The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-28
JUDGE LYMAN SPEAKS.
MS ADDRESS TO InE PARTY CLUB
AT MO.
Speeches by Marshal Iitchcork, aud War.
rem Goodnle other News From
the Zig Island

ager OF the Volcano Stables at IIilo, will
run stage from llilo to the Volcano
House and from the Volcano House to
Hilo every day, and take no ones dust.
Quick time.
The American Union Party, lIilo Cen
trail Club, OF which F. S. Lyman, ESD,
is president, met at the Court House on
Saturday evening, the Dist inst, to
listen to addresses by Marshal Hitch
cock, Mr.. Warren Goodale and +. 5.
Lyman, Esq. The Marshal reviewed
the work OF the Provisional Govern
mcnt from its Inauguration up to the
present time. He was listened to with
marked attention and was frequently
appauded. Mr.. Warren Goodale also
reviewed past history, and showed that
he felt special interest in the future OF
the Islands. He wished the Provisional
Government to be successful, and just to
all citizens rs it has ever been and will
continue to be.
The address OF Judge F. S. Lyman was
one of his best efforts, and was greatly
appreciated as the audience showed by
great applause. We give it below:
JUDGE LYMAN's ADDRESS.
have been asked to be candidate
for election as one of the delegates of
this island to the Constitutional Conven-
ton. If you see best to send me, |
would not go to act simply on my own
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views and your wishes as a guide in this
matter of interest to us all.
Our country is now at the place that
every young man comes to once in his
life, when he is of age and starts out
alone to make a living, without the
help of his parents, the help he has had
all through his childhood.
From the year 1901 until January,
1898, these islands were ruled by mon
archy. First by Kamehameha the First,
who went from Hawaii in a fleet of
canoes and conquered Maui, Oahu and
all of the islands, and became the sole
monarch of the land. His word was
the law of the land; he owned all of the
real estate, and no man or woman
dared to say that any thing, even life,
was their own. After his death, in
1920, the American missionaries brought
Christian civilization from America,
which was gladly received by the Ha-
waiians, who had just thrown off heath
enish idolatry, and under the good
Queen Kaahumauu the whole nation
rose up from a state of naked,
savage barbarism, to be recognized,
later on, by all the civilized nations
of the world. Her successor, Kameha-
meha III, gave to his people their first
Constitution, about A. d. lS4S, and
bound himself to support it. He di.
vided his lands, giving one-half of them
to the Government for the peoples use.
He gave to the people and the Ameri.
can missionaries the homesteads where
they were living; he gave some lands to
his loyal chiefs, and the rest of the
lands he reserved to the crown as the
crown lands; and he did all in his
power to advance education and Chris,
tian civilization, so that this country
soon became an example and a wonder
of progress to the civilized world.
But Kamehameha V set aside that
Constitution and gave another, taking
away some of the rights of the people.
In the reign of Kalakaua, under the
leadership of Gibson, the Government
and the Legislature became so corrupt
that it was becoming an absolute mon
archy and caused the revolution of 1887
but even then the monarchy was con.
tinued by the King giving us a Constitu
ton which restored the rights of the
people, and that has been the law of the
land ever since.
In January, 1893, his successor
Liliuokalaui, in the face of the
advice, the petitions and the pro
tests of nearly the whole nation
signed the Opium Bill, then the Lottery
Bill, which was.the death warrant OF hel
country, had her reliable Ministry re
moved, dismissed the legislature anC
then set aside our constitution that SHIT
had taken her solemn oath to support
Ii she could be allowed at will to Sc
aside the constitution and, as was re
ported at the time, dsfranchise al
foreign residents, it would be trying t
drag her country away back to the darl
ages OF harbarism, when the word OF thu
monarch was the only law of the land
If the Queen OF England was to set aside
the constitution of that great and power
full nation without the consent of Parlia
ment how long would she be Queen
Or, if the President OF the United
States of America should try the game o
changing constitutions without the leav,
to be President of that great land?
No! They would not dare to do sucl
thing, for they well know it would b.
good bye forever to the throne and t,
the White House.
Our Provisional Government, whicl
was organized by the law abiding citizen
in Honolulu, out OF the chaos OF GU
country last January, has, by the wis
and careful administration OF Presi
dent Dole and his able helpers
carried the country safely along
through many troublous times, TO
more than a whole year; and now the
ask us all, the loyal citizens of the land
to elect delegates, who shall help tn
Government in making a constitution
to suit our present needs, to be the la,
of the land.
Shall we return to monarchy
Shall we make President Dole king
Shall we make anybody monarch?
The answer comes, no never!!!
Then let us follow the example @
other lands: of Brazil, which has latel
thrown off monarchy and formed IT
public; of France, that only few year
ago threw off monarchy, and success:
fully established republic, after strul
ling on for seven years under Provi
ional Government against the supporter
of monarchy. And the United States {
America.
Let us have Republican form of Coz
eminent with equal rights to all loyi
citizens; and do as did cur forefather
when over hundred years age
although few in numbers with few r,
sources but grit and brains, resisted I'll
unjust expressions of monarchy, signe
the declaration of independence, adop
ed constitution, and became the Ian
where the people of every nation Low
to gather, 1.-THE land of the free and I'll
home of the brave"
In making a Constitution to suit a
classes of the many nationalities Twin
here, there are some serious question
to settle. One, which is called for /