The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-25
THE FIRST GUN.
liberals open a New Campaign
ASHFORD DISCUSSES AN
NEXATION AND PROM
ISES MORE NEXT
TIME.
VIII the Old Armory Be Tts Cradle Or
It's Grave?

CAPT. ]. Ross (Mr. Bush interpret
ing): 1 suppose many Of you are
aware of what has been going on at
the Court during the past few days.
That matter pertains to your rights.
1t is more for your interest than for
the contesting Mobiles. We have not
yet obtained the Supreme Court deci-
sion, but the public sentiment is that
there has been gross negligence on the
part of the Government in executing
the election laws. Government offi-
Gals are noted for their neglect of duty
when they are elected to office. Should
the Supreme Court decide against us,
the public are satisfied that we have
at least done our duty. The intention
of those who had charge of printing
the ballots was to confuse the Hawai-
ians. The ballots were printed in
English only. The presence of Ha-
waiians at the Court during the trial
impresses US with the idea that you
still prize your rights. You ought not
to allow yourselves to slumber in ig-
norance, but you must be interested
in passing events. Judge Hartwell
and Hon. G. w. Ashford are conduct
ing our case in the Court, and they
have worked faithfully. They re-
CSlNS OuI lSuGSU we
ought also to thank Mr.. Prendergast
for valuable services rendered.
Hons. r. w. Wilcox and G.. w.
Ashford entering together were re-
ceived with applause.
Mr.. BUSH gave a verbal report of
meeting of the executive committees
of the Liberal and International
leagues concerning the policy of the
Road Board. The Road Supervisor
and one of the members of the board
were present and gave satisfactory
answers to questions asked by the
committee. The Road Board has al
ready received words of praise from
the opposing political parties.
JNO. MARKHAM condemned the
Road Board.
Hon. C. w. ASHFORD [Applause:
r. w. Wilcox interpretingl - There
are interesting times ahead of us. We
have reached an interesting epoch.
For the first time-for Heaven knows
how long-Mr. Bush is not up for
libel. The missionaries are evidently
tired out in their efforts to drown him
in the mud. Applause They say:
"That death loves shining mark
When the missionary party sees a
Hawaiian rising above his fellows,
they push him down. Mr.. Bush is
trying all he can to elevate you, and
they are prosecuting him. But be-
tween the Lord and the devil, they
have taken care of the missionary and
they have taken care of Bush. By and
by the devil will take care of the mis-
sionaries, and the Lord of Bush; in
other words, the missionaries will go
to hell, and Bush to heaven. You all
know that there is case pending in
the Court against the election. We
all know that the Government tried
to deprive Hawaiians of the right to
vote. Let it be remembered, that if
the Court decides that it is lawful to
print the ballot in English, then
hereafter it will be lawful to print bal
lots in Greek and Hebrew. The ques-
zion is whether the people of this
country should be entirely disfran-
chised. We don't know whether we
will get a new election or not; but if
we get our rights, prepare yourselves
for a new election. We lost the cleo
ton not because we lacked voters, but
because the ballots were printed in
English. We lost 500 ballots that way.
Some people say that we must be
peaceable; we must await the result
of the ballot box. Well, let's see.
Now, I am in favor of settling this ques-
ton by ballots rather than by bullets,
but if it cannot be settled by ballots,
there is another way. / do not want
bullets to settle this question, but l
don't want the sugar kings to rule. 1t
is said by some of the Quaker ele-
ment that we are party of turbu-
Tents, but they will soon find that
Hawaiians are peace loving people.
They also say that we are socialists
whereas we are content that there
should be rich and poor, only we will
not allow the rich to walk over the
necks of the poor. The practice in
the past has been to heap wealth upon
the rich people. They are bowling
now for cheaper immigrants from
abroad to deprive you of what little
you get now. We simply say to them
we wish them not to destroy US, we
do not want to ruin their Industries.
We all know the more they get the
more they spend. These plantations
which are asking the government to
help them, what are they doing for
you? For months past at Koolau ma
tives have been out of work. They
do not work OH plantations. Last week
/ passed the Makaweli plantation.
There is not one Hawaiian employed
on that great plantation. [ was in
formed that Hawaiians had been en-
ployed driving mules, but now Jap
anese have supplanted them working
at 80 cents day. Gentlemen, that's
what the plantations are doing to ma
tives from Kauai to Hawaii. [ am
not socialist, but / want planters to
respect the rights of Hawaiians. Two
shiploads of machinery came from
England for that plantation and not
one pound was made here. There are
two iron foundries in Honolulu, and
one of them has closed. But Mr..
Baldwin imported all his machinery
from England, and let the natives
starve. 1t would delight my soul to see
a little more genuine love and less
hypocrisy from these men. They
now ask the legislature to make them
richer and prevent them from getting
poorer. We are not the enemies o
the sugar industry, but of the Unequal
tiles which have made you poor. Blu
gentlemen, the sugar barons are In
hole, and they are asking help from
me and from you, although they d.
not deserve bit of help from eithel
OF US. Their boosted patriotism /!
wasting into thin air, and now
they are devoting their attention
to annexation, so that they can ge
more money. The patriotism of tn,
planter was born, reared and dies il
g4lis pocket. They could not get tn
treaty, and now they want annex