The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-22
The Orators Talk 1t Over Last
Night.
Wilcox Gives His Followers
Some Points in Latin
and History.
Slight Mention Made Regarding a
Change of Recommendation. X. M.
Koahou IL Small, but Bias Good
Mouth for Pie-CaptaIn Ross
Has Not Recovered From
That Defeat,

hundred people. The speakers were
accorded the usual applause. Hon.
R. w. Wilcox promised to speak
on the subject of Republicanism
at the next regular meeting, two
weeks hence.
Hon. JNo. E. BUSH: Mr.. Ashford
will not be present with us to night.
He has written in the evening paper
stating that he will not be ready to
discuss on annexation while the jury
term lasts. He will announce IN the
future when he is ready. Hon. Il.
w. Wilcox was unable to go to North
Hilo to render aid to Mr.. Jas. Mat
toon, the Liberal party's candidate.
CAPT. JNo. Ross; l did not expect
to speak to you this evening and
therefore I haven't got much to say.
We have tried the case of the Noble
election as far as the courts of the
kingdom can go, and you all know
the result. [ did not expect success.
The point at issue was whether the
HaWaiians are disfranchised in the
courts of this kingdom. Those who
are opposed to the Liberal party had
said that the Liberals would find no
show before the courts. / do not
hesitate to say that the condition of
the courts in this kingdom should
not be so. There should be no bias.
1t is a reproach that people should
have that opinion in this country.
The feeling is that we should have
equal rights before the courts. 1t
should be principle and not policy
that should govern. Those people
who profess to be your friends are
not. Some say that those who b lad
charge of the printing of the ballots
printed them III English with the
sole purpose of confusing the natives.
You Hawaiians should not rest. Your
forefathers have left you the legacy
Of patriotism. You must not rest in
indifference on this question that
concerns your menhood.
Hon. L. w. 2. KANEALn Mr.. Ka-
cali was requested by the members
present to go to Kau and represent
the party at the coming election. He
was surprised that they had not re-
quested Wilcox in place of himself,
and then swestrfBed sufficient means
to take me to Kau and return. Twen-
ty dollars is insufficient. The strength
of the Liberal party In the House is
only one-fourth. Each of our Repre-
sentatives should call meetings in his
own district and sign petition to
the Legislature to set aside the YER
dict Of the Supreme Court regarding
the Noble case. A Representatives
duties are very great. A novice can't
accomplish anything there without
seeking information from the senior
members. The new members elect
from Honolulu should hold meetings
and discuss the measures they intend
to introduce before the House. Your
Representatives have kept themselves
aloof since their election.
A. MARQUES: l am glad to see SO
many present. 1t shows that you
are still awake to your interests.
signed the petition, but I never ex-
pected anything out Of the Court.
We did that not for any selfish mo-
tives, but we did it to show that the
Hawaiians ought not to be disfran-
chised in their own country. It is
ridiculous to print the ballots in
English and not in Hawaiian. How
would the people in New York feel
if their ballots were printed in Span
ish? They would certainly object.
l had been asked what the result
would have been if the Court con-
sisted of three Hawaiians instead of
three white men? am certain they
would have declared the ballots
illegal. The verdict of the Supreme
Court seems to signify that the
present law is not good. How can
you Hawaiians get rights in your
own country? 1 answer; by the
action of the next Legislature you
must insist that your representatives
act according to your wishes, and
you must see that they do so.
Hon. j. w. BIPIKANE: With regard
to the Noble case, I knew long ago
that the Chief Justice had disre-
garded the Hawaiian people. If he
had any love for us he would not
have framed this present Consti-
OuJAOn uO ludUUoc now
long the nation asks for Justice, you
can never have it. When are we
going to wake up? If our enemies
heap ruin on us, what must we do
Before election, we discussed the
question of new Constitution, but
now [ have lost hope. would adj
wise you to be ever ready. Foreign
Powers, who are jealous of their
rights, would go to battle for it. 1t
is more honorable to die in battle
than to die of sickness. Laughter. I
l am surprised at the Chief Justice.
He was born here-but how he hates
us. We must fight towards should
run into the sea. If we remain cow
ards we shall die as slaves. I am not
urging You to fight, but I want you
to consider well. If our Queen needs
her people, L shall place her on the
crown of my head but if she favors
our enemies, she is not my queen.
but she is the haole's queen. If she
persists in disregarding the cries of
her people, we must seek for another
sovereign. Laughter.
HoN. K. NJ. KoAHoU Central Hilol;
Citizens of the Queen-You NAV be
surprised to find that I have been