The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-01-17
HOW WE REVOLUTE.
Opposite Views in Expression.
Enthusiastic Mass Meeting at the Skating
Rink.

The call for meeting made by
secret committee, advertising them
selves as a Committee of Safety, was
the cause of the gathering together
at the Beretania street Skating Rink
on yesterday afternoon, of nearly all
the male white foreign element in
the city, numbering about one thous-
and, sprinkling of Portuguese and
half-castes swelling that number
slightly. At 2:20 o'clock the assem-
bled crowd was informed by Hon.
w. @. Wilder, Representative from
the First District of Honolulu, of
the business proposed to be pre-
sented in the following words:
Mr.. WILDER said: Fellow citizens,
I have been requested to act as
Chairman of the meeting. We're it
a common occurrence, should con-
slider it an honor, but to-day we are
not here to do honor to anybody. I
accept the chairmanship ofthis meet
ing as duty. [Applausel ]. We
meet here to-day as men-not as any
party, faction or creed, but as men
who are bound to see good govern
ment. 1t is we'll known to you all
what took place at the Palace last
Saturday. 1 need not tell you the
object of this meeting, and no such
meeting has been held since 1887.
There is the same reason now as
then. An impromptu meeting of
citizens was called Saturday to take
measures for the public safety. The
Df I1 1>1
to you. We do not meet as revolu-
tionists, but as peaceful citizens who
have the right to meet and state
their grievances. Applause]. We
will maintain our rights and have
the courge to maintain them.
| [Cheers]
Hon. l.. A. THURsToN, of the House
of Mobiles, read the report drawn up
by the Committee of Thirteen (un-
signed) and series of preambles
and resolution, also drawn up by
this modest Committee, the resolu-
ton being as follows:
"Now, therefore, We, the citizens
of Honolulu of all nationalities and
regardless of political party atfilia-
tions, do hereby condemn and de-
nounce the action of the Queen and
her supporters;
And we do hereby ratify the APP
pointment and endorse the action
taken and report made by the said
Committee of Safety; and we do
hereby further empower such COM
mittee to further consider the situa-
ton and further devise such ways
l,n r.
secure the permanent maintenance
of law and order and the protection
of life, liberty and property in Ha,
wall"
In support of the adoption of the
report and resolution the introducel
Noble Thurston, said: Mr.. Chairman
and fellow citizens: Hawaii is won
derful country. Honolulu wonder
full city. We are divided into parties
and nationalities and factions, il
which we strongly oppose and worl
against each other but there are
moments when an united feeling
arises, there are no longer factions
or cliques, each man looks at hi
neighbor, then we are united anc
move shoulder to shoulder, movet
by one common desire for the public
good. Three times during the pas
twelve years this has happened-il
1880, on the Moreno event, thel
again in 1887, and this third tim
to-day. They say it is ended, it i
done, there is nothing to consider
Gentlemen, they are endeavoring t.
l draw a herring across the scent; il
1880 they were successful, in 1873
\ partly so, and to-day what7 The
: say it is done. Is is SO? Calls @
! No! No!l l say, gentlemen, tina
now and here is the time to act. TIL
3 Queen says she won't do it agar
!, She pleads the baby act. Fello'
l citizens, have you any memories
: Hasn't she once before promised
: sworn solemnly before the Chic
Justice, before Almighty God t
maintain this Constitution? VIVA
is her word worth? Yesterday, di
she regard her word? 1t is an oil
saying that royal promise is mad
! to be broken. Last Saturday tn
sun rose on peaceful and smilin
&c city; to-day it is otherwise there al
= rumors of riot and of probab
y bloodshed. Whose fault is it, HI
q Majesty Queen Liliuokalani's. ST
- has wantonly put herself in til
y breach. 1t is not her fault that til
- streets have not run red with bloo'
y but in spite of her wishes She hi
% printed proclamation-and at tt
same time, perhaps sent out by tt
n same carriers, her Royal orgi
I, prints an extra with her speeC
" with more bitter "less bitter" Il
Z BULLETIN language than in tt
Il Advertiser. Are we to sleep {
~ slumbering volcano, which w
n some morning spew out blood al
4 destroy us all? The Constitute
gives us the right to assemble peaC
m fully and express our grievance
-, We are here doing that to-day wit
70 out arms. The man who has n
Il the spirit to rise only the spirit
No the cur which licks the boot tn
~ kicks him, and after the menaces
or our liberties has no right to Ike
NJ them. Has the tropic sun cool
- and thinned our blood, or have
~ flowing in our veins tho warm, ri
~ blood which loves liberty and d
for it2 / move the adoption of
Il resolution.
us Mr.. H. f. GLADE said that the
u anlniinn mnva6 hv Mr. Thirst