
party.
j. KEKUKAHIKO moved that the
executive committee report their
nominees for the road board.
Hon. d. w. PUA, of the executive
committee, announced that they
We're prepared to place their names
before the meeting.
j. KAAE thought they must 90
slow, another time would do to an
nounce those names. The other
parties have not made known
their candidates, and it is not proper
that our candidates should be made
known yet.
}: KEKUKAHIKo thought the time
had come. DEMONSTRATION is the
thief of time" was his motto.
The nomination of the road board
was then postponed till the nomin-
ating convention should sit.
The President then vacated the
chair entrusting it's charge to the
Vice President, Mr. Nawahi, while
he related the story of their
recent political tour around this
island. Mr.. Bush began thus: Hons.
Robt. w. Wilcox, VIM. H. Cum
mings and myself started on tour of
this island the early part of this
week. Our intention at first was
only, to visit the people at their
homes, and not hold meetings but,
finding the, people enthusiastic in
their attentions towards us, we de-
cided to hold meetings and make
speeches. False rumors were circu-
lated in this city that our visit did
not meet with success. That was due
to the fact that we made a flying visit
and only stopped at the principal
places where we thought it prudent
to hold meetings. President Kahoo-
nei, of the Hui Kalaiaina, invited me
to visit Koolau; but, like a rogue of
the deepest dye, he forwarded mes
sages to his right-hand supporter at
Kaneohe to make our visit ANYTHING
but favorable. That man informed
me of it, but he had the manhood
enough not to follow Mr.. Kahooners
mandate. IA voice Kahoonei is a
goat. The hearty welcome we re-
ceived at Kaneohe assured me of nv
success at the coming elections. I
am entertaining hopes of my victory,
and no power on earth will alter it. |
At Heeia we met with the same
favorable results. "We are a unit in