The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-05

people Of the United States have oo,a
cut towards them.
For time, longer or shorter. accord
ing tn circum tancrs which il is now i'm
| possible 10 ior-see, January Tho. Sev.n-
| teenih will hold in HawaIl,s e,Iend.r
similar to the Foarth OF July in our o,vo
! lnrn IN The inevitable progress Of d.s-
tiny January the Seventeenth i'm Hawa;;
| VIII be merged in July Fourth. and isl-
ands and continent will celebrate to-
setner anu in common the Darion'S birth.
N. Y. sun"
How little did that able writer know
thae out hall year would be neeied TO
witness The beginning of th4 ftlltiln.nt
OF his prophecy, and that the very next
Succeeding Fourth of July would And
what lie calls the .'inevitabie pr pyress of
destluy' 80 far advanced taat tie ISL
andS" { 'u:d e l-brate the birthday Of
TWO nations instead OF one.
1t was ony by dInt of most dill oant
effort on the part of the late Copven.lon
th this has been made dou ,Iy ursat
historic day. not Tor Hawaii alone but
Tor all OF the earth. for when at eyentida
the llle-giving sun shall sink below tho
horizon IL will set for the first time mon
hemisphere OF independent republics
he Vast empire of Brazil was tnouyht
stable and secure. 1t long held its own
ny reason OF the personality OF It's esti-
mauie monarch, but suddenly the end
came. Almost as Suddenly the end
came here. Vain Efforts have been
made to restore ''ihe divine right OF
kings" but revolutions rarely go back
ward" Kind friends rise up and ex-
tend helping hand to those who strug-
gle Tor liberty, fraternity and equ tlity,
and the cd Lord seems to approve.
At eignt O'Clock this morning the Pro-
vlsional Government stepped down and
out and The infant republic stepped in.
AS stood in front of The Executive
building and gazed upon the great, or.
ierly, clean, well-dressed and intelli-
gent assem- biage that occupied the steps
ana portIco and surrounded our distin-
suished President as he proc laimei, the
iew Constitution and was sworn in bS
he ChIei Justice to support it., / saw a
cene OF which auy country might well
De proud.
1t speaks volumes for the good sense.
no love OF order of those who entertain
III rent views from the party in power
hat they have thus far confined ihslr
bJ ections to lawful protests. Ii is to be
l"ped { at they will adhere to this
curse. No hing is So illogi al as war,
nj lie" things more costly than under
akers' crarges. All know that perfect
len and perfect governments DO not ex-
It aud 1t is Idle 10 expect them. A fair
i'd patient trial OF the new
constitution and Government should
ot be denied. our universally
'teemed President expects, in due
me, to have success or, and | venture
say that he desires that successor to
In every way worthy man. | under
and that an ex-Premier has recently
nsldered the possibility of his filling r
. place. 1t ID legitimate ambition, q
ID The political movement essential 10
at end might prove no disadvantage to
Q nation Two healthy political par
IS are, indeed, the salvation of q re-
ohc. 1t may seem little out of place
me, soldier, to plead thus, but
IS raised among William Penn Quakers.
they cultivated peace. L remember
len it was believed that tho civil
ub!es In America could never be COM
sed; and later, when it was boldly
serted that the clashing in France be-
cen royalty and democracy would "A
eriy destroy that wonderful nation:
those opinions were ill founded.
he on come iii each case was of spsc-
Interest, because l was engaged In
lie four years of our sad and bloc ~ con-
ct and, by strange coincidence had
re distinguished honor OF welcoming,
re years later, the advent of the great
rench Republic with a short add ress on
rench soil. This happened at lahiti in
q Society Islands i'll November, 1870.
lat ad iress was partly in Fren and
Irtly in English, buG there was one sem
nee in it That everybody understood
I'd that was Viye la Kepuolique!
Mr.. T. B. Murray, President of the
merican League, then proposed three
eers for Captain Cochrane, which
ere given with will and followed
tiger"
Mr.. Willis being about to step to
e front, Captain COchrane arose and
gged him to delay a moment, add
g: Fellow denizeps (Laughter)
it is not altogether improper, let us y
We three cheers for the latest addi- q
IN to the family-the infant Re-
olic."
The grandest song possible to sing
e song that will move anyone with
irop of American blood i'm his veins
was next sung by the audience.
le strains of "America rolled out
on the air and sent thrill through
those who heard it. The band
aged melody of American airs,
d the people left the building. The
ercises of the day were over.