The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-20
John Il. Bush Makes a Typical
Speech.
\ DisgraoecuI Episode which Most Peo-
pie Deeply Regret.

favored few, most of whom wer
royaiists. 1t was learned later. tina
the walking stick was to be pre-
scented To Claus Spreckels just prev
ious to the steamers departure. Or
the head Of the cane is the follow
ing inscription:
Ave, Claus, Moriluri tie Salutans.
In MemOriam.
From Your Fellow Citizens,
Doomed to Die
At the hands of the Murder Society
of the Annexation Club.
Threatened men live long"
Leven sic hundert jahre und niemal:
sterben.
The reader can translate the latin
to suit himself a scholar says that
the German motto means 'Iong life
to you," or something to that effect.
In addition to the above the fol
lowing list of names was engraved
beneath: Liliuokalani, R., Jas. H.
Blount, Claus Spreckels, Samuel
Parker, V. V. Ashford, G.. w. Ash
ford, John Cummins, J. e. Bush,
Chas. Creighton, Antoine Rosa, A
P. Peterson, DR.. FOote, G. B. Will
son, J. w. Robertson, John Bowler,
G.. o. Berger, Z. B. Thomas, G. G.
Kenyon, E. Norrie, w. IL. Rickard,
J. F. CoIburn, w. II. Cornwell and
James Campbell.
Shortly after II o'clock Mr..
SpreckeIs and his family reached
the wharf, and as soon as they
reached the gangplank, a crowd of
native women bounced upon them
and literally covered them with
leis. Finally Mr.. Spreckels reach
ed the deck of the ship He sought
seclusion in the captains cabin,
where he was joined later by
crowd of royalists who had the
cane in tow.
Charles Creighton made the
presentation, Mr.. Spreckels re-
spending in terms to suit the oc-
casion. After the stick was handed
over Orator John E. Bush pulled
himself together, and In a spread
eagle style delivered the following
address:
COLONEL SPRECKELs:
II - with pleasure that 1 have ac-
eepted to- act as spokesman for the
executive committee of the Hawaiian
Patriotic League, who today, with Its
branch associations throughout the
Kingdom, represent SO per cent. of the
Hawaiian peOpl., aud OH Their behalf
to- offer To- you their heartfelt appreci-
alton of your conduct towards them
ever since you first visited these
islands, aud more especially dur
ing your present visit; in the
bold and fearless stand you
have taken in opposing the high
handed measures To rob them of their
birthright, and rs human beings To
leave them without Il voice in the
affairs of their own country and in the
disposition of its autonomy as an i'll
dependent state. In our intercourse
with you as u merchant, Il planter and
capitalist the Hawaiians have yet
to find your peer for just dealing, for
enterprise and energy, and for literal
ity. M master ever employed them
as Claus SpreckelS. No man has been |
mtnt or of his wage, either at the |
desk or counter, in the field as COM |
mon IabOrrT, Il dock hand, or afluat as |
a sailor, who has had the good fortune |
TO find employment or has been other !
Wise engaged with you. Many i'll this |
community can stand up today AMI |
point To you as the initiatOr of their |
present prosperity and success in life. |
In the development of the sugar i'll |
dustry in this country, under the im- |
perus which it received from the reci- |
pro ity treaty, you landed here with |
your own capital and with Il dash and !
vigor stimulated it. For the first |
time an American with American |
capital landed upon our shores and |
began business, and up to the present |
day, you are still the only man that |
can truthfully claim the honor of ever |
having brought American capital |
with him to invest i'll business in Ha-
waii. Your advent i'll the community /
was viewed with fear and envy |
among our uSurerS aud snail-like
business men. When accepting your |
liberal offers and large advances in
which saved many who are
today, that would have been
they feared and detested
you in their hearts. NOtwithStand-
ing your fairness and liberal dealings
the majority Of planters and
pawn brokers here they have aimed
from first to last to oppose and to ruin
you. This treatment, however, is
of the principal foreign
ers who aim to rule in this country,
the most of whom had acquired the
little they possessed by usury and
chicauery. these men came, not as
you did, with your own capital, but
mostly with absolutely uOthiuU sava
cohsu nmate cheek, and by preaching
ahi double dealing they managed TO
secure from the Hawaiian chiefs and
I'LL rusty people, all they began
WIN III lie. They were mostly either ]