The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26
The Candidates of the National
Reform Party Talk 1t Over.
]. Poe WAKES Eloquent - PauI
Tells One of His Old Stories
Pearls of Speech From
Boss Bowler.

form party held meeting at tne Ola
Armory On Queen street on Monday
night. There were about sixty voters
present. Mr.. J. Kanui opened the
meeting, and after stating its object,
he called upon Jno. Poe. MIR. Rosa
acted as interpreter.
JNo. Poe: My platform is equality
to all. 1 am fully aware of your
chief grievance, but at the same time
L realize its impossibility of remedy
ing them. The annual receipts of the
Government revenues have been re-
duced by nearly 100000. What
are we do to make up for this loss. 1
am a wharf laborer, where earn my
honest living. My fellow laborers, I
want your pay increased, and l am
gaining to do my utmost to obtain
that end. lightning rods keep away
lightning from doing havoc to build
ings; gentlemen, l assure you that
we of the National Reform party are
the lightning rods that will watch
your interests with jealous eyes
against the dangerous aims of the
Liberal party. Applause. 1 feel
my incompetence in aspiring to
legislative honors, but as our edu-
Gated and intelligent Hawaiians,
whom we have sent to the Legisla-
ture to promoute our interests, have
entirely neglected our claims, l feel
it my duty to run so as to improve,
in slight measure, the condition of
our homes. Noah built the ark; he
was the first skilled mechanic Il am
one, tool who saved the world from
the deluge. We candidates Of the
Mechanics Union, are mechanics
who will save Hawaii from the Lib
eral party. Applause. You are all
wise men. You are not fools. APP
plause. Your applause gives me
the encouragement that l shall be
elected from the Fourth District.
j. A. KAHooNEI: [ am always
happy to appear before you all.
l always advocate harmonious utter
ances in politics while the Liberal
party take particular pleasure in in
dulging In personalities. L shall
not return evil for evil. Citizens,
are you in favor of republican form
of government? Audience-NoI. [
assure you that the National Reform
party's candidates are pledged for
the continual maintenance of our in
dependence. The Liberal party have
sought me to withdraw my candi-
dacy, but when / declined to do so,
the Ka Leo Of last Wednesday said
that / am more fit inmate for Mo-
lokai than for the Legislature. An
unwarrantable attack Of this kind
was my reward for making an honest
stand against the Liberalists' under
handed work.
PAUL NEUMANN: Mr.. Chairman
and fellow citizens: How long does
it take man to become q kamaaina
among you? / have been living for
nine years among you, and my hair
is becoming grey, yet Mr.. Ashford
said the other evening that L am
malihini (stranger). Whether or
not have been friend of Ha
waiians, let my past record speak
for myself, and will not say a word
about it. Applause l do not say
this because l want your votes.
Whether you elect me or not
1 will remain just the same
/ have had the honor Of represent
ing the Hawaiians as a Cabinet Off
Ger for three years, and | had as my
coadjutator Mr.. Rosa, who is inter
pretiDg my remarks tonight The
Attorney-General of the Kingdom is
always willing to give legal advice
to Hawaiiens who are not able
to pay for it. l have fulfilled my
duty, not only as a Cabinet minister,
but also as an attorney, in giving
free advice to Hawaiians. This was
six years ago, but 1 did rot wish to
tell you until now. But, Mr.. Henry
Waterhouse gets up as an Indepen-
dent candidate because L am not
good enough, although he does not
tell me so. l am going to remind
you that have not sought the nom
ination. | met Mr.. IL. Waterhouse
on Saturday night at Ashford's
meeting. He assured me that he
was not running against me, but
against Mr.. Williams, because he ia
a malihini. l suppose he would
have told Mr.. Williams that 1 am a
malihini. IApplausel. I've been
trying, in my very small way, to re-
lieve the grievances of the lepers,
and l am not to blame if [ have not
succeeded. To me it is immateriaI
whether [ am elected or not. l be-
lieve | have intelligence enough to
do my duty as we'll as anyone else in
the field. / know that this is a
most trying time for Hawaiians, but
your salvation does not lie in sup
porting the Bush-Wilcox ticket. ]
know how seductive their utterances
are when they say that they cherish
the independence and integrity Of
the Hawaiian nation. Do l thinh
otherwise? As [ have made my
home here l wish to die here. Your
fundamental law says that an ALI
must rule over you, and must
be sustained by you and by me. To
this l need not pledge myself, be
cause [ believe in it without any
pledge. If you see fit to give me
your voices, to let me represent you
IN the Legislature, do so of your
own free will. [ don't wish to be
slaVishly bound to the platform, but
/! wish you to give me some latitude
IN following my own manaO. other.