The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-04-04
THE NATIVES MEET AND SCARE
STREET CARS.
Mr.. Bush Thinks that John
RauIub1ou is a Very
Smart Young Mau.

A meeting of the Hawaiian
Patriotic League was held Thursday
evening at Palace Square. There
was very large crowd present, but
it is safe to say that there were not
over 200 voters present at any one
time. 1t was a bowling mob, and
cheers were started every time one
of Mr.. Paine's street cars came
along,
Speeches were made by Bush.
Nawahi and Cummins. Their ar
guments were not clinching, but
they talked and talked as only
natives can, and yet said nothing.
A resolution was adopted. adj
dressed to Commissioner Blount.
Of course it upholds the ex-
Queens revolutionary course, and
otherwise talks of love of country
and other rot.
Appended will be found some Of
the remarks made by the speakers.
]. A. Cummins informed his hear
ers that the United States Commits
sion had arrived. and he wanted
them to show their patriotic atti-
tude toward a dead monarchy that
had been established by the Kane
hamehas
Then Joseph Nawahi, who was
Minister for about three minutes one
day, got the floor. He told the audi
ence that they were there to show
their love for their country, and to
stand up and be brave. AS soon as he
mentioned "stand up' that tired feel
ing overcame some of the natives so
they sat down on the edge of the side
walk. Then the speaker took another
tack, and declared that Honolulu
could give cards and spades to any
place in the universe for peacefulness.
Nobody took him up on this PROPOSE
ton, so it goes on record. He very
truthfully stated that Commissioner
Blount had been sent here to investi-
gate their cause with impartiality.
The startling statement was made by
Mr.. Nawahi to the effect that hereto
fore his lips had been closed, but now
he was going to speak right out. Con-
sidering the fact that he was the edi-
tor of a native paper for some weeks
called Ka Leo, his statement must be
taken with some salt. He said
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favor of a monarchy, and when
he asked his hearers if they wanted
their Queen to be restored, they all
answered yes as a matter of course.
He then went on to say that the COM
mission was sent here to feel their
pulses, and for all Hawaiians to ask
him for a return of the old order of
things. Then the speaker compared
his people to Joseph and the hand
some coat of biblical fame. Accord
ing to his story Joseph was sold for
thirty pieces of silver, but the natives
had been sold for nothing. The speak
er's remarks ended in the Fourth of
July style. He told the people before
him to show by their actions that
they did not want annexation, and as
a greater power than the government
had arrived among them, a memorial
would be read without fear of arrest.
He said America was noted for its
fairness in all things and particularly
toward weaker nations and that her
policy is not to gobble up outside ter
ritory. He closed by giving the ma
tives a little taffy when he assured
them that Mr.. Blount had already ex-
pressed his surprise at finding them so
gentle and intelligent.
John Z. Bush, the eX-envoy to
Samoa and the Napoleon of Printers
lane, was next in order. 1t will be
remembered that this young man re-
Gently returned after an Improbable
trip to San Francisco. He went with
the idea of giving lectures but he
could not get an opening. Even the
newspaper reporters gave him wide
berth but he succeeded in getting
near one of the scribes into whose
ears tale of woe was poured. He
informed the newspaper men that his
paper had been suppressed by the
Government which was not true, and
as a matter of fact his sheet has been
unmolested as far as the executive of
the country is concerned. John is
very lTululul Illdu anu IL Is ullUeCeS-
sary to say that his remarks went
down as easy as sand paper gin is
wont to do. He confidentially in
formed his very good friends that he
held in his hands memorial drawn
up by the people for presentation to
the United States Commission. He
neglected to state just who the people
were. lie looked around and then ask
ed his audience where his dear flag was
not knowing perhaps that the ensign
is pulled down at night. The audience
could not answer him, so they gave it
up. He then tackled the last Legis-
lature, and wanted to know if his
hearers did not want that body to
amend the Constitution. He then
wanted 10 know who baff1ed their
des res, and, in the same breath. he
answered the question himself. His
solution of the problem was general
one, and it included anyone who did
not want fair play. In speaking about
the report that the ex Queens new
Constitution proposed to disfranchise
the whites. Bush said it was rniser
able lie. Considering the fact that he |
knows nothing about the matter, his |
statement is worthless, to say the |
least. awe have been represented
IL l. H..