The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-20
wilcox Thinks Wilson Is Afraid to
Arrest Him,

last evening at the Queen street
Armory Between two and three hun
dred people were present, aud they
applsuded the republican talk of
their leaders.
Hon. j. L. Bush introduced the
following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS: The time of Legislative
work is rapidly approaching, and
whereas it Is necessary that the
people should now express openly
their views on the situation OF the
country and formulate the policy that
they expect their Representatives To
carry out in the forthcoming Legisla-
ture;
WHEREAS: The National Liberal
party did adopt and proclaim Plat
form of Principles which the mem
bers elected by the party are pledged
10 stand by and carry out;
WHEREAS; The condition of public
affairs in Hawaii is not satisfactory
TO the native Hawaiian people, by
reason of their Acknowledgement
through the revolutionary Constitu-
ton of 1887, by reason of the apparent
determination of those at present in
authority 10 perpetuate this disfran-
chisement, and also by reason of the
financial iucompetency of the Admin
istration, of the partizanship of our
Courts and of the conspicuous and
offensive appearance of an ignorant
Tahitian waif As power behind the
Throne;
Therefore, ResOlred: l. That the
native Hawaiians bewail the injustice
that has been perpetrated upon them
BIZ foreigners at the point of the bayo-
ne., and the race prejudices which
this same class of foreigners have ex-
hibited against the Hawaiians in the
last elections;
>. That this meeting expresses its
firm adherence and devotion to the
platform of the National Liberal
party, and to the several principles
therein proclaimed, and expects the
Legislature TO abide by them for OBJ
tanning more popular government;
3. That the first necessity of the
Nation being new constitution, re-
storing to the natives of the soil their
full rights, and allowing them more
representative administration through
2SSle election of the principal officers of
fine government, therefore we do eX-
pect the Mobiles and Representatives
OF the kingdom to give their earliest
attention to this matter, and not TO
close their session before such n new
constitution is obtained;
4. That the next necessary step is
the reform of the judiciary, and We
hereby condemn the Supreme Court
and emphatically express our
want of confidence in it as at
.znnerfSr,Ta1 ~ raaGnn nf
the too frequent exhibition of political
partiality by certain of it's members,
and of the illogical and odiOus decis-
ian which they lately rendered In
support of Q political party with
which they openly sympathized,
thereby legalizing an election in
which the Hawaiians We're practically
DISTINGUISHED through the agency of a
ballot printed in an alien language,
to them anintelligible;
5. That we expect the Mobiles and
Representatives to bring in an early
vote of want of confidence in the pres
ent Cabinet, who have fully demon
strated their incapacity, and have
never enjoyed the confidence of the
people;
6. That we further expect that a
proper impeachment will be brought
against the Cabinet or its individual
members, for the various and glaring
failures to recognize the laws OF the
Kingdom, especially in what requires
all purchases or contracts of the Gov
eminent over $500 to be put up for
public competition; among other facts
IL is notorious that the sOn-in-law oil
the Minister Of Finance, who is also q
Noble Of the Kingdom, obtained the
contract for furnishing the Treasury
vault at his own figure, without com
petition from the other agents for
safes; and that the Minister of FL
nance also gave the contract for the
masonry enclosing the said vault
without public competition, as re-
duired by law; the sums OF money
thus spent have been considerably
more than necessary, and the eXceS;
ought to be refunded to the State;
:. That we also deplOre the notoFi
Gus implication of many Of our publl'
officers i'm conspicuous places, -an'
notably some in the Attorney-Gen
erals and Finance Departments,--il
the crime Of a forbidden opium traffic
and i'm the ruinous frenzy of gam
bling, to which the police, for a casl
consideration, are believed 10 gran
immunity; and we call upon the Leg
islatuFe to make thorough and Tear
less investigations of these Officla
shortcomings, and to impartiall
uunish all Who may be found tainte
with smuggling, bribery or kindre
vices;
8. That we expect the Legislator
to adopt financial policy in accor
with the necessities Of the times an
Of the country, by adhering to striC
economy and reducing the public G!
uenditures and all excessive salarie
10 begin with the fat ones, not wit
the small ones; and we expect thi
the National Liberal policy OF Ju
taxation shall be carried out, and,
an increase Of taxation be indispel
sable, we expect that such an increai
shall be made on the values OF pro-
erty and rich mems incomes, not
the poor people or the necessities
life;
9. That we regret that Her Majesi
has lowered the dignity Of the thron
by allowing an ignorant Tahttian
be 30 Extensively conspicuous as
court favorite and an apparent Oh
4 tator to the throne, force and pow
in the administrative affairs Of u
country; and we hereby express 1T,
the opinion Of all loyal Hawaiian
that this man should be RELOCATED
his proper level, To spare the count
the humiliation Of having 10 star
the ieers about 'King BolabOla."
Hoy. J. Z. BUSH: want you