The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-27

hard. He did not believe in vilify-
ing or calling harsh names to those
who supported the lottery. There
was terrible temptation to this
community in the form in which the
lottery proposal was presented to it
under the circumstances. Public
and private finances were in pre-
carious condition. He did not won
der that so many business men and
mechanics grasped at the lottery
like drowning man after straw.
The women of this country were
aroused because there was danger
for those they loved in the lottery.
At this juncture the people should
not mind the glitter, but stand by
the principle.
Hon. G. w. Ashford referred to his
prominent part in the general cleo
ton ON the Liberal party's platform,
the first plank of which declared for
popular government. They had as
events had turned out found them
selves assailed in the very heart of
their citadel A clique numerically
insignificant was putting one man
over all the people. A few years ago
he addressed large meeting in that
hall, on the subject of the personal
rule of the late King Kalakaua.
Now history repeated itself in a de-
graded and degrading way, on ac-
count of a man of less education and
breeding than the late king attempt
ing to wrest the government of the
people from the peoples representa-
tives. This was not gathering of
diverse elements, but union of all
who desired to uphold the principle
of representative government. A
snake story was here made up about
quarreling fishermen in the Molokai
channel joining to kill a common
enemy in the form of sea serpent.
There was more than the lottery
question at issue-the question of
self-governmenI. Some of those
elected on the Liberal platform had
stood by its principles, but it had
been proved impossible to carry out
all these principles on account of
the course of some of those elected
in their support.
Hon. r. w. Wilcox addressed him
self more particularly to the Hawai-
ians, to explain his position there to
them, as they knew he had for sew
eral elections strongly opposed the
Reform party and, particularly, Mr..
Thurston and others with him.
When school was opened at Hale
akala, Maui, Mr.. Thurston and he
had been among the first to enter it.
And when Reformers appeared for
good government, they could count
on Wilcox every time. He described
the situation at the general election
with the several parties, but some of
the Liberals elected had gone back
on their principles. This he thought
was because they did not quite I'M
derstand the serious condition of
the country in being ruled by one
man. If the candidates of that
meeting were not elected, those he
addressed might have to bow the
knee to King Bolabola. 1t was time
for native Hawaiians to send intelli-
gent men to the Legislature, so as to
preserve the balance of power in the
hands of the people. Otherwise,
they might live to see somebody's
groom or stable boy set over the
people to rule them. Let them sink
all talk about the Bush and Wilcox
party, and Missionary party, and
unite to preserve the rights of the
whole people. He did not want
them to think he had abandoned the
Liberal party, but at present the
parties united for the promotion of
principle. Place no more depend
ence on the National Reform party,
which had used the natives as step
ping stones to power. The candi-
dates of the opposite party were
backed by the opium ring and che
ia gamblers. Native Hawaiians, if
they value their interests, will stop
all this talk about a new Constitu-
ton.
Mr.. Henry Warehouse was APP
plauded on coming forward. This
nomination had been a great sur
prise to him and something he had
not sought. They knew his princi-
pies and it would be his endeavor, if
elected, to sustain good govern
ment.
The chairman enjoined electors,
as last word, to see that their per-
sonal taxes are paid.
Hon. G.. w. Ashford moved that
the meeting ratify the nominations
of Messrs. Henry Waterhouse and
M. p. Robinson. Carried with
cheers.