The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-01
NATIONAL REFORM MEETING.
A Good Attendance fer a Stormy
Evening.
Warehouse and His Followers
Receive a Mild Scoring
From the Speakers. ~
Paul Neumann Promises, If Elected, to
Get a Good job for His Very
Good Friend DIR. Rodgers.

The National Reform party held ;
mass meeting at the Armory on Sat
urday evening The attendance wa!
excellent considering the stormy
weather.
ROBERT MORE called the meeting
to order in the vicinity of o'clock
and gave the non-arrival of the inter.
prefer as the reason for the delay.
After the gentlemen mentioned be-
low had made their remarks, the
| gathering dispersed about 9:15.
| {. J. MCCARTHY in forcible man
ner urged all voters to unite under
one common cause and defeat the
Liberal party. He thought that the
country did not need a new constitu-
ton. The present one was dOcu-
ment that we can all live under. If
any part of our constitution has been
found oppressive it can and should be
amended. The new treaty is one of
the two most important questions
that the next Legislature will DELHI
crate on. He was decidedly in favor
of it and thought ii would be of great
benefit to every person in this COM
munity. If the new treaty would
allow refined sugar from these ISL
ands to enter the United States free
of duty, no doubt capitalists would
erect sugar retineries, and in doing so
would find employment for large
number of mechanics and otherwork-
ing men. The reciprocity treaty of
1876 between this Kingdom and the
United States had been a good one
for everybody until the Mckinley
bill went into effect. 1t has been
said that the largest part of the pro-
fits had gone into the pockets of a
few, it might be so, but he thought
that everybody had received a fair
share. The speaker then proposed
plan whereby the country would be
benefited very much. He thought
that the Crown lands should be di-
vided into small parcels and given to
bOnafide settlers who will till the
soil, and thereby add to the country's
production. If such a law was passed,
he thought it only proper that Her
Majesty should be guaranteed the
present income of the land, by the
government issuing bonds to that
effect. In conclusion the speaker
said that u vote for Waterhouse was
one for the Liberal party.
E. e. MACFARLANE was announced
and said that the National Reform
Party was organized about three
years ago to reform politics in this
country. His conduct during the
last Legislature, and also the other
elected candidates, had proved that
they were in favor of good govern
ment, and also of the we'll being of
the working classes. Their duty had
been well performed and the history
of the party shows that we have used
our best endeavors for the good of the
country. There are a great many is
sues before you and the principal one
is our reciprocal relations between
this country and the United States.
The other question affects us more Sc
verely and is nearest the the heart of
every mechanic, and that is the la
Dor question. About Chinese labor,
he said that Bush and Wilcox had
been harping on the question for
some time. The speaker wanted to
know what they had ever done in the
matter. If this country is to be
swamped by Chinese coolies, no such
law would get the speakers support.
He was not in favor of any legislation
that would be disastrous to the we'll
being of the country at large. At the
same time it was the duty of every
body to do all in their power to assist
the sugar interest. His remarks
might be misconstrued by the plant
ers. While he is in favor of their int
erests, he would not stand by them if
they are to be gained by a sacrifice of
everybody else. He was aware that
it would be unjust to legislate against
the Interests of the sugar planters,
and thought they must have their la
Dor. 1t is immaterial from whence
the supply of labor comes from, but
all imported coolies should be con-
fined to plantation labor only. The
speaker thought it would be folly to
interfere with vested rights and if
such law was made, it would be fair
alike to the planter, the mechanic and
the Chinese. Regarding the Indepen-
dent movement, continued the speak
er, it was started by a Doctor Rodgers
and lot of his disgruntled friends.
By their conduct they have placed
themselves in most contemplate
light before this whole community,
and we want to know what he has
ever done in this country that has
caused him to start an Independent
movement. He and his measly fol-
lowers have discovered that they have
not the least chance of success, and
now come out flat-footed and tell peO-
pie to vote the Liberal ticket. The
speaker wanted to be informed re-
garding the doctors profession,
whether he was Physician-Journali
Rodgers or JOurnalist-Physician Rod
gers, or if he is known outside of the
block in which he resides. The
speaker dismissed the question of DR..
Rodgers with the remark that the
ADVERTISER was as much responsible
for the Independent movement as
anybody else, and should be blamed
for it. Regarding Mr.. Waterhouse
the speaker said that he was disgrun-
tied because he was not consulted at
the time the nominations were made.
The party had evidently ignored him
for the reason that they did not con-
slider him of sufficient Importance.
The speaker concluded by saying that
he was proud of the National Reform
candidates, and felt sure they would
defeat the Bush-WilcoX gang.
J. II. KAHOONEI requested all
voters to unite and cast their ballots
for their candidates and reminded his
hearers that the representatives on
the National Reform ticket were all
Hawaiians.
PAUL NEUMANN was the next
speaker. He made allusion to the
remark of the chairman, that he was