The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-01
LIBERALS MEET.
Wilcox Goes to Hllo TO Stump for
Nation.
Ladies Subscribe for His Elk.
penSeS-The Powers That
Be Denounced.


street yesterday evening. The Presi
dent, Hon. J. E. Bush, having failed
to appear, the Vice President, Hon.
Jos. Nawahi opened the meeting at
7:30 o'clock. He said that Hon. G.
W. Ashford was unable to appear
before the meeting, but would speak
next Thursday After Mr. Ashford's
views on annexation I shall speak on
the same subject.
As Hon. r. w. Wilcox will leave
next Tuesday by the steamer Kinau
for North Hilo, Hawaii, to give the
Liberal party's support to Mr.. Jas.
NATION, the party's candidate for
representative, a subscription was
raised amounting to over SIS for his
support. Fifteen dollars was prom
ised. Ten Hawaiian ladies were
present at the meeting and they con
tributed also to the Wilcox passage
fund. The ladies were cheered as
they advanced to pay their contribu
tions.
J. NAwAHI-Mr. Richards petition
only came by the Waialeale, and
that's too late. We have lost two Of
our candidates, Nation and Kapahu
The Attorney General is much to
blame for his unnecessary expense.
What is the use of our paying $500
a month to third rate lawyer Tap
plausel The Attorney General is
supposed TO lie we'll posted in law
but he does not know law. Friends,
the Liberal party is the most progress
sive political party in Hawaii to day.
The attendance of this large number
of Hawaiians to night gives me hope
for our future success. The air is
filled with revolutionary talk, and
some foreigners are blaming Ha
waiians as being responsible for such
unsavory talk. Friends, we are
hated because of our patriotism. We
do not know how the world was
made We get little knowledge of
it from the Bible. Our own history
tells us that Papa and Wakea, orr
first ancestors, made heaven and
earth.
Mr.. Nawahi then gave a general
sketch of the geology of Hawaii.
Biologists claim that the Hawaiian
Islands are of volcanic origin. The
highest peaks in America are as
high as those in Hawaii, therefore
Hawaii must have been made at the
same time with America.
Hon. L. w. P. KANEALI: In 1876.
G.. w. Pilipo, Jos. Nawahi and my
self were the greatest opposers OF
the Treaty. Pilipo said: sat the
end of seven years another govern
ment will arise" The famous words
of that statesman have deeply taken
root in my mind. The air is rife
with Republican talk; that is the
fulfillment of Pilipo's saying. APP
plause.I I have been blamed for
SAND Bags at tie rYaIaee. do T5 am very cry
sensitive in regard to this, and as a
Hawaiian I have a right to be sensi-
tive. This morning we saw an
American flag flying up at the top of
Punchbowl. l have again been &C.
cused of having connections with
those who placed the flag there.
Some of the leading lawyers
have approached and urged me
to favor annexation, saying
that educated people would
reap the benefits Of it. How about
poor Hawaiians? L shall never favor
annexation on such grounds. I ask
you all to remain peaceful, for in our
weakness is our strength, at least, a
naval officer has said so to me.
Hon. r. w. Wilcox Applause |:
Perhaps you would like to hear of
what has happened during the past
few days. The Cabinet has denied
having had anything to do with the
sand bags at the Palace. They say
that I am at the heart of this trouble,
that I have 500 soldiers behind me.
Hew shall I go and fight with those
native soldiers at the Palace. I'm
possible: If I were to rise, would
have all the soldiers and policemen
with me. If our Queen loves us, she
should heed our prayers. The Queen
must come to the people, not the
people to the Queen. If the Queen
regards our just claims and looks
more into our interests, she would
have no occasion to be alarmed. The
P. @. ADVERTISER is advocating an
nexation. That paper is unearth-
ing official corruptions The opium
ring reigns supreme, the Mar
shall does nothing to stop it.
The Marshal is a Tahitian, and had
very little schooling He was edu
Gated at the anvil. The whites are
favoring a Republican Government.
They say that you will all be aliis.
shall not say whether l am Re-
publican or not. am steadfast to
my principles. If the Queen does
not care for US, then we must not
love her. The people have honored
me, and / must abide with you what
ever may be befalI. Official corrup
ton is the main cause of the present
instability. Our Queen has pro.
missed us her favor, and we are wait
ing STILL Is she still with US Is
there a country on the face of the
earth where a sovereign disregards
the claims of her people !? Perhaps
1 am hurting the sentiments of some
of you. Several voices Aole. My
enemies to-day are those whom I
helped in 1890. II they are against
me, they ohail fall. The whites are
uneasy. Some of them favor an in
dependent Republic for Hawai- nei.
That is foolish talk.
The meatino then adiourned