The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-03


pounds be sold in San Francisco. The
duty on rice in San Francisco is half
a cent per pound less than the duty
is here, consequently equal qualities
of rice sell for half cent per pound
less in San Francisco than they do
here. The total rice import into San
Francisco is forty millions pounds per
annum of which Hawaii sends ten
million pounds. Should all of our rice
be shipped to California it would
undoubtedly glut the market and
probably reduce the general price by
another half cent per pound. Result,
a dead loss to the Hawaiian rice in
terest of cent per pound on so mill
lion pounds, or 100000 per annum.
| have shown that the Chinese and
Japanese field laborer would save
SOS, 200 per year if the duty be re-
moved from rice, and / now show
that the rice people would lose $500
600, consequently the the country
at large would be out and in
jured by any such proceeding TO
the extent of 1900 per year.
This, gentlemen, is argument
enough to show the folly of tamper-
ing with our tariff regulations as to
rice. 1 will say nothing about the
hundreds of natives who depend upon
their rents from rice lands for living.
| will say nothing about the business
interests in Honolulu that are more
or less dependent upon rice, but |
will say that ] do not believe that
one single sugar man, when he looks
into the situation, would be willing
to ruin a flOurishing industry that his
Japanese or Chinese field labOrer may
save an extra dollar per month. [
will conclude by saying a few words:
Our opponents of the Liberal party
have been hammering into the people
for weeks that we would take the
duty off rice. | have shown you al
ready that, from the planters stand
point even, we could not be guilty of
such insensate folly. [Applause7.
Mr.. KANUI: l wish to add few re-
marks to those of my friend, Mr.. Kahoo-
nei, who is president of the HUI Kalai-
| alma, of which | am vice-president. Mr..
| Bush, Mr.. Wilcox and the others were
! all members of the Hui, and because
| they tried to shove their views into it,
and we couldn't accept them, they left
us and we are divided. There were two
principal reasons for the division. They
! brought in persons who were response
BILE for the Staying of Hawaiians, and
Mr.. Wilcox being unsuccessful IN bring
| ing in this element tried to burst the or
! ganization, and here we are now, divid-
! ed. Therefore we asked them to leave
us, as we came to the conclusion that II
| they couldn't gain their ends by fair
means they would try foul, and bring
about revolutionary disturbance. Com
pare the names On the two tickets.
There is no stain of any of the National
Reformer's names, while there is not
one on the Liberal ticket without a
stain. The speaker quoted the prohibi-
tons OF the decalogue and said: All
these things are chargable to the candi-
dates of the National Liberal party.
You know the name of Bipikane, who is
running against me in the Second ward,
and if you elect me shall be the hap
piest man. shall take a knife and
carve Bipikane, because he is disturb
ing the peace OF family Let us all be
united tomorrow, SO that We can say al
evening the Liberal party is defeated
now and forever. [Applausel
Hon. 2. NEUMANN was received with
loud and prolonged applause. He said
One of the candidates has offered the ex
cuse that he has cold, and l might Of
fer the same, but / should prefer to have
a cold before the election than after it
Laughter. You are asked to support
the National Reform ticket. Taere is
John a. Cummins, worthy enterprisiDg
hospitable. MIR. Williams, trained
and educated mechanic. Mr.. Peter on
young man brought up among you
against whom the tongue OF SANDER has
been leveled without hurting him, who
has ably filled the office of Attorney
General. John Ena, a successful anC
enterprising business man, whose
speech tonight showed you he is ii
man to represent you Vote tor The
whole ticket. AS for the National Lib
eral ticket, the best that can be done
with them is to bury them. There i
another party called the Independent
party, consisting OF Mr.. Henry Water
house. Now Iknow nothing to be saiC
against Mr.. Warehouses; character, bu
he has treated the community with con
tempt. No eye has seen, no ear ha
heard one word about his views on pub
lie questions. The Interpreter suggest
there is a candidate on the National Re
form party ticket have not mentioned
Well, the Independent party has takel
charge OF him, and I am willing to take
my chances in their hands. [Applause]
The speaker referred to the charge Inad
by the trick mule of the Independents
Mr.. John Emmeluth. that he (Mr. Neu
MANN owed him bill. If l owe any
body anything there are means for col
lecting it. know l don't owe DR. Rod
gers, the clown of the Independent par
ty anything. Ii did fear he shoul(
have to collect it from my administrator
The Independent party consists of thu
ring-master, the blonde editor; the dash
ing and graceful bareback rider, Henri,
Waterhouse; the clown before men
toned, Dr. Rodgers, and the trick mule
Emmeluth. l have nothing to say
about Emmeluth's character, about hi
manners, about his education, about hi!
vulgarity, but l drop him RICH
here. The ADVERTISER has spoken
about the lawyers OH the Nationa
Reform ticket Well, when a lawye
wins case it is usually due to the in
telligence OF the client When lawyer
are in the Legislature they do no
originate the ideas of legislation, bu
they are necessary to lick the mea ure
into shape. Mr.. Neumann, in conclu
sion, remarked that, ii elected or de
feated, he would still continue to tax
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