The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-16
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE.
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a large and representative Hawaiian-
American audience assembled at the
League Hall Friday night To- listen TO
remarks by Minister Thurston on the
political situation. Mr.. Thnrston was
introduced by President Murray and
said
Mr.. CuMRNNN AND GENTLEMEN: |
am glad 10 be able 10 say few words
to YOU to night. do not propose to
make a formal address. As have been
for considerable time your representa-
tive abroad in attempting to carry out
the work which we have so much at
heart. think it appropriate to say few
words in regard to what is now almost
abandoned at Washington. ] believe
that we have good reason to hope for
the ultimate succers of the one thing
that we are all looking for-political
union with the United States. ZAP
plause).
When the question first came up in
the United States, large numbers Of
people were carried off their feet by the
impulse Of acquiring new territory and
of seeing the old flag waving where it
never had before. The reaction follow.
ed and in May, June. July and August
our matters were dropped. Hard as the
experiences Of the last eighteen months
have been. they have been infinitely to
our benefit.
IL e.,
us to secure attention IN the United
States, to carry the thing through.
Happenings of seven or eight months
ago are familiar to all of you. The mat
ter was taken up by the representatives
on the republican side and was made a
republican measure. / do not think
even then it would have received all of
the republican voters in the Senate. BY
reason of the adverse decision of Cleve-
land. the republican party has become
united and we have today almost the
United Republican Party at our back.
(Applause),
do not wish to see this become a
party question in the United States
We have endeavored, at that end of the
line, to prevent the parties in the
United States dividing on the question
of annexation. As a matter of fact the
Republican party is the Annexation
party, but we have united strength
made up of the Populist and Demo
cratic parties. Senator Kyle of Soutl
I,. hA in a la
resolution adopting the Turpie resolu
ton which put monarchy to sleep for
ever in this country. Loud applause.
Among the Democrats we have tina
grand old Roman, John T. Morgan .
Alabama. who stands up first and fore
most as champion of the building of tn
Nicaragua canal and Hawaiian annex
alton. which are twins. Not only hav,
we the able support of Mr. Morgan, bu
that of Mr.. Voorhees,, who was in chsrg
of the tariff bill, who has repeatedly ~
pressed himself IN favor of annexation
Also Matthew G. Butler of Sout
Carolina, who signed the minorit
report of the Hawaiian lnvesti
CATION Committee, who said tina
while he did not agree with Morgan i
all of the report he did agree in tn
matter of annexation. And so ther
are many others who are unequivocall
ior annexation, and when the questiu
does come up there will be no dicisio
on party lines. There is very little to b
feared from the trend of affairs at tha
end of the line.
| am perhaps better able to judge
having been seeing things from tn;
end, than you are who have been rigl
in the thckest Of the fight. And lool
ing at the matter from over there, | tie
you it has done me good to watch tn
question here. There have been S
many factions, so many chickering's an
cries of missionaries and anti-missior
aries. planters and anti-planters, bl
when it came to the scratch they stoo
solid. [Applausel What is Il
reason for all this: 1t is ut
that transformation has con
over the country-that the milleniu
has struck Honolulu. Looking at Il
history the Development of tn
question. ne mind is forcibly struck /
the number of those who have con
pletely changed their sentiments in +
gard TO the questions now at stak
In 1884 Mr. S. NJ. Damon took me
task for having used the name of Il
King in certain public matters. Al
now where is he? He is the darling
the radicals. (Applause) 1t was n
till the revolution that Sanford b. Dc
was won over from monarchy and nc
he is the sledge hammer of the Pl
yisional Government. Dr. McGrew, t
father of annexation, used to sa
a'these id missionary children
now we are all standing shoulder
shoulder with Father McGrew.
The reasons for these changes are tn
the monarchy has forced these &C
ditions upon an unwilling conmmunit
The unwarrantable and arbitrary acti
of the monarchs until the country
came one of revolutions; aud to-day
question has become one of whether
can maintain peace except by bayon
IN the Easements of the Executive Bui
ing and elsewhere. The conclusion is Il
this country can not maintain indepel
ant government except with the use
arms. Now do not want 20 live il
country where ! have 20 keep tn
shooting irons and seven hundred roui
of ammunition, 10 be- called into sery
at any moment 20 keep down revo
ton. That is why we turn iowa
annexation.
We have been forced 10 form N
Government. There was no thought