The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-06
LIBERALS.
r. W. Wilcox Speaks II the Old
hTmOry.
He FaYOrS a Hawaiian Federal
Republic and VIII Be a Can
didate for the Presidency.
VE"Y TIRED + WILSON.

There We're about two hundr ed PEG
pie present at the meeting of the Ma
tional Liberal Party held at the
Queen Street Armory last night.
Hon. Jos. Nawahi, vice president,
presided. A collection of Sc was
taken up for defraying expenses.
The Secretary announced that the
debt had nearly reached $500. As
the Legislature will sit in about
three weeks the Liberals will meet
weekly hereafter.
Hon. r. w. Wilcox (Applause):
Fellow citizens: [ have not had
time to read about republics. Re
publican governments were estab-
lished before Christ was born. Mon
archy is limited to descendants of
royalty. Republic means the vel
fare of all. In an aristocratic repub-
lie the president is chosen from the
nobility. In a democratic republic
any commoner can become a presi-
dent. The most popular man, re-
ceiving the greatest number Of votes
will become president. America and
Switzerland are the leading repub-
lies of to day. latter giving quite
full historic review of republics, be-
ginning with those of Greece and
Rome, the speaker referred to the
Italian republics and said the secret
of their success was because they
were made up of brave men). If cow
ards predominant in any kingdom, 1
assure you that kingdom becomes
the lowest in the family of nations.
Ii we have only twenty-five brave
men, l tell you Hawaii will rise again.
We shall become Kamehamehas.
Those who tell you that you are not
fit to govern a republic, you should
regard as your worst enemies.
Ii the seventy years of Christian
education have not educated you,
then it would be better to send back
the missionaries to Boston. They
ought to be ashamed of themselves if
they cannot bring up good Hawai-
ians in seventy years. Our greatest
enemy is the Queen, because she
keeps the Hawaiians down. TAP
plause must now speak of mod
ern republics. Switzerland is very
progressive republic. Its govern
ment is very similar to that of the
great republic of America. In Amer
lea each State has it's own congress,
but the head congress sits at Wash
ington, d. @. In Switzerland the
president is elected annually, while
in America he is chosen every four
years. Every American boasts that
each citizen is king. America was
the first to give great powers to the
people. Lincoln and Garfield were
poor boys. Hawaii can be demo
cratic republic. Only Hawaiians will
p be eligible to the presidency. No for
eigners can be presidents, as their
own countries would not allow it.
The cause of republics has been the
conduct of bad sovereigns. Are we to
be governed by Wilson? How long
shall we endure a bad sovereign? He
will remain so till death. We want to
elect our presidents biennially. l
favor federal governments. We can
divide Hawaii into four states, and
call them the United States Of Ha-
waii. Each state appoints its Own
Judiciary. Honolulu should be the
capital. Who should be our first
president? Audience: Wilcox. The
days of an ignorant man are num-
bered. He shall soon fall. / loved
Kslakaua, and 1 wish to uphold his
dynasty, but I will not uphold those
who are unworthy. / do not wish to
be governed by dolls. I believe no
woman ought to reign. They have
no brains. They are generally weak.
France has declared that no wo-
man should reign over her, and
Spain and Italy will not
tolerate women on their thrones.
1 am not going to urge you to estab-
lish republic. But what is the use
of educating our children when of
fees are occupied by fools? Our
government to-day is bad. As to
ill-educated princes, cast them aside.
They are the interiors of men of
intellect. If Princes Kawananakoa
and Kalanianaole think they are
capable. let them come before you
and show what they can do. 1t is
their place to seek the people, and
not the peoples to be running after
princes. have my doubts about
Princess Kaiulani for two reasons:
Her father may have an undue inAu-
ence over her, and she may be mar
ried to a foreigner who would not be
friendly to you. When the time
comes when Hawaii is ready for re-
public, / shall come forward and
announce myself as candidate
for the presidency. Applausel