The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-27
W. @. Smith.

together or hang separately tAaHSh'SA
and applause.
W. C. Smith.
W. G. Smith, editor of the Star,
spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: II / have any
apology tonight for speaking in TINS
distinguished presence, ii il that | am
a new conner 10 these Islands. But
think may atone for that by stand
ing elbow To elbow with you in any
trouble that may come 10 us >cries OF
Hear, hear and applause, ana In
encouraging every man newly arrived
on this soil 10 defend the institutions
which YOU have founded and help
preserve the liberty which you have
won (applause). This meeting to-
night in its smaller way must remlnd
us OF those meetings which stirred the
blood oil Boston and the heart OF
Philadelphia in the last quarter of the
previous century. Then rs now men
were met together to band themselves
against n deSpOJism lcries of - Hear,
hear" and applaUse). Then rs now
they were met To protest 10 the
mother country that should not be-
tray and outrage her sons (applause).
| Then As now they were met To pledge
their lives, their fortunes and their
sacred honor in the cause Of liberty
Lapplause). 1t cannot be, fellow citl-
Zens, that any man inheriting a drop
of that patriotic blood, with any strain
OF il in his veins, could want today TO
take the place of old king George and
coerce the men of his own flesh, OF his
own flag and of his own speech be-
cause they are Americans enough not
to bow down before a throne great
applause and cheers). / do not be-
lieve, follow citizens, that any man
who has taken that position has n
right to revolutionary sires; but /
thank God that there are
Americans who have spoken since
the infamies Of Gresham who have
patriot blood and ancestry, and
thank God again that if they get the
opportunity TO speak in the way they
would they will be heard in the earth
quake voice of majorities like those of
Pennsylvania and New York great
applause). Fellow citizens, we are
few, but it was said of old that one
with God is Il majOrity, and surely
that cause which has Christian civili-
cation on its side; which stands for
Christianity and morality, as well as
liberty, will have Almighty aid zap
plause). | say, gentlemen, we are
few. Some of us are HaWaiianS of
American descent; some of us are
Americans by birth, inheritOrs of Lex
ingtOn and Concord (cries of "hear,
hear'); some of us are Germans whose
sturdy manlineSS was never known TO
compromise with an enemy in arms
(applause); some of us are Brit
ish by birth and inherit, perhaps,
the British love of constitutional
liberty, not overawed by respect
to thrones; some, again, are of
Latin blood, and among them centur-
les of subject life has not quenched
the spark of democratic aspiration
(applause); but though we are of
many blOods, yet we are of one mind
! great applause), and that one mind
means loyalty to the Provisional gov
eminent no less in its hour of peril
than in its hour of apparent triumph
great applause). If we are dispos-
sessed, | take it that it must be by the
armed forces of the United States, IL
legally and unconstitutionally or
dered for coercivc purpose and
triumphing over such legal as
well as patriotic opposition as our
policy may see fit To put in
line. Let us have hope and faith
that if this outrage comes to us
the time will be when the United
States, in wiser and truer and more
patriotic hands, will undo the wrong
and repair the infamy (cries of "hear,
hear" and applause). L want to say
in closing that it Is our duty, forget
ting all past dissensions and minor
differences, to close i'm solid ranks
about the Provisional government
great appIause). We need TO do this
for two reasons: One, to suppress all
domestic instruction with a hand of
iron, and the other to compel Mr..
Cleveland, if he intends to follow out
the course so far outlined, TO do il by
a violation of the constitution which
confers the act of war upon congress
alone, and thus expose himself to
merited impeachment great APP
plause). We cannot fire upon the
American flag nor upon the men in
blue, our brothers and our country
men, but we can so resist the progress
of theAmerican troops as to make their
capture OF this government by Presi-
dent CleveIands orders an infraction
of the constitution great app!ause).
And that, fellow citizens, / believe we
have the power to do, and not only
the power to do, but the Willingness
to do great and continued applause).
Here some one in the crowd called
for three cheers for Mr.. Smith, which
were given with a will.)
T. L. Jones.
P. C. Jones was the last speaker.
He said
Grover Cleveland has been heard
from [laughter). The American peO-
pie are being heard from uaughter).
The next congress is yet to be heard
from daughter and applause). /
think that Grover Cleveland in COM
pleting his plan to restore the mon
archy here should have done one more
thing, and that is, he should have is
sued an order that all four Of the orig
inal members of the executive cOun-
Gil of the Provisional government
should be shot on the day of the res
toratiOn Qaughter). That in itself
would have rounded out the whole
scheme and would have afforded a
great deal of pleasure to some royal
lists llaughterJ. Our motto you know
is, "liberty or death' great applause)
with as the fellow said, very strong
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