The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-07-11


facilities for travel and easy means OF
communication closely bind the oc.
cupants of the two extreme sections
of the country as neighbors, and our
constitution neutraIizes the influences
OF foreign principles and fearlessly
opens an asylum to the unfortunate
and oppressed of every cline. While
we are recounting the manifold bless
ings of national virtue, we must not
forget we owe much of our greatness
to the grace and social influences OF
our women and the independence
and respect accorded them mark ont
of the peculiarities that distinguish
our civilization from that of other
nations. The Athenians, polite and
accomplished, looked upon women
with contempt; but all over our broad
land the avenues of success are open
to them, and a lady can travel alone
from one end of the country TO the
other without fear OF molestation or
danger of insult. For over twenty
years after we became a confederation
of states, the infant nation was rocked
in the small cradle along the Atlantic
seaboard, when in 1908 that ar.seeing
statesman, Thomas Jefferson, against
the expressed will and bitter oppCsi-
ton of large party in the East, but
with the secret consent of Congress,
purchased the Louisiana district and
extended our borders to beyond the
Mississippi river. In 1919 there was
another expansion in the acquisition
of the Floridas, which gave us the
undisputed navigation of the Gulf of
Mexico and an arm of territory reach
ing out to the Pacific ocean. Finally
with the annexation of Texas and
California, whose rapid settlement
brought the Pacific coast into such
prominence, no one can doubt the
manifest destiny of the United States
to control the commerce of the Pacific
ocean; and in so doing it will not be
longbefore these Hawaiian islands will
become as important to the Ph@nicia
of the new continent, as the Egean
islands were to the Phenician navi-
gators of old. And in our desire to
preserve peace and protect our COM
merce we are spending millions of
money on the Notifications of our
coast, for the completion of which we
may expect in the near future to see
the United States ornamenting her
skirts with Cuba and the Danish isl
ands of the West Indies. and with the
Hawaiian bouquet in her left hand
she will with her right pay her salu-
tation to the north. The recent eXpe-
riences in regard to the Isthmian
canal are significant as to the intent of
the United States in regard to nom
int
nent by European powers; and the
time will come when the western
hemisphere will unite in a confedera-
ton of republics under the lead of the
United States, governed by a Pan
American Congress that will insert in
its preamble that America shall be
for Americans and that the liberties of
the people shall not be abridged by
either foreign interference or colonial
The naval review in New
York has opened the eyes of the mari
time powers to the rapid development
we are making toward reclaiming
the commerce of the adjacent
seas and the exhibit at the greatest of
eXpositions, the WORLDS Columbian
Fair at Chicago, has astounded the
world at the immense internal re-
sources of a nation that only rose
century ago.
In conclusion we can, without per-
our national pride to degen-
crate into national egOtism, boast of a
nation bought with sacrifice, nurtured
IN heroism and redeemed in blood.
Dur principles of government and lib
eTal institutions came to us from hon
bred sires; and from the fact that it |
has only been little more than q |
hundred years since they issued their |
manifesto to the world, we are not |
pound in servile thoughts of distant |
past, but free to dwell upon the bless
promises of glorious future. |
They taught to their children that
he only title to superiority is in the
avor of God, and the only heritage is
/ worthy name and good example.
f. we but follow their example the
uture will be guarded by the highest
of a liberal government
or the people, and by the people; and
t is our patriotic duty to meet on
very 4th of July and by public mani
estations of joy show that we are
blessed from the cold boundaries of |
he north to the warm shores of the
-ulf, and from the turbulent Atlantic
0 the placid waters of the Pacific, with
united people free, and independent,
ontented and prosperous, for all ages
o come.
When the storm of applause which
reeted Lieutenant. YOung's address
lad subsidized, Professor Scott called on
Ir. P. G.. Jones-nOt on the pro-
ramme-who, with his characteristic
i'm kept the audience in a roar of
aughter for half an hour with the
MR.. PRESIDENT, FELLOW COUNTRY
IEN-I have several times been asked
o take part in the celebration of our
natal day" not so much for nv
ratorical abilities, but for the,purpose
f " filling up"
The literary committee always
tipulates five minutes as the allotted
ime; am only surprised that they
an stand it even for that short period.
We Americans have our local likes.
! man from Virginia is sure to love
is hoecake and molasses q Georgian
1ves his hog and hominy; a. Yer
lonter yearns for his mush and milk
Conn. man wants nutmeg in his