The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-03
AT EMMA SQUARE.
Last Performance by The Ashford
Circus Troupe.
A Change of Bill Promised
Thomas Goes In for Stats
ficS-ROss DeuOunceS
the Missionary
Synagogue.

condition of the weather last night
between three and four hundred
native voters were assembled a
Emma Square to hear the candidate.
of the Liberal party. The speaker,
were frequently applauded. Mr.. J
Prendergast acted in the double
capacity of chairman and Interpreter
}. w. BIPIKANE: We must burn
the present Constitution. Do not
follow the sons of missionaries.
have been an enthusiastic adherent
of the missionaries; but, since 1887, /
have changed my mind. The Chief
Justice said that victorious revolu-
zionist is not traitor; such remark
is not worthy of him.
T.. =. THOMAS: come before Won
this evening to state that / am a
graduate of Oxford. | came here as q
pure and simple mechanic, because T
know their needs better than anyone
else. The great issue of this election
ls-shall we have cheap labor :?
Since we took up the Asiatic labor
question, our opponents have taken
up the same question. Gentlemen. I
have tried to find the exact number
of Chinese and japanese labOrers i'm
this kingdom, but l found it to be a
very difficult task. L found out, how
ever, there are in Hawaii to-day an
equal number of Chinese and jan
anese. They have taken up the me-
chanical work in this kingdom. The
carpentering work is almost at a
stand still on account of the vast
number of Chinese carpenters. yet the
planters cry out, we want more cheap
hrSo lvIr - IL
lature; give us show. Four years
ago, IS per cent. of the House con-
sisted of lawyers, but their laws have
been declared unconstitutional. Ian
plause.l Mr.. Thomas proceeded to
speak about NTarsden's mission to
India to procure cOolie labor.
>. K. PUA Lcheersl: Subjects of |
Queen Liliuokalani: Kamehameha [. |
at the battle of Nuuanu said: "On- |
ward, my brothers, till we drink bitter
waters" therefore, friends, onward |
for our rights tomorrow. During the |
reign of Henry ". of France, that |
king went before his army, and said: |
II am your King and you are the
nation. 1 am your King, and you |
are my people," We must watch |
with careful eyes for our future well
fare. Applause Lord Nelson's
famous saying, England expects
every man to do his duty" and / hope
you will do your duty and vote the
Liberal ticket straight. The Liberal
party shall defend the peoples rights
to the end. We are pledged to sup
port the independence of our country.
Every civilized nation prizes it's in
dependence. The Reform party have
put on our shoulders a most unjust
constitution, and we are suffering it's
consequences. If you remain stead
fast at the polls tomorrow, we shall
carry the day. [Applause.]
j. Ross: Our opponents have been
throwing mud at us, and am going
to do the same. Several years ago
Dillingham; arrived here. He rode on
horse; he fell and broke his leg. He
became religious; he became a sycO-
lphant, and began accommodating
wealth. He then joined that syna-
gogue over there, where people meet
on Sunday and prey on you the rest
of the week. Now he wants the work
ing men of Honolulu to forget their
independence and think only of their
bellies. In my opinion a human
being that would advance such doc
trine, urging men to forget their
rights, is reprOach to the country
|
as this is stormy night. / shall
turn my attention to the Cabinet. 1t
is we'll known that our last three adj
ministratiOns have had a very heavy
load of scandal upon them. They
have never made any attempt to re-
move corrupt officials. Last July the
present Cabinet performed a very
high-handed act, unknown in civil
lied lands. They reduced the taxes
of planters % per cent. That
is not provided in our laws.
That high-handed act is sufficient
ground for impeachment.In any other
country, they could not remain in
the Cabinet twenty-fOur hours longer.
There is a commercial depression all
over the world to-day, and the plant
ers forget that. Now my friends, if
there is depression here to day, it is
selves, and they cannot be ignorant
of that fact. When everything was
lovely with them, they sent every
dollar they received out of the coun-
try. Now the dark hour stares them
in the face, and they now accuse the
Liberal party of causing this depres-
sion in our land. This is an example
of their childish arguments against
us.
S. K. AK: Friends. After O'clock
IN the afternoon we are independent
men, our masters cannot influence US
to vote for their candidates. The
enemies are raging against us. The
National Reform cannot buy my
heart, l am ever true Hawaiian.
Our opponents are trying to bride
you with water and pebbles (gin and
silver.
e. B. MALE: / salute you ALL
You have shown your appreciation
of the Liberal party by your presence
tonight. This is a very stormy
night, such as will drive away less
patriotic hearts, tomorrow we shall
enter the joy of Jerusalem. Be of
one mind, gentlemen. We have
lawyers on our ticket to make laws,
and my vote is necessary to carry
their measures. We want the poor
to vote for Mobiles, the sons of the soil
OF hit to have that privilege.
e. w. ASHFORD [vociferous cheersl:
Gentlemen.-YOu stand tonight on
the brink of magnificent Opportun-
ity. 1t depends upon you whether
you want to be free tomorrow or
whether you want to continue to wear
that missionary chain. With such a
crowd, with such hearts and in such
weather, the results of tomorrow can
not be in dOubt Al avarv 1,oootipr