Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-04-10

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uer 10 fad cut what om rights
are. The provisional govern
ment proposes 70 establish g
republic and that that
may be carried ont in a proper
manner they intend TO have a new
In order to carry
out this idea an Act has been
passed. providing for an election
Of eighteen members to 8 consti-
tutional convention. Nineteen
members Of this convention are
already declared elected in the
members Of the Advisory Coun-
ell. and this IS a majority Of the
whole convention. The election
OF these eighteen members IS TO
take place on May 2d. This con-
yention IS supposed to represent
the people. These delegates are
to meet and make d new consti-
tuition, as l said before the Gov
ernment already has nineteen
members In this convention. and
this gives them majority. Is
this fair7 voices no, noD Is
it right or just (no, no) Who APP
pointed these nineteen menl
They were not elected by the
people nor do they voice the
sentiments Of tie people at large,
and if they form a constitution it
will not voice the public senti-
ment. If this action is not Just,
what are We to dol Let our
rights slip. and 90 for good! If
we sit dumb and enter no protest
this viii be the grave of our
rights. 1t has been fourteen
months since the Provisional
Government came into power and
we have waited with patience.
The well known attorney, Mr..
Kalua Kahookano then spoke;
The annexationists propose to
call a constitutional convention,
and to that end they are calling
upon all to register, and above
all, they want the Hawaiians to
register. Why is all this eager
ness for Us to register? The pro-
visional government supporters
are railroading this scheme in
order to hurt our cause at Wash
ington. Dear friends, / know the
times are hard, but | advise YOU
to remain steadfast. Those who
wish to register can do 50 accord
ing to the dictates of his cons.
cience, but there is no law COM
pelling you to register. But re-
member this is an iron chain
intended to bind US. 1t is not
wise movement for us to take
away now from the hands of the
American Senate our appeal be-
fore them, for that is virtually
the result of your registering.
And all those who are loyal who
are not Office seekers, and who
are in no way in fear of starva-
tion can weigh the matter care
fully and choose as he pleases.
But as for me, l am not going to
register, for | know the present
government is acting only as our
trustees or agents, for the real
government is yet to be estab-
lished.
John Philips, President of the
Mechanics Union, said: He was
not prepared to make a speech
owing to limited time.
We are here to protest against
the coming constitutional con-
vention. The government pro-
poses to have esghteen members
elected, and by the cumulative
vote which has been adopted,
it can troll every
thing. The President might as
we'll stand on the steps of the
Executive Building. and read out,
clause by clause, this new Con-
stitution, and have it adopted.
The result would be the same
We do not consider this fair. We
see no reason why these thirty
six men should not be elected
by the people. We want po-
pular representative government.
Gentlemen of the Provisional
Government, give us full and
free vote and we are with you.
C. W. Ashford Esq, who is
we'll known amongst Hawaiians
and foreigners as one of the best
friends of Hawaii, spoke in sub
stance as follows: He considered
that the P. g.'s had bitten off
more than they could chew.
daughter and applausel He be
lieved in a free government,
free press and in free speech.
Have the p. 6. shown that we
can have a government by the
people, OF the people and for the
people. Voices: No! NOD We
can do nothing and it has not yet
been made criminal to do nothing
daughters and applausel. The
reason given for the revolution