The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-27
Spirited Addresses Made Before
A GOOd-Sized Audience
Ii was a Non partisan
Gathering.

POOple together at
public meeting, the gentlemen who
called the mass meeting last even
ing nave cause to congratulate
themselves, as the attendance was
good-in fact the large Armory
was over half-flled with represen-
tative citizens of all nationalities
and parties who congregated there
to ratify the nominations of Henry
Waterhouse and Mark P. Robin
son, the two independent candi-
dates for Mobiles.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one, and, after speechmaking had
ceased, three rousing cheers we're
given for the candidates.
The gathering was called to
order by Mr.. ]. McCandless, when,
by reclamation, Hon. w. G. Wilder
was elected chairman, after which
Mr.. ]. A. Low was appointed secre-
tary. Luther Wilcox-he of the
marvellous memory-acted as IN
terpreter, much to the satisfaction
of the spectators.
Mr.. Wilder in opening the meeting,
said: The object of the meeting is TO
ratify the two nominations for Mobiles.
We do not meet as any special party
but meet to endorse two men who
are honest and Will fill the positions
acceptably. An old saying is that
politics makes strange bed-fellOws."
The speakers would represent the Re-
form party, the Liberal party and other
parties. 1t is pretty we'll known that
at the last election the National Re
form party furnished the candidates
while the Reform party furnished the
votes; the reason given was that If we
nominated a ticket, we would only
elect the Liberals, but we now find in
the Legislature that worse things can
be done than electing Liberals. Con-
GLIDING his address, Mr. Wilder said
We meet to ratify the candidacy of
Henry Waterhouse and NJ. 2. Robin
son. They have not given any pledges
but we are sure they Will work for
good government.
IL. - y.
speaker and said: [ was one OF the
men who advocated the election of
the National Reform ticket at the last
election, but now I have changed my
mind regarding that party and can
sympathiZe with the whale which
swallowed Jonah. I have had my
belly full of their tactics. 1t has been
said that Thurstou, Ashford, Wilcox
and Bush are not political bed-fellows
and the opposition is bound to raise the
cry of Inconsistency. L opposed those
gentlemen at the last election honest
"; but since then new questions have
arisen on which we now agree L be-
Iieve in looking at principle on both
sides, put both feet on the side you
choose and back it up with your best
endeavors. I have no use for man
who sits on fence until he finds how
the majority is going to vote and then
Joins its ranks. The boodlers are
bueking the independent ticket and
that is one very good reason why /
will vote it. There are stories afioat
in this community, some are facts
and others not, but we all know that
there is an opium ring. And when
we see the police backing the Male
HOPKINS tickets we have right to
our suspicious. No one can breathe
word to the effect that Waterhouse
and Robinson are in Doodle ring and
therefore I will vote for them. a new
question has arisen and Is are the
peopIe TO rule or are we to have a one
man power-is the Government to
be managed for the people or
is it to be managed by a back
stair clique which the Ministry
represents. am for the people, and so
are these candidates. I have nothing
TO say against Male; he sells good
fish, and Hopkins makes a good police
Judge when he gets job, but / am
afraid the latter has Punuku on his
nose. All those who are opposed to
the Lottery bill cannot take any
chances, and we all know how Robin
son and Warehouse stand on this
question, while you have heard from
the lips of Hopkins his stand on thi:
important issue. We must have &
Legislature that is not hostile TO thu
United States. Some windbag viii
now declare that / am in favor of an
nexation, but it is not a question o
annexation, but one Of bread and but
ter, and is an issue that should not b.
confined to party lines. Every man
woman and child in this country
knows the present situation and on
changed relations with the Unitet
States, and it behooves us to hav
friendly relations with that country
yet the head Of the present Cabine
has made himself conspicuously hos
tile to the United States and the resi-
dent Minister of that country.
does not require a man to be an an
nexationist to see the advantages tina
would accrue to this country if tn
United States should be allowed &
occupy Pearl Hartor as cOaling sta
ton. We want men in the Legisla
ture who will not be blindly preju
diced against the United States, an
we can promise that the two indepen
dent candidates are such men an
yet they will guard carefully tn
welfare Of Hawaii. Regardin
the candidacy of Cecil Brown
the public should known why W
the present nominations were made
Up to a week ago did not hear Of
ticket to be put up as representa-
the people, and matters seemed to b
going by default, when I was az
preached by member Of the nomin
ating committee of the Nations
Liberal party, who appeared anxiou
to have the names Of two gentleme
mentioned who would stand up 70
the important questions which hav
arisen, they would nominate two sue
men. Myself and number Of othe
erantio3ne1 met the nominating CON