The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-04-24

life. But man who has lived to see
the events that have transpired during
the last fifty years never should be
sorry for his age. When / was law
student a young lieutenant in the
army whose acquaintance | made
used TO come in and out of the office
where | was studying. Inever sus-
pected then that the man whom We
called little Grant" would lead a
million men to war. We have been
led by many eminent and distin-
guished men; but for some reason
the Government never fully trusted
anyone, until General Grant took
command of the army. This was
because he was an honest and fearless
man. 1t seems strange that we never
could settle the troubles in our own
country until the enemies faced each
other on the hostile field. Not until
nearly 1000 900 men were dead did we
give the ballot to the black man
not because he was a black man,
but because he was man.
Since have been here have been
wondering why this Pacific ocean was
so vast and 80 grand, aud had only
one place where we could have a
naval station. a naval station for
whom? For France, for Germany,
for Russia, for the United States Zap
plause), then for the world. Where
eau you find the location but here
But you eau never have a great naval
station, uOr anything else great, until
You have IA sober, steady government.
There is one argument against annex
alton. People say Hawaii is so far
away, Yes, it is 2l00 away. When
you get 200 miles away from the coast
the bottom of the sea nearly drops out
of sight. How far is it from the United
States to Hawaii? Twenty-one hun
bred miles j.? How far is it from San
Francisco to Washington Three
thousand miles. How far is it to Eng
land, France, Germany, and other
foreign countries? From five to 10000
miles. Does not that show where we
must come for our naval station ? The
distance is nothing, but even the dis
lance argument is greater against any
other country than America.
Are you ready foranneXatiOn? Have
you got the regular, steady, perma-
nent Government You have a good
Government and you should be proud
of it, but if | had a sponge and the
power, ! would wipe out the
one wOrd-provisional. But / have
not the sponge nor the power.
No one man can stand in the way of
all the people. You must be very pa
tient. All things come to the man
who waits. l have no right to give
you advice, but when | first came to
the islands | studied your people and
their habits, and my heart has gone
out to this people whether natives
or half-whites, or American, or Eng
fish, or German. That is my only
reason for giving you advice.
The next thing | can speak to you
about is the attitude of the natives
who are watching you. They are
looking ut your possibilities, your
capabilities, the wisdom that you
are exhibiting in this great
question now before you. Your
three necessities are, good, stable
Government, a cable, aud naval
station. told the late King,
once, that the United States would
not let any other power take possess
sion of these Islands. lGreat APP
plauSe.) / have never changed that
opinion, and / never will.
The day has arrived when we try
case by jury and not by single man.
Aud some day, some one will investi-
gate the reason for this change here.
The theory 81 the American Govern
ment j. this.-tbat the President of
the United state, could never declare
war, to take a King oh'or to put
Queen on the throne.
The United States not only would
not allow any one else 10 tske this
county, but they prefer that you