The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-03

gained ground in this community
through remarks of our great and
good friend Mr.. Jones, that Massachu- \
sets is the center of the uniyerf
although 1 do not helieve Mr1ones
would like to give false Impression
on any subject; The center of the
is Rhode Island. Massachusetts is
nothing but a great wart on Rhode
Island. In the war of the Revoiution
the State of Rhode Island put more
men into the field than any other
State of its size in the Union (laugh-
teri, and hope to write to my con-
stituents in Rhode Island that unto
them child is born, and unto them
son is given,' and that son is Hawaii"
There were loud calls for speech
from J. w. Kalua. He ascended the
platform, and spoke as follows, being
interpreted by w. q. Smith:
SIN all my experience in speaking
in public on national questions,
never spoke to such an audience as
this. The speakers before nee have
said good deal and nearly exhausted
the subject. / regret that L am un-
able to speak to you in your own
language, but / was brought up on
poi, not Irish potatoes. Our labors
| will be finished on the 4th OF July.
| Then | will go before the people with
| the record L have made In helping to
| form this new Constitution. That day
will 90 down in the history of this
| country as the birthday of freedom.
| / will stand before all Hawaii and
show my people what / have done to
| give them new start in this country.
| There is ole thing that l regret and
| that is that the larger part OF my peo-
| pie do not understand the benefits that
| are coming to them under the bew
I Ant l1e. III
| waiians should be so misled by few
| people who are misleading them for
their own purposes only. Who is it
that is misleading the Hawaiians? 1t
| is the royalists, who hope to get con-
troll of the country again, that they
NAV despoil it. I stand here for my
self, and on behalf of those OF my peo-
pie who do understand this question.
Mr.. Hatch has told you that this new
of people, but for all. The work of the
building of the Constitution is done.
On the Fourth of July it will be pro-
claimed, and 1 hope you all, my peo-
pie, will be there and step up and take
the oath to support it, Let us all
stand firm and work together, with one
heart, one soul and one aim. Then 1t
will not be long before we can clasp
hands with the great father across the
J water
George Cavanaugh, of the Schutzen
Club, was next introduced. He said:
"The SchutZen Club, of which
have the honor to be member, de-
sires to say that it lays all club poll
= tics aside and will work, heart and
soul, for this new Constitution. We
are glad to leave the Government in
!. the hands of the new Republic, and we
will always be ready to uphold it,"
III. Klemme, also Schutsen men,
ber, said: GA year and a half ago we
;, shouldered our guns to gain annex
alton. We have not got it yet, but 1T
= will come soon. This Constitution
~ may not suit all of us in some of its
!, minor parts, but it is good one, as q
70 whole, and it will be supported by
- every loyal man in this country"
II Il The chairman, Mr.. McStocker, then
- said:
:, "While our friends across the way
q are presenting their pathetic protest
70 to don't know whom, we will ado pl
-. 20 a set of resolutions of different
n | kind
~ L. b. Murray then read the follow
as ing resolutions:
n Whereas-This mass meeting i
III largely represented by delegation
y from the various organizations sup
J. porting the Provisional Government
y, and
ic Whereas-The Provisional Govern
he ment is about to be converted into
ST Republic with the institutions AM
features dear to liberty loving peo
pie, and
Whereas Representatives of th
er people, in convention assembled, hav
ye formulated constitution to be tn
90 fundamental law of the Republic
ig Hawaii, aud
liz =,
r and just, and liberal in it's provision
OF and by its nature designed to enabl
le Hawaii to take its proper rank anon
10 free nations and to insure tranquilit
le and freedom and the rights of the pet
E. pie throughout the islands and |
rs Sis ultimately secure political union wit
lu the United States, therefore be it,
Resolved-That this mass meetin
's' of citizens of Hawaii does hereby ell
dorse the new constitution and do,
Is Is declare that the allegiance and fealt
Is heretofore held to the Provision;
y Government is, on and after July
III 1894, transferred to the Republic
u Hawaii.
<e Resolved-That the selection of th
Ie Honorable Sanford B. Dole TO be Pr,
u sident of the Republic of Hawaii ws
lie in conformance with the undivide
10 sentiment of the loyal citizens an
rC meets with our unanimous and heart
'e approval.
II Resolved-Tbat a copy of these res
We lutiOns be transmitted without della
40 to the Executive Council of the Pr,
;Il visional Government.
at The above resolutions were adopte
'ts with deafening "aye," and At,
es tn ee tremendous cheers for the ne
or Constitution and President Dole, I'll
n meeting WAS over.
on 1t would require too much space
a give the names of the prominent ne
,es pie present. Nearly every business ma
ur of Honolulu was there, and all we
he filed with enthusiasm. The nativ