The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-03-16
KOHALA NEWS.
MR. RICHARD ORA TES WITH
LITTLE SUCCESS.
He is Opposed to Annexation, but He
Tells his Audience to Tolerate
the Government.

AHc ocAaSOSuts VI hOUOluiU 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 preiudices.
Such men have always been the
especial curse Of the Hawaiians.
Some OF the islands may get capa-
bic speakers, but North Kohala has
to put up with the irlfiction of w. Fl.
Rickard. What We have done I do
not know-but it looks like judg-
ment on Us for past offenses.
The address of this orator, who has
for some time been crazy to get a
foothold in politics, was the dreariest
izzle 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 ourt-house, long since aban-
aoned, never was an imposing edi6ce.
1t stands up a little lane back of the
Catholic church. and one gentleman,
who complained about missing MIR.
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 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 catastrophe
was narrowly averted. a little scamp
of boy, without the slightest provo
cation, snatched the music book from
the leading soprano, and got clip
from her fair hand that made every
thing jingle, and fetched young inn
pudence up in sitting posture and
a dazed condition. After the singing
was brought to a 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 scuffie
among the boys over lantern. Other
wise the utmost decorum prevailed,
and when the speaker finally SUBJ
sided into his chair, there was that
pathetic and embarrassing silence
which is charity's kindly sympathy
for discouraging failure.
Mr.. Rickard 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
American Minister had said annexa-
ton was opposed by the hoodlum
class. He reioiced to say that he,
Rickard, was one of these hoodlums.
This remark naturally called forth a
smile.
The only prominent personages
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 Hawaiians justice they seem to
appreciate the motives of these poll
tical eyangelists. They know well
that all this stopping over of affec-
tion is as treacherously selfish as it is
unscrupulous. It is only their easy
going disposition that let's the Ha.
waiian fall a prey to the wiles of the
foreigners who throw themselves
sobbing into their arms.
The exceptionally high trades have
fallen, and gentle showers sprinkle
down at intervals. It is splendid
growing weather for the young cane.
Two schooners are outside beating
up against the wind, evidently trying
to make Kohala harbor. We have
been hoping they might have the
foreign mail aboard, but cannot find
out as this mail closes.
Miss Tulloch and Miss Mossman
are late arrivals in Kohala, and are
stopping with their parents.
The sugar mills are all grinding
and work is going forward merrily.
The crops are mostly turning out
better than was hoped for three
months ago.
The davl aro uuifo uorpo opd fbo