The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-03-21
KOHALA NEWS.
MR.. RICHARD CRATES WITH
LITTLE SUCCESS.
He is Opposed to Annexation, but He
Tells his Audience to Tolerate
the Government.

The demagogues of Honolulu are
beginning to send out their carpet
baggers into the country districts
These fellows, under the thin veneer
OF opposing annexation, are endea
voring to stir up the natives to
agitate for the restoration OF the
throne of Hawaii.
The palaver of these political evan
gelists may not be very brilliant
but harm may result from this at.
tempt to stir up race prejudices.
Such men have always been the
especial curse of the Hawaiians.
Some of the islands may get capa-
BILE speakers, but North Kohala has
to put up with the inhiction of W. II.
Rickard. What we have done do
not know-but it looks like a judg-
ment on US for past offerses.
The address of this orator, who has
for some time been crazy to get a
foothold in politics, was the dreariest
fzzle that ever struck Kohala.
In early days, before we grew pros
porous and naughty, we used to be
satisfied with very modest accommo-
dations for our public officials to
hold up the scales of justice; and the
old court house, long since aban-
doned, never was an imposing edi6ce.
IT stands up little lane back of the
Catholic church, and one gentleman,
who complained about missing Mr..
Richards exhibition in it on Friday
night, said, with much surprise, that
he always took that house for de-
serted hog-pen. This probably &C.
counts for the small audience that
greeted Mr.. Richards maiden effort.
1t must have been nearly s o'clock
before the meeting was opened. The
audience was more than half children
with about six or eight native women.
The native pastor, who acted as
chairman, announced Nearer my
God to Thee as the overture, during
the singing of which a catastrophe
was narrowly averted. A little scamp
of a boy, without the slightest provo.
cation, snstched the music book from
the leading soprano, and got clip
from her fair hand that made every
thing jingle, and fetched young i'm
pudence up IN sitting posture and
a dazed condition. After the singing
was brought to successful conclu-
sion, the chairman offered up a short |
prayer, and then introduced the
orator of the evening.
The audience listened patiently
and kindly to the prosy address, the |
only disturbances being the usual |
evidence of colds, and little scuff1e |
among the boys over lantern. Other
wise the utmost decorum prevailed,
and when the speaker finally sub.
sided into his chair, there was that
pathetic and embarrassing silence
which is charity's kindly sympathy
for discouraging failure.
Mr.. Richard spoke chiefly in Ha-
waiian, but twice gave a resume in
English of what he had said. He be
gan by exhorting his audience to
abide by the laws and tolerate the
Provisional Government. He said he
was opposed to annexation. He said
we would not get any of the bounty
on sugar; but neglected to say that
We would get what is far better-the
same benefits we had under the
treaty before the Mckinley bill
brought hard times.
He bitterly complained that the
Minister had said annexa-
ton was opposed by the hoodlum
class. He reioiced to say that he,
Richard, was one OF these hoodlums.
This remark naturally called forth
smile.
The only prominent personsges
there, were Messrs. kynnersley and
Wallace, Kamauoha, Representative,
and the native pastor There was no
sound of applause or appreciation
from out the profound gloom. To do
the Hawsiisns justice they seem to
appreciate the motives of these poll
teal evangelists. They know well
that all this stopping over of affec
ton is as treacherously selfish as it is
Inscriptions. 1t is only their easy
going disposition that lets the Ha-
waiisn fall prey to the wiles of the
foreigners VINO throw themselves
;obbing into their arms.
The exceptionally high trades have
ialIen, and gentle showers sprinkle
Town at intervals. 1t is splendid
growing weather for the young cane.
Two schooners are outside beating
Up against the wind, evidently trying
@ make Kohala harbor. We have
,een hoping they might have the
'oreign mail aboard, but cannot find
,ut as this mail closes.
Miss Tulloch and Miss Mossmsn
ire late arrivals in Kohals, and are
stopping with their parents.
The sugar mills are all grinding
md work is going forward merrily.
The crops are mostly turning out
better than was hoped for three
months ago.
The days are quite warm, and the